[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.1, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 57-1997, 6-17-1997; Ord. No. 10-2001, 9-4-2001]
Permitted uses in the Residential/Agricultural II District are as follows:
(1) 
Residential uses (single-family and two-family), including manufactured housing units.
(2) 
Agricultural, including the keeping of farm animals and pleasure animals, agricultural processing, forest management and timber harvesting activities, and horticultural activities, but excluding slaughter houses and factories, a piggery or raising poultry for commercial purposes.
(3) 
Accessory uses and structures.
(4) 
Recreational or community activities except those operated for profit.
(5) 
Municipal uses deemed necessary by the City Council, but, prior to taking such action thereon, the council shall hold a public hearing for which 10 days' notice shall be given.
(6) 
Essential services.
(7) 
Accessory uses, including yard sales on no more than 10 days in any calendar year.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.2, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 1-1999, 7-6-1999; Ord. No. 10-2001, 9-4-2001; Ord. No. 21-2006, 2-7-2006]
Permitted uses requiring Planning Board review in the Residential/Agricultural II District are as follows:
(1) 
Home occupation (expanded definition).
(2) 
Farm stand, craft sales.
(3) 
Small convenience stores (stores less than 4,000 square feet in size with a maximum of two fuel dispensers).
(4) 
Boat building, repair and storage.
(5) 
Car repairs (maximum of three vehicles offered for sale on the property as an accessory use).
(6) 
Restaurants, excluding fast food restaurants.
(7) 
Funeral homes.
(8) 
Bed and breakfast, including class 1, class 2 and class 3.
(9) 
Group home or hospice, provided the owner resides on the lot and maintains said residence as his or her primary residence.
(10) 
Day nursery or an institution of an educational, religious, philanthropic, fraternal, political or social nature.
(11) 
Boarding/lodging establishment, provided the owner resides on the lot and maintains said residence as his or her primary residence.
(12) 
Kennel, stable, veterinary hospital.
(13) 
Telecommunications facilities and stealth telecommunications facilities.
(14) 
Cemeteries.
(15) 
Fill, loam, sand, gravel extraction, excluding bedrock, with restrictions on extent of area to be extracted at one time, and establishment of a continuing reclamation and reforestation program (subject to review under the provisions of chapter 90).
(16) 
Wood lot management and on-site fire-wood processing.
(17) 
Planned unit development and cluster housing development.
(18) 
Recreational activities operated for profit.
(19) 
Storage facilities.
(20) 
Hospitals.
(21) 
Health care facilities, nursing homes.
(22) 
Multifamily housing.
(23) 
Professional offices, office complexes.
(24) 
Schools.
(25) 
Congregate care retirement housing.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.3, 3-4-1997]
Provisions of chapter 82, pertaining to shoreland zoning, and chapter 78, article II, pertaining to floodplains, may apply in the Residential/Agricultural II District. See the shoreland zoning maps and FIRM flood maps.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.4, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 10-2001, 9-4-2001]
(a) 
Minimum lot size and minimum frontage requirements-Residential uses.
(1) 
Any lot created on or after September 4, 2001, that is connected to City sewer and that is used for a single-family or two-family residential use, shall be a minimum of 15,000 square feet in size, and shall have a minimum of 150 feet of road frontage.
(2) 
Any lot created on or after September 4, 2001, that is not connected to City sewer and that is used for a single-family residential use, shall be a minimum of 20,000 square feet in size and shall have a minimum of 150 feet of road frontage.
(3) 
Any lot created on or after September 4, 2001, that is not connected to City sewer and that is used for a two-family residential use, shall be a minimum of 40,000 square feet in size, and shall have a minimum of 150 feet of road frontage.
(4) 
Any lot that was created on or before September 3, 2001, that does not comply with either or both the minimum lot size and minimum frontage requirements established in subsections (1)-(3) shall be considered a nonconforming lot of record, and may be used for a single-family or two-family residential use, subject to the provisions of the state plumbing code for subsurface wastewater disposal (if applicable).
(5) 
A lot, regardless of when it was created, that is used for a multifamily residential use established on or after September 4, 2001, shall be connected to public sewer, shall be a minimum of 1/2 acre (21,780 square feet) in size, and shall have a minimum of 150 feet of road frontage.
(6) 
A lot that does not comply with any one or all standards identified in subsection (5), and that was used for a multifamily residential use on or before September 3, 2001, shall be considered a nonconforming use. This nonconforming use may continue, and may expand, subject to the requirements of article III, Nonconformance, of this chapter.
(b) 
Minimum lot size and minimum frontage requirements-Nonresidential uses.
(1) 
Any lot created on or after September 4, 2001, that is used for a nonresidential use shall be a minimum of one acre (43,560 square feet) in size, and the lot shall have a minimum of 150 feet of road frontage.
(2) 
A lot that was created on or before September 3, 2001, that does not comply with the minimum lot size and minimum lot frontage requirements identified in subsection (1) shall be considered a nonconforming lot of record, and shall be considered a buildable lot for a nonresidential use.
(c) 
Minimum setback requirements.
(1) 
The minimum setback requirements for a single-family or two-family dwelling use or structure and any accessory structure or use to these uses are as follows:
Front: 30 feet;
Side: 15 feet; and
Rear: 15 feet.
(2) 
The minimum setback requirements for a multifamily dwelling use or structure and any accessory structure or use to this use are as follows:
Front: 30 feet;
Side: 25 feet; and
Rear: 25 feet.
(3) 
The minimum front, side and rear setback requirements for a nonresidential use or nonresidential structure shall be as follows:
Front: 30 feet;
Side: 25 feet; and
Rear: 25 feet.
(4) 
All setbacks shall be measured from the property line, and the applicant shall be responsible for verifying that all setback requirements are met. The applicant, code enforcement officer or Planning Board may use a MDOT or City road layout or right-of-way, a property deed or similar information to determine the minimum amount of setback required. The code enforcement officer or Planning Board, however, may require the applicant to provide a survey to identify property lines and setback requirements if either deems that a survey is necessary to verify the applicant's representations.
(d) 
Structure height. The maximum height of any structure located within 200 feet of Crocker Road or Marsh Road shall be 38 feet. The maximum height of any structure located more than 200 feet from Crocker Road or Marsh Road shall be 50 feet.
(e) 
Density standard. The following density standards shall apply to all residential uses in this zoning district. These density standards are subject to modification in accordance with the planned unit development requirements identified in section 102-385.
Type of Use
Sewer
Single-family
One unit in one structure per 15,000 square feet
Two-family
Two units in one structure per 15,000 square feet
Multifamily
Three units in one structure per 21,780 square and an additional 7,260 square feet for each additional unit
Type of Use
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal
Single-family
One unit in one structure per 20,000 square feet
Two-family
Two units in one structure per 40,000 square feet
Multifamily
Prohibited as a new use established on or after September 4, 2001
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.5, 3-4-1997; Ord. No. 10-2001, 9-4-2001]
In the case of a residential or nonresidential planned unit development the above standards may be modified in accordance with the special provisions of article VI of this chapter. In addition, planned unit developments shall be reviewed under the subdivision ordinance.
The following maximum density standards shall apply to a residential planned unit development:
Type of Use
Sewer
Single-family
One unit in one structure per 10,000 square feet
Two-family
Two units in one structure per 15,000 square feet
Multifamily
Four units in one structure per 21,780 square feet and an additional 5,445 square feet for each additional unit
Type of Use
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal
Single-family
One unit in one structure per 20,000 square feet
Two-family
Two units in one structure per 30,000 square feet
Multifamily
Prohibited as a new use established on or after September 4, 2001
The general performance standards in article VIII, divisions 2 and 3, and article IX, division 2, shall apply to all residential and nonresidential uses.
[Ord. No. 28-1997, § 604.6, 3-4-1997]
Only those uses specifically listed as permitted uses or permitted uses requiring Planning Board review are allowed within the Residential/Agricultural II District. All other uses are excluded.