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Town of Kennebunkport, ME
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2024-06-11
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Part II Zoning Ordinances
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Chapter 240 Land Use
General Ordinances
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Administrative Code
Ch 9
Alarm Systems
Ch 12
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 16
Animals
Ch 24
Beaches
Ch 29
Boating
Ch 34
Cable Television
Ch 41
Emergency Management
Ch 46
Fires and Fire Prevention
Ch 49
Fireworks
Ch 55
General Assistance
Ch 61
Harbor and Waterfront
Ch 80
Kennebunk River
Ch 105
Peace and Good Order
Ch 110
Property Assessed Clean Energy
Ch 127
Shellfish Conservation
Ch 129
Short-Term Rentals
Ch 132
Skateboards
Ch 140
Special Events and Mass Gatherings
Ch 147
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 153
Taxation
Ch 160
Traffic and Vehicles
Ch 172
Victualers
Ch 179
Waste Management
Ch 183
Wastewater Use
Zoning Ordinances
Ch 210
Condominium Conversion
Ch 219
Floodplain Management
Ch 240
Land Use
Ch 240 Art 1
General
§ 240-1.1
Short title.
§ 240-1.2
Purposes.
§ 240-1.3
Authority and general requirements.
§ 240-1.4
Applicability.
§ 240-1.5
Conflict with other provisions.
§ 240-1.6
Validity and severability.
§ 240-1.7
Availability.
§ 240-1.8
Omitted uses.
§ 240-1.9
When effective.
Ch 240 Art 2
Terminology
§ 240-2.1
Word usage.
§ 240-2.2
Definitions.
Ch 240 Art 3
Establishment of Zones
§ 240-3.1
Zoning districts.
§ 240-3.2
Official Zoning Map.
§ 240-3.3
Description of zone boundaries.
Ch 240 Art 4
Zone Regulations
§ 240-4.1
Permitted uses.
§ 240-4.2
Prohibited uses.
§ 240-4.3
Village Residential Zone.
§ 240-4.4
Village Residential East Zone.
§ 240-4.5
Dock Square Zone.
§ 240-4.6
Riverfront Zone.
§ 240-4.7
Cape Arundel Zone.
§ 240-4.8
Goose Rocks Zone.
§ 240-4.9
Cape Porpoise East and Cape Porpoise West Zones.
§ 240-4.10
Cape Porpoise Square Zone.
§ 240-4.11
Free Enterprise Zone.
§ 240-4.12
Farm and Forest Zone.
§ 240-4.13
Uses permitted without a permit: Shoreland and Resource Protection Zones.
§ 240-4.14
Uses permitted: Shoreland Zone.
§ 240-4.15
Uses permitted: Resource Protection Zone.
§ 240-4.16
Lot standards.
§ 240-4.17
Structures and setbacks.
§ 240-4.18
Goat Island Light Contract Zone.
Ch 240 Art 5
Shoreland and Resource Protection Performance Standards
§ 240-5.1
Purpose.
§ 240-5.2
Agriculture.
§ 240-5.3
Campgrounds.
§ 240-5.4
Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting.
§ 240-5.5
Construction of beaches.
§ 240-5.6
Erosion and sedimentation control.
§ 240-5.7
Essential services.
§ 240-5.8
Historical and archaeological sites.
§ 240-5.9
Mineral exploration and extraction.
§ 240-5.10
Parking areas.
§ 240-5.11
Structures and uses extending over or below normal high-water line or within wetland.
§ 240-5.12
Roads and driveways.
§ 240-5.13
Septic waste disposal.
§ 240-5.14
Soils.
§ 240-5.15
Stormwater runoff.
§ 240-5.16
Water quality.
§ 240-5.17
Timber harvesting.
Ch 240 Art 6
Town-Wide Regulations
§ 240-6.1
General provisions.
§ 240-6.2
Height restrictions.
§ 240-6.3
Soil suitability.
§ 240-6.4
Water quality.
§ 240-6.5
Dust, fumes, vapors and gases.
§ 240-6.6
Explosive materials.
§ 240-6.7
Construction in flood hazard areas.
§ 240-6.8
Outdoor display.
§ 240-6.9
Off-street parking and loading, nonresidential.
§ 240-6.10
Residential parking standards.
§ 240-6.11
Sanitary and potability provisions.
§ 240-6.12
Signs and billboards.
§ 240-6.13
Tillage of soil.
§ 240-6.14
Road construction, filling and grading.
§ 240-6.15
Entrance to public ways.
§ 240-6.16
Sound pressure levels.
§ 240-6.17
Blasting.
§ 240-6.18
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code.
§ 240-6.19
Dwellings.
Ch 240 Art 7
Performance Standards for Specific Activities, Land Uses and Zones
§ 240-7.1
Accessory apartments.
§ 240-7.2
Automobile service stations.
§ 240-7.3
Campgrounds.
§ 240-7.4
Cluster development.
§ 240-7.5
Elder-care facilities.
§ 240-7.6
Home occupation.
§ 240-7.7
Hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts and inns.
§ 240-7.8
Kennels.
§ 240-7.9
Mobile homes.
§ 240-7.10
Mobile home parks.
§ 240-7.11
Multiplex.
§ 240-7.12
Retail sales.
§ 240-7.13
Residential mixed use.
§ 240-7.14
Residential rental accommodations.
§ 240-7.15
Affordable housing.
Ch 240 Art 8
Nonconformance and Vested Rights
§ 240-8.1
Purpose.
§ 240-8.2
General.
§ 240-8.3
Expansion of nonconforming structures.
§ 240-8.4
Change of use of nonconforming structure.
§ 240-8.5
Nonconforming due to lack of required parking or loading space.
§ 240-8.6
Conversion of use.
§ 240-8.7
Nonconforming lots.
§ 240-8.8
Nonconforming uses.
§ 240-8.9
Vested rights.
Ch 240 Art 9
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 240-9.1
Appointment and composition.
§ 240-9.2
Powers and duties.
§ 240-9.3
Appeals procedure.
Ch 240 Art 10
Planning Board Site Plan Review
§ 240-10.1
General requirement.
§ 240-10.2
Site plan approval required.
§ 240-10.3
Shoreland zoning review.
§ 240-10.4
Powers and duties.
§ 240-10.5
Variance required.
§ 240-10.6
Submissions and requirements.
§ 240-10.7
Performance standards.
§ 240-10.8
Procedure for site plan review.
§ 240-10.9
Procedure for Shoreland reviews not needing site plan review.
§ 240-10.10
Guidelines for decisions.
§ 240-10.11
Conditions attached to site plan review.
§ 240-10.12
Performance guarantees.
§ 240-10.13
Conditional uses.
Ch 240 Art 11
Administration
§ 240-11.1
Code Enforcement Officer.
§ 240-11.2
Permit required.
§ 240-11.3
Permit not required.
§ 240-11.4
Permit procedure.
§ 240-11.5
Suspension and revocation of permits.
§ 240-11.6
Fees.
§ 240-11.7
Expiration of building or use permits and approvals.
§ 240-11.8
Certificate of occupancy.
§ 240-11.9
Violations and legal action.
§ 240-11.10
Violations and penalties.
§ 240-11.11
Publication of building permits.
§ 240-11.12
Growth management permit required.
Ch 240 Art 12
Amendments
§ 240-12.1
Procedure.
§ 240-12.2
Shoreland or Resource Protection Zone amendments.
§ 240-12.3
Enactment dates.
Ch 240 Art 13
Contract Zoning
§ 240-13.1
Authority and purpose.
§ 240-13.2
Application review process.
§ 240-13.3
Contract zoning agreement.
§ 240-13.4
Failure to act.
Ch 245
Lighting, Outdoor
Ch 252
Marijuana
Ch 290
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting
Board of Selectmen Regulations
Ch 315
Goose Rocks Beach Parking Rules and Regulations
Ch 342
Solid Waste Rules and Regulations
Ch 346
Special Amusement Permit Rules and Regulations
Planning Board Regulations
Ch 405
Planning Board Rules and Regulations
Ch 415
Subdivision Regulations
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 240
Land Use
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Kennebunkport
3-6-1972
; as amended through
11-6-2018
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Dimensional Requirements
Attachment 2 - Goat Island Light Contract Zone
Article 1
General
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§ 240-1.1
Short title.
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§ 240-1.2
Purposes.
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§ 240-1.3
Authority and general requirements.
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§ 240-1.4
Applicability.
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§ 240-1.5
Conflict with other provisions.
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§ 240-1.6
Validity and severability.
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§ 240-1.7
Availability.
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§ 240-1.8
Omitted uses.
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§ 240-1.9
When effective.
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Article 2
Terminology
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§ 240-2.1
Word usage.
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§ 240-2.2
Definitions.
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Article 3
Establishment of Zones
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§ 240-3.1
Zoning districts.
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§ 240-3.2
Official Zoning Map.
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§ 240-3.3
Description of zone boundaries.
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Article 4
Zone Regulations
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§ 240-4.1
Permitted uses.
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§ 240-4.2
Prohibited uses.
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§ 240-4.3
Village Residential Zone.
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§ 240-4.4
Village Residential East Zone.
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§ 240-4.5
Dock Square Zone.
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§ 240-4.6
Riverfront Zone.
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§ 240-4.7
Cape Arundel Zone.
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§ 240-4.8
Goose Rocks Zone.
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§ 240-4.9
Cape Porpoise East and Cape Porpoise West Zones.
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§ 240-4.10
Cape Porpoise Square Zone.
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§ 240-4.11
Free Enterprise Zone.
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§ 240-4.12
Farm and Forest Zone.
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§ 240-4.13
Uses permitted without a permit: Shoreland and Resource Protection Zones.
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§ 240-4.14
Uses permitted: Shoreland Zone.
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§ 240-4.15
Uses permitted: Resource Protection Zone.
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§ 240-4.16
Lot standards.
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§ 240-4.17
Structures and setbacks.
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§ 240-4.18
Goat Island Light Contract Zone.
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Article 5
Shoreland and Resource Protection Performance Standards
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§ 240-5.1
Purpose.
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§ 240-5.2
Agriculture.
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§ 240-5.3
Campgrounds.
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§ 240-5.4
Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting.
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§ 240-5.5
Construction of beaches.
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§ 240-5.6
Erosion and sedimentation control.
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§ 240-5.7
Essential services.
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§ 240-5.8
Historical and archaeological sites.
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§ 240-5.9
Mineral exploration and extraction.
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§ 240-5.10
Parking areas.
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§ 240-5.11
Structures and uses extending over or below normal high-water line or within wetland.
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§ 240-5.12
Roads and driveways.
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§ 240-5.13
Septic waste disposal.
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§ 240-5.14
Soils.
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§ 240-5.15
Stormwater runoff.
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§ 240-5.16
Water quality.
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§ 240-5.17
Timber harvesting.
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Article 6
Town-Wide Regulations
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§ 240-6.1
General provisions.
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§ 240-6.2
Height restrictions.
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§ 240-6.3
Soil suitability.
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§ 240-6.4
Water quality.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.5
Dust, fumes, vapors and gases.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.6
Explosive materials.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.7
Construction in flood hazard areas.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.8
Outdoor display.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.9
Off-street parking and loading, nonresidential.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.10
Residential parking standards.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.11
Sanitary and potability provisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.12
Signs and billboards.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.13
Tillage of soil.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.14
Road construction, filling and grading.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.15
Entrance to public ways.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.16
Sound pressure levels.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.17
Blasting.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.18
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code.
chevron_right
§ 240-6.19
Dwellings.
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Article 7
Performance Standards for Specific Activities, Land Uses and Zones
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§ 240-7.1
Accessory apartments.
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§ 240-7.2
Automobile service stations.
chevron_right
§ 240-7.3
Campgrounds.
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§ 240-7.4
Cluster development.
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§ 240-7.5
Elder-care facilities.
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§ 240-7.6
Home occupation.
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§ 240-7.7
Hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts and inns.
chevron_right
§ 240-7.8
Kennels.
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§ 240-7.9
Mobile homes.
chevron_right
§ 240-7.10
Mobile home parks.
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§ 240-7.11
Multiplex.
chevron_right
§ 240-7.12
Retail sales.
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§ 240-7.13
Residential mixed use.
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§ 240-7.14
Residential rental accommodations.
chevron_right
§ 240-7.15
Affordable housing.
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Article 8
Nonconformance and Vested Rights
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§ 240-8.1
Purpose.
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§ 240-8.2
General.
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§ 240-8.3
Expansion of nonconforming structures.
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§ 240-8.4
Change of use of nonconforming structure.
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§ 240-8.5
Nonconforming due to lack of required parking or loading space.
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§ 240-8.6
Conversion of use.
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§ 240-8.7
Nonconforming lots.
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§ 240-8.8
Nonconforming uses.
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§ 240-8.9
Vested rights.
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Article 9
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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§ 240-9.1
Appointment and composition.
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§ 240-9.2
Powers and duties.
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§ 240-9.3
Appeals procedure.
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Article 10
Planning Board Site Plan Review
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§ 240-10.1
General requirement.
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§ 240-10.2
Site plan approval required.
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§ 240-10.3
Shoreland zoning review.
chevron_right
§ 240-10.4
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 240-10.5
Variance required.
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§ 240-10.6
Submissions and requirements.
chevron_right
§ 240-10.7
Performance standards.
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§ 240-10.8
Procedure for site plan review.
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§ 240-10.9
Procedure for Shoreland reviews not needing site plan review.
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§ 240-10.10
Guidelines for decisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-10.11
Conditions attached to site plan review.
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§ 240-10.12
Performance guarantees.
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§ 240-10.13
Conditional uses.
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Article 11
Administration
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§ 240-11.1
Code Enforcement Officer.
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§ 240-11.2
Permit required.
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§ 240-11.3
Permit not required.
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§ 240-11.4
Permit procedure.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.5
Suspension and revocation of permits.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.6
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.7
Expiration of building or use permits and approvals.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.8
Certificate of occupancy.
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§ 240-11.9
Violations and legal action.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.10
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 240-11.11
Publication of building permits.
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§ 240-11.12
Growth management permit required.
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Article 12
Amendments
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§ 240-12.1
Procedure.
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§ 240-12.2
Shoreland or Resource Protection Zone amendments.
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§ 240-12.3
Enactment dates.
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Article 13
Contract Zoning
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§ 240-13.1
Authority and purpose.
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§ 240-13.2
Application review process.
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§ 240-13.3
Contract zoning agreement.
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§ 240-13.4
Failure to act.
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