The site of the campground shall contain a total area of at least 5,000 square feet per recreational vehicle, tent, or shelter, not including roads and driveways. Land supporting wetland vegetation and land below the normal high-water mark of a body of water shall not be included in calculating land area per site.

Each recreational vehicle, tent or shelter site shall be provided with a trash receptacle and fireplace.

No recreational vehicle, trailer or tent shall be allowed to remain in a campground on a permanent basis.

Existing lawn areas may not be expanded or relocated. Gardens may be moved or expanded within existing lawns, provided no invasive species are used.

There shall be no cleared area greater than 250 square feet in the forest canopy (or other existing woody vegetation if a forested canopy is not present) as measured from the outer limits of the tree or shrub crown. However, a footpath not to exceed six feet in width as measured between tree trunks and/or shrub stems is allowed, provided that a cleared line of sight to the water through the buffer strip is not created.

Selective cutting of trees within the buffer strip is allowed provided that a well distributed stand of trees and other natural vegetation is maintained. For purposes of this section, a "well-distributed stand of trees" shall be defined as maintaining a rating score of 16 or more in each twenty-five-foot by fifty-foot rectangular (1,250 square feet) area as determined by the following rating system:

In order to protect water quality and wildlife habitat, existing vegetation under three feet in height and other ground cover, including leaf litter and the forest duff layer, shall not be cut, covered or removed, except to remove an invasive plant species or to provide for a footpath or other permitted uses as described in Subsection B(2) and (3) above.

Pruning of tree branches on the bottom 1/3 of the tree is allowed.

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.

No activity shall result in accelerated erosion or sedimentation within the buffer strip.

This article does not apply to those portions of public recreational facilities adjacent to public swimming areas as long as cleared areas are limited to the minimum area necessary.

Mulching and revegetation of disturbed soil.

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

Permanent stabilization structures such as retaining walls or riprap.

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

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

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.

Lagooning shall be conducted in such a manner as to avoid creation of fish trap conditions.

Fill shall be stabilized according to accepted engineering standards.

Fill shall not restrict a natural drainageway, a floodway, or destroy the storage capacity of a floodplain.

Sides of a channel or artificial waterway shall be stabilized to prevent slumping.

Sides of channels or artificial watercourses shall be constructed with slopes of two feet horizontal to one foot vertical or less steep, unless bulkheads or riprapping is used.

Is responsible for management of erosion and sediment control practices at the site; and

Is present at the site each day earthmoving activity occurs for a duration that is sufficient to ensure that proper erosion and sedimentation control practices are followed.

The requirements of this subsection apply until erosion control measures that will permanently stay in place have been installed at the site or, if the site is to be revegetated, erosion control measures that will stay in place until the area is sufficiently covered with vegetation necessary to prevent soil erosion have been installed.

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 Subsection B(4) below.

No part of any extraction operation, including drainage and runoff control features, shall be permitted within 75 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of any body of water, tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland. Extraction operations shall not be permitted within 50 feet, horizontal of any property line, without written permission of the owner of such adjacent property.

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

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

NOTE: The State of Maine Solid Waste Laws, the Solid Waste Management Rules, Chapters 400 to 419 of the Department of Environmental Protection's regulations, may contain other applicable provisions regarding disposal of materials.

For the purpose of the protection of property against flood and/or storm damage and the protection of identified sensitive environmental habitats, accessory residential piers, docks, wharves, walkways, ramps or floats shall not be permitted in any areas identified as velocity zones as shown on the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Map produced by FEMA or as determined by FEMA via the Letter of Map Amendment process (LOMA).

No new permanent, temporary or material alteration of a pier, dock, wharf, bridge or other structure shall be permitted within the wildlife habitat of species considered endangered or threatened by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Piers, docks, wharves, walkways, ramps and floats shall be constructed to meet the standards for "Appurtenant Structures" as set forth in FEMA 55, Coastal Construction Manual, third edition, June 2000, or as amended. The area of a float or floats shall not exceed 200 square feet, except that when shared by two or more abutting property owners as delineated in Subsection B(4), two such floats may be used.

Accessory residential piers, docks, wharves, walkways, ramps or floats require the lot to have a minimum of 60 feet of shore frontage. If a property owner does not meet this standard, the applicant may co-apply with an abutter or abutters, and must demonstrate that in combination with such abutting property, this standard will be met. The agreement for partitioning, maintenance, and repair costs, outlining pier location and partitioning access, including any property easements, must be recorded with the York County Registry of Deeds, in the deeds of all affected properties. Once a property owner has entered into a shared pier agreement, that property owner forfeits the right to build his or her own pier, or to enter into an agreement with another abutter for a second pier. Notwithstanding § 240-6.1E, the Planning Board may include a part of the lot that is part of a right-of-way in satisfying the minimum shore frontage requirement of this Subsection B(4) only, provided that the accessory residential pier, dock, wharf, walkway, ramp or float may be located in a manner that does not interfere with the use of the right-of-way and the Planning Board determines that including the part of the lot that is part of a right-of-way for this purpose would not interfere with any other provision of this chapter. If such modification is approved, the Planning Board shall include the modification in the Site Plan Review's written Findings of Fact and the applicant shall record the Findings of Fact with the York County Registry of Deeds before commencing any work or before receiving a building or land use activity permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. Subdivisions and condominium homeowner associations with 60 feet or more frontage are allowed to build only one pier and if the frontage is at least 100 feet may have a maximum of two floats.

No portion of a pier or float shall be within 25 feet of a property line or property line extension seaward, unless the pier is a shared pier as per Subsection B(4).

Access from the shore shall be developed on soils and appropriate for such use and constructed so as to control erosion and avoid adverse impact on coastal or freshwater vegetation. Any ramp, walkway or pier shall be at least one foot above the ground, as measured from the lowest part of the structure. Deck boards shall be a maximum of six inches in width and spaced 1/2 inch apart. Paint, stains and water proofing shall be applied in accordance with EPA standards as not to contaminate surrounding areas. Coastal banks shall be protected from erosion by the use of suitable stairs no wider than four feet.

The location of any structure shall not interfere with existing developed or natural beach areas, nor impede legitimate passage along a beach.

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

The facility shall be no larger in dimension than necessary to carry on the activity and be consistent with the surrounding character and uses of the area. A noncommercial ramp, pier, walkway, dock or wharf shall not be wider than four feet. Pairs of pilings or supports shall be no closer than 10 feet.

Lighting shall be to illuminate walkways, ramps and floats only. Spotlights and floodlights or any other fixture that casts a direct beam is specifically prohibited.

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

New permanent piers and docks on nontidal waters shall not be permitted unless it is clearly demonstrated to the Planning Board that a temporary pier or dock is not feasible, and a permit has been obtained from the DEP, pursuant to the Natural Resources Act, 38 M.R.S.A. § 480-C.

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

Except in the Riverfront and Dock Square Districts, structures built on, over or abutting a pier, wharf, dock or other structure extending beyond the normal high water line of a body of water or within a wetland shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the pier, wharf, dock or other structure.

Any accessory residential pier, walkway, dock or wharf, including ramps and floats, shall be no longer than a total length of 100 feet nor extend more than 1/5 of the way across a body of water. The Planning Board may, upon review, modify the length requirement if it is demonstrated that no other reasonable alternative exists to provide water access from the lot.

Off-season storage of temporary floats, ramps or walkways must be on upland areas so as to not damage marine or freshwater vegetation. Caution must be exercised to avoid damage to shoreline banks and shoreline vegetation. Ramps may be stored on piers or docks. All stored items must be properly and safely secured so as not to become a wind or wave borne hazard in a severe storm or hurricane.

Accessory residential piers, docks, wharves, walkways, ramps and floats shall not be used for any commercial purposes, other than permitted commercial fishing or lobstering conducted by the landowner.

Enlargements, alterations, repairs, or the rebuilding of nonconforming piers, docks, walkways, wharves, ramps or floats shall be governed by the provisions of Article 8 of this chapter.

No more than one pier, dock, wharf or similar structure extending or located below the normal high-water line of a water body or within a wetland is allowed on a single lot; except that when a single lot contains at least twice the minimum shore frontage as specified in § 240-4.16, a second structure may be allowed and may remain as long as the lot is not further divided.

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

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

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

Vegetation may be removed in excess of the standards in § 240-5.4 of this chapter in order to conduct shoreline stabilization of an eroding shoreline, provided that a permit is obtained from the Planning Board. Construction equipment must access the shoreline by barge when feasible as determined by the Planning Board.

A deck over a river may be exempted from the shoreland setback requirements if it is part of a downtown revitalization project that is defined in a project plan approved by the legislative body of the municipality, and may include the revitalization of structures formerly used as mills that do not meet the structure setback requirements, if the deck meets the following requirements:

On slopes of greater than 20%, the road and/or driveway setback shall be increased by 10 feet, horizontal distance, for each 5% increase in slope above 20%.

This subsection does not apply to approaches to water crossings or to roads or driveways that provide access to permitted structures and facilities located nearer to shoreline or tributary stream due to an operational necessity, excluding temporary docks for recreational uses. Roads and driveways providing access to permitted structures within the setback area shall comply fully with the requirements of this article, except that portion of the road or driveway necessary for direct access to the structure.

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

Drainage dips may be used in place of ditch relief culverts only where the grade is 10% or less.

On sections having slopes greater than 10%, ditch relief culverts shall be placed at approximately a thirty-degree angle downslope from a line perpendicular to the center line of the road or driveway.

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.

Within the strip of land extending 75 feet, horizontal distance, inland from the normal high-water line, timber harvesting may be conducted when the following conditions are met:

Beyond the seventy-five-foot strip referred to in Subsection A(1) above, timber harvesting is permitted in accordance with Subsection B below, except that in no case shall the average residual basal area of trees over 4 1/2 inches in diameter at 4 1/2 feet above ground level be reduced to less than 30 square feet per acre.

Selective cutting of not more than 40% of the total volume of trees four inches or more in diameter measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground level on any lot in any ten-year period is permitted. In addition:

Timber-harvesting operations exceeding the 40% limitation in Subsection B(1) above may be allowed by the Planning Board upon a clear showing, including a forest management plan signed by a Maine Licensed Professional Forester, that such an exception is necessary for good forest management and will be carried out in accordance with the purpose of this chapter. The Planning Board shall notify the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection of each exception allowed, within 14 days of the Planning Board's decision.

No accumulation of slash shall be left within 50 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a body of water. In all other areas, slash shall either be removed or disposed of in such a manner that it lies on the ground and no part thereof extends more than four feet above the ground. Any debris that falls below the normal high-water line of a body of water or tributary stream shall be removed.

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

All crossings 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.

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

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 so that an unscarified strip of vegetation of at least 75 feet, horizontal distance, in width for slopes up to 10% shall be retained between the exposed mineral soil and the normal high-water line of a body of water or upland edge of a wetland. For each 10% increase in slope, the unscarified strip shall be increased by 20 feet, horizontal distance. The provisions of this subsection apply only to a face sloping toward the body of water or wetland; provided, however, that no portion of such exposed mineral soil on a back face shall be closer than 25 feet, horizontal distance, from the normal high-water line of a body of water or the upland edge of a wetland.

Within the shoreline buffer, if the removal of a hazard tree results in a cleared opening in the tree canopy greater than 250 square feet, replacement with native tree species is required, unless there is new tree growth already present. New tree growth must be as near as practicable to where the hazard tree was removed and be at least two inches in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground level. If new growth is not present, then replacement trees shall consist of native species and be at least four feet in height, and be no less than two inches in diameter. Stumps may not be removed.

Outside of the shoreline buffer, when the removal of hazard trees exceeds 40% of the volume of trees four inches or more in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground level in any ten-year period, and/or results in cleared openings exceeding 25% of the lot area within the Shoreland Zone, or 10,000 square feet, whichever is greater, replacement with native tree species is required, unless there is new tree growth already present. New tree growth must be as near as practicable to where the hazard tree was removed and be at least two inches in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground level. If new growth is not present, then replacement trees shall consist of native species and be at least two inches in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground level.

The removal of standing dead trees, resulting from natural causes, is permissible with a replanting plan and obtaining a permit with the Town. For the purposes of this provision, dead trees are those trees that contain no foliage during the growing season.

The Code Enforcement Officer may require the property owner to submit an evaluation from a licensed forester or arborist before any hazard tree can be removed within the Shoreland Zone.

The Code Enforcement Officer may require more than a one-for-one replacement for hazard trees removed that exceed eight inches in diameter measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground level.

Within the shoreline buffer, when the removal of storm-damaged trees results in a cleared opening in the tree canopy no greater than 49 square feet, replanting is not required, but the area shall be required to naturally revegetate, and the following requirements must be met:

Outside of the shoreline buffer, if the removal of storm-damaged trees exceeds 40% of the volume of trees four inches or more in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above the ground level in any ten-year period, or results, in the aggregate, in cleared openings exceeding 25% of the lot area within the Shoreland Zone or 10,000 square feet, whichever is greater, and no natural regeneration occurs within one growing season, then native tree seedlings or saplings shall be replanted on a one-for-one basis.

If removal of vegetation occurs via wheeled or tracked motorized equipment, the wheeled or tracked motorized equipment is operated and stored at least 25 feet, horizontal distance, from the shoreline, except that wheeled or tracked equipment may be operated or stored on existing structural surfaces, such as pavement or gravel;

Removal of vegetation within 25 feet, horizontal distance, from the shoreline occurs via hand tools; and

If applicable clearing and vegetation removal standards are exceeded due to the removal of non-native invasive species vegetation, the area shall be revegetated with native species to achieve compliance.

All trees and saplings removed must be replaced with native noninvasive species;

Replacement vegetation must at a minimum consist of saplings;

If more than three trees or saplings are planted, then at least three different species shall be used;

No one species shall make up 50% or more of the number of trees and saplings planted;

If revegetation is required for a shoreline stabilization project, and it is not possible to plant trees and saplings in the same area where trees or saplings were removed, then trees or sapling must be planted in a location that effectively reestablishes the screening between the shoreline and structures; and

A survival rate of at least 80% of planted trees or saplings and restoration of 80% of the prior canopy is required for a minimum five-year period.

All woody vegetation and vegetation under three feet in height must be replaced with native noninvasive species of woody vegetation and vegetation under three feet in height as applicable;

Woody vegetation and vegetation under three feet in height shall be planted in quantities and variety sufficient to prevent erosion and provide for effective infiltration of stormwater;

If more than three woody vegetation plants are to be planted, then at least three different species shall be planted;

No one species shall make up 50% or more of the number of planted woody vegetation plants; and

Survival of planted woody vegetation and vegetation under three feet in height must be sufficient to remain in compliance with the standards contained within this chapter for minimum of five years.

All ground vegetation and ground cover removed must be replaced with native herbaceous vegetation, in quantities and variety sufficient to prevent erosion and provide for effective infiltration of stormwater;

Where necessary due to a lack of sufficient ground cover, an area must be supplemented with a minimum four-inch depth of leaf mulch and/or bark mulch to prevent erosion and provide for effective infiltration of stormwater; and

Survival and functionality of ground vegetation and ground cover must be sufficient to remain in compliance with the standards contained within this chapter for minimum of five years.