Casco City Zoning Code

Table 1

- Shoreland Use Table

All land use activities as indicated herein shall conform to all of the applicable land use standards in §§ 215-9.13 to 215-9.38 of Article 9. The district designation for a particular site shall be determined from the Official Shoreland Zoning Map.

Key to Table 1:
Y (Yes) - Allowed (no permit required but the use must comply with all applicable land use standards).
N (No) - Prohibited.
PB - Allowed with permit issued by the Planning Board.
CEO - Allowed with permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.

Abbreviations:
RP - Resource Protection
LRR - Limited Residential/Recreational
LCR - Limited Commercial/Residential
SP - Stream Protection
WS - Watershed

Land Uses	Districts
Land Uses	SP	RP	LRR	LCR	WS
1. Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing and hiking	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2. Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
3. Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting	CEO	CEO ³	CEO	CEO	CEO
4. Fire prevention activities	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
5. Wildlife management practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
6. Soil and water conservation practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
7. Mineral exploration	N	N	N	N	PB
8. Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction	N	N	N	N	PB
9. Surveying and resource analysis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
10. Emergency operations; CEO must be notified within 24 hours	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
11. Agriculture	PB	N	Y	Y	PB
12. Aquaculture	PB	PB	PB	Y	PB
13. Principal structures and uses
a. One- and two-family residential including driveways	CEO ¹	N	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Multiunit residential	N	N	PB	PB	PB
c. Commercial	N	N	N	PB	PB ⁴
d. Industrial	N	N	N	N	N
e. Governmental and institutional	N	N	N	N	N
f. Small nonresidential facilities for educational, scientific or nature interpretation purposes	PB ⁵	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
14. Structures accessory to allowed uses	PB ⁶	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
15. Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high-water line or within a wetland
a. Temporary	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Permanent	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
16. Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences (with licensed Plumbing Inspector)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
17. Home occupations	PB	N	PB	CEO	CEO
18. Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
19. Essential services
a. Roadside distribution lines (34.5 kV and lower)	CEO ⁷	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸
b. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 10 poles or fewer in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	CEO	CEO	PB
c. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 11 or more poles in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
d. Other essential services	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
20. Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	Y
21. Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development	N	N ⁸	PB	CEO	PB
22. Individual, private campsites	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
23. Campgrounds	N	N	PB	PB	PB
24. Road construction9	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
25. Floating structures	N	N	N	N	N
26. Parking facilities	N	N	PB	PB	PB
27. Marinas	N	N	N	N	PB
28. Filling and earthmoving of less than 10 cubic yards	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	CEO
29. Filling and earthmoving of greater than 10 cubic yards	PB ¹⁰	PB ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰
30. Signs	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO

NOTES:

¹ Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.

² CEO may, at the expense of the applicant, require a soil erosion control plan approved by a recognized authority.

³ In RP not permitted within 100 feet of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.

⁴ No commercial development within 250 feet of the shoreline. Beyond that, all uses that require site plan review in Residential Zone are allowed.

⁵ See Footnote 2.

⁶ See Footnote 2.

⁷ See further restrictions in Article 9 , § 215-9.25.

⁸ May be allowed if Planning Board deems they are creating minimal destruction to the environment.

⁹ General road maintenance does not need Planning Board or CEO approval. For road construction CEO has authority to refer applicant to the Planning Board.

¹⁰ See further restrictions in Article 9, § 215-9.30.

[Amended 6-12-2013 by Art. 30]

Casco City Zoning Code

Table 1

- Shoreland Use Table

Abbreviations:
RP - Resource Protection
LRR - Limited Residential/Recreational
LCR - Limited Commercial/Residential
SP - Stream Protection
WS - Watershed

Land Uses	Districts
Land Uses	SP	RP	LRR	LCR	WS
1. Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing and hiking	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2. Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
3. Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting	CEO	CEO ³	CEO	CEO	CEO
4. Fire prevention activities	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
5. Wildlife management practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
6. Soil and water conservation practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
7. Mineral exploration	N	N	N	N	PB
8. Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction	N	N	N	N	PB
9. Surveying and resource analysis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
10. Emergency operations; CEO must be notified within 24 hours	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
11. Agriculture	PB	N	Y	Y	PB
12. Aquaculture	PB	PB	PB	Y	PB
13. Principal structures and uses
a. One- and two-family residential including driveways	CEO ¹	N	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Multiunit residential	N	N	PB	PB	PB
c. Commercial	N	N	N	PB	PB ⁴
d. Industrial	N	N	N	N	N
e. Governmental and institutional	N	N	N	N	N
f. Small nonresidential facilities for educational, scientific or nature interpretation purposes	PB ⁵	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
14. Structures accessory to allowed uses	PB ⁶	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
15. Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high-water line or within a wetland
a. Temporary	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Permanent	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
16. Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences (with licensed Plumbing Inspector)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
17. Home occupations	PB	N	PB	CEO	CEO
18. Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
19. Essential services
a. Roadside distribution lines (34.5 kV and lower)	CEO ⁷	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸
b. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 10 poles or fewer in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	CEO	CEO	PB
c. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 11 or more poles in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
d. Other essential services	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
20. Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	Y
21. Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development	N	N ⁸	PB	CEO	PB
22. Individual, private campsites	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
23. Campgrounds	N	N	PB	PB	PB
24. Road construction9	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
25. Floating structures	N	N	N	N	N
26. Parking facilities	N	N	PB	PB	PB
27. Marinas	N	N	N	N	PB
28. Filling and earthmoving of less than 10 cubic yards	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	CEO
29. Filling and earthmoving of greater than 10 cubic yards	PB ¹⁰	PB ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰
30. Signs	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO

NOTES:

¹ Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.

² CEO may, at the expense of the applicant, require a soil erosion control plan approved by a recognized authority.

³ In RP not permitted within 100 feet of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.

⁴ No commercial development within 250 feet of the shoreline. Beyond that, all uses that require site plan review in Residential Zone are allowed.

⁵ See Footnote 2.

⁶ See Footnote 2.

⁷ See further restrictions in Article 9 , § 215-9.25.

⁸ May be allowed if Planning Board deems they are creating minimal destruction to the environment.

⁹ General road maintenance does not need Planning Board or CEO approval. For road construction CEO has authority to refer applicant to the Planning Board.

¹⁰ See further restrictions in Article 9, § 215-9.30.

[Amended 6-12-2013 by Art. 30]

Casco City Zoning Code

Table 1

- Shoreland Use Table

Abbreviations:
RP - Resource Protection
LRR - Limited Residential/Recreational
LCR - Limited Commercial/Residential
SP - Stream Protection
WS - Watershed

Land Uses	Districts
Land Uses	SP	RP	LRR	LCR	WS
1. Nonintensive recreational uses not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing and hiking	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
2. Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
3. Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting	CEO	CEO ³	CEO	CEO	CEO
4. Fire prevention activities	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
5. Wildlife management practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
6. Soil and water conservation practices	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
7. Mineral exploration	N	N	N	N	PB
8. Mineral extraction including sand and gravel extraction	N	N	N	N	PB
9. Surveying and resource analysis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
10. Emergency operations; CEO must be notified within 24 hours	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
11. Agriculture	PB	N	Y	Y	PB
12. Aquaculture	PB	PB	PB	Y	PB
13. Principal structures and uses
a. One- and two-family residential including driveways	CEO ¹	N	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Multiunit residential	N	N	PB	PB	PB
c. Commercial	N	N	N	PB	PB ⁴
d. Industrial	N	N	N	N	N
e. Governmental and institutional	N	N	N	N	N
f. Small nonresidential facilities for educational, scientific or nature interpretation purposes	PB ⁵	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
14. Structures accessory to allowed uses	PB ⁶	PB	CEO	CEO	CEO
15. Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending over or below the normal high-water line or within a wetland
a. Temporary	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
b. Permanent	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
16. Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences (with licensed Plumbing Inspector)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
17. Home occupations	PB	N	PB	CEO	CEO
18. Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
19. Essential services
a. Roadside distribution lines (34.5 kV and lower)	CEO ⁷	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸	CEO ⁸
b. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 10 poles or fewer in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	CEO	CEO	PB
c. Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 11 or more poles in the shoreland zone	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
d. Other essential services	PB ⁸	PB ⁸	PB	PB	PB
20. Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	Y
21. Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development	N	N ⁸	PB	CEO	PB
22. Individual, private campsites	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO
23. Campgrounds	N	N	PB	PB	PB
24. Road construction9	PB	N	PB	PB	PB
25. Floating structures	N	N	N	N	N
26. Parking facilities	N	N	PB	PB	PB
27. Marinas	N	N	N	N	PB
28. Filling and earthmoving of less than 10 cubic yards	CEO	CEO	Y	Y	CEO
29. Filling and earthmoving of greater than 10 cubic yards	PB ¹⁰	PB ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰	CEO ¹⁰
30. Signs	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO	CEO

NOTES:

¹ Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.

² CEO may, at the expense of the applicant, require a soil erosion control plan approved by a recognized authority.

³ In RP not permitted within 100 feet of the normal high-water line of great ponds, except to remove safety hazards.

⁴ No commercial development within 250 feet of the shoreline. Beyond that, all uses that require site plan review in Residential Zone are allowed.

⁵ See Footnote 2.

⁶ See Footnote 2.

⁷ See further restrictions in Article 9 , § 215-9.25.

⁸ May be allowed if Planning Board deems they are creating minimal destruction to the environment.

⁹ General road maintenance does not need Planning Board or CEO approval. For road construction CEO has authority to refer applicant to the Planning Board.

¹⁰ See further restrictions in Article 9, § 215-9.30.

[Amended 6-12-2013 by Art. 30]