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Madison City Zoning Code

§ 478-14

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 § 478-15. 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 must comply with all applicable land use standards)
No - Prohibited
PB - Allowed with permit issued by the Planning Board.
CEO - Allowed with permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer
LPI - Allowed with permit issued by the Local Plumbing Inspector
Abbreviations:
RP - Resource Protection
LR - Limited Residential
LC - Limited Commercial
GD - General Development I and General Development II
SP - Stream Protection
NOTE: Terms are defined in § 478-17, including but not limited to: functionally water-dependent uses.
Table 1. Land Uses in the Shoreland Zone
Land Uses
District
SP
RP
LR
LC
GD
1.
Non-intensive recreational uses not requiring structures such as hunting, fishing and hiking
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
2.
Motorized vehicular traffic on existing roads and trails
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
3.
Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting
CEO
CEO1
yes
yes
yes
4.
Fire prevention activities
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
5.
Wildlife management practices
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
6.
Soil and water conservation practices
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
7.
Mineral exploration
no
yes2
yes2
yes2
yes2
8.
Mineral extraction, including sand and gravel extraction
no
PB3
PB
PB
PB
9.
Surveying and resource analysis
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
10.
Emergency operations
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
11.
Agriculture
yes
PB
yes
yes
yes
12.
Aquaculture
PB
PB
PB
yes
yes
13.
Principal structures and uses
A.
One and two family residential, including driveways
PB4
PB8
CEO
CEO
CEO
B.
Multiunit residential
no
no
PB
PB
PB
C.
Commercial
no9
no9
no9
PB
PB
D.
Industrial
no
no
no
no
PB
E.
Governmental and institutional
no
no
PB
PB
PB
F.
Small nonresidential facilities for educational, scientific, or nature interpretation purposes
PB4
PB
CEO
CEO
CEO
14.
Structures accessory to allowed uses
PB4
PB
CEO
CEO
yes
15.
Piers, docks, wharfs, bridges and other structures and uses extending or located below the normal high-water line or within a wetland
A.
Temporary
CEO10
CEO10
CEO10
CEO10
CEO10
B.
Permanent
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB
16.
Conversions of seasonal residences to year-round residences
LPI
LPI
LPI
LPI
LPI
17.
Home occupations
PB
PB
PB
CEO
yes
18.
Private sewage disposal systems for allowed uses
LPI
LPI
LPI
LPI
LPI
19.
Essential services
A.
Roadside distribution lines (34.5kV and lower)
CEO5
CEO5
yes11
yes11
yes11
B.
Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 10 poles or less in the shoreland zone
PB5
PB5
CEO
CEO
CEO
C.
Non-roadside or cross-country distribution lines involving 11 or more poles in the shoreland zone
PB5
PB5
PB
PB
PB
D.
Other essential services
PB5
PB5
PB
PB
PB
20.
Service drops, as defined, to allowed uses
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
21.
Public and private recreational areas involving minimal structural development
PB
PB
PB
CEO
CEO
22.
Individual private campsites
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
23.
Campgrounds
no
no6
PB
PB
PB
24.
Road construction
PB
no7
PB
PB
PB
25.
Parking facilities
no
no6
PB
PB
PB
26.
Marinas
PB
no
PB
PB
PB
27.
Filling and earth moving of <10 cubic yards
CEO
CEO
yes
yes
yes
28.
Filling and earth moving of >10 cubic yards
PB
PB
CEO
CEO
CEO
29.
Signs
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
30.
Forest management activities except for timber harvesting & land management roads
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
31.
Timber harvesting
yes
CEO12
yes
yes
yes
32.
Land management roads
yes
PB12
yes
yes
yes
33.
Uses similar to allowed uses
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
34.
Uses similar to uses requiring a CEO permit
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
CEO
35.
Uses similar to uses requiring a PB permit
PB
PB
PB
PB
PB
1
In RP not allowed within 75 feet horizontal distance, 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 allowed in areas so designated because of wildlife value.
4
Provided that a variance from the setback requirement is obtained from the Board of Appeals.
5
See further restrictions in § 478-15L.
6
Except when area is zoned for resource protection due to floodplain criteria in which case a permit is required from the PB.
7
Except as provided in § 478-15H.
8
Single family residential structures may be allowed by special exception only according to the provisions of § 478-16E, Special exceptions. Two-family residential structures are prohibited.
9
Except for commercial uses otherwise listed in this Table, such as marinas and campgrounds, that are allowed in the respective district.
10
Excluding bridges and other crossings not involving earthwork, in which case no permit is required.
11
Permit not required but must file a written "notice of intent to construct" with CEO.
12
Provided this chapter contains § 478-15O, or as provided in an agreement between the municipality and Maine Forest Service under § 478-15O(1).
NOTE: A person performing any of the following activities shall require a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 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.