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User's Guide: This article contains general information
related to the title of the chapter, the statutory authority under
which it was prepared and adopted, the municipal officials charged
with its administration, the area of jurisdiction, the date of its
adoption, and the procedure for its amendment.
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This chapter shall be known and be cited as the "Town of Islesboro
Development Review Ordinance."
[Amended 6-6-2012]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001
and 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the following
land uses, structures, and facilities within the boundaries of the
Town of Islesboro:
A.
Subdivisions as defined by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401.
B.
Building(s), structures and use(s) of land for commercial, industrial,
office, multiple dwelling residential, municipal, institutional, utility,
fraternal, and recreational purposes, including:
(1)
New buildings and structures;
(2)
New uses of existing buildings, structures and land;
(3)
Resumption of uses which have been discontinued for at least two
years;
(4)
Any construction, alteration, or relocation of any building, structure,
or facility that is greater than 120 square feet or has a completed
fair market value of $3,000 or more;
(5)
Alterations after 22 May 1987 that increase the height of any part
of the building, structure, or facility, or result in a twenty-percent
increase in floor space, parking area, seating capacity or outdoor
storage area; and
(6)
Customary home occupations and small workshop operations.
A.
This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1)
Existing uses or uses which were legally established prior to the
adoption of this chapter;
(2)
Subdivision lots exempted by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401;
(3)
Detached single-family and two-family dwelling units, when not part
of a new subdivision or new development proposal;
(4)
Agricultural land management and forest management practices.
[Amended 6-6-2012]
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are in conflict with
the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rule, regulation or
ordinance, the more restrictive or higher standard, as determined
by the Planning Board, shall control.
This chapter may be amended by a majority vote of a Town Meeting.
Amendments may be initiated by a majority vote of the Planning Board
or by request of the Board of Selectmen or by petition signed by a
number of registered voters greater than 10% of the votes cast in
the last gubernatorial election in the Town. The Planning Board shall
conduct a public hearing on the amendments.
The provisions of this chapter shall become effective on May
22, 1987, and on the day a Town Meeting amends this chapter.
