The Planning Board and the City Planner are authorized as provided in this chapter to review and act on site plans. Site plan review is required for the following:
A. 
Construction of:
(1) 
Nonresidential structures, including accessory uses or structures, having a total floor area of more than 1,000 square feet.
(2) 
Multifamily dwellings; provided, however, that multifamily dwellings of 15 units or more shall be subject to both site plan review and subdivision review.
(3) 
A private road or private road network.
[Added 3-18-2024]
B. 
Expansion of:
(1) 
Nonresidential structures, including accessory structures, by more than 1,000 square feet of ground floor area within any five-year period.
(2) 
Multifamily dwellings, by the addition of one or more units within an existing structure or expansion of the structure to accommodate new units.
C. 
Conversion of single-family or two-family dwellings to multifamily use.
D. 
Changing the siding or roofing materials of the street-facing facade of a nonresidential or multifamily structure or accessory structure by more than 25% of the surface area of the siding or roof.
E. 
Proposals to pave, strip, or grade more than 10,000 square feet within any five-year period.
F. 
Proposals for earth removal of more than 10,000 square feet or 100 cubic yards within any five-year period.
G. 
Construction or expansion of boat building and repair facilities, marinas, piers, docks, boat houses, and port facilities.
H. 
The addition of a drive-up window.
I. 
Proposals to construct buildings taller than 35 feet high.
J. 
Site location of development. Site developments needing approval under 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 481 through 488, as permitted under 38 M.R.S.A. § 489-A, shall be reviewed under this chapter.
K. 
Site developments requiring stormwater permits pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 420-D shall, to the extent permitted under 38 M.R.S.A. § 489-A, be reviewed under the procedures of this chapter; and they shall meet and comply with those rules promulgated by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 420-D, specifically Chapters 500, 501, and 502 Rules.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 06-096 CMR Chs. 500, 501, and 502.
L. 
Proposals for tree removal activities that require notification to the Maine Forest Service as a change of use pursuant to State of Maine Statutes, Title 12, § 8883-B, as may be amended, for purposes of land development.
[Added 6-3-2024]
The City Planner is authorized to review and act on minor site plans. The following qualify to be reviewed as a minor site plan:
A. 
Nonresidential structures or additions of less than 6,000 square feet;
B. 
Nonresidential structures in an approved industrial park, including accessory structures, having a total floor area of not more than 30,000 square feet.
C. 
Private road or private road network applications.
[Added 3-18-2024]
No building permit, plumbing permit, or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a subject site until a site plan has been approved and signed by the Planning Board, or, in the case of minor site plans, approved and signed by the City Planner.