LAND USE ORDINANCE, TOWN OF RICHMOND, MAINE TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL A. TITLE... 1 B. PURPOSES... 1 C. BASIC REQUIREMENTS... 1-2 D. ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT... 2-3 E. VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY... 4 F. CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES... 4 G. REPEAL OF CURRENT ORDINANCES... 4 H. AMENDMENTS... 4-5 I. EFFECTIVE DATE... 5 ARTICLE 2. NON-CONFORMANCE A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS... 1 B. NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES... 1-2 C. NON-CONFORMING USES... 2 D. NON-CONFORMING LOTS... 3 ARTICLE 3. DEFINITIONS A. CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE... 1 B. DEFINITIONS... 1-19 ARTICLE 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND LAND USE REQUIREMENTS A. ZONING DISTRICTS... 1 B. LOCATION OF DISTRICTS... 1 C. UNCERTAINTY OF BOUNDARY LOCATION... 1-2 D. DIVISION OF LOTS BY DISTRICT BOUNDARIES... 2 E. LAND USES... 2 RURAL TABLE... 3 RESIDENTIAL TABLE... 4 COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL TABLE... 7 PUBLIC, SEMIPUBLIC AND INSTITUTION TABLE... 8 OTHER USES TABLE... 9 F. AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT... 9-11 G. VILLAGE DISTRICT... 11-15 H. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 15-16 I. MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL SUB-DISTRICT... 17-21 J. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT... 21-22 ARTICLE 5. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS A. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS... 1 B. AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARDS AND JUNKYARDS... 1-3 C. STANDARDS FOR BACK LOTS... 3 D. BED AND BREAKFAST... 3
E. FILLING, GRADING, LAGOONING, DREDGING, OR OTHER EARTH MOVING ACTIVITY... 3-7 F. DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD... 7 G. GLARE... 7 H. HAZARDOUS, SPECIAL AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS... 7-8 I. HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS... 8 J. DEMOLITION/REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE... 8-9 K. HOME OCCUPATIONS... 9 L. HOTELS/MOTELS AND INNS... 10 M. KENNELS AND VETERINARY HOSPITALS... 10-11 N. MANUFACTURED HOUSING-INDIVIDUAL UNITS... 11-12 O. MOBILE HOME PARKS... 13-17 P. MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS... 17-20 Q. NOISE... 20-21 R. OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS... 21-23 S. PRIVATE ROADS... 23-25 T. PHOSPHORUS CONTROL-PLEASANT POND... 25-30 U. REFUSE DISPOSAL... 30 V. SANITARY STANDARDS... 30 W. SIGNS... 31-34 X. STORAGE OF MATERIALS... 34 Y. TRAILERS..35 Z. WILDLIFE HABITAT... 36 AA. RETAIL MARIJUANA..36-37 ARTICLE 6. SUBDIVISION STANDARDS A. LOT LAYOUT... 1 B. STREET LAYOUT... 1-2 C. STREET AND UTILITY STANDARDS... 2 D. OPEN SPACE... 2-3 E. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT... 4-6 ARTICLE 7 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW(APPLICABILITY, WAIVERS, PRE- APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES) A. APPLICABILITY... 1-4 B. WAIVERS... 4 C. PRE-APPLICATION... 4-5 D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES... 5-9 ARTICLE 8. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS A. SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS-REQUIRED CONTENTS... 1-2 B. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS... 2-9 C. APPROVAL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA... 9-17 D. PROJECT INSPECTION FEE... 18 E. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE... 18-20 F. PLAN REVISIONS AFTER APPROVAL... 20
G. AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED PLANS... 21 H. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS, RECREATION AREAS... 21 I. INSPECTION OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS... 21 J. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE... 21 K. ENFORCEMENT... 21 L. POWERS AND PROCEDURES IN ENFORCING ORDINANCE... 22 M. CONFORMANCE PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT... 22 N. APPEALS... 22-23 ARTICLE 9. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES A. FINDINGS... 1 B. PURPOSE... 1 C. DEFINITIONS... 1-3 D. LICENSE REQUIRED... 3 E. APPLICATION; INVESTIGATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE... 3-4 F. STANDARDS FOR DENIAL... 5 G. STANDARDS FOR SUSPENSION; REVOCATION... 5 H. AGE RESTRICTION... 5 I. DISPLAY OF LICENSE... 6 J. PROHIBITED SITES, SITE REQUIREMENTS... 6 K. INTERIOR LAYOUT OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS... 6-7 L. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES... 8 M. DANCERS, AND OTHER PERFORMERS... 8 N. ENFORCEMENT... 8 O. SEVERABILITY... 8 P. APPEALS... 8 ARTICLE 10. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY (WTF) ORDINANCE A. PURPOSE... 1 B. APPLICABILITY... 1 C. APPLICATION PROCESS... 1-4 ARTICLE 11. SHORELAND ZONING 1. PURPOSES... 1 2. AUTHORITY... 1 3. APPLICABILITY... 1 4. EFFECTIVE DATE... 2 A. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS... 2 5. AVAILABILITY... 2 6. SEVERABILITY... 2 7. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ORDINANCES... 2 8. AMENDMENTS... 2 9. DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP... 3 A. OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP... 3 B. SCALE OF MAP... 3 C. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP... 3 D. CHANGES TO THE OFFICIAL SHORELAND ZONING MAP... 3 10. INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES... 4
11. LAND USE REQUIREMENTS... 4 12. NON-CONFORMANCE... 4 A. PURPOSE... 4 B. GENERAL... 4 C. NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES... 4 D. NON-CONFORMING USES... 7 E. NON-CONFORMING LOTS... 7 13. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS... 8 A. RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT... 8 B. LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 10 C. LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT... 10 D. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES/MARITIME ACTIVITIES DISTRICT... 11 E. STREAM PROTECTION DISTRICT... 11 14. TABLE OF LAND USES... 12 15. LAND USE STANDARDS... 14 A. MINIMUM LOT STANDARDS... 14 B. PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES... 15 C. PIERS, DOCKS, WHARVES, BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND USES EXTENDING OVER OR BEYOND THE NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE OF A WATER BODY OR WITHIN A WETLAND... 18 D. CAMPGROUNDS... 19 E. INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE CAMPSITES... 19 F. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES... 20 G. PARKING AREAS... 21 H. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS... 21 I. SIGNS... 23 J. STORM WATER RUNOFF... 24 K. SEPTIC WASTE DISPOSAL... 24 L. ESSENTIAL SERVICES... 24 M. MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION... 25 N. AGRICULTURE... 26 O. TIMBER HARVESTING... 29 P. CLEARING OR REMOVAL OF VEGETATION FOR ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TIMBER HARVESTING... 39 Q. EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL... 41 R. SOILS... 42 S. WATER QUALITY... 42 T. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE... 42 16. ADMINISTRATION... 43 A. ADMINISTERING BODIES AND AGENTS... 43 B. PERMITS REQUIRED... 43 C. PERMIT APPLICATION... 43 D. PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING PERMITS... 44 E. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS... 45 F. EXPIRATION OF PERMIT... 46 G. INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE... 46 H. APPEALS... 46 J. ENFORCEMENT... 49 17. DEFINITIONS... 50
ARTICLE 12. RETAIL MARIJUANA A. PURPOSE...1 B. AUTHORITY...1 C. DEFINATIONS. 1 D. LICENSE REQUIRED..1 E. APPLICATION; INVESTIGATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE...2-3 F. STANDARDS FOR DENIAL...3-4 G. STANDARDS FOR SUSPENSION; REVOVATION.4 H. AGE RESTRICTION 4 I. DISPLAY OF LICENSE...4-5 J. PROHIBITED SITES, SITE REQUIREMENTS..5 K. ENFORCMENT 5 L. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 5 M. SEVERABILITY... 5 N. INDEMNIFICATION....6-5 O. OTHER LAWS..6 P. APPEALS... 6 Q. EFFECTIVE DATE...6