A.
Purpose. The purpose of this district is to protect fragile shorelines
and other lands of unique geologic and natural features, especially
those that include steep slopes, high elevations, unstable soils,
wetlands, and floodplains, on which development would adversely affect
water quality, disrupt productive habitat and biological ecosystems,
or destroy scenic and natural values.
[Amended 11-10-2009]
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Natural Resource
Protection District:
(1)
The following resource protection uses:
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
A.
Purpose. The Rural 1 District includes lands with multiple natural
resource constraints; and/or that are especially important for their
recreational, scenic, or other resource-based opportunities, including
farming and woodlands; and/or that are especially important for long-term
protection of water quality. The purpose of this district is to allow
a level of development and activity consistent with the protection
of the natural features of these lands.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Rural 1 District:
(3)
(4)
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(a)
Family cemeteries, as defined by state law (13 M.R.S.A. § 1142),
covering no more than 1/4 of an acre of land, a description of which
is recorded with the Town Clerk or with the Knox County Registry of
Deeds.
(5)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards of Article XA, § 290-10A.4E, are met.
(b)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(c)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
(a)
Lots that are part of residential subdivisions approved by the Planning Board after the date of adoption of this chapter shall comply with the terms of Article IX, Open Space Zoning, except that subdivisions for which completed applications have been submitted to the Planning Board prior to the date of adoption of this chapter shall be subject to the regulations in effect at the time of their submission.
(b)
For all other lots, the following space and bulk standards shall
apply:
[Amended 7-14-2020; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
60,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
60,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartment
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| |
|
Residential
|
150 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
150 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Residential and nonresidential
| |
|
Front
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
10%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
(3)
Screening. Nonresidential uses abutting a residential use or a district other than a business or industrial district shall provide screening in accordance with the standards in Article XA, § 290-10.A4, of this chapter.
(5)
High-elevation areas. Notwithstanding the lists of permitted uses and uses permitted as special exceptions in this district and the space and bulk standards of this district, properties located more than 500 feet above mean sea level shall comply with the standards of Article X, § 290-10.3, of this chapter.
A.
Purpose. The Rural 2 District includes lands that are distant from
the village area; and/or to which public water and sewer lines are
not expected to be extended within the next 10 years; and/or that
have large tracts of land intact, suitable for woodland production,
farming, and unbroken wildlife habitat. The purpose of this district
is to allow residential development that is compatible with the character
and traditional use of rural lands, including extensive areas of field
and woodland, and that does not impose an undue burden on the provision
of municipal services.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Rural 2 District:
(3)
(4)
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(a)
Family cemeteries, as defined by state law (13 M.R.S.A. § 1142),
covering no more than 1/4 of an acre of land, a description of which
is recorded with the Town Clerk or with the Knox County Registry of
Deeds.
(5)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards of Article XA, § 290-10A.4E, are met.
(b)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(c)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
(2)
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(a)
Cemeteries.
(b)
Expansion of churches legally in existence as of July 31, 1991,
subject to conformity with applicable space and bulk standards and
provided the building coverage does not exceed 15,000 square feet.
[Added 6-20-2006]
(c)
Municipal uses.
(d)
Quasi-public facilities, provided no structures are involved.
(4)
The following recreational uses:
(a)
Golf courses and other outdoor recreational facilities, including
commercial outdoor recreation and the rental of nonmotorized sports
equipment, but excluding games and activities common to amusement
parks.
(5)
The following industrial uses:
(a)
Agricultural products processing plants, except in shoreland
areas.
(b)
Tradesman shop, provided it is less than 2,000 square feet of floor area and exterior storage is screened according to Article XA, § 290-10A.4C.
[Amended 6-17-2009]
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
[Amended 7-14-2020; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
60,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
60,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartment
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| |
|
Residential
|
150 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
150 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Residential and nonresidential
| |
|
Front
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yards for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
10%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
(a)
Lots that are part of residential subdivisions approved by the Planning Board after the date of adoption of this chapter shall comply with the terms of Article IX, Open Space Zoning; except that subdivisions for which completed applications have been submitted to the Planning Board prior to the date of adoption of this chapter shall be subject to the regulations in effect at the time of their submission.
(b)
For all other lots, the preceding space and bulk standards shall
apply.
(5)
High-elevation areas. Notwithstanding the lists of permitted uses and uses permitted as special exceptions in this district and the space and bulk standards of this district, properties located more than 500 feet above mean sea level shall comply with the standards of Article X, § 290-10.3, of this chapter.
A.
Purpose. The Rural Recreation District includes lands that are both
fragile and provide unique opportunity for public, outdoor recreation.
The purpose of the district is to provide for a controlled mix of
activity typical of, and necessary to the successful operation of,
a multiple-season recreational area open to the public.
B.
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
Not permitted
|
|
Nonresidential
|
60,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
|
Not applicable
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| |
|
Nonresidential
|
150 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Nonresidential
| |
|
Front
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
10%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
(3)
Screening. Nonresidential uses abutting a residential use or a district other than a business or industrial district shall provide screening in accordance with the standards in XA, § 290-10A.4, of this chapter.
(5)
High-elevation areas. Notwithstanding the lists of permitted uses and uses permitted as special exceptions in this district and the space and bulk standards of this district, properties located more than 500 feet above mean sea level shall comply with the standards of Article X, § 290-10.3, of this chapter.
A.
Purpose. The Coastal Residential District includes lands along scenic
coastal corridors north and south of the village area. The purpose
of the district is to allow for a moderate level of residential and
other development while assuring that these corridors retain their
scenic landscapes and vistas and continue to serve as attractive gateways
to Camden. The intention is that development be designed to fit into
the existing character that includes rolling terrain and interspersed
woods, fields, structures, and views of the water.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Coastal Residential
District:
(3)
(4)
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(a)
Family cemeteries, as defined by state law (13 M.R.S.A. § 1142),
covering no more than 1/4 of an acre of land, a description of which
is recorded with the Town Clerk or with the Knox County Registry of
Deeds.
(5)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards of Article XA, § 290-10A.4E, are met; tradesmans' shops; and indoor storage, maintenance, and construction of boats in existing commercial buildings on lots of five or more acres in size, provided that the storage facility was in existence on January 1, 2003, and is located at least 125 feet from any residential lot boundary or a public way.
[Amended 11-11-2003; 11-8-2016; 6-8-2021]
(b)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(c)
Private residential treatment facility, provided that:
[Added 6-13-2018]
[1]
The facility shall have a maximum of 12 single-occupancy bedrooms
which must be in buildings in existence as of January 1, 2018.
[2]
The facility must be on a single parcel of land of at least
10 acres in size and containing a house with at least five bedrooms
all in existence before November 3, 1992, the date of the enactment
of this chapter.
(d)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Expansion of hotels or motels with 10 or more rooms offered
for rent legally in existence as of March 11, 1985, within a lot of
record existing as of March 11, 1985, subject to conformity with applicable
space and bulk standards.
(b)
Tier 1 and 2 indoor marijuana cultivation facilities on lots
of 1.5 acres or more.
[Added 6-12-2019]
(c)
Tier 1 and 2 outdoor marijuana cultivation facilities on lots
of five acres or more.
[Added 6-12-2019]
(d)
Expansions of less than 10,000 square feet of new floor area
attached to existing commercial buildings used for indoor storage,
maintenance and construction of boats, and/or by tradesmen, provided
that the building:
[Added 6-8-2021]
(5)
The following industrial uses:
(a)
Expansion of facilities used for the storage and maintenance
of construction equipment and which were legally in existence as of
March 11, 1985, within lots of record existing as of March 11, 1985,
subject to conformity with applicable space and bulk standards.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
(a)
Lots that are part of residential subdivisions approved by the Planning Board after the date of adoption of this chapter shall comply with the terms of Article IX, Open Space Zoning; except that subdivisions for which completed applications have been submitted to the Planning Board prior to the date of adoption of this chapter shall be subject to the regulations in effect at the time of their submission.
(b)
For all other lots, the following space and bulk standards shall
apply:
[Amended 7-14-2020; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Sewer
|
No Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| ||
|
Residential
|
30,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
|
10,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartment
|
No increase in lot area required
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| ||
|
Residential
|
100 feet
|
150 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
100 feet
|
150 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Residential and nonresidential
| ||
|
Front
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Private residential treatment facility
| ||
|
Front
|
100 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Side
|
50 feet
|
50 feet
|
|
Back
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
A.
Purpose. The Village Extension District lies outside of the traditional
village but includes lands that have, or can reasonably be expected
to receive within the next 10 years, public water and sewer; can be
readily provided with other municipal services; and can support a
significant share of the new development anticipated in the Town during
the next 10 years to 15 years. The purpose of the district is to provide
a range of housing opportunities and of compatible, small-scale economic
opportunities. The intent is to do so within a setting that emulates
the character of villages: with streets designed for safe and convenient
use by both pedestrians and motor vehicles and at a scale appropriate
for walkable neighborhoods; a mix of activities that serve some of
the routine needs of neighborhood residents; and a sense of security
and protected investments.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Village Extension
District:
(3)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Single-family dwellings.
(b)
Two-family dwellings.
(d)
Mobile home parks.
(e)
Accessory apartments.
(f)
Multifamily dwellings.
[Added 6-14-2022]
(g)
Multifamily dwellings as part of an affordable housing development. See § 290-8.17.
[Added 11-7-2023]
(h)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(i)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
(3)
The following commercial uses:
[Amended 11-11-2003; 11-18-2016; 6-12-2019; 7-14-2020]
(a)
Inns located on lots of two or more acres1.
(c)
Parking facilities, provided there is no demolition of buildings
existing as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(d)
Tier 1 and 2 indoor marijuana cultivation facilities on lots
of 1.5 acres or more.
(e)
Tier 1 and 2 outdoor marijuana cultivation facilities on lots
of five acres or more.
|
A 1 following a listed use means
the use must be located wholly within structures existing as of the
date of adoption of this chapter.
|
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 11-15-2005; 6-14-2022; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Sewer
|
No Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| ||
|
Residential
|
10,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
10,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| ||
|
Single-family (with no existing dwelling unit; may
allow up to 4 dwelling units)
|
2,500 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Single-family (with one existing dwelling unit;
may allow up to 2 additional dwelling units)
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartments
|
No increase in lot area required (see definition)
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
2,500 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of open space subdivisions)
|
5,000 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
Not permitted
|
|
Congregate housing
|
3,000 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| ||
|
Residential
| ||
|
Lots created as part of subdivisions approved by
the Planning Board after the date of adoption of this chapter
|
50 feet, and the average for all lots in the subdivision is
between 75 feet and 90 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Other lots
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Residential
| ||
|
Front
|
15 feet, except where the following lots with existing buildings
have established a uniform setback relationship (see definitions)
to the street, any new building shall be set back from the edge of
the right-of-way of the street no more than a maximum distance which
is 5 feet greater than the average setback for those 2 adjacent lots
on each side of the subject lot, and no less than a minimum distance
which is 5 feet less than the average setback for those 2 adjacent
lots on each side of the subject lot; provided, however, that such
a building on the subject lot shall be no closer to the right-of-way
of the street than the building closest to the edge of that right-of-way
on those 4 adjacent lots. Where a uniform setback relationship exists,
accessory structures or additions to existing structures shall be
set no less than 2 feet further back than the actual setback of the
principal building unless that actual setback is greater than the
maximum setback.
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
10 feet, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 30
feet, however, any structure that has a side setback of less than
10 feet shall have a setback requirement of 15 feet on each side
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Nonresidential
| ||
|
Front
|
Same as residential
|
Same as residential
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
25%
|
25%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| ||
|
General
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
|
Shoreland area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
25%
|
10%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| ||
|
General
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
|
Shoreland area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
*
|
Subject to E(4) below[2]
|
[2]
Editor's Note: So in original.
A.
Purpose. The Traditional Village District encompasses the older residential
neighborhoods near the center of the community, where historically
a majority of the Town's population lived within walking distance
of the central business district and governmental and cultural facilities.
The purpose of this district is to maintain these highly livable neighborhoods,
which include single-family homes, small-scale multifamily structures,
compatible residential-scale businesses, and a distinct village design.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Traditional
Village District:
(3)
The following residential uses:
(5)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards of Article XA, § 290-10A.4E, are met.
(b)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(c)
Hotels or motels with more than 10 but fewer than 15 sleeping
rooms on lots of 3.5 or more acres, provided that the sleeping rooms
are in existence and used as such and are located wholly within one
structure existing as of June 8, 1993, and further provided that any
restaurant facilities located therein shall prepare food and serve
meals only to overnight guests of that hotel or motel.
(d)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
(1)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Community living uses.
(b)
Congregate housing.
(c)
Nursing and convalescent homes.
(d)
Rooming houses.
(e)
Existing residential dwellings that do not meet stated requirements
for minimum lot area per dwelling unit may be allowed to add additional
dwelling units, provided:
[1]
The structure and the lot on which it is located were in lawful
existence prior to November 4, 1992;
[2]
The structure contains a minimum 5,000 square feet of net floor
area;
[3]
The lot shall contain at least 4,000 square feet of lot area
per dwelling unit;
[4]
The existing structure may not be expanded or enlarged in any
way, including height, nor may its existing footprint be changed to
accommodate the additional unit(s); and
[5]
This special exception shall not apply to structures located
in the shoreland zone.
(3)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Low-impact uses, as defined in this chapter and not otherwise allowed in this district, on lots that are located wholly or in part within 500 feet of a business or industrial district (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-H, B-TH, B-R or I), and that meet the terms of Article VII, § 290-7.4I.
[Amended 11-14-2006; 7-14-2020]
(b)
Expansion of hotels or motels with 10 or more rooms offered
for rent, legally in existence as of March 11, 1985, within a lot
of record existing as of March 11, 1985, subject to conformity with
applicable space and bulk standards.
(c)
Inns on lots of two or more acres.1
(d)
Funeral homes.
(f)
Restaurant food service to the general public in existing hotels
as long as there is no increase in the number of seats licensed as
of January 1, 2019.
[Added 6-12-2018]
|
A 1 following a listed use means
the use must be located wholly within structures existing as of the
date of adoption of this chapter.
|
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 11-15-2005; 6-14-2022; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
10,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
10,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| |
|
Single-family
|
3,333 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartments
|
No increase in lot area required (see definition)
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
|
Congregate housing
|
3,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| |
|
Residential
|
75 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
75 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Residential
| |
|
Front
|
15 feet, except where the following lots with existing buildings
have established a uniform setback relationship (see definitions)
to the street, any new building shall be set back from the edge of
the right-of-way of the street no more than a maximum distance which
is 5 feet greater than the average setback for those 2 adjacent lots
on each side of the subject lot and no less than a minimum distance
which is 5 feet less than the average setback for those 2 adjacent
lots on each side of the subject lot; provided, however, that such
a building on the subject lot shall be no closer to the right-of-way
of the street than the building closest to the edge of that right-of-way
on those 4 adjacent lots. Where a uniform setback relationship exists,
accessory structures or additions to existing structures shall be
set no less than 2 feet further back than the actual setback of the
principal building unless that actual setback is greater than the
maximum setback.
|
|
Side
|
10 feet, provided the sum of both side yards is at least 25
feet; however, any structure that has an existing nonconforming side
setback shall have a setback requirement of 15 feet on each side
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Nonresidential
| |
|
Front
|
Same as residential
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
25%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| |
|
General
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
|
Shoreland area
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
|
Lots on which public schools existed as of 2017
|
38 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
|
*
|
Subject to E(4) below[1]
|
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Downtown Business District is to provide
for a compact, pedestrian-oriented, year-round business center with
a focus on small-scale specialty and comparison shopping and services
compatible with the existing scale and character of downtown Camden.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Downtown
Business District:
(2)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Single-family dwellings, except no residential use and no use
accessory to a residential use (including but not limited to parking
and storage), except a home occupation, shall occur on a floor at
street level.†*
(b)
Two-family dwellings, except no residential use and no use accessory
to a residential use (including but not limited to parking and storage),
except a home occupation, shall occur on a floor at street level.†*
(c)
Multifamily dwellings, except no residential use and no use
accessory to a residential use (including but not limited to parking,
storage or other facilities operated principally for the benefit of
residents of the dwellings) shall occur on a floor at street level.*
(d)
Congregate housing, except no elements of a congregate housing
facility as defined shall occur on a floor at street level.*
|
†
|
The restriction on residential use on a floor at street level
shall not apply to structures in the Chestnut Street Historic District.
|
|
*
|
Access to the use may be permitted from street level so long
as the width of overall area of such access does not exceed the minimum
state or federal access requirements.
|
(e)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(f)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Boat and marine sales and service, provided there is no exterior
storage or display.
(b)
Commercial schools.
(c)
Financial services, provided there shall be no drive-through
windows.
(d)
Funeral homes.
(e)
Hair salons.
(f)
Hotels and motels.
(g)
Inns.
(h)
Personal services.
(i)
Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books, excluding printing
plants.
(j)
Retail sales and rental of goods and equipment, excluding gas
stations, exterior display and storage of motor vehicles and similar
outdoor sales establishments that tend to detract from or interfere
with a high intensity of pedestrian activity.
(k)
Restaurants.
(l)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(m)
Theaters and entertainment, excluding games and activities common
to amusement parks.
(o)
Technical services.
(p)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(q)
Parking facilities.
(r)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(7)
The following industrial uses:
(a)
Tradesmen's shops that include the retailing of items produced
on the premises.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 6-17-2008]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
None
|
|
Nonresidential
|
None
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| |
|
Single-family
|
None
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
None
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
None
|
|
Congregate housing
|
None
|
|
Minimum street frontage
|
None
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Front, side, and back
|
None
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
None
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
15 feet
|
|
Parking lot, parking space, or parking area in shoreland
areas
|
25 feet from the normal high-water mark of a water body or from
the upland edge of a wetland
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
None
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| |
|
General
|
None
|
|
Shoreland area
|
None
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
General
|
50 feet
|
|
East side of Main and Bay View Streets
|
24 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
None
|
(4)
Additional space and bulk standards on the east side of Main
and Bay View Streets:
[Added 6-17-2008]
(a)
A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be kept free of buildings
and structures as a single, straight view corridor of constant width
from street to harbor line. In calculating lot area, the property
landward of the officially established harbor line shall be included,
minus any area within existing, recorded easements upon which building
is prohibited. Any fence in the view corridor shall be of open construction.
Temporary structures shall not interfere with this view corridor.
(b)
No part of a building may project over the right-of-way at any
point.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Highway Business District is to provide
an area suitable for highway-oriented businesses at a moderate density.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Highway Business
District:
(2)
The following residential uses:
[Amended 6-17-2008]
(a)
Single-family dwellings.
(b)
Two-family dwellings.
(c)
Multifamily dwellings served by public sewer.
(d)
Community living uses.
(e)
Congregate housing served by public sewer.
(f)
Nursing and convalescent homes.
(g)
Accessory apartments.
(h)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(i)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(4)
The following commercial uses:
[Amended 6-17-2008]
(a)
Auction barns.
(b)
Auto repair garages.
(c)
Boat and marine sales and service.
(d)
Clinics for animals.
(e)
Commercial schools.
(f)
Financial services.
(g)
Gas stations on lots abutting Route 1.
(h)
Hair salons.
(i)
Hotels and motels.
(j)
Inns.
(k)
Leasing, rental, and storage facilities.
(l)
Motor home sales, provided there is no exterior storage or display.
(m)
(Reserved)
(n)
Motor vehicle sales, provided there is no exterior storage or
display.
(o)
(Reserved)
(p)
Outdoor boat storage.
(q)
Personal services.
(r)
Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books.
(s)
Retail sales.
(t)
Restaurants.
(u)
Theaters and entertainment, excluding games and activities common
to amusement parks.
(w)
Technical services.
(x)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(y)
Parking facilities.
(z)
Formula-based food service establishments.
(aa)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(6)
The following recreational uses:
(a)
Golf courses and other commercial outdoor recreational facilities,
excluding games and activities common to amusement parks.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Sewer
|
No sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| ||
|
Residential
|
10,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
20,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| ||
|
Single-family
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartments
|
No increase in lot area required
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
Not permitted
|
|
Congregate housing
|
3,000 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| ||
|
Residential
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
100 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Residential
| ||
|
Front
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Nonresidential
| ||
|
Front
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Side
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Back
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential
district
|
50 feet
|
50 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| ||
|
Residential
|
25%
|
20%
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30%
|
30%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
| ||
|
General
|
None
|
None
|
|
Shoreland area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
A.
Purpose. The Transitional Business District is meant to accommodate
limited business uses in areas that are located along main traffic
arteries but are residential in character. The explicit purpose of
this district includes the prevention of strip highway development
and the preservation of the character and appearance of established
residential neighborhoods.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Transitional Business District; however, if the listed use is followed by a superscript 1 and circumstances stated in Article VIII, § 290-8.10C, apply, a special exception is required:
(2)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Single-family dwellings.
(b)
Two-family dwellings.
(c)
Multifamily dwellings served by public sewer.
(e)
Community living uses.
(f)
Congregate housing served by public sewer.
(g)
Nursing and convalescent homes.
(h)
Rooming houses.
(i)
Accessory apartments.
(j)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(k)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Auto repair garages.1
(b)
Commercial schools.1
(c)
Financial services, excluding drive-through windows.1
(d)
Funeral homes.1
(e)
Hair salons.1
(f)
Hotels and motels.1
(g)
Inns.1
(h)
Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books, excluding printing
plants 1
(i)
Restaurants.1
(j)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(l)
Any expansion of a retail business in existence as of June 9,
1992, within the boundaries of the lot in which such business is located
as of June 9, 1992.
(m)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(n)
Parking facilities, provided there is no demolition of buildings
existing as of December 1, 1992.
(o)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(9)
The following additional commercial uses are permitted only
on lots which were in existence and had no structures as of June 8,
1993, and were also in the B-3 District prior to June 8, 1993:
(a)
Retail sales, if either of the following criteria in Subsection B(9)(a)[1] or [2] is met:
(b)
Rental of goods and equipment, provided there is no outdoor storage or display of such goods or equipment. Floor space devoted to rentals shall not be considered as being devoted to retail sales on the lot as set forth in Article VIII, § 290-8.10B(8)(a), above, in determining the cumulative floor space devoted to retail sales on the lot.
(c)
Personal services.
|
A1 following a listed use in the B-3 District means the use must be located wholly within structures existing as of November 4, 1992, or wholly within structures constructed or to be constructed upon lots which were in existence and had no structures as of June 8, 1993, or permitted as a special exception under the circumstances set forth in Subsection C.
|
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The permitted uses listed for
the Transitional Business District (B-3) which are designated by a
superscript 1 following the listed use shall be allowed upon approval
as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate provisions
of this chapter in the circumstances set forth below:
[Amended 11-15-2005]
(1)
The expansion, substantial alteration, or replacement for such
a permitted use of an existing principal structure, provided that
the Zoning Board of Appeals finds, as part of its review, that such
expansion, alteration, or replacement of the structure will retain
the appearance of and reflect the existing residential character of
the district.
(2)
The construction, on a lot that had a structure as of June 8,
1993, including subsequent divisions of said lot, for a permitted
use in this district.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 6-15-2010; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Sewer
|
No Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| ||
|
Residential
|
10,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
20,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| ||
|
Single-family
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartments
|
No increase in lot area required
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
Not permitted
|
|
Congregate housing
|
3,000 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| ||
|
Residential
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
100 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Residential
| ||
|
Front
|
15 feet, except where the following lots with existing buildings
have established a uniform setback relationship (see definitions)
to the street, any new building shall be set back from the edge of
the right-of-way of the street no more than a maximum distance which
is 5 feet greater than the average setback for those 2 adjacent lots
on each side of the subject lot, and no less than a minimum distance
which is 5 feet less than the average setback for those 2 adjacent
lots on each side of the subject lot; provided, however, that such
a building on the subject lot shall be no closer to the right-of-way
of the street than the building closest to the edge of that right-of-way
on those 4 adjacent lots. Where a uniform setback relationship exists,
accessory structures or additions to existing structures shall be
set no less than 2 feet further back than the actual setback of the
principal building unless that actual setback is greater than the
maximum setback.
|
25 feet
|
|
Side
|
10 feet provided the sum of both side yards is at least 25 feet;
however, any structure that has an existing nonconforming side setback
shall have a setback requirement of 15 feet on each side.
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Nonresidential
| ||
|
Front
|
Same as residential
|
Same as residential
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential
use
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| ||
|
Residential
|
25%
|
20%
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30%
|
30%
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| ||
|
Residential
|
25%
|
25%
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30%
|
30%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| ||
|
Residential
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking and shall be maintained as a yard area.
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking and shall be maintained as a yard area.
|
|
Nonresidential
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking and shall be maintained as a yard area.
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking and shall be maintained as a yard area.
|
|
Shoreland Area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
A.
Purpose. The Neighborhood Service District is meant to accommodate
limited business uses in areas that are residential in character.
The explicit purpose of this district is to preserve the character
and appearance of established residential neighborhoods and to help
foster the development of new neighborhoods while permitting limited,
small scale commercial activities oriented to the neighborhoods.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Neighborhood
Service District:
(2)
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Financial services, excluding drive-through windows.
(b)
Funeral homes.
(c)
Hair salons.
(d)
Inns.1
(e)
Markets.
(f)
Personal services.
(g)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(i)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(j)
Parking facilities.
(k)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 6-14-2022; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Sewer
|
No Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| ||
|
Residential
|
10,000 square feet
|
30,000 square feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
10,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| ||
|
Single-family
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Accessory apartments
|
No increase in lot area required
|
No increase in lot area required
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
3,333 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
Not permitted
|
|
Congregate housing
|
3,000 square feet
|
Not permitted
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| ||
|
Residential
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
100 feet
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| ||
|
Residential
| ||
|
Front setback
|
15 feet, except where the following lots with existing buildings
have established a uniform setback relationship (see definitions)
to the street, any new building shall be set back from the edge of
the right-of-way of the street no more than a maximum distance which
is 5 feet greater than the average setback for those two adjacent
lots on each side of the subject lot, and no less than a minimum distance
which is 5 feet less than the average setback for those two adjacent
lots on each side of the subject lot; provided, however, that such
a building on the subject lot shall be no closer to the right-of-way
of the street than the building closest to the edge of that right-of-way
on those 4 adjacent lots. Where a uniform setback relationship exists,
accessory structures or additions to existing structures shall be
set no less than two feet further back than the actual setback of
the principal building unless that actual setback is greater than
the maximum setback.
|
25 feet
|
|
Back setback
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Nonresidential
| ||
|
Front
|
Same as residential
|
Same as residential
|
|
Side
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
|
Back
| ||
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential use
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| ||
|
Residential
|
25%
|
20%
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30%
|
30%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
| ||
|
General
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
None, provided that the area between the front property line
and the wall of the building or structure closest to the street and
running the full width of the wall, except the driveway, shall not
be used for parking
|
|
Shoreland area
|
20%
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| ||
|
Residential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
| ||
|
30 feet
|
30 feet
| |
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Harbor Business District is to preserve
and maintain for the citizens of Camden the character of Camden Harbor,
including its scenic value and views from the land, its accessibility
to the public, and its economic value for functionally water-dependent
uses.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Harbor Business
District:
(2)
(3)
The following marine-related uses:
[Added 6-17-2008]
(a)
Boat and marine sales, service, maintenance, repair and construction,
including marine fabrication, sail making, canvas manufacturing, marine
metal casting.
(b)
Indoor and outdoor boat storage.
(c)
Marine and oceanographic research laboratories.
(d)
Marine transportation offices, including shipping offices.
(e)
Professional and business offices where maritime issues and
products are the primary use; i.e., naval architects, surveyors, maritime
publishers, maritime lawyers, etc.
(f)
Maritime or historical museums.
(g)
Yachting or sailing clubs, and schools which give marine or
nautical instruction.
(4)
The following commercial uses:
[Amended 11-13-2007; 6-17-2008]
(a)
Financial services, except on a floor at street level*.
(b)
Inns, located at least 276 feet from the harbor line.
(c)
Leasing, rental, and storage facilities, excluding those that
serve or benefit any dwelling unit or owner thereof, within the same
structure or on a common lot or tract of land.
(d)
Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books (excluding printing
plants), except on a floor at street level*
(e)
Technical services, except on a floor at street level.*
[Added 11-11-2008]
(f)
Restaurants.
(g)
Retail sales, excluding motor vehicle sales and repairs, motor
home sales, motorcycle and motorbike rental and sales, and gas stations
(except for marine-related purposes) and similar outdoor sales establishments
that tend to detract from or interfere with a high intensity of pedestrian
activity.
(h)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(i)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(j)
Parking facilities.
(k)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(5)
The following professional services:
(a)
Professional offices, except on a floor at street level.*
(7)
The following industrial uses:
(a)
Tradesmen's shops that include the retailing of items produced
on the premises.
(9)
The following accessory activities:
[Amended 6-17-2008]
(a)
Accessory uses, except no residential accessory use shall occur
on a floor at street level unless the residential use is permitted
at street level.*
(b)
Home occupations, except no other residential accessory use
shall occur on a floor at street level unless the residential use
is permitted at street level.*
(c)
Homestay, except no such use shall occur on a floor at street
level unless the residential use is permitted at street level.*
|
*
|
Access to the use may be permitted from street level so long
as the width or overall area of such accessway does not exceed minimum
state or federal requirements.
|
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 6-17-2008; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| |
|
Single-family
|
500 square feet
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
500 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
500 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings (as part of an affordable
housing development)
|
See § 290-8.17
|
|
Minimum street frontage
|
None
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Front, side, and back
|
None
|
|
From the Harbor line per Zoning Map B
|
15 feet, except 60 feet for buildings or structures over 24
feet high; no setback required for piers, ramps, launching ramps or
other structures which must adjoin the harbor line in order to accomplish
or support functionally water-dependent uses
|
|
From the mean high waterline of the Outer Harbor
|
40 feet
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential district
|
10 feet, except 15 feet for buildings over 24 feet high on lots
abutting in inner harbor.
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| |
|
General
|
100%, subject to the requirements in Article VIII, § 290-8.12E(3), for a view corridor with an area equal to 20% of the total lot area
|
|
Buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting the
Inner Harbor
|
10% or 12,000 square feet of the lot, whichever is less.
|
|
Minimum distance between buildings
|
200 feet between buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting
the inner harbor; provided, however, that there shall be no minimum
distance between a building over 24 feet high and a building whose
height is 24 feet or less and no minimum distance between buildings
with heights of 24 feet or less. For lots abutting the outer harbor,
there is no minimum distance between buildings.
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
|
The total area of all buildings, structures, parking lots and other nonvegetated surfaces on a lot shall be permitted to cover 100% of a total lot area, subject to the requirements for a view corridor in Article VIII, § 290-8.12E(3)
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
General (except as stated below)
|
24 feet
|
|
Residential uses at street level and inns
|
30 feet, plus 4 feet if all roof areas above 16 feet have a
pitch of 5 in 12 or greater
|
|
Nonresidential buildings of 1 story, used exclusively
for construction, storage or repair of boat or ships
| |
|
On lots abutting the Inner Harbor
|
32 feet
|
|
On lots abutting the Outer Harbor
|
40 feet
|
|
Temporary structures for functionally water-dependent uses (other
than such structures enclosing vessels under construction or repair)
which are located within the 15-foot setback from the Harbor line
| |
|
Maximum height
|
14 feet
|
|
Maximum lot coverage of temporary structure
|
150 square feet
|
|
Temporary structures for functionally water dependent uses employed
only to enclose vessels under construction or repair
| |
|
Maximum height
|
7 feet above the highest point of vessel, calculated without
reference to mast and incidental protrusions
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
Area resulting from width of the vessel multiplied by the length
of the vessel; with the calculation of width and length including
4 feet beyond scaffolding or devices necessary for working on such
vessel, such devices constructed to conform to OSHA standards
|
(3)
Additional space and bulk standards.
(a)
A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be kept free of buildings
and structures as a single, straight view corridor of constant width
from street to Harbor line. In calculating lot area, the property
landward of the officially established Harbor line shall be included,
minus any area within existing, recorded easements upon which building
is prohibited. Any fence in the view corridor shall be of open construction.
Temporary structures shall not interfere with this view corridor.
(b)
No part of a building may project over the right-of-way at any
point.
(6)
Residential use. The following standards are intended to enhance
the economic vitality of the district by creating an incentive to
improve marine facilities and an opportunity to fund such improvements
through limited residential development. Residential use is prohibited
except as follows:
[Added 6-17-2008; amended 6-12-2012]
(a)
Residential use is permitted, within 180 feet of the front property
line on Atlantic Avenue, except on a floor at street level, provided
all chapter requirements are met. The street-level space shall be
fully enclosed and conditioned with a minimum ceiling height of seven
feet six inches. Access to the use may be permitted from street level
so long as the width or overall area of such access way does not exceed
minimum state and federal requirements.
(b)
Residential use is permitted at street level at a distance of
more than 276 feet from the Harbor line, provided two square feet
of marine building coverage is constructed for each square foot of
residential building coverage. Access to the use may be permitted
from street level so long as the width or overall area of such access
way does not exceed minimum state and federal standards.
[1]
Marine building coverage shall include new permanent
buildings and buildings in which 50% of the market value of the structure
has been removed and replaced.
[2]
Marine construction and residential construction
may take place concurrently; however, a certificate of occupancy for
a residential building shall be issued only upon issuance of a certificate
of occupancy for the marine building that permitted the associated
residential construction.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the River Business District is to provide
for the maintenance, development and redevelopment of lands and buildings
in river-oriented locations that have historically been used for economic
activity, or for which there is opportunity for such activity. It
is intended that development and redevelopment proceed in a way that
respects and maintains the environmental and scenic qualities of the
river.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the River Business
District:
(3)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Single-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings, except
that no residential use and no use accessory to a residential use,
including but not limited to parking and storage except a home occupation,
shall occur on a floor at street level without an equivalent area
of allowed commercial, professional services, industrial, or utility
uses, as defined, in a building at street level on the same lot of
record. Access to the use may be permitted from street level so long
as such accessway does not exceed minimum state or federal access
requirements.
[Amended 11-5-2013]
(b)
Mobile home parks existing as of November 4, 2008.
[Added 11-11-2008]
(c)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(d)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(5)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Auction barns.
(b)
Auto repair garages.
(c)
Boat and marine sales and service.
(d)
Clinics for animals.
(e)
Commercial schools.
(f)
Financial services.
(g)
Hair salons.
(h)
Hotels and motels.
(i)
Inns.
(j)
Leasing, rental, and storage facilities.
(k)
Outdoor boat storage.
(l)
Personal services.
(m)
Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books.
(n)
Retail sales and rental of goods and equipment, provided there
is no exterior storage or display of motor vehicles.
(o)
Restaurants.
(p)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(q)
Theaters and entertainment, excluding games and activities common
to amusement parks.
(s)
Technical services.
(t)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(u)
Parking facilities.
(v)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 11-5-2013; 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
None
|
|
Nonresidential
|
None
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| |
|
Single-family
|
1,666 square feet
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
1,666 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
1,666 square feet
|
|
Congregate housing
|
Not permitted
|
|
Minimum street frontage
|
None
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Front, side, and back
|
None
|
|
Normal high-water mark
| |
|
Parking lots and paved surfaces
|
75 feet
|
|
Structures
|
30 feet
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential district or a lot wholly or partially in residential
use
|
25 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
70%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
|
70%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
Residential
|
40 feet
|
|
Nonresidential
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
15 feet
|
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Industrial District is to encourage nonpolluting
industrial developments at reasonable density.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Industrial
District:
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Auction barns.
(b)
Auto repair garages.
(c)
Boat and marine sales and service.
(d)
Clinics for animals.
(e)
Commercial schools.
(f)
Leasing, rental, and storage facilities.
(g)
Motor vehicle sales.
(h)
Outdoor boat storage.
(i)
Retail sales incidental to a permitted use, and retail and service
establishments intended primarily to serve other permitted uses in
the Industrial District.
(j)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(k)
Technical services, provided that retail sales are devoted to
less than 10% of the floor area of the business.
[Amended 11-11-2008]
(l)
Parking facilities.
(m)
Markets.
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
| |
|
Residential
|
Not permitted
|
|
Nonresidential
|
40,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
|
Not applicable
|
|
Minimum street frontage
| |
|
Nonresidential
|
200 feet
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Nonresidential
| |
|
Front
|
50 feet
|
|
Side
|
20 feet
|
|
Back
|
20 feet
|
|
Normal high-water mark
|
See Article X, § 290-10.2M(10)
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential district
|
50 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
50%
|
|
Maximum ground coverage, shoreland area
|
20%
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
|
40 feet
|
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
None
|
[Added 6-20-2006]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Transitional Harbor Business District
is to provide a transition between the Inner Harbor retail district
and the residential neighborhood of the Outer Harbor while preserving
and maintaining the character, scenic value, accessibility and economic
value for functionally water-dependent uses in Camden Harbor.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Transitional
Harbor Business District:
(2)
The following residential uses:
[Amended 6-17-2008]
(a)
Single-family dwellings within 55 feet of the front property
line on Bay View Street, except no residential use and no use accessory
to a residential use (including but not limited to parking and storage)
shall occur on a floor at street level.*
(b)
Two-family dwellings within 55 feet of the front property line
on Bay View Street, except no residential use and no use accessory
to a residential use (including but not limited to parking and storage)
shall occur on a floor at street level.*
(c)
Multifamily dwellings within 55 feet of the front property line
on Bay View Street, except no residential use and no use accessory
to a residential use (including but not limited to parking and storage)
shall occur on a floor at street level.
(d)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(e)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
|
*
|
Access to the use may be permitted from street level so long
as the width or overall area of such accessway does not exceed minimum
state or federal access requirements.
|
(3)
The following marine-related uses:
[Added 6-17-2008]
(a)
Boat and marine sales, service, maintenance, repair and construction,
including marine fabrication, sail making, canvas manufacturing, and
marine metal casting.
(b)
Indoor and outdoor boat storage.
(c)
Marine and oceanographic research laboratories.
(d)
Marine transportation offices, including shipping offices.
(e)
Professional and business offices where maritime issues and
products are the primary use; i.e., naval architects, surveyors, maritime
publishers, maritime lawyers, etc.
(f)
Maritime or historical museums.
(g)
Yachting or sailing clubs, and schools which give maritime or
nautical instruction.
(4)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Financial services.
[Amended 6-17-2009]
(b)
Inns.
[Amended 6-17-2009]
(c)
Leasing, rental, and storage facilities.
(d)
Publishing.
[Amended 6-17-2009]
(e)
Technical services, except on a floor at street level.*
[Added 11-11-2008]
(f)
Restaurants.
(g)
Retail sales, excluding motor vehicle sales and repairs, motor
home sales, motorcycle and motorbike rental and sales, and gas stations
(except for marine-related purposes) and similar outdoor sales establishments
that tend to detract from or interfere with a high intensity of pedestrian
activity.
(h)
Storage within barns or similar accessory structures existing
as of the date of adoption of this chapter.
(i)
Theaters and entertainment (excluding games and activities common
to amusement parks), except on a floor at street level.*
(j)
Function hall.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(k)
Commercial schools within 55 feet of the front property line
on Bay View Street.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(l)
Funeral homes within 55 feet of the front property line on Bay
View Street.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(m)
Hair salons within 55 feet of the front property line on Bay
View Street.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(n)
Personal services within 55 feet of the front property line
on Bay View Street.
[Added 6-17-2009]
(o)
Parking facilities.
(p)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
|
*
|
Access to the use may be permitted from street level so long
as the width or overall area of such accessway does not exceed minimum
state or federal access requirements.
|
(7)
The following industrial uses:
(a)
Tradesmen's shops that include the retailing of items produced
on the premises.
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
[Added 6-17-2009]
D.
Prohibited uses. Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions
are prohibited within this district.
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
[Amended 11-7-2023]
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
|
20,000 square feet
|
|
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
| |
|
Single-family
|
500 square feet
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
500 square feet
|
|
Multifamily dwellings
|
500 square feet
|
|
Minimum street frontage
|
None
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Front, side, and back
|
None
|
|
From the Harbor line per Zoning Map B
|
15 feet, except 60 feet for buildings or structures over 24
feet high; no setback required for piers, ramps, launching ramps or
other structures which must adjoin the Harbor line in order to accomplish
or support functionally water-dependent uses
|
|
From the mean high waterline of the Outer Harbor
|
40 feet
|
|
Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting
a residential district
|
10 feet, except 15 feet for buildings over 24 feet high on lots
abutting in Inner Harbor
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| |
|
General
|
100%, subject to the requirement in Article VIII, § 290-8.12E(3), for a view corridor with an area equal to 20% of the total lot area
|
|
Buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting the
Inner Harbor
|
10% or 12,000 square feet of the lot, whichever is less
|
|
Minimum distance between buildings
|
200 feet between buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting
the Inner Harbor; provided, however, that there shall be no minimum
distance between a building over 24 feet high and a building whose
height is 24 feet or less and no minimum distance between buildings
with heights of 24 feet or less. For lots abutting the outer harbor,
there is no minimum distance between buildings.
|
|
Maximum ground coverage
|
The total area of all buildings, structures, parking lots and other nonvegetated surfaces on a lot shall be permitted to cover 100% of a total lot area, subject to the requirements for a view corridor in Article VIII, § 290-8.12E(3)
|
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
General (except as stated below)
|
24 feet
|
|
Nonresidential buildings of 1 story, used exclusively
for construction, storage or repair of boat or ships
| |
|
On lots abutting the Inner Harbor
|
32 feet
|
|
On lots abutting the Outer Harbor
|
40 feet
|
|
Temporary structures for functionally water dependent uses (other
than such structures enclosing vessels under construction or repair)
which are located within the 15 feet setback from the Harbor line
| |
|
Maximum height
|
14 feet
|
|
Maximum lot coverage of temporary structures
|
150 square feet
|
|
Temporary structures for functionally water-dependent uses employed
only to enclose vessels under construction or repair
| |
|
Maximum height
|
7 feet above the highest point of vessel, calculated without
reference to mast and incidental protrusions
|
|
Maximum building coverage
|
Area resulting from width of the vessel multiplied by the length
of the vessel; with the calculation of width and length, including
4 feet beyond scaffolding or devices necessary for working on such
vessel, such devices constructed to conform to OSHA standards
|
(3)
Additional space and bulk standards.
[Added 11-15-2005]
(a)
A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be kept free of buildings
and structures as a single, straight view corridor of constant width
from street to Harbor line. In calculating lot area, the property
landward of the officially established Harbor line shall be included,
minus any area within existing, recorded easements upon which building
is prohibited. Any fence in the view corridor shall be of open construction.
Temporary structures shall not interfere with this view corridor.
(b)
No part of a building may project over the right-of-way at any
point.
A.
Purpose.
(1)
To create a new zoning category intended to encourage balanced
development, energy-efficient, aesthetically pleasing and cost-effective
commercial projects, while acknowledging green space protection, including
on small and/or irregularly shaped land parcels where site limitations
would otherwise make adhering to current district regulations impractical.
(2)
The Business Opportunity Zone overlay design standards found in Article XII, § 290-12.6L, may be used in lieu of the current zoning in Zoning Districts B-2, B-3, B-4 and B-R. In order to qualify as a Business Opportunity Zone in any of these districts, the site must be a minimum of one acre in size and can be comprised of either an individual parcel or an assemblage of two or more adjacent parcels totaling at least one acre.
(3)
When the Business Opportunity Zone is used in the design and
development of a parcel, the permitted uses, district regulations
and standards of the Business Opportunity Zone (BOZ) shall supersede
and/or replace the permitted uses, district regulations and standards
of the overlaid parcel's existing zoning district.
(4)
When the Business Opportunity Zone is overlaid on areas within the B-3 District as of the date of adoption of these provisions, any new or modified buildings must hold to the original purpose of this district to preserve the character and appearance of the established neighborhood as described in Article VIII, § 290-8.10A, of this chapter.
B.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the Business
Opportunity Zone:
(1)
The following residential uses:
(a)
Multifamily dwellings, as long as there is no residential use
and no use accessory to a residential use (including but not limited
to parking and storage) on street level or below and the total square
footage of all residential uses does not exceed 33% of the total square
footage in any individual building.
(b)
Sleeping and bathroom facilities and a shared kitchen for staff
use during active shifts as an accessory to the approved use.
(c)
Residential short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(d)
Seasonal short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
(2)
The following commercial uses:
(a)
Boat and marine sales and service, provided there is no outdoor
storage or display of products.
(b)
Restaurants.
[Amended 6-13-2018]
(c)
Financial services.
(d)
Hair salons.
(e)
Personal services.
(f)
Retail sales.
(g)
Technical services.
(h)
Local passenger transportation services.
(i)
Neighborhood stores.
(j)
Commercial short-term rental.
[Added 6-11-2024]
C.
Uses permitted as special exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
only upon approval as special exceptions in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of this chapter:
E.
Standards.
(2)
The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
|
Type of Use
|
Requirement
|
|---|---|
|
Minimum lot area
|
One acre
|
|
Minimum street frontage
|
Per the underlying district standard
|
|
Minimum setbacks
| |
|
Front, side, and back
|
10 feet
|
|
Maximum building coverage
| |
|
Maximum ground coverage
| |
|
Maximum building or structure height
| |
|
Minimum distance between principal buildings on same lot
|
10 feet
|
(3)
Architectural review and approval. Proposals for a Business
Opportunity Zone overlay shall undergo an architectural review after
obtaining site plan approval, both of which shall be the purview of
the Planning Board.
(a)
Proposals will be evaluated based on scale, proportion and blending
with topography.
(b)
Any architectural review required as part of site plan review
shall remain in place.
(c)
All Business Opportunity Zone Overlay projects shall be reviewed under the design standards of Article XII, § 290-12.6L(1) to (5).
(d)
Whenever the Business Opportunity Zone is overlaid on lands within the B-1 District, review under the design standards of Article XII, § 290-12.6K(1) to (7), shall apply.
I.
Application and implementation. A developer or property owner (the applicant) shall notify the Town Planner and the Planning Board that they intend to use Business Opportunity Zone overlay design standards in the design of their site plan and the development of the property (properties). The applicant shall then process their site plan through Article XII of this chapter. The applicant can seek final approval by satisfying the additional submission requirements and approval criteria specific to Business Opportunity Zone applications.
[Added 11-7-2023]
A.
Purpose: to create overlay districts intended to provide additional
opportunities for the construction of affordable housing pursuant
to the State of Maine's Housing Opportunity Program: Municipal Land
Use and Zoning Ordinance Rule, while assuring the continued provision
of compact, pedestrian-oriented, livable development that fits with
the existing scale and character of the neighborhood in which it is
located.
B.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OWNERSHIP UNITS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RENTAL UNITS
BASE DENSITY
DESIGNATED GROWTH AREA
DWELLING UNIT
HOUSING COSTS
(1)
(2)
LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A development in which a household whose income does not
exceed 120% of the median income for the area as defined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) can afford
a majority (more than 1/2 of proposed and existing units on the same
lot) of the units that the developer designates as affordable without
spending more than 30% of the household's monthly income on housing
costs.
A development in which a household whose income does not
exceed 80% of the median income for the area as defined by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) can afford
a majority (more than 1/2 of proposed and existing units on the same
lot) of the units that the developer designates as affordable without
spending more than 30% of the household's monthly income on housing
costs.
The maximum number of dwelling units allowed on a lot not
used for affordable housing based on dimensional requirements in the
local land use or zoning ordinance. This does not include local density
bonuses, transferable development rights, or other similar means that
could increase the density of lots not used for affordable housing.
An area that is designated in the Town's Comprehensive Plan
as suitable for orderly residential, commercial, or industrial development,
or any combination of those types of development, and into which most
development projected over 10 years is directed.
A room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively
for use as permanent, seasonal, or temporary living quarters for only
one person or family at a time, and containing living, sleeping, toilet,
and cooking facilities. The term shall include mobile homes and rental
units that contain cooking, sleeping and toilet facilities, regardless
of the time period rented. Recreational vehicles are not residential
dwelling units. A dwelling unit may not be rented for periods of less
than seven consecutive days.
Include, but are not limited to:
RENTAL UNITThe cost of rent and any utilities (electric, heat, water, sewer, and/or trash) that the household pays separately from the rent; and
OWNERSHIP UNITThe cost of mortgage principal and interest, real estate taxes (including assessments), private mortgage insurance, homeowner's insurance, condominium fees, and homeowners' association fees.
Required for a majority (more than 50%) of the units of all
affordable housing developments and is enforced by the Town. The property
owner of the affordable housing development, either as a rental or
as an owned property, must maintain "affordability" of a majority
of the units for at least 30 years after completion of construction.
An "affordable housing development," as defined in this section, must
be maintained by a restrictive covenant enforceable by a party acceptable
to the Town. The covenant must be recorded with the Knox County Registry
of Deeds prior to the granting of a certificate of occupancy or other
final approval of an affordable housing development.
One or more buildings used for residential occupancy by more
than two families, each living independently of the other.
A provision in a deed, or other covenant conveying real property,
restricting the use of the land.
C.
Enforcement and monitoring of long-term affordability.
(1)
The owner(s) of affordable housing development(s) are required
to maintain the long-term (at least 30 years) affordability of more
than 50% of a proposed affordable housing development. Owners of such
developments are required to submit to the Town of Camden an annual
compliance report form certifying compliance with all requirements
of long-term affordability.
(2)
A restrictive covenant providing for long-term affordability
for a minimum of 30 years for proposed affordable housing developments
must be recorded with the Knox County Registry of Deeds after project
approval by the Planning Board and before the granting of a certificate
of occupancy by the Town's Planning and Development Department.
D.
Increased dwelling unit allowances for affordable housing developments.
(1)
Affordable housing developments are permitted only within the following zoning districts found below in Table 1. Proposed affordable housing developments shall meet all requirements of this section, as well as those of the applicable individual zoning districts described in Chapter 290, Article VIII, District Standards. When a conflict exists between requirements of this section and another with regards to permitted densities, the less stringent or more permissive shall prevail:
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Table 1
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Multifamily zoning Districts Within the AHOZ
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Public Water and Sewer Required
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*Minimum Lot Area
(per dwelling unit at 2.5 times base density)
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Parking Requirements
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VE Village Extension (open space subdivision)
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Yes
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Public sewer: 2 dwelling units per 5,000 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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V Traditional village
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 5,000 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-1 Downtown Business
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Yes
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State minimum square footage for dwelling unit
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Exempt
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B-2 Highway business
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 7,500 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-3 Traditional Business
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 7,500 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-4 Neighborhood Service
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 7,500 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-R River Business
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 1,500 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-H Harbor Business
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 1,500 square feet
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No more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 dwelling
units
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B-TH Transitional Harbor Business
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Yes
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2 dwelling units per 1,500 square feet
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Exempt
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NOTES:
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*
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Density bonus (2.5 times the base density, rounded down) awarded
if proposed meets all applicable standards of this section, the state
minimum lot size, shoreland zoning area standards, subdivision ordinance,
as well as all other applicable individual zoning district standards
as provided for in the Zoning Ordinance.
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(2)
Owner provides written verification that each unit of the housing
development is proposed to be connected to adequate water and wastewater
services prior to certification of the development for occupancy or
similar type of approval process. Written verification must include
the following:
(a)
If a housing unit is connected to a public, special district
or other comparable sewer system, proof of adequate service to support
any additional flow created by the unit and proof of payment for the
connection to the sewer system;
(b)
If a housing unit is connected to a public, special district
or other centrally managed water system, proof of adequate service
to support any additional flow created by the unit, proof of payment
for the connection and the volume and supply of water required for
the unit; and
(c)
If a housing unit is connected to a well, proof of access to
potable water, including the standards outlined in 01-672 CMR. Ch.
10, § 10.25(J), Land Use Districts and Standards. Any test
of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water
supply is potable and acceptable for domestic use.
(3)
Prior to granting a certificate of occupancy or other final
approval of an affordable housing development, the Town must require
that the owner of the affordable housing development i) execute a
restrictive covenant that is enforceable by party acceptable to the
Town; and ii) record the restrictive covenant with the Knox County
Registry of Deeds to ensure the development maintains long-term affordability
by requiring that a majority (more than 50%) of the units meet the
definition of affordability for at least 30 years after completion
of construction.
(a)
For rental housing, occupancy of all the units designated affordable
in the development will remain limited to households at or below 80%
of the local area median income at the time of initial occupancy;
and
(b)
For ownership housing, occupancy of all the units designated
affordable in the development will remain limited to households at
or below 120% of the local area median income at the time of initial
occupancy.
(4)
Off-street parking for affordable housing development, except those located within B-1 and B-TH Zoning Districts, shall be at a rate of two parking spaces for every three dwelling units. Affordable housing developments shall meet all other requirements of Article XA, § 290-10A.5, Off-street parking and loading standards. Where any conflict exists between ordinances regulating off-street parking, the less stringent shall apply to affordable housing developments.
E.
Screening. Multifamily uses abutting a single-family residential use on a separate lot of record or district shall provide screening in accordance with the standard in § 290-10A.4 of this chapter.
H.
Application and implementation. Affordable housing development project
owner or developer shall notify the Director of Planning and Development
Office that they intend to apply for an affordable housing development
building permit.
