The purposes of this Ordinance are to further the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions; to prevent and control water pollution; to protect fish spawning grounds, aquatic life, bird and other wildlife habitat; to protect buildings and lands from flooding and accelerated erosion; to protect archaeological and historic resources; to protect freshwater wetlands; to control building sites, placement of structures and land uses; to conserve shore cover and visual as well as actual points of access to inland waters; to conserve natural beauty and open space; and to anticipate and respond to the impacts of development in shoreland areas.

In addition, in accordance with Title 12, Section 402 and Title 38, Section 437, the Fish River and the St. John River are declared a significant and outstanding river segment and deserve special shoreland zoning controls designed to protect their natural and recreational facilities.

*See NOTE in definitions.

Section 2. Authority

This Ordinance has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Title 38, Sections 435-449, of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotate (M.R.S.A.). This Ordinance, and any amendments to this Ordinance, are not effective unless approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. The Commissioner may disapprove, or approve with conditions, this Ordinance without a public hearing, provided that prior notice is provided to the Town Officials.

Section 3. Applicability

This Ordinance applies to all land areas within 250 feet, further in areas noted below, horizontal distance, of the normal high water line of any great pond and river, except for Little Black Lake which has additional restrictions (*See Official Shoreland Zoning Map and Appendices); within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the upland edge of a freshwater wetland; and within 75 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high water line of a stream. Further, this Ordinance also applies to any structure built on, over or abutting a dock, wharf or pier, or other structure extending beyond the normal high water line of a water body or within a wetland.

Section 4. Effective Date and Repeal of Formerly Adopted Ordinance

This Ordinance, which was adopted by the town legislative body on March 22, 1993, shall not be effective unless approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A certified copy of the Ordinance, attested and signed by the Town Clerk, shall be forwarded to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection for approval. If the Commissioners of Environmental Protection fails to act on this Ordinance within forty-five (45) days of its receipt of the Ordinance, it shall be deemed approved. Upon approval of this Ordinance, the shoreland zoning ordinance previously adopted on July 1, 1974 is hereby repealed. Any application for a permit submitted to the municipality within the forty-five (45) day period shall be governed by the terms of this Ordinance if the Ordinance is approved by the Commissioner.

Section 5. Availability

A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk and shall be accessible to any member of the public. Copies of this Ordinance shall be made available to the public at reasonable cost at the expense of the person making the request. Notice of availability of this Ordinance shall be posted.

Section 6. Severability

Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, such decision shall not invalidate any other section or provision of this Ordinance.

Section 7. Conflicts with Other Ordinances

Whenever a provision of this Ordinance conflicts with or is inconsistent with another provision of this Ordinance or of any other ordinance, regulation or statute, the more restrictive provision shall control.

Section 8. Amendments

This Ordinance may be amended by majority vote of the legislative body. Copies of amendments, attested and signed by the Town Clerk, shall be submitted to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection following adoption by the Town legislative body and shall not be effective unless approved by the Commissioner. If the Commissioner fails to act on any amendment within forty-five (45) days of their receipt of the amendment, the amendment is automatically approved. Any application for a permit submitted to the Town within the forty-five (45) day period shall be governed by the terms of the amendment, if such amendment is approved by the Commissioner.

Section 9. Districts and Zoning Map

A) Official Shoreland Zoning Map

The areas to which this Ordinance is applicable are hereby divided into the following districts as shown on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map(s) which is (are) made a part of this Ordinance: (Appendix D)

(1) Resource Protection District

(2) Limited Residential District

(3) Limited Commercial District

(4) General Development District

(5) Stream Protection District

B) Scale of Map

The Official Shoreland Zoning Map shall be drawn at a scale of not less than: one (1) inch = two thousand (2,000) feet. District boundaries shall be clearly delineated and a legend indicating the symbols for each district shall be placed on the map.

C) Certification of Official Shoreland Zoning Map

The Official Shoreland Zoning Map shall be certified by the attested signature of the Municipal Clerk and shall be located in the municipal office. In the event the municipality does not have a municipal office, the Municipal Clerk shall be the custodian of the map.

D) Changes to the Official Shoreland Zoning Map

If amendments, in accordance with Section 8, are made in the District boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map, such changes shall be made on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map within thirty (30) days after the amendment has been approved by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.

Section 10. Interpretation of District Boundaries

Unless otherwise set forth on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map, district boundary lines are property lines, the center lines of streets, roads, and rights-of-way, and the boundaries of the shoreland area as defined herein. Where uncertainty exists as to exact location of district boundary lines, the Board of Appeals shall be the final authority as to location.

Section 11. Land Use Requirements

Except as hereinafter specified, no building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structures or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, expanded, moved, or altered and no new lot shall be created except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located, unless a variance is granted.

Section 12. Non-Conformance

A) Purpose

It is the intent of this Ordinance to promote land use conformities, except that non-conforming conditions that existed before the effective date of this Ordinance shall be allowed to continue, subject to the requirements set forth in this section.

B) General

1. Transfer of Ownership: Non-conforming structures, lots, and uses may be transferred, and the new owner may continue the non-conforming use or continue to use the non-conforming structure or lot, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance.

2. Repair and Maintenance: This Ordinance allows, without a permit, the normal upkeep and maintenance of non-conforming uses and structures including repairs or renovations which do not involve expansion of the non-conforming use or structure, and such other changes in a non-conforming use or structure as federal, state, or local building and safety codes may require.

NOTE: See Section 17 for the definitions of non-conforming structures, non-conforming uses and non-conforming lots.

C) Non-conforming Structures

1. Expansions: A non-conforming structure may be added to or expanded after obtaining a permit from the same permitting authority as that for a new structure, if such addition or expansion does not increase the non-conformity of the structure.

Further Limitations:

a. After January 1, 1989 if any portion of a structure is less than the required setback from the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland, that portion of the structure shall not be expanded in floor area or volume, by 30% or more, during the lifetime of the structure.

b. Construction or enlargement of a foundation beneath the existing structure shall not be considered an expression of the structure provided; that the structure and new foundation are placed such that the setback requirement is met to the greatest practical extent as determined by the Planning Board, basing its decision on the criteria specified in subsection 2. Relocation, below; that the completed foundation does not extend beyond the exterior dimensions of the structure; and that the foundation does not cause the structure to be elevated by more than three (3) additional feet.

c. No structure which is less than the required setback from the normal high-water line of a water body, tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland shall be expanded toward the water body, tributary stream, or wetland.

2 . Relocation: A non-conforming structure may be relocated within the boundaries of the parcel on which the structure is located provided that the site of relocation conforms to all setback requirements to the greatest practical extent as determined by the Planning Board, and provided that the applicant demonstrates that the present subsurface sewage disposal system meets the requirements of State law and the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules (Rules), or that a new system can be installed in compliance with the law and said Rules. In no case shall a structure be relocated in a manner that causes the structure to be more non-conforming. In determining whether the building relocation meets the setback to the greatest practical extent, the Planning Board shall consider the size of the lot, the slope of the land, the potential for soil erosion, the location of other structures on the property and on adjacent properties, the location of the septic system and other on-site soils suitable for septic systems, and the type and amount of vegetation to be removed to accomplish the relocation.

3. Reconstruction or Replacement: Any non-conforming structure which is located less than the required setback from the normal high-water line of a water body, tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland and which is removed, or damaged or destroyed by more than 50% of the market value of the structure before such damage, destruction or removal, may be reconstructed or replaced provided that a permit is obtained within one year of the date of said damage, destruction, or removal, and provided that such reconstruction or replacement is in compliance with the water setback requirement to the greatest practical extent as determined by the Planning Board in accordance with the purposes of this Ordinance. In no case shall a structure be reconstructed or replaced so as to increase its non-conformity.

Any non-conforming structure which is damaged or destroyed by 50% or less of the market value of the structure, excluding normal maintenance and repair, may be reconstructed in place with a permit, from the code enforcement officer.

In determining whether the building reconstruction or replacement meets the water setback to the greatest practical extent the Planning Board shall consider in addition to the criteria in paragraph 2 above, the physical condition and type of foundation present, if any.

4. Change of Use of a Non-conforming Structure: The use of a non-conforming structure may not be changed to another use unless the Planning Board after receiving a written application determines that the new use will have no greater adverse impact on the water body or wetland, or on the subject of adjacent properties and resources than the existing use.

In determining that no greater adverse impact will occur, the Planning Board shall require written documentation from the applicant, regarding the probable effects on public health and safety, erosion and sedimentation, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, vegetative cover, visual and actual points of public access to waters, natural beauty, flood plain management, archaeological and historic resources, and functionally water-dependent uses.

D) Non-conforming Uses

1. Expansion: Expansions of non-conforming uses are prohibited, except that non-conforming residential uses may, after obtaining a permit from the Planning Board, be expanded within existing residential structures or within expansions of such structures as permitted in Section 12(C)(1)(a) above.

2. Resumption Prohibited: A lot, building or structure in or on which a non-conforming use is discontinued for a period exceeding one year, or which is superseded by a conforming use, may not again be devoted to a non-conforming use except that the Planning Board may, for good cause shown by the applicant, grant up to a one year extension to that time period. This provision shall not apply to the resumption of a use of a residential structure provided that the structure has been used or maintained for residential purposes during the preceding five (5) year period.

3. Change of Use: An existing non-conforming use may be changed to another non-conforming use provided that the proposed use has no greater adverse impact on the subject and adjacent properties and resources than the former use, as determined by the Planning Board. The determination of no greater adverse impact shall be made according to criteria listed in Section 12(C)(4) above.

E) Non-conforming Lots

1. Non-conforming Lots: A non-conforming lot of record as the effective date of this Ordinance or amendment thereto may be built upon, without the need for a variance, provided that such lot is in separate ownership and not contiguous with any other lot in the same ownership, and that all provisions of this Ordinance except lot size and frontage can be met. Variances relating to setback or other requirements not involving lot size or frontage shall be obtained by action of the Board of Appeals.

2. Contiguous Build Lots: If two (2) or more contiguous lots or parcels are in a single or joint ownership of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance, if all or part of the lots do not meet the dimensional requirements of this Ordinance, and if a principal use or structure exists on each lot, the non-conforming lots may be conveyed separately or together, provided that the State Minimum Lot Size Law and Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules are complied with.

If two (2) or more principal uses or structures existed on a single lot of record on the effective date of this ordinance, each may be sold on a separate lot provided that the above referenced law and rules are complied with. When such lots are divided each lot thus created must be as conforming as possible to the dimensional requirements of this Ordinance.

3. Contiguous Lots - Vacant or Partially Built: If two (2) or more contiguous lots or parcels are in single or joint ownership of record at the time of or since adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, if any of these lots do not individually meet the dimensional requirements of this Ordinance or subsequent amendments, and if one (1) or more of the lots are vacant or contain no principal structure the lots shall be combined to the extent necessary to meet the dimensional requirements.

This provision shall not apply to two (2) or more contiguous lots, at least one of which is non-conforming, owned by the same person or persons on the effective date of this Ordinance and recorded in the Registry of Deeds if the lot is served by a public sewer or can accommodate a subsurface sewage disposal system in conformance with the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules, and:

a. Each lot contains at least one hundred (100) feet of shore frontage and at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of lot area; or

b. Any lots that do not meet the frontage and lot size requirements of subparagraph a. are reconfigured or combined so that each new lot contains at least one hundred (100) feet of shore frontage and twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of lot area.

Section 13. Establishment of Districts

A) The Resource Protection District includes areas in which development would adversely affect water quality, productive habitat, biological ecosystems, or scenic and natural values. This district shall include the following areas when they occur within the limits of the shoreland zone, exclusive of the Stream Protection District, except that areas which are currently developed, and areas which meet the criteria for the Limited Commercial, or General Development need not be included within the Resource Protection District.

1. Areas within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the upland edge of freshwater wetlands, and wetlands associated with great ponds and rivers, which are rated "moderate" or "high" value by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) as of January 1, 1973. *NOTE: Wetlands rated "Low" value or not rated are classified Limited Residential/Recreational.

NOTE: The Natural Resources Protection Act, Title 38 Sections 480-A thru 480-S, requires the Department of Environmental Protection to designate areas of "significant wildlife habitat". Significant wildlife habitat includes:

Habitat for species appearing on the official state of federal lists of endangered or threatened species; high and moderate value deer wintering areas and travel corridors as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; critical spawning and nursery areas for Atlantic sea run salmon as defined by the Atlantic Sea Run Salmon Commission; and shorebird nesting, and feeding and staging areas as defined by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

2. Flood plains along rivers and flood plains along artificially formed great ponds along rivers, defined by the 100 year flood plain as designated on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps, or the flood of record, or in the absence of these, by soil types identified as recent flood plain soils.

3. Areas of two (2) or more contiguous acres with sustained slopes of 20% or greater.

4. Areas of two (2) or more contiguous acres supporting wetland vegetation and hydric soils, which are not part of a freshwater wetland as defined, and which are not surficially connected to a water body during normal spring high water.

5. Land areas along rivers subject to server bank erosion, undercutting, or riverbed movement.

6. Other important wildlife habitat; such as the wetland on Charette Hill.

7. Natural sites of significant scenic or esthetic value; such as the Fish River Falls.

8. Areas designated by federal, state or municipal governments as natural areas of significance to be protected from development; and

9. Other significant areas which should be included in this district to fulfill the purposes of the Ordinance, such as, but not limited to, existing public access areas and certain significant archaeological and historic sites deserving of long-term protection as determined by the municipality after consultation with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

B) The Limited Residential District includes those areas suitable for residential and recreational development. It includes areas other than those in the Resource Protection District, or Stream Protection District, and areas which are used less intensively than those in the Limited Commercial District, or the General Development District.

C) The Limited Commercial District includes areas of mixed, light commercial and residential uses, exclusive of the Stream Protection District, which should not be developed as intensively as the General Development District. This district includes areas of two (2) or more contiguous acres in size devoted to a mix of residential and low intensity business and commercial uses. Industrial uses are prohibited.

D) The General Development District includes the following types of areas:

1. Areas of two or more contiguous acres devoted to commercial, industrial or intensive recreational activities, or a mix of such activities, including but not limited to the following:

a. Areas devoted to manufacturing, fabricating or other industrial activities;

b. Areas devoted to wholesaling, warehousing, retail trade and service activities, or other commercial activities; and

c. Areas devoted to intensive recreational development and activities, such as, but not limited to amusement parks, racetracks and fairgrounds.

2. Areas otherwise discernable as having patterns of intensive commercial, industrial or recreational uses.

Portions of the General Development District may also include residential development. However, no area shall be designated as a General Development District based solely on residential use.

In areas adjacent to great ponds and adjacent to rivers flowing to great ponds, the designation of an area as a General Development District shall be based upon uses existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance. There shall be no newly established General Development Districts or expansions in area of existing General Development Districts adjacent to great ponds and adjacent to rivers which flow to great ponds.

E) The Stream Protection District includes all land areas within seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a stream, exclusive of those areas within two-hundred and fifty (250) feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a great pond, river or saltwater body, or within two-hundred and fifty (250) feet, horizontal distance, of the above water bodies or wetlands, that land area shall be regulated under the terms of the shoreland district associated with that water body or wetland.

Section 14. Table of Land Uses

All land use activities, as indicated in Table 1, Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone, shall conform with all of the applicable land use standards in Section 15. The district designation for a particular site shall be determined from the Official Shoreland Zoning Map.

Key to Table 1:

Yes - Allowed (no permit required but the use shall comply with all applicable Land Use Standards).

No - Prohibited

PB Permit - Requires permit issued by the Planning Board

CEO Permit - Requires permit from Code Enforcement Officer

LPI - Requires permit issued by Local Plumbing Inspector

Abbreviations:

RP - Resource Protection

LR - Limited Residential

LC - Limited Commercial

GD - General Development

SP - Stream Protection

Section 12A CHART OF LAND USE STANDARDS IN THE SHORELAND ZONE

Land Use	Resource Protection	Limited Residential	General Development	Limited Commercial	Stream Protection
01. Non-intensive recreational uses not requiring structures, such as hunting, fishing and hiking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
02. Motorized vehicular traffic on roads and trails and snowmobiling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
03. Forest management activities except for timber harvesting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
04. Timber Harvesting	CEO(1)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
05. Clearing of vegetation for approved construction and other allowed uses	CEO(1)	Yes	Yes	Yes	CEO
06. Fire prevention activities	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
07. Wildlife management practices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
08. Soil & water conservation practices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
09. Mineral exploration	Yes(2)	Yes(2)	Yes(2)	Yes (2)	No
10. Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction	PB (3)	PB	PB	PB	No
11. Surveying and resource analysis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
12. Emergency operations as defined	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
13. Harvesting of wild crops	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
14. Agriculture	PB	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
15. Principal Structures -One & Two family residential -Multi-use residential -Commercial -Industrial -Governmental and Institutional -Small non-residential facilities for educational, scientific or nature interpretation purposes	No (4) No No No No PB	CEO PB No No No CEO	CEO PB PB PB PB CEO	CEO PB PB No PB CEO	No (4) No No No No PB (4)
16. Structures accessory to allowed uses	PB	CEO	Yes	CEO	PB (4)
17. Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high water line or within a wetland: a. Temporary b. Permanent	CEO PB	CEO PB	CEO PB	CEO PB	CEO PB
18. Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences	No (6)	LPI	LPI	LPI	LPI
19. Home Occupations	No	PB	Yes	CEO	PB
20. Private sewage disposal systems	LPI	LPI	LPI	LPI	LPI
21. Essential services	PB (5)	PB	PB	PB	PB (5)
22. Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	PB
23. Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development	PB	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
24. Individual, private campsites	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	No
25. Campgrounds	No (6)	PB	PB	PB	PB
26. Road and driveway construction	No (7)	PB	PB	PB	No
27. Parking facilities	No (6)	PB	PB	PB	PB
28. Marinas	No	PB	PB	PB	CEO
29. Filling or other earth-moving activity of less than 10 cubic yards	CEO)	Yes	Yes	Yes	PB
30. Filling or other earth-moving activity of more than 10 cubic yards	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO	Yes
31. Signs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
32. Uses similar to allowed uses	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
33. Uses similar to uses requiring a CEO Permit	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
34. Uses similar to uses requiring a Planning Board Permit	PB	PB	PB	PB	PB

(1.) In RP not permitted within 75 feet of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.
(2.) Requires permit from the Code Enforcement Officer if more than 100 square feet of surface area, in total, is disturbed.
(3.) In RP not permitted in areas so designated because of wildlife value.
(4.) Except when a variance is obtained from the Board of Appeals, in which case a permit must be obtained from the Planning Board.
(5.) See further restrictions in Section 15 (L)(2).
(6.) Except when area is zoned for resource protection due to flood plain criteria in which case a permit is required from the Planning Board.
(7.) Except to provide access to permitted uses within the district, or where no reasonable alternative route or location is available outside the RP area, in which case a permit is required from the Planning Board.

Note: A person performing any of the following activities shall require a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to Title 38 M.R.S.A., Section 480-C, if the activity occurs in, on, over or adjacent to any freshwater or coastal wetland, great pond, river, stream or brook and operates in such a manner that material or soil may be washed into them:
   A. Dredging, bulldozing, removing or displacing soil, sand, vegetation or other materials;
   B. Draining or otherwise dewatering;
   C. Filling, including adding sand or other material to a sand dune; or
   D. Any construction or alteration of any permanent structure.

Section 15. Land Use Standards

All land use activities within the shoreland zone shall conform with the following provisions, if applicable:

A) Minimum Lot Standards

	Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.)	Minimum Shore Frontage (ft.)
Residential per dwelling unit	40,000	200
Residential uses in the General Development District served by municipal water & sewer(amended 3/26/07)	40,000	200
Governmental, Institutional, Commercial, or Industrial per principal structure	60,000	300
Public and Private Recreational Facilities	40,000	200

2. Land below the normal high water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland and land beneath roads serving more than two (2) lots shall not be included toward calculating minimum lot area.

3. Lots located on opposite sides of a public or private road shall be considered each a separate tract or parcel of land unless such road was established by the owner of land on both sides thereof after September 22, 1971.

4. The minimum width of any portion of any lot within 100 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland shall be equal to or greater than the shore frontage requirement for a lot with the proposed use.

5. If more than one residential dwelling unit or more than one principal commercial or industrial structure is constructed on a single parcel, the minimum lot size shall be met for each additional dwelling unit or principal structure.

B) Principal and Accessory Structures

1. All principal and accessory structures shall be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from the normal high-water line of any great ponds and rivers that flow to great ponds and seventy-five (75) feet from the normal high- water line of other water bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland, except that in the General Development District the setback from the normal high-water line shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet. In the Resource Protection District the setback from the normal high-water line shall be least two hundred and fifty (250) feet.

In addition:

a. The water body or wetland setback provision shall neither apply to structures which require direct access to the water as an operational necessity, such as piers, docks, and retaining walls, nor to other functionally water dependent uses.

b. All principal structures along Significant River Segments as listed in Title 38 M.R.S.A., Section 437, shall be set back a minimum of one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet from the normal high-water line and shall be screened from the river by existing vegetation. This provision does not apply to structures related to hydropower facilities.

2. Principal or accessory structures and expansions of existing structures which are permitted in the Resource Protection, Limited Residential, Limited Commercial, and Stream Protection Districts, shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height. This provision shall not apply to structures such as transmission towers, windmills, antennas, and similar structures having no floor area.

3. The first floor elevation or openings of all buildings and structures including basements shall be elevated at least one (1) foot above the elevation of the one hundred (100) year flood, the flood of record, or in the absence of these, the flood as defined by soil types identified as recent flood plain soils. The floodway delineation is contained on the Flood Boundary - Floodway Map for the Town of Fort Kent, Maine, dated June 4, 1980, and as amended February 1984.

4. The total area of all structures, parking lots and other non-vegetated surfaces, within the shoreland zone shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the lot or a portion thereof, located within the shoreland zone, including land area previously developed, except in the General Development District adjacent to rivers which do not flow to great ponds, where lot coverage shall not exceed seventy (70) percent.

5. Notwithstanding the requirements stated above, stairways or similar structures may be allowed with a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer, to provide shoreline access in areas of steep slopes or unstable soils provided; that the structure is limited to a maximum of four (4) feet in width; that the structure does not extend below or over the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland, (unless permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Natural Resources Protection Act, Title 38, Section 480-C); and that the applicant demonstrates that no reasonable access alternative exists on the property.

C) Piers, Docks, Wharfs, Breakwaters, Causeways, Marinas, Bridges over 20 Feet in Length, and Uses Projecting into Water Bodies or Within a Wetland

1. Access from shore shall be developed on soils appropriate for such use and constructed so as to control erosion.

2. The location shall not interfere with existing developed or natural beach areas.

3. The facility shall be located so as to minimize adverse effects on fisheries.

4. The facility shall be no larger in dimension than necessary to carry on the activity and be consistent with existing conditions, uses, and character of the area.

5. No new structure shall be built on, over, or abutting a pier, wharf, dock or other structure extending beyond the normal high water line of a water body or within a wetland unless the structure requires direct access to the water as an operational necessity.

6. No existing structures built on, over, or abutting a pier, dock, wharf or other structure extending beyond the normal high water line of a water body or within a wetland shall be converted to residential dwelling units in any district.

7. Except in the General Development District, structures built on, over or abutting a pier, wharf, dock or other structure extending beyond the normal high water line of a water body or within a wetland shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height above the pier, wharf, dock or other structure.

NOTE: Permanent structures projecting into or over the water bodies shall require a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Natural Resources Protection Act, Title 38 M.R.S.A., Section 480-C.

D) Beach Construction Beach

Construction on any great pond shall require a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection. Beach construction on any river, stream, or brook capable of floating watercraft shall require approval from the Board of the Department of Inland Fish & Game, as required by law.

E) Campgrounds

Campgrounds shall conform to the minimum requirements imposed under State licensing procedures and the following:

1. Campgrounds shall contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet of suitable land, not including roads and driveways, for each site. Each site shall be at least 50 feet wide. Land supporting wetland vegetation, and land below the normal high water line of a water body shall not be included in calculating land area per site.

2. The areas intended for placement of a recreational vehicle, tent, or shelter and utility and service buildings, shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the normal high water line of any great pond or a river, flowing to a great pond, and seventy-five (75) feet from the normal high water line of other water bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland.

F) Individual Private Campsites

Individual, private campsites not associated with campgrounds are permitted provided the following conditions are met:

1. One campsite per lot existing on the effective date of this Ordinance, or thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of lot area within the shoreland zone, whichever is less, may be permitted.

2. Campsite placement on any lot, including the area intended for a recreational vehicle or tent platform, shall be set back one hundred (100) feet from the normal high water line of a great pond or river flowing to a great pond and seventy-five (75) feet from the normal high water line of other bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland.

3. Recreational vehicles shall not be located on any type of permanent foundation except for a gravel pad, and no structure(s) except canopies shall be attached to the recreational vehicle.

4. The clearing of vegetation for the sitting of the recreational vehicle, tent or similar shelter in a Resource Protection District shall be limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet.

5. A written sewage disposal plan describing the proposed method and location of sewage disposal shall be required for each campsite and shall be approved by the Local Plumbing Inspector. Where disposal is off-site, written authorization from the receiving facility or landowner is required.

6. When a recreational vehicle, tent or similar shelter is placed on-site for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days per year, all requirements for residential structures shall be met, including the installation of a subsurface sewage disposal system in compliance with the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules unless served by public sewage facilities.

G) Commercial and Industrial Uses

The following new commercial and industrial uses are prohibited within the shoreland zone adjacent to great ponds and rivers and streams which flow to great ponds:

a. Auto washing facilities

b. Auto or other vehicle service and/or repair operations, including body shops

c. Chemical and bacteriological laboratories

d. Storage of chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers other than amounts normally associated with individual households or farms

e. Commercial painting, wood preserving, and furniture stripping

f. Dry cleaning establishments

g. Electronic circuit assembly

h. Laundromats, unless connected to a sanitary sewer

i. Metal plating, finishing, or polishing

j. Petroleum or petroleum product storage and/or sale except storage on same property as use occurs and except for storage and sales associated with marinas

k. Photographic processing

l. Printing

H) Parking Areas

1. Parking areas shall meet the shoreline setback requirements for structures for the district in which such areas are located, except that the setback requirement for parking areas serving public boat launching facilities, in districts other than the General Development District may be reduced to no less than fifty (50) feet from the normal high-water line or upland edge of a wetland if the Planning Board finds that no other reasonable alternative exists.

2. Parking areas shall be adequately sized for the proposed use and shall be designed to prevent storm water runoff from flowing directly into a water body, and where feasible, to retain all runoff on-site.

3. In determining the appropriate size of proposed parking facilities, the following shall apply:

a. Typical parking apace: Approximately ten (10) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, except that parking spaces for a vehicle and boat trailer shall be forty (40) feet long.

b. Internal travel aisles: Approximately twenty (20) feet wide.

I) Roads and Driveways

The following standards shall apply to the construction of roads and/or driveways and drainage systems, culverts and other related features.

1. Roads and driveways shall setback at least one hundred (100) feet from the normal high-water line of a great pond or a river that flows to a great pond and seventy-five (75) feet from the normal high-water line of other water bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland unless no reasonable alternative exists as determined by the Planning Board. If no other reasonable alternative exists, the Planning Board may reduce the road and/or driveway setback requirement to no less than fifty (50) feet upon clear showing by the applicant that appropriate techniques will be used to prevent sedimentation of the water body. Such techniques may include, but are not limited to, the installation of settling basins, and/or the effective use of additional ditch relief culverts and turnouts placed so as to avoid sedimentation of the water body, tributary stream, or wetland.

On slopes of greater than twenty (20) percent the road and/or driveway setback shall be increased by ten (10) feet for each five (5) percent increase in slope above twenty (20) percent.

This paragraph shall neither apply to approaches to water crossings nor to roads or driveways that provide access to permitted structures, and facilities located nearer to the shoreline due to an operational necessity.

2. Existing public roads may be expanded within the legal road right-of-way regardless of its setback from a water body.

3. New permanent roads are not permitted within the shoreland zone along Significant River Segments except:

a. To provide access structures or facilities within the zone; or

b. The applicant demonstrates that no reasonable alternative route exists outside the shoreland zone. When roads must be located within the shoreland zone they shall be setback as far as practicable from the normal high-water line and screened from the river by existing vegetation.

4. New roads and driveways are prohibited in a Resource Protection District except to provide access to permitted uses within the district, or as approved by the Planning Board upon a finding that no reasonable alternative route or location is available outside the district, in which case the road and/or driveway shall be setback as far as practicable from the normal high water line of a water body, tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland. Except for roads that provide access to permitted structures and facilities, new permanent roads along the Fish River shall be located outside the 250-foot shoreland zone. If there are no reasonable alternatives for roads outside the 250-foot zone, the new road shall require a Planning Board permit and shall be located as far as possible from the normal high water line and shall be screened from the river.

5. Road banks shall be no steeper than a slope of two (2) horizontal to one (1) vertical, and shall be graded and stabilized in accordance with the provisions for erosion and sedimentation control contained in subsection Q.

6. Road grades shall be no greater than ten (10) percent except for short segments of less than two hundred (200) feet.

7. In order to prevent road surface drainage from directly entering water bodies, roads shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to empty onto an unscarified buffer strip at least fifty (50) feet plus two times the average slope, in width between the outflow point of the ditch or culvert and the normal high-water line of a water body, tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland. Road surface drainage which is directed to an unscarified buffer strip shall be diffused or spread out to promote infiltration of the runoff and to minimize channelized flow of the drainage through the buffer strip.

8. Ditch relief (cross drainage) culverts, drainage dips and water turnouts shall be installed in a manner effective in directing drainage onto unscarified buffer strips before the flow in the road or ditches gains sufficient volume or head to erode the road or ditch. To accomplish this, the following shall apply:

a. Ditch relief culverts, drainage dips and associated water turnouts shall be spaced along the road at intervals no greater than indicated in the following table:

Road Grade (Percent)	Spacing Feet
0-2	250
3-5	200-135
6-10	100-80
11-15	80-60
16-20	60-45
21+	40

b. Drainage dips may be used in place of ditch relief culverts only where the road grade is ten (10) percent or less.

c. On road sections having slopes greater than ten (10) percent, ditch relief culverts shall be placed across the road at approximately a thirty (30) degree angle down slope from a line perpendicular to the centerline of the road.

d. Ditch relief culverts shall be sufficiently sized and properly installed in order to allow for effective functioning, and their inlet and outlet ends shall be stabilized with appropriate materials.

9. Ditches, culverts, bridges, dips, water turnouts and other storm water runoff control installations associated with roads shall be maintained on a regular basis to assure effective functioning.

J) Signs

The following provisions shall govern the use of signs in the Resource Protection, Stream Protection, Limited Residential and Limited Commercial Districts:

1. Signs and billboards relating to goods and services sold on the premises shall be permitted, provided that such signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area and shall not exceed two (2) signs per premises. Billboards and signs relating to goods or services not sold or rendered on the premises shall be prohibited.

2. Name signs shall be permitted, provided such signs shall not exceed two (2) signs per premises.

3. Residential users may display a single sign not over three (3) square feet in area relating to the sale, rental, or lease of the premises.

4. Signs relating to trespassing and hunting shall be permitted without restriction as to number provided that no such sign shall exceed two (2) square feet in area.

5. Signs relating to public safety shall be permitted without restriction.

6. No sign shall extend higher than twenty (20) feet above the ground.

7. Signs may be illuminated only by shielded, non-flashing lights.

K) Storm Water Runoff

1. All new construction and development shall be designed to minimize storm water runoff from the site in excess of the natural predevelopment conditions. Where possible, existing natural runoff control features, such as berms, swales, terraces and wooded areas shall be retained in order to reduce runoff and encourage infiltration of storm waters.

2. Storm water runoff control systems shall be maintained as necessary to ensure proper functioning.

L) Septic Waste Disposal

1. All subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be installed in conformance with the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules(Rules).

NOTE: The Rules, among other requirements, include:

a. The minimum setback for new subsurface sewage disposal systems, shall be no less than one hundred (100) horizontal feet from the normal high-water line of a perennial water body. The minimum setback distances from water bodies for new subsurface sewage disposal systems shall not be reduced by variance.

b. Replacement systems shall meet the standards for replacement systems as contained in the Rules.

M) Essential Services

Where feasible, the installation of essential services shall be limited to existing public ways and existing service corridors. The installation of essential services is not permitted in a Resource Protection or Stream Protection District, except to provide services to a permitted use within said district, or except where the applicant demonstrates that no reasonable alternative exists. Where permitted, such structures and facilities shall be located so as to minimize any adverse impacts on surrounding uses and resources, including visual impacts.

N) Mineral Exploration and Extraction

Mineral exploration to determine the nature or extent of mineral resources shall be accomplished by hand sampling, test boring, or other methods which create minimal disturbance of less than one hundred (100) sq. ft. of ground surface. A permit from the Code Enforcement Officer shall be required for mineral exploration which exceeds the above limitations. All excavations, including test pits and holes shall be immediately capped, filled or secured by other equally effective measures, so as to restore disturbed areas and to protect the public health and safety.

Mineral extraction may be permitted under the following conditions:

1. A reclamation plan shall be filed with, and approved by the Planning Board before a permit is granted. Such plan shall describe in detail procedures to be undertaken to fulfill the requirements of Paragraph 4 below.

2. Unless authorized pursuant to the Natural Resources Protection Act, Title 38, M.R.S.A., Section 480-C no part of any extraction operation, including drainage and runoff control features shall be permitted within one hundred (100) feet of the normal high water line of a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond and within seventy-five (75) feet of the normal high water line of any other water body, tributary stream, or the upland edge of a wetland. Extraction operations shall not be permitted within seventy-five (75) feet of any property line, without written permission of the owner of such adjacent property.

3. Developers of new gravel pits along Significant River Segments shall demonstrate that no reasonable mining site outside the shoreland zone exists. When gravel pits must be located within the zone, they shall be setback as far as practicable from the normal high-water line and no less than seventy-five (75) feet and screened from the river by existing vegetation.

4.Within twelve (12) months following the completion of extraction operations at any extraction site, which operations shall be deemed complete when less than one hundred (100) cubic yards of materials are removed in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, ground levels and grades shall be established in accordance with the following:

a) All debris, stumps, and similar material shall be removed for disposal in an approved location, or shall be buried on-site. Only materials generated on-site may be buried or covered on-site.

NOTE: The State of Maine Solid Waste Laws, Title 38, Maine Revised Statues Annotated, Section 1310 and Chapter 404 of the Department of Environmental Protection's regulations may contain other applicable provisions regarding disposal of such materials.

b) The final graded slope shall be two to one (2:1) slope or flatter.

c) Top soil or loam shall be retained to cover all disturbed land areas, which shall be reseeded and stabilized with vegetation native to the area. Additional topsoil or loam shall be obtained from off-site sources if necessary to complete the stabilization project.

5. In keeping with the purposes of this ordinance, the Planning Board may impose such conditions as are necessary to minimize the adverse impacts associated with mineral extraction operations on surrounding uses and resources.

O) Agriculture

1. All spreading or disposal of manure shall be accomplished in conformance with the Maine Guidelines for Manure and Manure Sludge Disposal on Land published by the University of Maine and the Maine Soil and Water Conservation Commission, in July, 1972 of subsequent revisions thereof.

2. Manure shall not be stored or stockpiled within one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, of a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond, or within seventy-five (75) feet horizontal distance, of other water bodies, tributary streams, or wetlands. Within five (5) years of the effective date of this ordinance all manure storage areas within the shoreland zone must be constructed or modified such that the facility produces no discharge of effluent or contaminated storm water. Existing facilities which do not meet the setback requirement may remain, but must meet the no discharge provision within the above five (5) year period.

3. Agricultural activities involving tillage of soil greater than forty thousand (40,000) square feet in surface area, or the spreading, disposal or storage of manure within the shoreland zone shall require a Soil and Water Conservation Plan to be filed with the Planning Board. Non-conformance with the provisions of said plan shall be considered to be a violation of this Ordinance.

4. There shall be no new tilling of soil within one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of any lake or great pond; within seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, from other water bodies; nor within twenty-five (25) feet, horizontal distance, of tributary streams and wetlands. Operations in existence on the effective date of this ordinance and not in conformance with this provision may be maintained.

5. After the effective date of this Ordinance, newly established livestock grazing areas shall not be permitted within one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a great pond; within seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance of other water bodies, nor; within twenty-five (25) feet, horizontal distance, of tributary streams and wetlands. Livestock grazing associated with ongoing farm activities, and which are not in conformance with the above setback provisions may continue, provided that such grazing is conducted in accordance with a Soil and Water Conservation Plan.

P) Timber Harvesting

1. Within the strip of land extending seventy-five (75) feet inland from the normal high- water line in a shoreland area zoned for Resource Protection abutting a great pond there shall be no timber harvesting, except to remove safety hazards.

2. Except in areas as described in Paragraph 1 above, timber harvesting shall conform with the following provisions:

a. Selective cutting of no more than forty (40) percent of the total volume of trees four (4) inches or more in diameter measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground level on any lot in any ten (10) year period is permitted. In addition:

i. Within one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance of the normal high-water line of a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond and within seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance of the normal high-water line of other water bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland, there shall be no clear cut openings and a well-distributed stand of trees and other vegetation, including existing ground cover, shall be maintained.

ii. At distances greater than one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, of a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond and greater than seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of other water bodies or the upland edge of a wetland, harvesting operations shall not create single clear cut openings greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in the forest canopy. Where such openings exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet they shall be at least one hundred (100) feet apart. Such clear cut openings shall be included in the calculation of total volume removal. For the purposes of these standards volume may be considered to be equivalent to basal area.

b. Within the shoreland zone for Stream Protection, the Planning Board may allow selective cutting of no more than sixty (60) percent of the total volume of trees four (4) inches or more in diameter measured at four and a half (4 1/2) feet above ground level on any lot in any ten (10) year period, as long as the following criteria are met:

i. a forest management plan signed by a Maine licensed Professional Forester is developed for the selective cutting area and submitted to the Planning Board;

ii. a written statement is obtained from the Maine licensed Professional Forester that such an exemption is necessary for good sound forest management;

iii. the selective cutting is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and all other applicable regulations;

iv. the forest management plan is approved by the Planning Board; and

v. the Planning Board has to notify the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection of any violations.

c. No accumulation of slash shall be left within fifty (50) feet of the normal high-water line of a water body. In all other areas slash shall either be removed or disposed of in such a manner that it lies on the ground and not part thereof extends more than four (4) feet above the ground. Any debris that falls below the normal high-water line of a water body shall be removed.

d. Timber harvesting equipment shall not use stream channels as travel routes except when:

i. Surface waters are frozen; and

ii. The activity will not result in any ground disturbance.

e. All crossing of flowing water shall require a bridge or culvert, except in areas with low banks and channel beds which are composed of gravel, rock or similar hard surface which would not be eroded or otherwise damaged.

f. Skid trails approaches to water crossings shall be located and designed so as to prevent water runoff from directly entering the water body or tributary stream. Upon completion of timber harvesting, temporary bridges and culverts shall be removed and areas of exposed soil revegetated.

g. Except for water crossings, skid trails and other sites where the operation of machinery used in timber harvesting results in the exposure of mineral soil shall be located such that an unscarified strip of vegetation of at least seventy-five (75) feet in width for slopes up to ten (10) percent shall be retained between the exposed mineral soil and the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of wetland. For each ten (10) percent increase in slope, the unscarified strip shall be increased by twenty (20) feet. The provisions of this paragraph apply only to a face sloping toward the water body or wetland, provided, however, that no portion of such exposed mineral soil on a back face shall be closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland.

Q) Clearing of Vegetation for Development

1. Within a shoreland area zoned for Resource Protection abutting a great pond there shall be no cutting of vegetation within the strip of land extending seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, inland from the normal high-water line, except to remove safety hazards. Elsewhere, in any Resource Protection District the clearing of vegetation shall be limited to that which is necessary for uses expressly authorized in that district.

2. Except in areas as described in Paragraph 1, above, and except to allow for the development of permitted uses, within a strip of land extending one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, inland from the normal high-water line of a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond and seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, from any other water body, tributary stream, or the upland edge of a wetland, a buffer strip of vegetation shall be preserved as follows:

a. There shall be no cleared opening greater than two hundred and fifty (250) square feet in the forest canopy as measured from the outer limits of the tree crown. However, a footpath not to exceed ten (10) feet in width as measured between tree trunks is permitted provided that a cleared line of sight to the water through the buffer strip is not created. Adjacent to a great pond or stream or river flowing to a great pond, the width of the footpath shall be limited to six (6) feet.

b. Selective cutting of trees within the buffer strip is permitted provided that a well distributed stand of trees and other vegetation is maintained. For the purposes of this section a "well distributed stand of trees and other vegetation" adjacent to a great pond or a river or stream flowing to a great pond, shall be defined as maintaining a rating score of twelve (12) or more in any twenty-five (25) foot by twenty-five (25) foot square (625 square feet) area as determined by the following rating system.

Diameter of Tree at 4 feet - Above Ground Level (inches)	Points
2 - 4 inches	1
< 4-12 inches	2
< 12 inches	4

Adjacent to other water bodies, tributary streams, and wetlands, a "well distributed stand of trees and other vegetation" is defined as maintaining a minimum rating score of eight (8) per twenty-five (25) foot square area.

NOTE: As an example, adjacent to a great pond, if a twenty-five (25) foot x twenty-five (25) foot plot contains three (3) trees between two (2) and four (4) inches in diameter, three (3) trees between four (4) and twelve (12) inches in diameter, and three (3) trees over twelve (12) inches in diameter, the rating score is: (3x1)+(3x2)+(3x4)=21 points

Thus, the twenty-five (25) foot plot contains trees worth twenty-one (21) points. Trees totaling nine (9) points (21 - 2 = 9) may be removed from the plot provided that no cleared openings are created.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, no more than forty (40%) of the total volume of trees four (4) inches or more in diameter, measured at four and a half (4 1/2) feet above ground level may be removed in any ten (10) year period.

c. In order to protect water quality and wildlife habitat, adjacent to great ponds, streams and rivers which flow to great ponds, existing vegetation under three (3) feet in height and other ground cover shall not be removed, except to provide for a footpath or other permitted uses.

d. Pruning of tree branches, on the bottom one third (1/3) of the tree is permitted.

e. In order to maintain a buffer strip of vegetation, when the removal of storm-damaged, diseased, unsafe, or dead trees results in the creation of cleared openings, these openings shall be replanted with native tree species unless existing new tree growth is present. The provisions contained in paragraph 2 above shall not apply to those portions of public recreational facilities adjacent to public swimming areas. Cleared areas, however, shall be limited to the minimum area necessary.

3. At distances greater than one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, from a great pond or a river flowing to a great pond and seventy-five (75) feet, horizontal distance, from the normal high-water line of any other water body, tributary stream, or the upland edge of a wetland, except to allow for the development of permitted uses, there shall be permitted on any lot, in any ten (10) year period, selective cutting of not more than forty (40) percent of the volume of trees four (4) inches or more in diameter, measured four and a half (4 1/2) feet above the ground level. Tree removal in conjunction with the development of permitted uses shall be included in the forty (40) percent calculation. For the purposes of these standards volume may be considered to be equivalent to basal area.

In no event shall cleared openings for development, including but not limited to, principal and accessory structures, driveways and sewage disposal areas, exceed in the aggregate, twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot area or ten thousand (10,000) square feet, whichever is greater, including land previously developed. This provision shall not apply to the General Development District.

4. Cleared openings legally in existence on the effective date of this Ordinance may be maintained, but shall not be enlarged, except as permitted by this Ordinance.

5. Fields which have reverted to primarily shrubs, trees, or other woody vegetation shall be regulated under the provisions of this section.

R) Erosion and Sedimentation Control

1. All activities which involve filling, grading, excavation or other similar activities which result in unstabilized soil conditions and which require a permit shall require a written soil erosion and sedimentation control plan. The plan shall be submitted to the permitting authority for approval and shall include, where applicable, provisions for:

a. Mulching and revegetation of disturbed soil

b. Temporary runoff control features such as hay bales, silt fencing or diversion ditches.

c. Permanent stabilization structures such as retaining walls or riprap.

2. In order to create the least potential for erosion, development shall be designed to fit with the topography and soils of the site. Areas of steep slopes where high cuts and fills may be required shall be avoided wherever possible, and natural contours shall be followed as closely as possible.

3. Erosion and sedimentation control measures shall apply to all aspects of the proposed project involving land disturbance, and shall be in operation during all stages of the activity. The amount of exposed soil at every phase of construction shall be minimized to reduce the potential for erosion.

4. Any exposed ground area shall be temporarily or permanently stabilized within one (1) week from the time it was last actively worked, by use of riprap, sod, see, and mulch, or other effective measures. In all cases permanent stabilization shall occur within nine (9) months of the initial date of exposure. In addition:

a. Where mulch is used, it shall be applied at a rate of at least one (1) bale per five hundred (500) square feet and shall be maintained until a catch of vegetation is established.

b. Anchoring the mulch with netting, peg and twine or other suitable method may be required to maintain the mulch cover.

c. Additional measures shall be taken where necessary in order to avoid siltation into the water. Such measures may include the use of staked hay bales and/or silt fences.

5. Natural and man-made drainage ways and drainage outlets shall be protected from erosion from water flowing through them. Drainage ways shall be designed and constructed in order to carry water from a twenty-five (25) year storm or greater, and shall be stabilized with vegetation or lined with riprap.

S) Soils

All land uses shall be located on soils in our upon which the proposed uses or structures can be established or maintained without causing adverse environmental impacts, including severe erosion, mass soil movement, improper drainage, and water pollution, whether during or after construction. Proposed uses requiring subsurface waste disposal, and commercial or industrial development and other similar intensive land uses, shall require a soils report based on an on-site investigation and be prepared by State-certified professionals. The report shall be based upon the analysis of the characteristics of the soil and surrounding land and water areas, maximum ground water elevation, presence of ledge, drainage conditions, and other pertinent data which the evaluator deems appropriate. The soils report shall include recommendations for a proposed use to counteract soil limitations where they exist.

T) Water Quality

No activity shall deposit on or into the ground or discharge to the waters of the Community any pollutant that, by itself or in combination with other activities or substance will impair designated uses or the water classification of the water body.

U) Archeological Sites

Any proposed land use activity involving structural development or soil disturbance on or adjacent to sites listed on, or eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as determined by the permitting authority shall be submitted by the applicant to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission for review and comment, at least twenty (20) days prior to action being taken by the permitting authority. The permitting authority shall consider comments received from the Commission prior to rendering a decision on the application.

Section 16. Administration

A) Administering Bodies and Agents

1. Code Enforcement Officer

A Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed or reappointed annually by July 1st by the Municipal Officers.

2. Board of Appeals The Board of Appeals of the Town of Fort Kent, Maine was created pursuant to the provisions of Title 30-A Section 2691.

3. Planning Board The Planning Board of the Town of Fort Kent, Maine was created pursuant to the provisions of State law.

B) Permits Required

After the effective date of this Ordinance no person shall, without first obtaining a permit, engage in any activity or use of land or structure requiring a permit in the district in which such activity or use would occur; or expand, change, or replace an existing use or structure; or renew a discontinued non-conforming use.

A permit is not required for the replacement of an existing road culvert as long as the replacement culvert is:

1. Not more than one standard culvert size wider in diameter than the culvert being replaced;

2. Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) longer than the culvert being replaced;

3. Not longer than seventy-five (75) feet.

AND;

Provided that adequate erosion control measures are taken to prevent sedimentation of the water, and that the crossing does not block fish passage in the watercourse.

C) Permit Application

1. Every applicant for a permit shall submit a written application, including a scaled site plan, on a form provided by the municipality, to the appropriate official as indicated in Section 14 and shall pay the current fee of $10.00.

2. All applications shall be signed by the owner or owners of the property or other person authorizing the work, certifying that the information in the application is complete and correct. If the person signing the application is not the owner or lessee of the property then that person shall submit a letter of authorization from the owner or lessee.

3. All applications shall be dated, and the Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board, shall note upon each application, as appropriate the date and time of its receipt.

4. If the property is not served by a public sewer, a valid plumbing permit or a completed application for a plumbing permit, including the site evaluation approved by the Plumbing Inspector, shall be submitted whenever the nature of the proposed structure would require the installation of a subsurface sewage disposal system.

D) Procedure for Administering Permits

1. Within 35 days of the date of receiving a written application, the Planning Board or Code Enforcement Officer, as indicated in Section 14, shall notify the applicant in writing either that the application is a complete application, or if the application is incomplete, that specified additional material is needed to make the application complete.

2. The Planning Board or the Code Enforcement Officer, as appropriate, shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny all permit applications in writing within thirty-five (35) days of receiving a completed application. However, if the Planning Board has a waiting list of applications, a decision on the application shall occur within thirty-five (35) days after the first available date on the Planning Board's agenda following receipt of the completed application, or within thirty-five (35) days of the public hearing, if one is held. Permits shall be approved if the proposed use or structure is found to be in conformance with the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance.

3. The applicant shall have the burden of proving that the proposed land use activity is in conformity with the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance.

4. After submission of a complete application to the Planning Board, the Board shall approve an application or approve it with conditions if it makes a positive finding based on the information presented that the proposed use:

1. Will maintain safe and healthful conditions;

2. Will not result in water pollution, erosion, or sedimentation to surface waters;

3. Will adequately provide for the disposal of all wastewater;

4. Will not have an adverse impact on spawning grounds, fish, aquatic life, bird or other wildlife habitat;

5. Will conserve shore cover and visual, as well as actual, points of access to inland waters;

6. Will protect archaeological and historic resources as designated in the comprehensive plan;

7. Will avoid problems associated with flood plain development and use; and

8. Is in conformance with the provisions of Section 15, Land Use Standards.

5. If a permit is either denied or approved with conditions, the reasons as well as conditions shall be stated in writing.

6. No approval shall be granted for an application involving a structure if the structure would be located in an application involving a structure if the structure would be located in an unapproved subdivision or would violate any other local ordinance or regulation or any State law which the municipality is responsible for enforcing.

E) Expiration of Permit

Following the issuance of a permit, if no substantial start is made in construction or in the use of the property within one year of the date of the permit, the permit shall lapse and become void.

F) Installation of Public Utility Service

No public utility, water district, sanitary district or any utility company of any kind may install services to any new structure located in the shoreland zone unless written authorization attesting to the validity and currency of all local permits required under this or any previous Ordinance, has been issued by the appropriate municipal officials. Following installation of service, the company or district shall forward the written authorization to the municipal officials, indicating that installation has been completed.

G) Appeals

1. Powers and Duties of the Board of Appeals The Board of Appeals shall have the following powers:

a. Administrative Appeals: To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination may by, or failure to act by, the Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board in the enforcement or administration of this Ordinance.

b. Variances: To authorize variance upon appeal, within the limitations set forth in this Ordinance.

2. Variance Appeals

Variance are permitted only under as described in this paragraph.

(a) The Board of Appeals may grant a variance from a dimensional requirement, including, but not limited to, lot width, structure height, percent of lot coverage, area and setback requirements, only if the Board finds that:

(1) The proposed structure meets all applicable provisions of Section 15, except for the specific provision which has created the non-conformity and from which relief is appropriate hereunder; and

(2) The strict application of the dimensional requirement would result in undue hardship. The term "undue hardship" means:

(i) That the land in question cannot yield a reasonable economic return unless a variance is granted;

(ii) That the need for a variance is due to the unique circumstances of the property and not to the general conditions of the neighborhood;

(iii) That the granting of a variance will not alter the essential character of the locality; and (iv) That the hardship is not the result of action taken by the applicant or a prior owner.

b. The Planning Board may issue a permit for construction of a single-family residence in a Resource Protection District if the applicant demonstrates that all of the following conditions are met.

(1) There is no location on the property, other than a location within the Resource Protection District, where the structure can be built.

(2) The lot on which the structure is proposed is undeveloped and was established and recorded in the registry of deeds of the county in which the lot is located before the adoption of the Resource Protection District.

(3) The proposed location of all buildings, sewage disposal systems, and other improvements are:

(i) Located on natural ground slopes of less than 20%, and,

(ii) Located outside the floodway of the 100-year floodplain along rivers and artificially formed great ponds along rivers, and outside the velocity zone in areas subject to tides, based on detailed flood insurance studies and as delineated on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps and Flood Insurance Rate Maps; all buildings, including basements, are elevated at least one foot above the 100-year floodplain elevation; and the development is otherwise in compliance with any applicable municipal floodplain ordinance.

If the floodway is not shown on the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps, it is deemed to be 1/2 the width of the 100-year floodplain. For purposes of this subparagraph, "floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land area that must be reserved in order to discharge the 100-year flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot in height and "velocity zone" means an area of special flood hazard extending offshore to the inland limit of the primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources.

(4) The total ground-floor area of all principal and accessory structures is limited to a maximum of 1,500 square feet.

(5) All structures, except functionally water-dependent structures, are setback from the normal-high water line or upland edge of a wetland to the greatest practical extent, but not less than 75 feet. In determining the greatest practical extent, the Planning Board shall consider the depth of the lot, the slope of the land, the potential for soil erosion, the type and amount of vegetation to be removed, the proposed building site's elevation in regard to the floodplain and its proximity to moderate and high-value wetlands.

c. The Board of Appeals shall limit any variance granted as strictly as possible in order to insure conformance with the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance to the greatest extent possible, and in doing so may impose such conditions to a variance shall comply with any conditions imposed. The party receiving the variance shall comply with any conditions imposed.

d. The Board of Appeals may grant a variance to a property owner for the purpose of making property accessible to a person with a disability who is living on the property. The Board shall restrict any variance granted under this subsection solely to the installation of equipment or the construction of structures necessary for access to or egress from the property by the person with the disability. The Board may impose conditions on the variance, including limiting the variance to the duration of the disability or to the time that the person with the disability lives on the property. The term "structures necessary for access to or egress from the property" shall include railing, wall or roof systems necessary for the safety or effectiveness of the structure.

e. The Board of Appeals shall limit any variances granted as strictly as possible in order to insure conformance with the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance to the greatest extent possible, and in doing so impose such conditions to a variance as it deems necessary. The party receiving the variance shall comply with any conditions imposed.

f. A copy of all variances granted by the Board of Appeals shall be submitted to the Board of the Department of Environmental Protection within fourteen (14) days of the decision.

3. Appeal Procedure

a. Making an Appeal

(1) An administrative or variance appeal may be taken to the Board of Appeals by an aggrieved party from any decision of the Code Enforcement Officer or the Planning Board. Such appeal shall be taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision appealed from, and not otherwise, except that the Board, upon a showing of good cause, may waive the thirty (30) day requirement.

(2) Such appeal shall be made by filing with the Board of Appeals a written notice of appeal which includes:

(i) A concise written statement indicating what relief is requested and why it should be granted.

(ii) A sketch drawn to scale showing lot lines, location of existing buildings and structures and other physical features of the lot pertinent to the relief sought.

(3) Upon being notified of an appeal, the Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board, as appropriate, shall transmit to the Board of Appeals all of the papers constituting the record of the decision appealed from.

(4) The Board of Appeals shall hold a public hearing on the appeal within thirty-five (35) days of its receipt of an appeal request.

b. Decision by Board of Appeals

(1) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of deciding an appeal. A member who abstains shall not be counted in determining whether a quorum exists.

(2) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Appeals present and voting shall be necessary to reverse an order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter on which it is required to decide under this Ordinance, or to affect any variation in the application of this Ordinance from its stated terms. The board may reverse the decision, or failure to act, of the Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board only upon a finding that the decision, or failure to act, was clearly contrary t specific provisions of this Ordinance.

(3) The person filing the appeal shall have the burden of proof.

(4) The Board shall decide all appeals within thirty-five days after the close of the hearing, and shall issue a written decision on all appeals.

(5) All decisions shall become a part of the record and shall include a statement of findings and conclusions as well as the reasons or basis therefore, and the appropriate order, relief or denial thereof.

4. Appeal of Superior Court

Any aggrieved party who participated as a party during the proceedings before the Board of Appeals may take an appeal to Superior Court in accordance with Sate laws within thirty (30) days from the date of any decision of the Board of Appeals.

5. The Board of Appeals may reconsider any decision within thirty (30) days of its prior decision. The Board may conduct additional hearings and receive additional evidence and testimony.

H) Enforcement

1. Nuisances Any violation of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a nuisance.

2. Code Enforcement Officer

a. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that any provision of this Ordinance is being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it, including discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, structures, or work being done, removal of illegal buildings or structures, and abatement of nuisance conditions. A copy of such notices shall be maintained as a permanent record.

b. The Code Enforcement Officer shall conduct on-site inspections to insure compliance with all applicable laws and conditions attached to permit approvals. The Code Enforcement Officer shall also investigate all complaints of alleged violations of this Ordinance.

c. The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep a complete record of all essential transactions of the office, including applications submitted, permits granted or denied, variances granted or denied, revocation actions, revocation of permits, appeals, court actions, violations investigated, violations found, and fees collected. On a biennial basis, a summary of this record shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection.

3. Legal Actions

When the above action does not result in the correction or abatement of the violation or nuisance condition, the Municipal Officers, upon notice from the Code Enforcement Officer, are hereby authorized and directed to institute any and all actions and proceedings, either legal or equitable, including seeking injunctions of violations and the imposition of fines, that may be appropriate or necessary to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance in the name of the municipality. The municipal officers, or their authorized agent, are hereby authorized to enter into administrative consent agreements for the purpose of eliminating violations of this Ordinance and recovering fines without Court action. Such agreements shall not allow an illegal structure or use to continue unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the illegal structure or use was constructed or conducted as a direct result of erroneous advice given by an authorized municipal official and there e is no evidence that the owner acted in bad faith, or unless the removal of the structure or use will result in a threat or hazard to public health and safety or will result in substantial environmental damage.

4. Fines

Any person, including but not limited to a landowner, a landowner's agent or a contractor, who orders or conducts any activity in violation of this Ordinance shall be penalized in accordance with Title 30-A, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Subsection 4452.

NOTE: Current penalties include fines of not less than $100 nor more than $2500 per violation for each day that the violation continues.

Section 17. Definitions

Terms not defined herein shall have the customary dictionary meaning. As used in this Ordinance, the following definitions shall apply.

Accessory Structure or Use: A structure or use of a nature customarily incidental or subordinate to that of the principal structure or use or the primary use to which the premises are devoted.

Agriculture: The production, keeping or maintenance for sale or lease, of plants and/or animals, including but not limited to: forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; livestock; fruits and vegetables; and ornamental and green house products. Agriculture does not include forest management and timber harvesting activities.

Aggrieved Party: A person whose land is directly or indirectly affected by the grant or denial of a permit or variance under this Ordinance, a person whose land abuts land for which a permit or variance has been granted, or a group of five or more citizens of the municipality who represent an interest adverse to the grant or denial of such permit or variance.

Aquaculture: The growing or propagation of harvestable freshwater, estuarine, or marine plant or animal species.

Boat Launching Facility: A facility designed primarily for the launching and landing of watercraft, and which may include an access ramp, docking area, and parking spaces for vehicles and trailers.

Brook: Any small natural fresh water streams; Audibert, Daigle, Camel, Regiest Daigle, Pinette, North Perley, South Perley and Perley Brooks.

Campground: Any area or tract of land to accommodate two or more parties in temporary living quarters, including but not limited to tents, recreational vehicles or other shelters.

Commercial Use: The use of lands, buildings, or structures, other than a "home occupation" the intent and result of which activity is the production of income from the buying and selling of goods and/or services, exclusive of rental of residential buildings and/or dwelling units.

Dimensional Requirements: Numerical standards relating to spatial relationships including but not limited to setback, lot area, shore frontage and height.

Driveway: A vehicular access-way less than five hundred (500) feet in length serving two lots or less.

Emergency Operations: Emergency operations shall include operations conducted for the public health, safety or general welfare, such as protection of resources from immediate destruction or loss, law enforcement, and operations to rescue human beings and livestock from destruction or injury.

Essential Services: Gas, electrical or communication facilities; steam, fuel, electric power or water transmission or distribution lines, towers and related equipment; telephone cables or lines, poles and related equipment; gas, oil, water slurry or other similar pipelines; municipal sewage lines, collection or supply systems; and associated storage tanks. Such systems may include towers, poles, wires, mains, drains, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarms and police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and similar accessories, but shall not include service drops or buildings which are necessary for the furnishing of such services.

Expansion of Structure: An increase in the floor area or volume of a structure, including all extensions such as, but not limited to attached: decks, garages, porches and greenhouses.

Expansion of Use: The addition of months to a use's operating season; or the use of more floor area or ground area devoted to a particular use.

Family: One or more persons occupying premises and living as a single housekeeping unit.

Floor Area: The sum of the horizontal areas of the floor(s) of a structure enclosed by exterior walls, plus the horizontal area of any unenclosed portions of a structure such as porches and decks.

Forest Management Activities: Timber cruising and other forest resources evaluation activities, management planning activities, insect and disease control, timber stand improvement, pruning, timber harvesting and other forest harvesting, regeneration of forest stands, and other similar associated activities, but not the construction or creation of roads.

Forested Wetland: A freshwater wetland dominated by woody vegetation that is six (6) meters tall or taller. (6 meters = 19.865 feet)

Foundation: The supporting substructure of a building or other structure including but not limited to basements, slabs, sills, posts or frost walls.

Freshwater Wetland: Freshwater swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas, other than forested wetlands, which are:

1. Of ten (10) or more contiguous acres; or of less than ten (10) contiguous acres and adjacent to a surface water body, excluding any river, stream, or brook, such that in a natural state, the combined surface areas is in excess or ten (10) acres; and

2. Inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and for a duration sufficient to support, and which under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. Freshwater wetlands may contain small stream channels or inclusions of land that do not conform to the criteria of this subsection.

Functionally Water-Dependent Uses: Those uses that require, for their primary purpose, location on submerged lands or that require direct access to, or location in, inland waters and which cannot be located away from these waters. The uses include, but are not limited to, commercial and recreational, fishing and boating facilities, finfish and shellfish processing, fish storage and retail and wholesale fish marketing facilities, water front dock and port facilities, shipyards and boat building facilities, marinas, navigation aides, basins and channels, industrial uses dependent upon water-borne transportation or requiring large volumes of cooling or processing water and which cannot reasonably be located or operated at an inland site, and uses which primarily provide general public access to marine or tidal waters.

Great Pond: Any inland body of water which in a natural state has a surface area in excess of ten (10) acres, and any inland body of water artificially formed or increased which has a surface area in excess of thirty (30) acres, except for the purposes of this article, where the artificially formed or increased inland body of water is completely surrounded by land held by a single owner.

Height of Structure: The vertical distance between the mean original grade at the downhill side of the structure and the highest point of the structure, excluding chimneys.

Home Occupation: An occupation of profession which is customarily conducted on or in a residential structure or property and which is 1) clearly incidental to and compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses; and 2) which employs no more than two (2) persons other than family members residing in the home.

Individual Private Campsite: An area of land which is not associated with a campground, but which is developed for repeated camping by only one group not to exceed ten (10) individuals and which involves site improvements which may include but not be limited to gravel pads, parking areas, fire places, or tent platforms.

Industrial: The assembling, fabrication, finishing, manufacturing, packaging or processing of goods, or the extraction of minerals.

Lot Area: The area of land enclosed within the boundary lines of a lot, minus land below the normal high water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland and areas beneath roads serving more than two (2) lots.

Marina: A business establishment having frontage on navigable water and, as its principal use, providing for hire offshore moorings or docking facilities for boats, and which may also provide accessory services such as boat and related sales, boat repair and construction, indoor and outdoor storage of boats and marine equipment, boat and tackle shops and marine fuel service facilities.

Market Value: The estimated price a property will bring in the open market and under prevailing market conditions in a sale between a willing seller and a willing buyer, both conversant with the property and with prevailing general price levels.

Minimum Lot Width: The closest distance between the side lot lines of a lot.

Mineral Exploration: Hand sampling, test boring, or other methods of determining the nature or extent of mineral resources which create minimal disturbance to the land and which include reasonable measures to restore the land to its original condition.

Mineral Exploration: Any operation within any 12 month period which removes more than 100 cubic yards of soil, topsoil, loam, sand, gravel, clay, rock, peat or other like material from its natural location and to transport the product removed, away from the extraction site.

Multi-unit Residential: A residential structure containing three (3) or more residential dwelling units.

Non-Conforming Lot: A single lot of record which, at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, does not meet the area, frontage, or width requirements of the district in which it is located.

Non-Conforming Structure: A structure which does not meet any one or more of the following dimensional requirements; setback, height, or lot coverage, but which is allowed solely because it was in lawful existence at the time this Ordinance or subsequent amendments took effect.

Non-Conforming Use: Use of buildings, structures, premises, land or parts thereof which is not permitted in the district in which it is situated, but which is allowed to remain solely because it was in lawful existence at the time this Ordinance or subsequent amendments took effect.

Normal High Water Line: That line which is apparent from visible markings, changes in the character of soils due to prolonged action of the water or changes in vegetation, and which distinguishes between predominantly aquatic and predominantly terrestrial land.

By way of illustration, predominantly aquatic vegetation includes, but is not limited to, the following plants and plant groups: water lily, pond lily, pickerelweed, cattail, wild rice, sedges, rushes, and march grasses. Predominantly terrestrial vegetation includes, but is not limited to, the following plants and plant groups: upland grasses, aster, lady slipper, wintergreen, partridge berry, sarsaparilla, pines, cedars, oaks, ashes, alders, elms, and maples.

In places where the shore or bank is of such character that the high water line cannot be easily determined (rockslides, ledges, rapidly eroding or slumping banks) the normal high water line shall be estimated from places where it can be determined by the above method.

Person: An individual, corporation, governmental agency, municipality, trust, estate, partnership, association, two or more individuals having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity.

Piers, Docks, Wharfs, Breakwaters, Causeways, Marinas, Bridges Over 20 Feet in Length, and Uses Projecting into Water Bodies:

Temporary: Structures which remain in the water for less than seven months in any period of twelve consecutive months.

Permanent: Structures which remain in the water for seven months or more in any period of twelve consecutive months.

Principal Structure: A building other than one which is used for purposes wholly incidental or accessory to the use of another building on the same premises.

Principal Use: A use other than one which is wholly incidental or accessory to another use on the same premises.

Public Facility: Any facility, including, but not limited to, buildings, property, recreation areas, and roads, which are owned, leased, or otherwise operated, or funded by a governmental body or public entity.

Recent Flood Plain Soils: Recent flood plain soils include the following soils as described by the Soil Conservation Service, 1974:

- Canandaigua silt loam	- Alluvial
- Hadley silt loam	- Cornish
- Mixed alluvial land	- Charles
- River wash	- Fryeburg
- Salmon silt loam	- Limerick
- Winooski silt loam	- Lovewell
- Saco Suncook	- Rumney
- Ondawa Podunk	- Medomak
- Sunday

Recreational Facility: A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities, and other customary and usual recreational activities, excluding boat launching facilities.

Recreational Vehicle: A vehicle or an attachment to a vehicle designed to be towed, and designed for temporary sleeping or living quarters for one or more persons, and which may include a pick-up, camper, travel trailer, tent trailer, camp trailer, and motor home. IN order to be considered as a vehicle and not as a structure, the unit must remain with its tires on the ground, and must be registered with the State Division of Motor Vehicles.

Replacement System: A system intended to replace: 1) an existing system which is either malfunctioning or being upgraded with no significant change of design flow or use of the structure, or 2) any existing overboard wastewater discharge.

Residential Dwelling Unit: A room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use as a permanent, seasonal, or temporary living quarters for only one family. The term shall include mobile homes.

Riprap: rocks, irregularly shaped, and at least six (6) inches in diameter, used for erosion control and soil stabilization, typically used on ground slopes of two (2) units horizontal to one (1) unit vertical or less.

River: Any free-flowing body of water including its associated flood plain wetlands from that point at which it provides drainage for a watershed of 25 square miles to its mouth.

Road: A route or track consisting of a bed of exposed mineral soil, grave, asphalt, or other surfacing material constructed for a created by the repeated passage of motorized vehicles.

Service Drop: Any utility line extension which does not cross or run beneath any portion of a water body provided that:

1. in the case of electric service

a. the placement of wires an/or the installation of utility poles is located entirely upon the premises of the customer requesting service or upon a roadway right-of-way; and

b. the total length of the extension is less than one thousand (1,000) feet.

2. in the case of telephone service

a. the extension, regardless of length, will be made by the installation of telephone wires to existing utility poles, or

b. the extension requiring the installation of new utility poles or placement underground is less than on e thousand (1,000) feet in length.

Setback: The nearest horizontal distance from the normal high water line to the nearest part of a structure, road, parking space or other regulated object or area.

Shore Frontage: The length of a lot bordering on a water body measured in a straight line between the intersections of the lot lines with the shoreline at normal high water elevation.

Significant River Segments: Significant river segments and outstanding river segments, because of natural beauty and recreation include;

(A) Fish River. The Fish River from the bridge in Fort Kent Mills to the Fort Kent and Wallagrass Plantation town line, form the T.16, R.6, W.E.L.S. and Eagle Lake town line to the Eagle Lake and Winterville Plantation town line and from the T.14, R.6, W.E.L.S. and Portage Lake town line to the Portage Lake and T.13, R.7, W.E.L.S. town line, excluding Portage Lake; and

(B) St. John River. The St. John River from the Hamlin Plantation and Van Buren town line to the Fort Kent and St. John Plantation town line and from the St. John Plantation and St. Francis town line to the Allagash and St. Francis town line.

Stream: A free-flowing body of water from the outlet of a great pond or the confluence of two (2) perennial streams as depicted on the most recent edition of a United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic map, or if not available, a 15 minute series topographic map, to the point where the body of water becomes a river, or flows to another water body or wetland within a shoreland area.

Structure: Anything built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animal, goods or property of any kind, together with anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or in the ground, exclusive of fences. The terms includes structures temporarily or permanently located, such as decks and satellite dishes.

Substantial Start: Completion of thirty (30) percent of a permitted structure or use measured as a percentage of estimated total cost.

Subsurface Sewage Disposal System: A collection of treatment tank(s), disposal area(s), holding tank(s) and pond(s), surface spray system(s), cesspool(s), well(s), surface ditch (es), alternative toilet(s), or other devices and associated piping designed to function as a unit for the purpose of disposing of wastes or wastewater on or beneath the surface of the earth. The term shall not include any wastewater discharge system licensed under 38 M.R.S.A. Section 414; any surface wastewater disposal system licensed under 38 M.R.S.A. Section 413 Subsection 1-A, or any public sewer. The term shall not include a wastewater disposal system designed to treat wastewater which is in whole or in part hazardous waste as defined in 38 M.R.S.A. Chapter 13, Subchapter 1.

Sustained Slope: A change in elevation where the referenced percent grade is substantially maintained or exceeded throughout the measured area.

Timber Harvesting: The cutting and removal of trees from their growing site, and the attendant operation of cutting and skidding machinery but not the construction or creation of roads. Timber harvesting does not include the clearing of land for approved construction.

Tributary Stream: A channel between defined banks created by the action of surface water, whether intermittent or perennial, and which is characterized by the lack of upland vegetation or presence of aquatic vegetation and by the presence of a bed devoid of topsoil containing waterborne deposits on exposed soil, parent material or bedrock, and which flows to a water body or wetland as defined. This definition does not include the term "stream" as defined elsewhere in this Ordinance, and only applies to that portion of the tributary stream located within the shoreland zone of the receiving water body or wetland.

Upland Edge: The boundary between upland and wetland.

Vegetation: All live trees, shrubs, ground cover, and other plants including without limitation, trees both over and under 4 inches in diameter, measured at 4-1/2 feet above ground level.

Volume of a Structure: The volume of all portions of a structure enclosed by a roof and fixed exterior walls as measured from the exterior faces of these walls and roof.

Water Body: Any great pond, river, stream or tidal area.

Water Crossing: Any project extending from one bank to the opposite bank of a river or stream, whether under, through, or over the watercourse. Such projects include by may not be limited to roads, fords, bridges, culverts, water lines, sewer lines, and cables as well as maintenance work on these crossings.

Wetlands Associated with Great Ponds and Rivers: Wetlands contiguous with or adjacent to a great pond or river, and which during normal high water, are connected by surface water to the great pond or river. Also included are wetlands which are separated from the great pond or river by a berm, causeway, or similar feature less than 100 feet in width, and which have a surface elevation at or below the normal high water line of the great pond or river. Wetlands associated with great ponds or rivers are considered to be part of that great pond or river.

APPENDIX A

STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CLASSIFIED NON-FORESTED WETLANDS

NUMBER	VALUE	CLASSIFICATION	SETBACK
1	H	Resource Protection	250'
3	N	Limited Residential	250'
4	N	Limited Residential	250'
5	N	Limited Residential	250'
6	N	Limited Residential	250'
7	N	Limited Residential	250'
21	N	Limited Residential	75'
22	N	Limited Residential	75'
23	L	Limited Residential	75'
24	N	Limited Residential	250'
25	N	Limited Residential	250'
26	L	Limited Residential	250'
27	L	Limited Residential	250'
28	N	Limited Residential	250'
29	N	Limited Residential	75'
30	M	Resource Protection	250'
31	H	Resource Protection	250'

VALUES

L = Low

M = Moderate

H = High

N = Not Rated

APPENDIX B

WATER BODIES IN THE SHORELAND ZONE OF FORT KENT, MAINE

GREAT PONDS

NAME	CLASSIFICATION	SETBACK
*Black Lake	Resource Protection	250' - 1,000'
Basil Lake	Resource Protection	250'
Marcum Pond	Resource Protection	250'

RIVERS AND STREAMS

(See Appendix C for Descriptions)

NAME	CLASSIFICATION	SETBACK
*Fish River	LR, LC, &: GD	25' - 250'
*St. John River	LR, LC, &: GD	25' - 250'
North Perley Brook	SP	75'
South Perley Brook	SP	75'
Regiest Daigle Brook	GD &: SP	25'-75'
Audibert Brook	SP	75'
Pinette Brook	SP	75'
Camel Brook	SP	75'
Spaulding Brook	SP	75'
Daigle Brook	SP	75'
Perley Brook	GD &: SP	25'-75'

Abbreviations:

GD - General Development
LR - Limited Residential
LC - Limited Commercial
SP - Stream Protection

SEE APPENDIX C

APPENDIX C

PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS IN THE SHORELAND ZONE

*St. John River: (West to East)

General Development: On Tax Map #1; From west boundary of Lot #6, bordering St. John Plantation, east along the St. John River to west boundary of Lot 18-A on Tax Map #1.

Limited Residential-Recreational: On Tax Map#1; From west boundary of Lot18-A, east along the St. John River to the east boundary of Lot #3 on Tax Map#26.

General Development: On Tax Map #26; From east boundary of Lot #3, east along the St. John River to the east boundary of Lot #26 on Tax Map #18.

Limited Commercial: On Tax Map #18; From the east boundary of Lot #26, northeast along the St. John River to the west boundary of Lot #41 on Tax Map #6.

Limited Residential-Recreational: On Tax Map #6; From the west boundary of Lot #41 east along the St. John River to the east boundary of Lot #22 on Tax Map #7.

Limited Commercial: On Tax Map #7; From the east boundary of Lot #22, east along the St. John River to the east boundary of Lot #40, bordering the Frenchville Town line.

*Fish River: (South to North) (West Side of River)

Limited Residential-Recreational: On Tax Map #4; From the south boundary of Lot #2, bordering the Wallagrass Town line, north along the Fish River to the north boundary of Lots #27 and 28 on Tax Map #22 at the Fort Kent Mills Bradbury Bridge.

General Development: On Tax Map #22; From the south boundary of Lots #29 and 30, north along the Fish River, all the way into the St. John River on Tax Map #15.

*Fish River: (South to North) (East Side of River)

Limited Residential-Recreational: On Tax Map #10; From the south boundary of Lot #1-B, bordering the Wallagrass Town line, north along the Fish River to the northern boundary of Lot #43 on Tax Map #24 at the Fort Kent Mills Bradbury Bridge.

General Development: On Tax Map #24; From the south boundary of Lot #44, north along the Fish River, all the way into the St. John River on Tax Map #18.

* SEE APPENDIX E

Black Lake

Resource Protection: On Tax Map #12; From the south boundary of Lot 3-A bordering the inlet brook at the west end of Black Lake, northeast along the lake, a setback of one thousand (1,000) feet from the lake which includes Lots #3-A, 69, 68, 66 and 64. On Lots #60 and 58 the setback is five hundred (500) feet from the lake. On Lots #16, 15, and 14 on the southwest side of Black Lake the setback is one thousand (1,000) feet from the lake.

Limited Residential - Recreational: On Tax Map #12 from the northeast boundary of Lot #48 along Black Lake through Lots #47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 40, 39, 38, 33, 18 and 17 all setback from the lake.

Basil Lake:

Resource Protection: On Tax Map #13; A two hundred and fifty (250) foot setback from Basil Lake on Lots #31 and 32.

Marcum Pond:

Resource Protection: On Tax Map #4; A two hundred and fifty (250) setback from Marcum Pond on Lot #67.

North Perley Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along North Perley Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

South Perley Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along South Perley Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Regiest Daigle Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Regiest Daigle Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map as amended March 28, 1994. (Appendix D).

General Development: On Tax Map #20; From the northeast boundary of Lot #112 along Reigest Daigle Brook all the way into the Fish River on Tax Map #5.

Audibert Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Audibert Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Pinette Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Pinette Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Camel Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Camel Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Spaulding Brook:

Not designated as a Stream Protection District. See the 1993 official Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Daigle Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Daigle Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

Perley Brook:

Stream Protection: A seventy-five (75) foot setback on all land areas along Perley Brook designated Stream Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map as amended March 28, 1994. (Appendix D).

General Development: On Tax Map #24; From the east boundary of Lot #20A west along Perley Brook all the way into Fish River on Tax Map #24.

D.E.P. Mapped Non-Forested Wetlands:

Resource Protection: D.E.P. mapped non-forested wetlands #1, 30, and 31; designated Resource Protection as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map have a two hundred and fifty (250) foot setback requirement (Appendix D).

Limited Residential - Recreational: D.E.P. mapped non-forested wetlands #3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29; designated Limited Residential - Recreation as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map have a two-hundred and fifty (250) foot setback requirement (Appendix D).

Charette Hill Private Wetland/Wildlife Area:

Resource Protection: On Tax Map #5 Lot 39 there is a two hundred and fifty (250) foot setback from wetland/wildlife area as shown on the official 1993 Fort Kent Shoreland Zoning Map (Appendix D).

APPENDIX D

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APPENDIX E

FISH RIVER AND ST. JOHN RIVER LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT RESTRICTIONS

1. New structures, including accessory structures associated with the uses allowed in a Limited Residential District, are prohibited in the following areas;

A. Undeveloped areas of two (2) acres or more within two hundred and fifty (250) feet of the Fish River located upstream of the Fort Kent Mills Bridge which have sustained slopes in excess of twenty (20) percent.

B. Undeveloped areas along the St. John River, and located wholly within the one hundred (100) year flood plain of the river. These include the following areas within two hundred and fifty (250) feet of the river:

1. The shoreland area beginning at the confluence of Camel Brook and extending upstream along the river approximately eight thousand (8,000) feet to the Ledges Road.

2. The shoreland area beginning approximately seven thousand (7,000) feet upstream of the confluence with Audibert Brook and extending along the river to a point approximately one thousand (1,000) feet downstream of the confluence.

3. The shoreland area located approximately one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet below the confluence with Daigle Brook and continuing downstream along the river approximately five thousand (5,000) feet.

2. Should on-site investigation determine that none of the limitations described for the locations above exist, (I.E. the slopes which are in excess of twenty (20) percent along the Fish River are not sustained, and the proposed development site along the St. John River is located above the one hundred (100) year flood plain elevation), all permitted uses and development land use standards applicable to a Limited Residential District of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance would remain in effect.

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