The following provisions shall apply to all districts unless otherwise specified.
[Amended 11-8-2005 by Order No. 136-05]
A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to regulate the removal, processing and storage of topsoil and/or loam, rock, sand, gravel and other similar natural assets within the boundaries of Standish and to ensure the scientifically sound, adequate and appropriate management and utilization of these natural resources. These regulations are specifically intended to protect the quality of the groundwater and other water bodies, to prevent the lowering of the water table, to control erosion and to provide for the safety of the public through access control.
(2) 
It is also the intent of these regulations to require the rehabilitation of expansions and new excavation operations so that the excavations are reclaimed to a condition which is suitable and amenable to existing or prospective uses of surrounding lands.
(3) 
Regulations for excavation permits and rehabilitation distinguish between three types of operations:
(a) 
Type 1: existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area does not exceed three acres. (See Subsection C of this section.)
(b) 
Type 2: expansions up to five additional acres and existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area is greater than three acres but does not exceed five acres. (See Subsection D of this section.)
(c) 
Type 3: new excavation operations, expansions over five acres and existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area is five acres or larger. (See Subsection E of this section.)
B. 
Exemptions.
(1) 
The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this section of the chapter:
(a) 
Excavation whose sole purpose is to determine the nature or extent of mineral resources if it is accomplished by hand sampling, test boring or other methods which create minimal disturbance. Test holes shall be filled in immediately after use.
(b) 
The removal of less than 1,000 cubic yards of material (except topsoil) in any one year, provided that all of the following standards are met:
[1] 
Such removal does not disturb an area greater than one acre meaning total excavated area on the entire parcel.
[2] 
Such removal does not cause unreasonable erosion as determined by a Town-appointed Code Enforcement Officer (CEO).
[3] 
The primary use of the excavated material is for the personal use of the owner.
[4] 
No advertising or commercial sales of the excavated materials shall be permitted.
(c) 
Excavation or grading which is undertaken as part of and subordinate to an approved construction project, such as a subdivision, permitted structure or road.
(2) 
In the event that any of the standards or conditions contained in this Subsection B is not met, the owner/applicant shall apply for all appropriate Town/state permits.
(3) 
The removal of more than 500 cubic yards of topsoil or loam in a calendar year from a site is not an exempt activity unless it is undertaken as part of an approved construction project, is part of normal farm operations or the topsoil or loam is being moved to a contiguous site having the same ownership.
C. 
Type 1 operations: standards for existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area does not exceed three acres.
(1) 
Permit application requirements. All owners/operators of existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area does not exceed three acres as of the date of adoption of this section must apply to the Town Manager, CEO or Town Planner by July 1, 1995, for an existing excavation permit in order to continue the existing operation and not be regulated by the standards applying to new pit operations. The applicant shall submit substantial evidence that this is an existing pit operation as defined in this section. The following information must be submitted to the Town Manager/CEO/Planner, who shall verify that the application is complete:
(a) 
The name and address of the current owner of the existing parcel.
(b) 
The name and address of the current operator.
(c) 
A copy of the deed and lease agreement if the operator is not the owner. (All monetary information may be omitted before submission.)
(d) 
A site plan showing the location and boundaries of the existing parcel. This requirement may be fulfilled by referencing existing documents from a previous approval process from the Town of Standish. The site plan shall include the following information:
[1] 
Existing excavated area.
[2] 
Parking areas.
[3] 
Road access.
[4] 
Exposed groundwater.
[5] 
Temporary and permanent buildings and structures and location of storage areas.
[6] 
Other activities related to the operation, such as screen plants, crushers, hours of operation, etc.
[7] 
Location and proximity of all great ponds, rivers, streams and wetlands within 250 feet of the proposed activity.
(e) 
Any previous documents related to the rehabilitation and/or other stipulations in the original approval process.
(f) 
All operations under this permit shall be in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 237, Shoreland Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Standish.
(g) 
The applicant shall pay to the Town the annual Type 1 gravel pit inspection fee as specified in the Standish Fee Schedule, as established by order of the Town Council and as amended by the Town Council from time to time.
(2) 
Once the applicant has submitted the information listed above in Subsection C(1) to the satisfaction of the Town official (Town Manager, CEO or Planner), a written permit will be issued to the applicant, the operator and the owner.
(3) 
If the permit has not been renewed within 90 days of the renewal date, the operation shall be considered abandoned and deemed closed.
D. 
Type 2 operations: standards for expansions up to five acres and existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area is greater than three acres but less than five acres.
(1) 
Applicability. Any excavation operation meeting any of the conditions listed below must comply with the standards in this Subsection D:
(a) 
Existing excavation operations as of the date of this section that apply for an existing excavation permit by July 1, 1995, and receive the permit, which propose to expand up to five acres. The five acres is the cumulative total of all expansions, regardless of whether they take place in one or more application processes.
(b) 
Existing excavating operations as of the date of this section where the excavated area is greater than three acres but less than five acres. The owners/operators of this type of excavation operation must apply to the Planning Board by July 1, 1995, for an existing excavation permit in order to continue the existing operation and not be regulated by the standards applying to new pit operations. The applicant shall submit substantial evidence that this is an existing pit operation as defined in this section.
(2) 
Permit application requirements. The applicant shall submit the following information to the CEO/Planner, who shall verify that the application is complete:
(a) 
The name and address of the current owner of the existing parcel.
(b) 
The name and address of the current operator.
(c) 
A copy of the deed and lease agreement, less financial data if the operator is not the owner.
(d) 
Site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location and boundaries of the existing parcel. The site plan shall include the following information:
[1] 
Existing excavated area.
[2] 
All areas intended for expansion of excavation and an estimated time schedule for excavation.
[3] 
Parking areas.
[4] 
Road access.
[5] 
Exposed groundwater.
[6] 
Location and proximity of all great ponds, rivers, streams and wetlands within 250 feet of the proposed activity.
[7] 
Temporary and permanent buildings and structures and location of storage areas.
[8] 
Other activities related to the operation, such as screen plants, crushers, hours of operation, etc.
(e) 
A plan showing how access to the site will be controlled. At a minimum, a solid gate with a lock shall be located at the main entrance.
(f) 
Plans showing the location of hazardous materials. No hazardous materials shall be located so that they will enter the groundwater table. Storage of hazardous materials shall be located on impervious surfaces.
(g) 
Rehabilitation plan for the proposed expansion. All former rehabilitation stipulations from a prior approval will continue. The purpose of rehabilitation is to control erosion and stabilize slopes of the boundaries of the expanded areas. The plan shall include seeding and/or planting and shall include final grading, cost estimates and an estimated time schedule for rehabilitation.
(h) 
Required state and/or federal permits, including Department of Environmental Protection permit, if applicable.
(i) 
Hours of operation, which shall be limited to no more than 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays. No Sunday operations.
(j) 
A performance guarantee covering the cost of the rehabilitation plan and/or compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws. The performance guarantee shall consist of one or more of the following:
[1] 
Letter of credit. An irrevocable letter of credit, in which the Town is named as beneficiary, issued by a state or federally chartered financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Town. Any letter of credit (including any replacement letter of credit) provided hereunder shall permit the Town to make draws thereunder for a period of not less than one year from the date of its issuance. So long as the rehabilitation plan has not been fully performed, the applicant shall provide the Town with a replacement letter of credit no less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of the letter of credit then outstanding hereunder. All letters of credit required hereunder shall, among other things, provide that the Town may make one or more full or partial draws upon the letter of credit upon the Town's delivery to the issuing institution of a written statement that the applicant has not complied with the terms of the rehabilitation plan and/or applicable environmental or land use laws, or has not provided a replacement letter of credit as required hereunder, and that the remaining amount necessary to fully perform the terms of such rehabilitation, or to pay for costs incurred in bringing the site into compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws, is equal to or greater than the amount of the draw.
[2] 
Cash or cash equivalent. Funds deposited with the Town (which shall be held in a non-interest-bearing account until the completion of the rehabilitation plan), funds deposited into a joint savings account between the applicant and the Town, or funds used for the purchase of a joint certificate of deposit. Withdrawals by the applicant shall only be allowed following approval by the Town Manager. Withdrawals by the Town shall be permitted without the applicant's approval, upon the applicant's failure to comply with the terms of the rehabilitation plan and/or to bring the site into compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws, and shall be permitted only to the extent that such withdrawals are necessary for the Town to pay for the same.
The performance guarantee shall be approved by the Town Manager as to financial sufficiency, taking into consideration the estimated time schedule for excavation and cost of rehabilitation, and the Town Attorney as to proper form and legal sufficiency. The performance guarantee shall be released only upon the completion, to the satisfaction of the Town, of the rehabilitation plan and the compliance of the site with applicable environmental and land use laws upon its closing or upon the provision of an acceptable alternative performance guarantee.
(k) 
At the same time that the applicant posts a performance guarantee, the applicant shall also pay to the Town the annual Type 2 gravel pit inspection fee as specified in the Standish Fee Schedule, as established by order of the Town Council and as amended by the Town Council from time to time.
(3) 
Plan review.
(a) 
The Planning Board shall initially, and every five years thereafter (see Subsection F), review each application for a permit according to the requirements of the above subsection of this section.
(b) 
At the time of granting or reviewing a permit, the Planning Board shall determine the maximum boundary line and the working areas of the operation and associated operations which may be exposed by excavation before restoration is begun, taking into consideration the overall size of the project.
(c) 
The Planning Board may impose such conditions as are necessary to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the community, provided that such conditions directly relate to the specific approval standards contained in Subsection D(4) and (5) below. Where considered necessary by the Planning Board, the Board may require that additional information be provided by the applicant.
(d) 
If the Planning Board grants an excavation permit, the applicant and the owner shall be given a full copy of the permit, including any conditions of approval, and the Town shall retain a copy of the permit.
(e) 
No permits or applications of any kind shall be processed, reviewed or issued unless all charges due under this section have been paid and the owner/operator/applicant is otherwise in compliance with the Code of the Town of Standish.
(4) 
Excavation regulations.
(a) 
A buffer strip of 25 feet in which natural vegetation is retained shall be required at the boundaries of the existing parcel.
(b) 
Excavation, except for drainageways, shall be at least 200 feet from any residence.
(c) 
Earth moving or excavation shall be at least 150 feet from any public road unless provisions are made for the construction of the road at a different level.
(d) 
Excavation, except for drainage, shall be 150 feet from all lot lines.
(e) 
If written permission of the abutter is obtained, excavation of less than 25 feet from said lot lines may be allowed. In the case of two abutting, working gravel pits, the buffer strip may be eliminated upon the recording of a covenant deed by both property owners.
(f) 
Excavation shall not extend closer to the seasonal high water table than allowed by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulations unless approved for a specific purpose (such as a fire pond) by the Town and DEP. If standing water already exists in an existing excavated area, no further excavation which will increase the amount of standing water shall occur. If necessary, the Planning Board may request additional information to ensure compliance with this provision.
(g) 
All operations under this permit shall be in conformance with Chapter 237, Shoreland Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Standish.
(h) 
Sufficient topsoil or equivalent in the newly excavated areas shall be retained or provided to comply with the approved rehabilitation plan.
(i) 
Hours of operation shall be limited to no more than 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays. No Sunday operations shall be permitted.
(5) 
Rehabilitation requirements. Any operation shall be deemed closed 90 days after its permit expires or if operations cease for one year. The site shall be rehabilitated in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. The rehabilitation plan shall be completed within one year of closing. Rehabilitation of continuing operations shall be conducted in phases.
(a) 
Where an embankment remains after the completion of operations, it shall be at a slope not steeper than one foot vertical to 2.5 feet horizontal unless otherwise allowed by the owner's/operator's DEP permit.
(b) 
Exposed slopes shall be stabilized so that erosion will not occur. Loaming, seeding and planting, if required, shall follow the guidelines of the Cumberland County Soils Conservation Service, a registered professional forester, a certified soil scientist or professional civil engineer.
(c) 
If groundwater is now exposed, any plan to fill an existing excavation below the water table shall be developed by a certified geologist.
(d) 
Where standing water is present, a slope of one foot vertical to a minimum of four feet horizontal shall extend into the water for at least 16 feet to ensure that the pond will not be a public hazard.
(e) 
Strippings may be distributed over the excavation area, removed from the parcel, burned, chipped or otherwise disposed of as approved in Maine DEP regulations. Tree stumps and roots from the existing parcel may be placed in the pit and shall be covered with sufficient soil and/or topsoil to adequately cover them.
E. 
Type 3 operations: standards for new excavation operations, expansions over five acres and existing excavated areas or areas approved for excavation where the excavated area is five acres or larger.
(1) 
Applicability. Any excavation operation meeting any of the conditions listed below must comply with the standards in this Subsection E:
(a) 
All new excavation operations, meaning any excavation operation that did not apply for an existing excavation permit by July 1, 1995, and receive a permit.
(b) 
Existing excavation operations as of the date of this section that apply for an existing excavation permit by July 1, 1995, and receive the permit, which propose to expand larger than five additional acres since the adoption of this section. The five acres is a cumulative total of all expansions, regardless of whether they take place in one or more application processes.
(c) 
Existing excavating operations as of the date of this section where the excavated area is greater than five acres. The owners/operators of this type of excavation operation must apply to the Planning Board by July 1, 1995, for an existing excavation permit in order to continue the existing operation and not be regulated by the standards applying to new pit operations. The applicant shall submit substantial evidence that this is an existing pit operation as defined in this section.
(2) 
Permit application requirements. The following information shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall verify that the application is complete. Planning Board approval of the permit is required before operations may be expanded. The following information shall be submitted to the Planning Board when applying for a permit. All plans shall be drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet. Map, lot and zone designation shall be on the plan.
(a) 
The name and address of the current owner of the property.
(b) 
The name and address of the current operator.
(c) 
A copy of the deed and lease agreement, excluding financial data, if the operator is not the owner.
(d) 
A site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location and boundaries of the existing parcel. The site plan shall include the following information:
[1] 
Boundaries of proposed areas for excavation.
[2] 
Present use of the entire parcel, including existing excavated areas.
[3] 
Present uses of adjacent properties.
[4] 
Type and location of all existing and proposed surface water, including drainageways.
[5] 
Location of all proposed access roads, temporary and permanent structures and parking areas.
[6] 
Location and proximity of all great ponds, rivers, streams and wetlands within 250 feet of the proposed activity.
(e) 
The location of existing wells, streams, contours of the land within and extending beyond the boundaries of the parcel for 200 feet. Contours shall be at five-foot intervals, at intervals acceptable for a DEP permit application or at intervals determined by the Planning Board in excavation operations under five acres.
(f) 
The depth to seasonal high-water table at the site of the proposed excavation as determined by test borings or test holes to substantiate that the groundwater will not be disturbed.
(g) 
The location of all proposed hazardous materials storage areas. Hazardous materials shall be located on impervious surfaces.
(h) 
Plans for controlling access to the site. At a minimum, a solid gate with a lock shall be located at the main entrance.
(i) 
Provisions for shielding the excavation from surrounding properties with adequate screening or buffering.
(j) 
A final rehabilitation plan, including seeding, planting, final grading, shaping and surface stabilization plans, showing contours (at, five-foot intervals) as proposed following completion of the operation, with such plans to be approved by the Cumberland County Soil Conservation Service, a registered professional forester or registered professional civil engineer. The plan shall provide for drainage, erosion and sedimentation control and cost estimate. The proposed use of the property at completion of the project shall be described. A time schedule and cost estimate for rehabilitation shall be included. The time schedule may include reference points rather than specific dates; for example, 30 days from a specific event. Any project which is proposed to operate for a period of time in excess of five years shall be designed to operate in phases, when deemed appropriate by the Planning Board.
(k) 
Copies of required state and/or federal permit applications, including Department of Environmental Protection permit, if applicable.
(l) 
A performance guarantee covering the cost of the rehabilitation plan and/or compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws. The performance guarantee shall consist of one or more of the following:
[1] 
Letter of credit. An irrevocable letter of credit, in which the Town is named as beneficiary, issued by a state or federally chartered financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Town. Any letter of credit (including any replacement letter of credit) provided hereunder shall permit the Town to make draws thereunder for a period of not less than one year from the date of its issuance. So long as the rehabilitation plan has not been fully performed, the applicant shall provide the Town with a replacement letter of credit no less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of the letter of credit then outstanding hereunder. All letters of credit required hereunder shall, among other things, provide that the Town may make one or more full or partial draws upon the letter of credit upon the Town's delivery to the issuing institution of a written statement that the applicant has not complied with the terms of the rehabilitation plan and/or applicable environmental or land use laws, or has not provided a replacement letter of credit as required hereunder, and that the remaining amount necessary to fully perform the terms of such rehabilitation, or to pay for costs incurred in bringing the site into compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws, is equal to or greater than the amount of the draw.
[2] 
Cash or cash equivalent. Funds deposited with the Town (which shall be held in a non-interest-bearing account until the completion of the rehabilitation plan), funds deposited into a joint savings account between the applicant and the Town, or funds used for the purchase of a joint certificate of deposit. Withdrawals by the applicant shall only be allowed following approval by the Town Manager. Withdrawals by the Town shall be permitted without the applicant's approval, upon the applicant's failure to comply with the terms of the rehabilitation plan and/or to bring the site into compliance with applicable environmental or land use laws, and shall be permitted only to the extent that such withdrawals are necessary for the Town to pay for the same.
The performance guarantee shall be approved by the Town Manager as to financial sufficiency, taking into consideration the estimated time schedule for excavation and cost of rehabilitation, and the Town Attorney as to proper form and legal sufficiency. The performance guarantee shall be released only upon the completion, to the satisfaction of the Town, of the rehabilitation plan and the compliance of the site with applicable environmental and land use laws upon its closing or upon the provision of an acceptable alternative performance guarantee.
(m) 
At the same time that the applicant posts a performance guarantee, the applicant shall also pay to the Town the annual Type 3 gravel pit inspection fee as specified in the Standish Fee Schedule, as established by order of the Town Council and as amended by the Town Council from time to time.
(3) 
Plan review.
(a) 
The Planning Board shall initially, and every five years thereafter (see Subsection F), review each application for a new excavation operations permit according to the procedures required by this section. A public hearing shall be held within 30 days of the receipt of a completed initial application.
[Amended 11-9-2021 by Order No. 74-21]
(b) 
The applicant shall demonstrate that adequate provision has been made to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the community with respect to each of the following:
[1] 
Fencing, landscaped buffer strips and other public safety considerations.
[2] 
Signs and lighting designed to prevent public nuisance conditions or undesirable aesthetic effects on the neighborhood.
[3] 
Adequate parking spaces, loading and unloading areas.
[4] 
Safe entrances and exits, including security provisions.
[5] 
Total estimated life of the pit.
[6] 
Daily hours of operation shall be limited to no more than 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturdays; and no Sunday operations.
[7] 
Methods of operation, removal or processing.
[8] 
Area and depth of excavation.
[9] 
Provision for temporary or permanent drainage.
[10] 
Disposition of stumps, brush and boulders.
[11] 
Type and location of temporary and permanent structures.
[12] 
Storage of any materials (e.g., petroleum products, salt, hazardous materials, rubbish, creosote timber) on the property.
[13] 
Complete rehabilitation proposals.
[14] 
Conformance with site plan review standards.
[15] 
Where considered necessary by the Planning Board, the plan required to accompany the application shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer and/or geologist at the applicant's expense.
(4) 
Excavation regulations. New excavation operations shall follow the excavation regulations listed below:
(a) 
A buffer strip of 25 feet in which natural vegetation is retained shall be required at the boundaries of the existing parcel.
(b) 
Excavation, except for drainageways, shall be at least 200 feet from any residence.
(c) 
Earth moving or excavation shall be at least 150 feet from any public road unless provisions are made for the construction of the road at a different level.
(d) 
Excavation, except for drainage, shall be at least 150 feet from all lot lines.
(e) 
If written permission of the abutter is obtained, excavation no less than 25 feet from said lot lines may be allowed. In the case of two abutting, working gravel pits, the buffer strip may be eliminated. Each of these agreements require the recording of a covenant deed by both property owners.
(f) 
Excavation shall not extend closer to the seasonal high-water table than allowed by DEP regulations unless approved for a specific purpose (such as fire pond) by the Town and DEP. If standing water already exists in an existing excavated area, no further excavation which will increase the amount of standing water shall occur. If necessary, the Planning Board may request additional information to ensure compliance with this provision.
(g) 
Sufficient topsoil or equivalent shall be retained or provided to comply with the approved rehabilitation plan.
(h) 
No topsoil shall be removed from prime agricultural soils as defined by the Cumberland County Soil Conservation Service.
(i) 
Vehicles transporting excavated material must be properly secured to prevent spillage of material on public roads.
(j) 
All operations under this permit shall be in conformance with Chapter 237, Shoreland Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Standish.
(5) 
Rehabilitation requirements. Any operation shall be deemed closed 90 days after its permit expires or the operations cease for one year. The site shall be rehabilitated in accordance with this subsection. The rehabilitation plan shall be completed within one year of closing. Rehabilitation of continuing operations shall be conducted in phases. The following requirements shall be met:
(a) 
Specific plans shall be established to avoid hazards from excessive slopes. Where an embankment remains after the completion of operations, it shall be graded at a slope not steeper than one foot vertical to 2.5 feet horizontal, unless otherwise allowed by the owner's/operator's DEP permit.
(b) 
Seeding and/or planting and loaming or equivalent, as approved in the rehabilitation plan, shall be accomplished so that exposed areas are stabilized and erosion is minimized. Retained topsoil shall be used as loam. These areas shall be guaranteed for 18 months, during which time the surety bond shall remain in full force and effect.
(c) 
The Board may require that trees be planted for a visual buffer between the project and adjacent properties if a natural buffer does not exist.
(d) 
Strippings shall be redistributed over the excavated area, removed from the parcel, burned, chipped or otherwise disposed of as approved in Maine DEP regulations. Tree stumps and grubbing from the site may be used to stabilize the banks. The areas of excavation with solid or broken ledge rock shall be trimmed of loose rock and the bottom of the excavation graded to be compatible with the surroundings.
(e) 
The operation shall be contoured so that sediment is not directed into streams or drainageways.
(f) 
Grading and restoration shall be completed in such a manner that it will ensure appropriate drainage, prevent standing water and minimize erosion and sedimentation.
F. 
Renewal of existing excavation operations and new excavation operations.
(1) 
After initial permit approval by the Planning Board, annual applications for permit renewal shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall cause the operation to be inspected by a Maine licensed professional engineer qualified in the monitoring of mineral extraction activities. If following said inspection, the CEO finds that the operation is or has been in violation of current conditions of approval, he or she will investigate the violation(s), and the annual permit application shall be referred to the Planning Board with findings attached for final action on the renewal application. Otherwise, the CEO shall issue a renewal permit. Neither the CEO nor the Planning Board may issue a renewal permit unless and until the following has occurred:
(a) 
The applicant shall pay the Town the annual gravel pit inspection fee applicable to the operation and as specified in the Standish Fee Schedule, as established by order of the Town Council and as amended by the Town Council from time to time; and
(b) 
For Type 2 and Type 3 operations, a performance guarantee in conformance with § 181-16D(2)(j) or § 181-16E(2)(l), as applicable, is in place.
Every fifth year, the permit renewal must be approved by the Planning Board. At the five-year review, the Planning Board may delete, revise or add to any conditions of approval governing those areas where the operation has been found to be in violation of the original permit. If expansion is proposed beyond the original plan, the applicant must obtain a separate permit from the Planning Board.
(2) 
The initial application fee, annual renewal fee, annual inspection fee and other fees to cover engineering review and administrative costs shall be determined by the Town Council and published in the Town Fee Schedule. Annual renewal fees, annual inspection fees and other applicable fees shall be paid on or before the date established by the Town Council in the Fee Schedule thereafter, as long as the operation continues.
(3) 
All renewal permits shall take effect on July 1 of each year.
(4) 
Unless renewed, all permits issued hereafter shall expire on June 30 of each year.
(5) 
Change of owner or operator requires a notification to the CEO within 30 days. All prior conditions of operation shall continue to apply.
(6) 
In the event of change of operator or owner, excavation operations may continue, provided that the following standards are met:
(a) 
All standards and conditions issued with the excavation permit are met.
(b) 
The new owner and/or operator meet with a representative from the Town, such as the CEO, to explain the terms of the excavation permit.
(c) 
If the ownership of the operation changes and the performance guaranty is returned to the former owner, a new performance guaranty, in accordance with this section, shall be established with the Town within 30 days of the purchase date.
[Amended 11-9-2021 by Order No. 74-21]
G. 
Waiver of provisions. The Planning Board may for good cause shown, waive any provision of this section except setbacks upon determining that such waiver will not violate the purpose of said section.
[Added 8-12-2008 by Order No. 57-08]
A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to minimize the effects of airblast overpressure, ground vibration, dust and noise associated with blasting which may be detrimental to individuals and the community in the enjoyment of life, property and the conduct of business through the establishment of standards and notice requirements of blasting operations.
(2) 
It is also the intent of this section to prevent permanent damage to the geologic, hydrogeologic and wildlife resources and ecological balance in the region and to have a process which can be effectively and efficiently administered without causing undue financial and administrative hardship to blasting operators.
B. 
Permit required. A permit shall be obtained prior to any blasting with explosive devices or materials for any purpose within the boundaries of the Town of Standish.
(1) 
Application forms for a permit may be obtained in the Planning Office. Permits for blasting will be reviewed as follows:
(a) 
Any removal of a total of 300 cubic yards or less of material per project will be reviewed and approved by the Code Enforcement Officer following consultation with the Town Planner; or
(b) 
Permits for blasting and removal of more than 300 cubic yards of material total per project must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board. For the purposes of this section, the "project" shall include all blasting anticipated to be undertaken during the completion of a contract or series of contracts, for demolition, excavation or construction, or during the anticipated life of a quarry operation.
(2) 
All applications shall contain the following information:
(a) 
The name of the applicant.
(b) 
The name of the property owner.
(c) 
The general contractor.
(d) 
The locations of the proposed blasting activity.
(e) 
The total number of cubic yards of material to be removed by blasting.
(f) 
An estimate of the number of blasts required to remove the specified amount of material.
(g) 
A description of the project for which the blasting is being undertaken.
(h) 
Adjacent land uses.
(i) 
The location of adjacent structures and distance to those structures.
(j) 
The projected dates work is to be undertaken.
(3) 
Upon receipt of a completed application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall review and act upon the application within 10 days or, as appropriate, forward the application to the Planning Board within 10 days.
(a) 
If the application is forwarded to the Planning Board, the Planning Board shall review and act upon the application within 30 days of receipt of a completed application from the Code Enforcement Officer.
(b) 
The Planning Board may approve, approve with conditions or deny the application based on the performance standards contained herein. The applicant must be notified in writing by first-class mail within 10 days of the decision.
(4) 
Public hearing. The Planning Board shall conduct a public hearing on applications for blasting and removal of more than 300 cubic yards of material total per project.
(a) 
All abutting property owners within 500 feet of the property line of the property for which the permit is requested shall be notified by first-class mail at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. A list of names and mailing addresses shall be provided as part of the application. Such notification shall be the responsibility of the applicant, and evidence of such notification shall be provided to the Planning Board. Failure of property owners to receive the notice sent under this section does not invalidate any action taken by the Planning Board.
(b) 
Notification of the public hearing shall be given in a newspaper of local publication at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. Cost of this publication will be paid by the applicant.
(5) 
Fees. All applications for blasting permits shall be accompanied by a fee as set by Town Council order.
(6) 
Bond and proof of insurance.
(a) 
The applicant and/or the blaster may be required to post a bond in an amount to be determined by the Planning Board for those applications reviewed by the Planning Board.
(b) 
The applicant and/or the blaster shall present proof of liability insurance in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence, except for agricultural purposes by an individual on his own property using binary explosives.
(7) 
Effective period. Permits shall be effective for no more than 365 days from the date of approval. For blasting operations the scope of which exceeds one year, renewal of the permit shall be accomplished by reapplying in accordance with the procedure for a new permit, except that a public hearing may be held to review past compliance with the standards contained herein and any effects on existing uses and property owners in the vicinity of such blasting operations.
C. 
Performance standards.
(1) 
Hours of detonation. Hours of detonation shall be limited to daylight hours, no earlier than 8:00 a.m. or later than 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday inclusive, except in case of any misfires, excluding the following legal holidays: New Year's, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
(2) 
Water quality protection. Water is a precious resource and measures shall be taken to protect groundwater quality. The Planning Board may require water quality testing of private wells within 250 feet from the property line.
(3) 
Under no circumstances shall the Planning Board permit any blasting for rock or mineral extraction as follows:
(a) 
Within 200 feet of an abutting property boundary line except if written permission is first obtained from the abutting property owner; or
(b) 
Within 300 feet of a structure not owned by the applicant. Any written permission to allow blasting closer than 200 feet must be recorded in the Registry of Deeds.
(4) 
Ground vibrations, air blast overpressure and seismographic records shall meet state standards.
D. 
Notices required following issuance of a permit.
(1) 
Any person intending to detonate explosives shall first notify the Code Enforcement Officer or his duly authorized representative that a blast is planned. Such notification shall be received at least 24 hours prior to the planned detonation and shall give the time (within two hours), location where the blasting is to be done, the amount of explosives to be used and the name and business address of the person responsible for the blasting operation. Additional notification shall be given at least one hour prior to the planned detonation to Standish dispatch. The notification may be given orally over the telephone; however, the burden of proof as to whether the notification was in fact received rests with the person responsible for the blasting operation.
(2) 
The person responsible for a blast shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer in the event of any misfires and the proposed corrective action.
(3) 
Prior to any blast, the person responsible for the blast shall inform all property owners who have requested in writing to be so informed of the impending blast. Such notification shall be given by telephone at least 24 hours prior to the blast stating the time of the blast. The burden of proof as to whether the notification was in fact received rests with the person responsible for the blasting operation.
[Amended 2-8-2000 by Order No. 174-99; 11-12-2003 by Order No. 114-03]
Signs are specifically prohibited except as herein provided:
A. 
All signs must be constructed of durable materials and shall be maintained in good condition and repair at all times.
B. 
In any district, a sign not exceeding four square feet in surface is permitted which announces the name, address, profession or home occupation of the occupant of the premises on which said sign is located.
C. 
A sign not exceeding eight square feet is permitted in connection with any Home Occupation Level 3 or Tradesman, provided that other provisions of this Part 1 are met.
D. 
A bulletin board not exceeding 24 square feet is permitted in connection with any church, school or similar public structure. A bulletin board for a business is permitted, provided that other provisions of this Part 1 are met. Any bulletin board for a business shall be counted towards the business' total sign area.
E. 
A temporary real estate or construction sign not exceeding six square feet or 32 square feet for a business or commercial property with at least 100 feet of frontage is permitted on the property being sold, leased or developed. Such sign shall be removed promptly when it has fulfilled its function.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
F. 
Each new sign must receive a permit before erection from the municipal officers or their duly appointed agent.
G. 
Any sign which is or becomes in disrepair shall be removed upon order of the municipal officers if not repaired after 30 days' notice. Any new sign must conform to all regulations.
H. 
Business signs shall be permitted in connection with any legal business or industry and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) 
For individual business, professional or commercial establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial Districts and Industrial Districts, a maximum of two identification signs shall be permitted per business. In all other locations, only one sign shall be permitted per business, except by special exception.
(2) 
For multi-establishment business, professional or commercial developments, such as shopping centers or office complexes, which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Industrial, Village Center or the Business and Commercial Districts, a maximum of one directory sign, not to exceed 100 square feet in size, plus one identification sign for each business within the complex shall be permitted. Each individual identification sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in size.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09; 4-8-2014 by Order No. 12-14]
(3) 
The primary purpose of the above-referenced signs shall be for identification.
(4) 
Signs shall not extend above the roof or parapet of the building, and no sign shall be placed on the roof of any building.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
(5) 
Illuminated signs shall be shielded in such a way as to produce no glare, undue distraction, confusion or hazard to the surrounding area or to vehicular traffic. Illumination shall be properly focused upon or from within the sign itself.
(6) 
Signs attached to a building shall be perpendicular or parallel to the building facade.
(7) 
Signs which are animated, gaudy, flashing or with intermittent illumination are prohibited.
(8) 
Signs shall not project over public rights-of-way or property lines.
(9) 
Sign size shall be in proportion to the land use, lot and building size, but in no case shall exceed 1/2 square foot per linear foot of lot frontage. The maximum square footage of any sign, or signs when more than one is permitted, shall be 100 square feet, except as specified in Subsection H(2) above. In no case shall the total signage exceed 100 square feet.
(10) 
No permit for a portable sign shall be granted for a period in excess of 30 days for any particular property, business or location in any twelve-month period, except that new businesses may be granted a period of 90 days. Portable signs shall not be placed on a lot such that sight distance along a public way is obstructed, either for vehicles exiting the premises or for vehicles traveling along the public way. Portable signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in size.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
(11) 
Ground signs shall be at least 15 feet from any street or from any lot line of the premises. Such signs shall not exceed 15 feet in height above the mean elevation of the center of the abutting street.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
(12) 
For subdivisions a maximum of one thirty-two-square-foot sign shall be permitted, provided such sign is removed upon the sale of the last lot in the subdivision.
[Added 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
I. 
Temporary signs for the temporary sale of a resident's own household goods from his/her place of residence conducted in accordance with § 187-17, Private sales, do not require a permit, provided the signs are located at the point of sale and are removed immediately after the sale is ended.
J. 
Official business directional signs shall be allowed pursuant to the Maine Traveler Information Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) as amended from time to time. All official business directional signs must meet current MDOT standards regulating the installation of such signs.
[Added 8-9-2005 by Order No. 76-05]
(1) 
Directional signs shall be located within 1,000 feet of the intersection where a change in direction is required.
(2) 
The color of all such signs in the Town (including both reflectorized and nonreflectorized) shall be of uniform blue background with white lettering in accordance with Maine Department of Transportation regulations relating to off-premises signs as may be amended from time to time.
(3) 
The size dimensions of all reflectorized and nonreflectorized signs shall be 12 inches by 48 inches only.
(4) 
Businesses may be eligible for no greater than four signs within the Town.
(5) 
Official business directional signs in place as of the effective date of this subsection shall be grandfathered except as specifically described in Subsection K below.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
K. 
All previously approved signs that are not in conformance with this section shall be grandfathered for a period of 10 years of enactment of this section at which time they shall be removed. Any replacement sign must meet the regulations.
[Added 10-13-2009 by Order No. 103-09]
The purpose of this chapter section is to regulate the placement of fencing on Standish properties.
The property owner shall obtain a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer to erect a fence on their property. Said fence shall be at least 12 inches from the abutting property line and shall be maintained by the owner of the property on which the fence stands. Fences may be erected at any distance less than 12 inches from the property line in the event that written consent from the affected abutters(s) is provided to the Town.
Existing fences in place as of the date of enactment of this chapter shall be considered grandfathered and may remain in place.
Any person found to have committed a violation of this chapter[1] shall be fined an amount equal to twice the permit fee set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: See in particular §§ 181-17.1 through 181-17.3.
To reduce competition with streetlighting and the conflicting visual signals produced by many direct lighting sources, all new lighting fixtures placed to illuminate any portion of a commercial, professional or business establishment, including parking lots, shall be concealed-source fixtures.
The design of all new business, professional or commercial establishments in any district shall be compatible with existing buildings within and around the proposed development site.
[Added 1-8-2013 by Order No. 29-12]
A retail drive-through or a restaurant drive-through must comply with the following standards:
A. 
Location of drive-through. Drive-through features, such as windows, menu/order boards and stacking lanes, must be placed to the rear of the principal building and shall be located no closer than 40 feet to any adjacent residential properties. This distance shall be measured from the outermost edge of the outside drive-through feature to such property line. In addition, drive-through features shall not extend closer than 25 feet to the curbline or, if there is no curb, to the edge of street pavement. The site must have adequate stacking capacity for vehicles waiting to use the drive-through without impeding vehicular circulation or creating hazards to vehicular circulation on adjacent streets.
(1) 
The width of the access connections at the property line shall not exceed 25 feet, unless the traffic impact study and/or the Public Works Director identifies the need for turning lanes from the access driveway onto the adjacent public road.
(2) 
For a property located on a state-numbered highway with a driveway that cannot meet the minimum distance between driveways or corner lot clearance standards set forth in the Town of Standish Access Management Standards,[1] the Planning Board may allow construction of an access connection at a location suitably removed from the adjacent drive or intersection. In such cases, the applicant shall provide for future joint or cross access and such directional restrictions (i.e., right-in/right-out only and/or a restrictive median) as required by the Planning Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 252, Art. IV, § 252-28, Access Management Standards.
(3) 
A system of joint use and cross access drives shall be established along any state-numbered highway, and the proposed development shall incorporate the following into the site plan:
(a) 
A service drive or cross access drive extending the width of the parcel.
(b) 
A design speed of 10 miles per hour and sufficient width to accommodate two-way travel aisles.
(c) 
Stub-outs and other design features to make it visually obvious that the adjacent properties may be tied in to provide cross access via a service drive; provided, however, that the Planning Board shall not require construction of a joint use driveway/stub-out to adjacent properties when the length is over 70 feet (as measured from the edge of any proposed parking or driveway edge to the adjacent property line).
(4) 
Minimum stacking requirements.
(a) 
Restaurants shall provide not less than eight stacking spaces (160 feet in length) within the site, at or before the menu/order board. The facility shall provide another four stacking spaces (80 feet in length) between the menu/order board and the transaction window. If the drive-through has two transaction windows, the four stacking spaces may be split between each of the windows. An additional stacking space shall be provided after the last transaction window(s).
(b) 
Retail businesses, including drug stores, pharmacies and banks, shall provide no less than four stacking spaces (80 feet in length) at or behind the pneumatic tube for the drive-through; provided, however, the number of stacking spaces that must be accommodated may be reduced by the Planning Board if recommended by a Maine-licensed professional engineer in a traffic impact study. For example, very small uses (e.g., a drive-through espresso stand) may not need to accommodate as many vehicles at one time as other types of drive-through uses.
(c) 
Drive-through stacking lanes shall be delineated from other vehicular use areas by means of a landscaped divider median. Stacking lanes may include part of the drive aisles in a parking area.
(5) 
Each stacking space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width along straight portions. Stacking spaces and stacking lanes shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width along curved segments.
(6) 
Stacking lanes shall be delineated from traffic aisles, other stacking lanes and parking areas with striping, curbing, landscaping and the use of alternative paving materials or raised medians.
(7) 
Entrances to stacking lane(s) shall be clearly marked and a minimum of 60 feet from the closest intersection with the public street. The distance shall be measured from the beginning of the stacking lane entrance to the edge of street pavement or the street curbline, whichever is greater.
(8) 
Stacking lanes shall be designed to prevent circulation congestion, both on site and on adjacent streets. The on-site circulation shall a) separate drive-through traffic from site circulation; b) not impede or impair access into or out of parking spaces; c) not impede or impair vehicular pedestrian traffic movement; and d) minimize conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular traffic with physical and visual separation between the two. Stacking lanes shall not interfere with required loading and trash storage areas, and loading or trash operations shall not impede or impair vehicular movement. If a separate stacking lane is curbed, an emergency bypass or exit shall be provided.
(9) 
Stacking lanes shall not enter or exit directly into a public street. Stacking lanes shall be integrated with the on-site circulation pattern.
(10) 
A leveling area shall be provided having a minus-one-percent grade for a distance of 30 feet measured from the nearest exterior line of the intersecting street, to the point of vertical curvature.
(11) 
Traffic impact study. A detailed traffic impact study shall be submitted with any site plan application involving a drive-through facility. A Maine-licensed professional engineer experienced and qualified in traffic engineering shall prepare the traffic impact study. The traffic impact study shall contain the following information:
(a) 
Existing traffic conditions: average daily and peak-hour volumes, average and peak speeds, sight distances, accident data for the previous three years, and levels of service (LOS) of intersections and streets affected by the proposed development.
(b) 
Projected traffic conditions for design year of occupancy.
(c) 
Projected impacts of the proposed development shall include: projected peak hour and daily traffic generated by the development on streets in the vicinity of the development; sight lines at the intersections of the proposed access connection and adjacent streets.
(d) 
Proposed mitigation shall include a plan (with supporting text) to minimize traffic and safety impacts.
B. 
Noise. Any speakers, intercom systems, or other audible means of communication shall not play prerecorded messages. Any speakers, intercom systems, audible signals, computer prompts, or other noises generated by the drive-through services or fixtures shall comply with Chapter 206, as may be amended from time to time.
C. 
Lighting. Drive-through facilities shall be designed so that site and vehicular light sources shall not unreasonably spill over or be directed onto adjacent residential properties and shall otherwise conform to the lighting standards set forth in § 181-18 of the Zoning Ordinance.
D. 
Screening and enclosure.
(1) 
The noise, exhaust fumes and lighting impacts of automobiles on adjacent residential properties as they queue to wait for drive-through services shall be minimized to the maximum extent practical through the installation of solid fencing with landscaping along any residential property line that is exposed to the drive-through or by the enclosure of the drive-through fixtures and lanes so as to provide a buffer for adjacent residential properties.
(2) 
Menu/order boards shall be a maximum of 30 square feet, with a maximum height of six feet and shall be shielded from view from any public street and adjacent residential properties.
E. 
Pedestrian access. Drive-through lanes shall be designed and placed to minimize their crossing principal pedestrian accessways or otherwise impeding pedestrian access.
[Added 5-12-2015 by Order No. 17-15; amended 6-1-2021 by Order No. 28-21; 5-10-2022 by Order No. 16-22]
Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 M.R.S.A. § 302 or any other law to the contrary, the amendments to this chapter evidenced by Order No. 28-21, when enacted, shall govern any proposed medical marijuana dispensary or medical marijuana registered caregiver for which an application has not been submitted and acted on by the Planning Board prior to January 27, 2021. The following standards apply to all medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers: All medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers are principal uses regardless of the amount of space they may occupy within a building. All medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers require site plan review and approval from the Planning Board prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy. In addition to the site plan review standards set forth in Article XI of this chapter, the following performance standards are to be used by the Planning Board in reviewing site plan applications and compliance with the same shall serve as requirements for approval of any such site plans.
A. 
Separation from schools.
(1) 
No medical marijuana dispensary, no medical marijuana caregiver retail store, and no medical marijuana registered caregiver shall be sited within 500 feet of the lot lines of a school. No sign or other advertisement may be displayed within 500 feet of the lot lines of a preexisting school. The distance cited in this subsection shall be measured between the lot line of the proposed site for the medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver and the lot line of the site of the school at their closest points. For purposes of this measurement, if a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver is to be located on a site that is leased from an unrelated third party, such an establishment's lot line, shall be determined as follows:
(a) 
If the establishment leases an entire parcel of land, the lot line of such establishment shall be the lot line of the parcel;
(b) 
If the establishment leases a freestanding building or buildings which is or are part of a larger parcel containing other freestanding buildings, the lot line of such establishment shall be the outer wall of the building(s) being leased by the establishment; and
(c) 
If the establishment leases a room or suite of rooms within a building, including, without limitation, individual units within a shopping plaza or shopping mall, the lot line of such establishment shall be the outer wall of the building within which such room or suite of rooms is located.
(2) 
Any applicant for a building permit, land use approval and/or certificate of occupancy involving a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or a medical marijuana registered caregiver shall submit with the application a map of properties within 500 feet of the proposed use and a list of the uses of those surrounding properties, each in such format as may be required by the Town Planner. The Town will only verify distance of the proposed premises from a school; once all of the Town-required licenses, permits and approvals are issued, the Town will not preclude a school from opening at a location within the buffer zone.
(3) 
A medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver may continue to operate in its present location as a preexisting use if a school later locates within the buffer zone; however, the medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver does so at his/her/its own risk, and Town-issued licenses, permits or approvals provide no protection or indemnification against enforcement of federal or other applicable laws that may prohibit operation of a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver near a school.
(4) 
Any medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver that wants to change to another type of establishment or add an additional use, other than the one for which it initially sought and obtained Planning Board site plan approval may do so, but it must first seek and obtain site plan approval for the new use and must comply with the then-current separation distances for schools. Any medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver that has any permit, approval or license necessary to operate as such an establishment either lapse or be finally adjudicated as revoked must, prior to recommencing operations: (a) seek and obtain Planning Board site plan approval for the medical marijuana use; and (b) comply with the then-current separation distances for schools.
(5) 
For purposes of this section, the term "school" means a "public school" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1(24), as may be amended; a "private school" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1(22), as may be amended; and/or a "public preschool program" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1(23-A), as may be amended.
(6) 
For purposes of this section, the term "advertisement" means publicizing the trade name of a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver together with words or symbols referring to marijuana or publicizing the brand name of marijuana items.
B. 
Operating plan. Applicants shall submit a copy of its detailed operating plan which shall include, without limitation, information related to the following, if applicable: (1) diagram(s) of the proposed registered premises; (2) security; (3) operating days and hours of operation; (4) cultivation and cultivation areas; (5) specific products and production processes; (6) compliance with packaging and labeling; (7) signs, advertising and marketing; (8) sales to qualifying patients; (9) wholesale activities; (10) record keeping; (11) disposal of marijuana waste; (12) odor control plan; and (13) a workplace safety plan consistent with 29 CFR Part 1910, covering personal protective equipment, hazard assessment, safe equipment operation, proper application of agricultural chemicals, ladder use, hazard communication and other state and federal workplace safety requirements, as applicable.
C. 
Hours of operation. Medical marijuana dispensaries and medical marijuana caregiver retail stores may be open for business only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., locally prevailing time. When there is a conflict between state laws and regulations and local zoning, the more restrictive hours of operation shall apply.
D. 
Area of activities. All activities of medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers, including, without limitation, cultivating, growing, processing, manufacturing, displaying, selling and storage, shall be conducted indoors and not in any building that also contains a dwelling unit or other residential use. Medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers are not permitted to conduct outdoor sales or services of any kind. Any common areas, including, but not limited to storage areas and building facilities, shared with another use must be clearly identified as such on the site plan application.
E. 
Odor management.
(1) 
For medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers, the odor of marijuana must not be detected off site, i.e., must not be detected at premises that are not under the custody or control of the establishment. To prevent and control marijuana odors, an odor control plan prepared by a Maine licensed air-handling engineer shall be submitted as part of the site plan application describing the odor(s) originating or anticipated to originate at the premises and the control technologies to be used to prevent such odor(s) from leaving the premises while reducing the risk of fire or respiratory harm within the facility. The odor control plan shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(a) 
A facility floor plan that identifies the locations of all odor-emitting activities and sources. The plan shall also identify the location of doors, windows, vents, HVAC systems, odor-control systems and other relevant information.
(b) 
A list of specific odor-emitting activities and sources, and a description of the processes that will take place at the facility, including, but not limited to, vegetative flowering, processing and storage.
(c) 
For each odor-emitting activity or source, a description of the administrative procedures as well as the engineering processes, technologies, and equipment the facility will use.
[1] 
Administrative controls shall include, at a minimum: management practices to isolate odor activities and sources, use of standard operating procedures, employee training, regular equipment inspections and maintenance of inspection logs.
[2] 
Engineering controls shall include, at a minimum, building design features; use of equipment and technology to address each specific odor-emitting activity or source; a systems and equipment maintenance and replacement schedule; and evidence that proposed equipment and technology are sufficiently capable and appropriately sized consistent with marijuana industry best practices for control technologies designed to effectively mitigate odors.
(2) 
While the Town does not mandate any particular equipment specifications with regard to filtration or ventilation, all medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers are strongly encouraged to adopt best management practices with regard to implementing state-of-the-art technologies in mitigating marijuana odor, such as air scrubbers and charcoal filtration systems.
F. 
Noxious gases and fumes. Marijuana cultivation areas shall include appropriate ventilation systems to mitigate noxious gases or other fumes used or created as part of the production.
G. 
Other emissions. Sufficient measures and means of preventing smoke, debris, dust, fluids and other substances from exiting the premises of a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver must be provided at all times.
H. 
Waste disposal. All medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers shall have in place an operational plan for proper disposal of marijuana and related by-products/waste products in a safe, sanitary and secure manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Dumpsters and trash containers must not be overflowing, and the surrounding area must be kept free of litter and trash. All dumpsters and containers shall be screened from public view. All trash receptacles on the premises used to discard marijuana products must have a metal cover or lid that is locked at all times when the receptacle is unattended and security cameras must be installed to record activities in the area of such trash receptacles.
I. 
Wastewater. Wastewater generated during the cultivation, processing or manufacturing of marijuana must be disposed of in compliance with applicable state and local laws and regulations.
J. 
Other applicable codes. Plans for compliance with applicable building, electrical and fire codes and federal and state environmental requirements must be provided to the Planning Board.
K. 
Security.
(1) 
Sufficient and appropriate security measures to deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana and the theft of marijuana must be provided at all times and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Security measures shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) 
Security surveillance cameras installed and operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week to monitor all entrances and exits, along with the interior and exterior of the premises, to discourage and facilitate the reporting of criminal acts and nuisance activities occurring at the premises;
(b) 
Door and window intrusion robbery and burglary alarm systems with audible and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office notification components that are professionally monitored and maintained in good working order;
(c) 
A locking safe or its functional equivalent permanently affixed to the premises that is suitable for storage of all marijuana product and cash stored overnight on the premises;
(d) 
Exterior lighting that illuminates the exterior walls of the premises and complies with applicable provisions of the Town of Standish Code of Ordinances; and
(e) 
Deadbolt locks on all exterior doors to the building and all entrances to the establishment if separate from the building entrances, and locks or bars on any other access points to the establishment (e.g., windows). If building entrances are shared with other tenants, the establishment shall ensure that security measures do not prevent or restrict building access by other tenants.
(2) 
All security recordings shall be preserved for at least 45 days. All medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers shall provide the Town Manager or his/her designee with the name and functioning telephone number of a twenty-four-hour on-call staff person to whom the Town may provide notice of any operating problems associated with the establishment.
L. 
Firesafety. All medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregiver facilities shall comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1 Fire Code, Chapter 38, Standards for Marijuana Growing, Processing, or Extraction Facilities (most recent edition), and these standards shall be used by the Fire Department during its inspections of each facility. All buildings associated with a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver shall be protected by use of fire suppression sprinkler systems or such other effective fire suppression system as may be approved by the Fire Chief. Medical marijuana dispensaries and medical marijuana caregiver retail stores shall have a Knox-Box® or shall provide the Fire Department with the necessary information to allow entry by Fire Department personnel in the event of an emergency at the location.
M. 
Sale of edible products. No food products shall be sold, prepared, produced or assembled by a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver except in compliance with all operating and other requirements of state and local law and regulation, including, without limitation, food establishment licensing requirements. Any goods containing marijuana for human consumption shall be stored in a secure area.
N. 
Drive-through and home delivery. Medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited from having drive-through pickup facilities or home delivery services. Medical marijuana caregiver retail stores are prohibited from having drive-through pickup facilities.
O. 
Extraction of marijuana. The extraction of marijuana using inherently dangerous substances is prohibited.
P. 
Inspections. The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee shall inspect all medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the facilities are constructed and can be operated in accordance with the application submitted, the land use approval(s) issued and the requirements of this chapter, local and state building codes and electrical codes. The Fire Chief or his/her designee shall inspect all medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregiver prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the facilities are constructed and can be operated in accordance with all applicable fire codes. The initial inspection shall occur after the establishment is ready for operation. No marijuana or marijuana products will be allowed on the premises until the inspection is complete and a certificate of occupancy has been issued. Nothing herein shall prevent the Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, or his/her respective designee from inspecting medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers at random intervals and without advance notice, provided that the inspection is during normal business hours of the establishment.
Q. 
Outside review fees. In addition to the application fee, every applicant may also be required by the Town Planner to pay a consulting cost fee to cover 100% of the Town's costs related to independent engineering, planning, legal and similar professional consulting services incurred in its review of the site plan application. This fee must be paid to the Town and shall be deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account, which shall be separate and distinct from all other Town accounts. When a consulting cost fee is required, the application will be considered incomplete until evidence of payment of this fee is submitted to the Town Planner. If the initial fee proves to be insufficient to meet the Town's legal and technical review costs, the Town Planner may assess an additional fee(s) to cover such legal and technical review costs.
R. 
Change of use/addition of use. If a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver wants to change to another type of medical marijuana use or add a use, such change or addition of use must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board for compliance with this chapter.
S. 
Other approvals. No medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana caregiver retail store, or medical marijuana registered caregiver shall conduct any activity for which he/she/it has not received the required State of Maine license, certification or registration, as applicable.
T. 
Confidentiality. Medical marijuana registered caregivers and other applicants submitting applications and supporting information that is confidential under 22 M.R.S.A. § 2425-A(12), as may be amended, and the Maine Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. § 402(3)(F), shall mark such information as confidential. An individual who possesses a valid Maine medical marijuana registered caregiver registry identification card need not identify himself or herself in an application or registration. The cardholder must identify himself or herself and provide the relevant cards to the Code Enforcement Officer for examination, but the identity of the cardholder shall not be a public record and the Code Enforcement Officer shall not share the identity of the cardholder, except as necessary by law in the performance of his or her duties. At the time of application/registration, the cardholder may appoint a representative to appear before the Planning Board or Code Enforcement Officer, as applicable, on his or her behalf. Advertisements for public hearing shall contain the location of the proposed medical marijuana facility and the identity of the owner of the real estate and the identity of the designated representative.
U. 
Nonconforming uses. Nonconforming medical marijuana registered caregivers lawfully existing as of the date of adoption of the amendments to this chapter evidenced by Order No. 28-21 are subject to the standards of Article V, Nonconforming Uses, and the local registration requirement of § 181-19.3. When site plan review is triggered by a proposed change in use and/or structure, the use and/or structure shall comply with these performance standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board. The addition of a medical marijuana caregiver retail store to an existing nonconforming medical marijuana registered caregiver is considered a change in use and shall comply with these performance standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
V. 
Other laws remain applicable. Medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, and medical marijuana registered caregivers shall meet all operating and other requirements of state and local law and regulation. To the extent the State of Maine has adopted or adopts in the future any stricter law or regulation governing medical marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana caregiver retail stores, or medical marijuana registered caregivers, the stricter law or regulation shall control.
[Added 6-1-2021 by Order No. 28-21]
A. 
Effective January 1, 2022, no medical marijuana registered caregiver operating in the Town as of January 27, 2021, and for which an application has not been submitted and acted on by the Planning Board prior to January 27, 2021, shall continue to act as a caregiver for that location without first registering with the Code Enforcement Officer. Local registration forms and preregistration inspection checklists shall be available in the Code Enforcement Office.
B. 
Nonrefundable fees for a local registration shall be as set forth in the Schedule of License, Permit, Inspection and Application Fees established by Town Council order, and such fee must be submitted with the local registration form at the time of registration or renewal.
C. 
A person shall not be considered registered until all information and fees are provided to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer and a local annual registration number has been assigned to the medical marijuana registered caregiver. The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee and the Fire Chief or his/her designee shall inspect a medical marijuana registered caregiver premises prior to the issuance of a local annual registration number, to verify that the facilities are constructed and can be operated in accordance the requirements of this chapter and applicable building, electrical and fire safety codes.
D. 
Local registrations are valid for 12 months from the date of issuance of the registration number unless sooner suspended or revoked and must be renewed on an annual basis. Local registrations are not transferable to another location.
E. 
A local registration may be revoked or suspended for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. If a violation is found to exist by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer may suspend or revoke the then-current local registration after first providing written notice of the violation and allowing the violator 10 business days an opportunity to respond in writing to the violation.
F. 
The local registration requirement for marijuana registered caregivers operating in the Town as of January 27, 2021, and for which an application has not been submitted and acted on by the Planning Board prior to January 27, 2021, for that location shall cease if and when the marijuana registered caregiver obtains site plan approval from the Planning Board pursuant to § 181-19.2.
G. 
Any medical marijuana registered caregiver must continuously maintain a State of Maine registration in order to take advantage of the provisions of § 181-19.2U. If the necessary State of Maine registration either lapses or is finally adjudicated as revoked, the medical marijuana registered caregiver must, prior to re-commencing operations, seek and obtain Planning Board site plan approval for the location, including, without limitation, complying with the then-current use limitations of the zoning district and the then-current separation distances listed in § 181-19.2A.
[Added 6-1-2021 by Order No. 28-21; amended 4-12-2022 by Order No. 32-22]
An adult use marijuana cultivation facility other than a nursery marijuana cultivation facility, Tier 1 marijuana cultivation facility or Tier 2 marijuana cultivation facility is prohibited in Standish. All adult use marijuana cultivation facilities are principal uses regardless of the amount of space they may occupy within a building. All adult use marijuana cultivation facilities require site plan review and approval from the Planning Board prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy. In addition to the site plan review standards set forth in Article XI of this chapter, the following performance standards are to be used by the Planning Board in reviewing site plan applications and compliance with the same shall serve as requirements for approval of any such site plans.
A. 
Separation from sensitive uses.
(1) 
No adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall be sited within 1,000 feet of the lot lines of a school.
(2) 
No adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall be sited within 400 feet of the lot lines of a child care facility, community center, higher educational facility, public outdoor recreational area, church, synagogue or other house of religious worship.
(3) 
The distance cited in this Subsection A shall be measured between the lot line of the proposed site for the adult use marijuana cultivation facility and the lot line of the site of the use listed in (1) or (2) above at their closest points. For purposes of this measurement, if an adult use marijuana cultivation facility is to be located on a site that is leased from an unrelated third party, such an establishment's lot line shall be determined as follows:
(a) 
If the establishment leases an entire parcel of land, the lot line of such establishment shall be the lot line of the parcel;
(b) 
If the establishment leases a freestanding building or buildings which is or are part of a larger parcel containing other freestanding buildings, the lot line of such establishment shall be the outer wall of the building(s) being leased by the establishment; and
(c) 
If the establishment leases a room or suite of rooms within a building, including, without limitation, individual units within a shopping plaza or shopping mall, the lot line of such establishment shall be the outer wall of the building within which such room or suite of rooms is located.
(4) 
Any applicant for a building permit, land use approval and/or certificate of occupancy involving an adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall submit with the application:
(a) 
A map of properties within 1,000 feet of the proposed use and a list of the uses of those surrounding properties, each in such format as may be required by the Town Planner; and
(b) 
A map of properties within 400 feet of the proposed use and a list of the uses of those surrounding properties, each in such format as may be required by the Town Planner.
(c) 
The Town will only verify distance of the proposed premises from existing uses listed in (1) or (2) above; once all of the Town-required licenses, permits and approvals are issued, the Town will not preclude a sensitive use listed in (1) or (2) above from opening at a location within the applicable buffer zones.
(5) 
An adult use marijuana cultivation facility may continue to operate in its present location as a pre-existing use if a sensitive use as listed in (1) or (2) above later locates within the applicable buffer zone; however, the adult use marijuana cultivation facility does so at its own risk, and Town-issued licenses, permits or approvals provide no protection or indemnification against enforcement of federal or other applicable laws that may prohibit operation of an adult use marijuana cultivation facility near a sensitive use listed in (1) or (2) above.
(6) 
Any adult use marijuana cultivation facility that wants to change to another type of establishment other than the one for which it initially sought and obtained Planning Board site plan approval may do so, but it must first seek and obtain site plan approval for the new use and must comply with the then-current separation distances for the sensitive uses listed in (1) and (2) above. Any adult use marijuana cultivation facility that has any permit, approval or license necessary to operate as such an establishment either lapse or be finally adjudicated as revoked must, prior to re-commencing operations, seek and obtain Planning Board site plan approval for the marijuana use and comply with the then-current separation distances for the sensitive uses listed in (1) and (2) above.
(7) 
For purposes of this section, the term "school" means a "public school" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S. § 1(24), as may be amended; a "private school" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S. § 1(22), as may be amended; and/or a "public preschool program" as that term is defined in 20-A M.R.S. § 1(23-A), as may be amended.
(8) 
For purposes of this section, the term "child care facility" means a "child care facility" as that term is defined in 22 M.R.S. § 8301-A(1-A)(B), as may be amended, and/or a "family child care provider'' as that term is defined in 22 M.R.S. § 8301-A(1-A)(C), as may be amended.
(9) 
For purposes of this section, the term "community center'' means a building used to provide before or after care to children age 18 or younger that is owned and operated by a municipality or a nonprofit corporation.
(10) 
For purposes of this section, the term "higher education facility" means a community college, college or university authorized by the State of Maine to award associate, baccalaureate or higher degrees.
(11) 
For purposes of this section, the term "public outdoor recreational area" means a place designed and used for active recreation and/or athletic fields or courts that is owned and operated by a governmental agency.
B. 
Area of activities. All activities of adult use marijuana cultivation facilities, including, without limitation, cultivating, growing, and storage, shall be conducted indoors and not in any building that also contains a dwelling unit or other residential use. Adult use marijuana cultivation facilities are not permitted to conduct retail sales or services of any kind. Any common areas, including, but not limited to, storage areas and building facilities, shared with another use must be clearly identified as such on the site plan application.
C. 
Odor management. For adult use marijuana cultivation facilities, the odor of marijuana must not be detected off-site, i.e., must not be detected at premises that are not under the custody or control of the establishment. To prevent and control marijuana odors, an odor control plan prepared by a Maine licensed air handling engineer shall be submitted as part of the site plan application describing the odor(s) originating or anticipated to originate at the premises and the control technologies to be used to prevent such odor(s) from leaving the premises while reducing the risk of fire or respiratory harm within the facility. The odor control plan shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) 
A facility floor plan that identifies the locations of all odor-emitting activities and sources. The plan shall also identify the location of doors, windows, vents, HVAC systems, odor control systems and other relevant information.
(2) 
A list of specific odor-emitting activities and sources, and a description of the processes that will take place at the facility, including, but not limited to, vegetative flowering, processing and storage.
(3) 
For each odor-emitting activity or source, a description of the administrative procedures as well as the engineering processes, technologies, and equipment the facility will use.
(a) 
Administrative controls shall include, at a minimum: management practices to isolate odor activities and sources, use of standard operating procedures, employee training, regular equipment inspections and maintenance of inspection logs.
(b) 
Engineering controls shall include, at a minimum: building design features; use of equipment and technology to address each specific odor-emitting activity or source; a systems and equipment maintenance and replacement schedule; and evidence that proposed equipment and technology are sufficiently capable and appropriately sized consistent with marijuana industry best practices for control technologies designed to effectively mitigate odors.
While the Town does not mandate any particular equipment specifications with regard to filtration or ventilation, all adult use marijuana cultivation facilities are strongly encouraged to adopt best management practices with regard to implementing state-of-the-art technologies in mitigating marijuana odor, such as air scrubbers and charcoal filtration systems.
D. 
Noxious gases and fumes. Adult use marijuana cultivation facilities shall include appropriate ventilation systems to mitigate noxious gases or other fumes used or created as part of the production.
E. 
Other emissions. Sufficient measures and means of preventing smoke, debris, dust, fluids and other substances from exiting an adult use marijuana cultivation facility must be provided at all times.
F. 
Waste disposal. All adult use marijuana cultivation facilities shall have in place an operational plan for proper disposal of marijuana and related by-products/waste products in a safe, sanitary and secure manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Dumpsters and trash containers must not be overflowing, and the surrounding area must be kept free of litter and trash. All dumpsters and containers shall be screened from public view. All trash receptacles on the premises used to discard marijuana products must have a metal cover or lid that is locked at all times when the receptacle is unattended and security cameras must be installed to record activities in the area of such trash receptacles.
G. 
Wastewater. Wastewater generated during the cultivation, processing or manufacturing of marijuana must be disposed of in compliance with applicable state and local laws and regulations.
H. 
Other applicable codes. Plans for compliance with applicable building, electrical and fire codes and federal and state environmental requirements must be provided to the Planning Board.
I. 
Security. Sufficient and appropriate security measures to deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana and the theft of marijuana must be provided at all times and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Security measures shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) 
Security surveillance cameras installed and operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week to monitor all entrances and exits, along with the interior and exterior of the premises, to discourage and facilitate the reporting of criminal acts and nuisance activities occurring at the premises;
(2) 
Door and window intrusion robbery and burglary alarm systems with audible and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office notification components that are professionally monitored and maintained in good working order;
(3) 
A locking safe or its functional equivalent permanently affixed to the premises that is suitable for storage of all marijuana product and cash stored overnight on the premises;
(4) 
Exterior lighting that illuminates the exterior walls of the premises and complies with applicable provisions of the Town of Standish Code of Ordinances; and
(5) 
Deadbolt locks on all exterior doors and locks or bars on any other access points (e.g., windows).
All security recordings shall be preserved for at least 45 days. All adult use marijuana cultivation facilities shall provide the Town Manager or his/her designee with the name and functioning telephone number of a twenty-four-hour on-call staff person to whom the Town may provide notice of any operating problems associated with the establishment.
J. 
Fire safety. All adult use marijuana cultivation facilities shall comply with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1 Fire Code, Chapter 38 standards for Marijuana Growing, Processing, or Extraction Facilities (most recent edition), and these standards shall be used by the Fire Department during its inspections of each facility. All buildings associated with an adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall be protected by use of fire suppression sprinkler systems or such other effective fire suppression system as may be approved by the Fire Chief.
K. 
Inspections. The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee will inspect all adult use marijuana cultivation facilities prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the facilities are constructed and can be operated in accordance with the application submitted, the land use approval(s) issued and the requirements of this chapter, local and state building codes and electrical codes. The Fire Chief or his/her designee will inspect all adult use marijuana cultivation facilities prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the facilities are constructed and can be operated in accordance with all applicable fire codes. The initial inspection shall occur after the establishment is ready for operation. No marijuana or marijuana products will be allowed on the premises until the inspection is complete and a certificate of occupancy has been issued. Nothing herein shall prevent the Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, or his/her respective designee from inspecting adult use marijuana cultivation facilities at random intervals and without advance notice provided that the inspection is during normal business hours of the establishment.
L. 
Change of use/addition of use. If an adult use marijuana cultivation facility wants to change to another type of marijuana use, such change of use must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board for compliance with this chapter.
M. 
Other approvals. No adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall conduct any activity for which it has not received the required State of Maine license, certification or registration, as applicable.
N. 
Other laws remain applicable. An adult use marijuana cultivation facility shall meet all operating and other requirements of state and local law and regulation. To the extent the State of Maine has adopted or adopts in the future any stricter law or regulation governing adult use marijuana cultivation facilities, the stricter law or regulation shall control.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Order No. 62-23]
All indoor shooting ranges require special exception review and approval from the Board of Appeals and site plan review and approval from the Planning Board prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy. In addition to the site plan review standards set forth in Article XI of this chapter, the following performance standards are to be used by the Planning Board in reviewing site plan applications and compliance with the same shall serve as requirements for approval of any such site plans.
A. 
Any application to the Planning Board for site plan review of an indoor shooting range shall include the following materials in addition to those required per §§ 181-69 through 181-73:
(1) 
A map of all properties within 500 feet of the property line, including land ownership and any structures within 300 feet.
(2) 
The site plan must include complete design of the indoor shooting range, to scale, including existing and proposed structures, firing positions, firing lines, target areas, surface safety zones, berms, baffles and other significant elements of the range. Plans presented with applications for new indoor shooting ranges shall have a Maine-licensed professional engineer's stamp. Plans for expansions or modifications to an existing indoor shooting range shall have a Maine-licensed professional engineer's stamp, unless the Planning Board or CEO, as applicable, determines that the modification does not impact the original engineering design approval.
(3) 
An environmental stewardship plan documenting environmental action to be completed on the range. This plan shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) 
A plan describing how all bullets, shot or other projectiles or any other debris shall be contained within the shooting range.
(b) 
Evaluation and prioritization of appropriate actions to manage lead issues, meeting or exceeding OSHA regulations regarding lead.
(c) 
Procedures for safe disposal or recycling of all lead impacted waste and any other hazardous wastes.
(d) 
Description of existing environmental conditions, including any known environmental concerns at the property.
(e) 
Provisions for periodic evaluation of progress toward environmental stewardship goals and appropriate revisions of plans.
(f) 
Description and evaluation of air filtration system showing that exhaust air will not degrade air quality of the surrounding area.
(4) 
Narrative explaining the operations of the facility, to include, but not limited to; hours of operation, ownership and management structure, types of firearms to be allowed to be fired, whether there will be retail or service businesses associated with the range, and if there will be any storage of firearms or ammunition on site.
(5) 
Safety plan. This plan shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed description of how the proposed facility compares to the NRA Range Source Book and the Federal Office of Health, Safety, and Security Range Design Criteria. If firearms are to be stored on site, the plan shall include a plan for how they will be secured.
(6) 
Range rules.
(7) 
A report from a Maine-licensed professional engineer detailing how the indoor shooting range will operate within the noise regulations of Chapter 206, Noise. This shall include a plan of the range showing the projected dBA levels at the property lines.
(8) 
A description of the filtration system to be implemented to protect air and surfaces for the prevention of the spread of hazardous substances to clean areas, such as food concession areas, and protection of participants. Includes pre-, secondary and final-filters; filter disposal; and filter handling.
(9) 
Documentation of the property, casualty and liability insurance coverage of the indoor shooting range.
B. 
Public hearing and notice to abutters. The Planning Board site plan review of all indoor shooting range applications shall include the conduct of a public hearing on the application. Notice of this public hearing shall be sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the proposed facility's property line. For the purposes of this subsection, property owners shall be considered to be the parties listed by the Assessor for the Town as those against whom taxes are assessed. Failure of any property owner to receive a notice of public hearing shall not necessitate another hearing or invalidate any action by the Planning Board.
C. 
Setbacks and buffers.
(1) 
All buildings in which shooting will be conducted must be a minimum of 50 feet from any property line.
(2) 
All buildings in which shooting will be conducted must be a minimum of 100 feet from any building on an abutting property. If a building on an abutting property is constructed within 100 feet of an indoor shooting range, after its establishment, the indoor shooting range shall not be allowed to further encroach into this buffer.
D. 
Minimum design requirements. Where not otherwise specified within this chapter, new indoor shooting ranges shall meet or exceed the design standards for indoor ranges specified by the NRA Range Source Book.
E. 
Prohibited firearms and operations.
(1) 
No fully automatic firearms.
(2) 
No exploding targets, tracers, or incendiary ammunition.
(3) 
All firearms used in the facility must be covered by the safety, environmental, and noise compliance materials submitted to the Planning Board. If those materials are limited in their review based on certain calibers, types of firearms, or any other criteria, then any firearms not covered by those materials are prohibited at the indoor shooting range.
F. 
Shot containment. Indoor shooting ranges shall be designed and operated to contain all bullets, shot, and other projectiles and debris within the indoor shooting range.
G. 
Access to indoor shooting range. Access to all indoor shooting ranges shall be secured and controlled. All firearms must be unloaded and in a case unless within the controlled area of the facility.
H. 
Proper supervision. There shall be a certified range master, certified firearms instructor, or certified range safety officer on site, actively in control of the indoor shooting range, whenever the range is in use, and whose certification includes all types of firearms currently in use at the range.
I. 
Insurance. The indoor shooting range shall be covered by a minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence of liability insurance. Such insurance shall name the Town as an additional insured and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town, its agents, officers and employees, from and against all claims, damages, losses, and expenses, just or unjust, including, but not limited to, the costs of defense and reasonable attorney's fees arising out of or resulting from action of the owner or operator of the indoor shooting range, their officers, agents, employees, provided that any such claim, damage, loss or expense: 1) is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property, including the loss of use therefrom; and 2) is caused in whole or in part by any negligent act or omission of the indoor shooting range owner or operator, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them, or anyone for whose act they may be liable. Such obligation of indemnification shall not be construed to negate or abridge any other obligation of indemnification running to the Town that otherwise exists. The extent of the indemnification provision shall not be limited by the provision for insurance in this chapter. The Town shall be notified of any policy changes or lapses in coverage.
J. 
Nonconforming uses. Nonconforming shooting ranges lawfully permitted as of the date of adoption of this § 181-19.5 evidenced by Order No. 62-23 are subject to the standards of Article V, Nonconforming Uses. When site plan review is triggered by a proposed change in use and/or structure, the use and/or structure shall comply with these performance standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
K. 
The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee shall inspect all indoor shooting ranges prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the ranges are constructed and can be operated in accordance with the application submitted, the land use approval(s) issued and the requirements of this chapter and local and state laws, regulations, and building codes as applicable. The Fire Chief or his/her designee shall inspect all indoor shooting ranges prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, to verify that the ranges are constructed and can be operated in accordance with all applicable fire codes. These inspection(s) shall occur after the establishment is ready for operation. No discharge of firearms, except that needed to test that the facility is operating as expected, shall be allowed until the inspection is complete and a certificate of occupancy has been issued. Nothing herein shall prevent the Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, or their respective designees from inspecting indoor shooting ranges as needed to enforce applicable laws and regulations.
L. 
Local registration. All indoor shooting ranges must register with the Code Enforcement Officer and may not operate without a current local registration. Local registration forms and preregistration inspection checklists shall be available in the Code Enforcement Office.
(1) 
Nonrefundable fees for a local registration shall be as set forth in the Schedule of License, Permit, Inspection and Application Fees established by Town Council order, and such fee must be submitted with the local registration form at the time of registration or renewal.
(2) 
An indoor shooting range shall not be considered registered until all information and fees are provided to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer and a local annual registration number has been assigned to the indoor shooting range. The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee and the Fire Chief or his/her designee shall inspect an indoor shooting range prior to the issuance of a local annual registration number, to verify that the ranges are being maintained appropriately and can be operated in accordance the requirements of this chapter, conditions of approval from the Planning Board, and applicable building, electrical and fire safety codes.
(3) 
Local registrations are valid for 12 months from the date of issuance of the registration number unless sooner suspended or revoked and must be renewed on an annual basis. Local registrations are not transferable to another location.
(4) 
A local registration may be revoked or suspended for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. If a violation is found to exist by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer may suspend or revoke the then-current local registration after first providing written notice of the violation and allowing the violator an opportunity to respond in writing to the violation with five business days.
M. 
Other laws remain applicable. Indoor shooting ranges shall meet all operating and other requirements of state and local law and regulation. To the extent the State of Maine has adopted or adopts in the future any stricter law or regulation governing indoor shooting ranges, the stricter law or regulation shall control.
[Amended 11-9-2010 by Order No. 91-10]
A. 
Parking design.
(1) 
For commercial, professional or business establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street and which are situated in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts, all off-street parking for such facility shall conform to the following standards:
(a) 
For buildings under 10,000 square feet, all parking shall be situated behind that portion of the structure which faces the arterial or collector street, except that one row of parking may be situated along one side of the structure.
(b) 
For buildings 10,000 square feet and over, 60% of the parking shall be situated behind that portion of the structure which faces the arterial or collector street. The remaining 40% may be situated at the sides or rear of the structure.
(2) 
For commercial, professional or business establishments which have any frontage on two collector or arterial streets and which are situated in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts, all off-street parking shall be situated as near as possible to the corner of the building which is most distant from both streets. In no case shall any parking be situated closer than 75 feet to either street.
(3) 
All off-street parking constructed in conjunction with a commercial, professional or business development which fronts on a collector or an arterial street and is situated in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts shall be designed such that vehicles can turn around within the parking area and enter the street in a forward motion.
(4) 
Curb cuts into any off-street parking facility shall be limited to one per lot for all lots with less than 200 linear feet of street frontage. For lots with more than 200 feet of frontage, a maximum of one cut per 200 feet of frontage shall be permitted, to a maximum of two. Wherever possible, adjacent establishments shall utilize shared driveways.
(5) 
Existing buildings which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts and which by change of use become a commercial, professional or business establishment shall conform to the above standards to the maximum extent feasible. Expansions of existing business, professional or commercial establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts shall also conform to these standards to the maximum extent feasible. Any modifications of the above standards shall be approved by the Planning Board.
B. 
Landscaping. All off-street parking facilities constructed in conjunction with a commercial, professional or business establishment which has any frontage on an arterial or collector roadway and which is situated in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts shall be landscaped with islands or berms which incorporate deciduous street trees within and adjacent to the lot area. Trees shall be placed in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) 
Trees shall be at least eight feet tall.
(2) 
Any trees or other landscaping materials placed under this section which die or are damaged at any time shall be immediately replaced to ensure that the goals of this section are achieved. All landscaping required by this section shall be well-maintained throughout the year.
(3) 
Interior parking area: one tree for every 10 parking spaces. Trees may be clustered on islands or berms within the parking lot or may be equally spaced throughout the lot. The goal of tree placement is to soften the visual appearance of the parking area and to provide shade during the summer months.
(4) 
Rear yard: at least one tree approximately every 30 feet, situated either evenly across the rear boundary line of the parking lot or in pairs which are grouped to create an attractive cluster of vegetation which clearly delineates the rear boundary of the site.
(5) 
Side yard: at least one line of deciduous trees spaced evenly approximately every 30 feet along both side lines of the lot. The actual distance between trees shall be determined by the anticipated mature crown size of the species planted.
C. 
Existing buildings which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts and which by change of use become a commercial, professional or business establishment shall conform to the above standards to the maximum extent feasible. Expansions of existing business, commercial or professional establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts shall also conform to these standards to the maximum extent feasible. Any modifications of the above standards shall be approved by the Planning Board.
[Amended 11-9-2010 by Order No. 91-10]
A. 
For all commercial, professional or business establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street and which are situated in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts, a buffer area between the right-of-way line of the subject roadway and all proposed structures shall be maintained to soften the appearance of structures and parking lots. The buffer shall be continuous, except as set forth below, and shall conform to the following standards:
(1) 
For developments with a gross building area under 20,000 square feet, a buffer of no less than 50 feet shall be maintained across the frontage of the property.
(2) 
For developments with a gross building area of 20,000 square feet and over, a buffer of no less than 100 feet shall be maintained across the frontage of the property.
B. 
If the buffer area already has mature trees, their preservation is required. If predevelopment buffer trees are insufficient to soften the proposed development, at least one additional line of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees shall be installed across the frontage at a frequency of not fewer than one approximately every 30 feet. The actual distance between trees shall be based on anticipated mature crown size of the species planted. The minimum size of new trees shall be eight feet tall. New trees shall be placed approximately 15 feet from the property line. Ground plantings in the buffer zone shall be limited to horizontal, although not necessarily flat, planes of grass. Shrub-dominated planting shall be confined to the building perimeter area. Any trees or other landscaping materials placed under this section which are damaged or die at any time shall be immediately replaced to ensure that the buffering effect of these materials is achieved. All landscaping required by this section shall be well-maintained throughout the year.
C. 
Within the minimum visual buffer area there shall be no development or construction activity, with the following exceptions:
(1) 
Roadway and/or driveway access to the portion of the site not in the minimum visual buffer, provided that it is approximately perpendicular to the right-of-way.
(2) 
Provision for water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, electrical, telephone, natural gas, cable, etc., service lines, provided that they are approximately perpendicular to the right-of-way. In the event that utilities must be installed approximately parallel to the road right-of-way, an equal amount of buffer may be required to substitute for the area of vegetation removal.
(3) 
Pedestrian and bicycle paths designed to provide continuous connection along the road corridor. All such paths must be constructed without materially reducing the screening and visual softening capacity of the vegetation buffer.
(4) 
Lighting fixtures if, for safety reasons, they cannot be placed outside the buffer area and only when electric utility lines serving these fixtures and necessary easements can be established and constructed without reducing the screening and visual softening capacity of the vegetative buffer.
(5) 
Signage in accordance with § 181-17 of the sign regulations in the Town of Standish Zoning Ordinance.
D. 
Clear sight distances at the permitted entrances and exits to any development as needed to provide for reasonable traffic safety.
(1) 
The addition of planting, earth forms or other visual buffers which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, would better achieve the purpose of screening and softening the appearance of structures and parking lots from the road.
E. 
Existing buildings which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center, Business and Commercial or Industrial Districts and which by change of use become a commercial, professional or business establishment shall conform to the above standards to the maximum extent feasible. Expansions of existing business, commercial or professional establishments which have any frontage on an arterial or collector street in the Village Center or Business and Commercial Districts shall also conform to these standards to the maximum extent feasible. Any modifications of the above standards shall be approved by the Planning Board.
F. 
Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, the buffer area to streets standard shall be met by installing the FBCVD streetscape elements per applicable FBCVD street frontage type standards.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
A. 
Pedestrian accessways shall be provided along the street frontage of every commercial, business or professional establishment developed along a collector or arterial street in the Form Based Code Village Districts and Business and Commercial Districts. Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, pedestrian accessways shall meet the standards per the applicable FBCVD street frontage type. In the Business and Commercial Districts, pedestrian accessways shall be at least six feet in width and shall provide for the through transit of pedestrians along the travel corridor. All such ways shall be placed in the Town or state right-of-way directly adjacent to the property line of the project. The construction of such walkways shall be the responsibility of the developer. Once constructed, ownership of the walkways shall revert to the Town of Standish. Snow removal on such walkways shall be the responsibility of the developer or any subsequent owner of the abutting property.
[Amended 11-10-2015 by Order No. 81-15]
B. 
Existing buildings which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center or the Business and Commercial Districts and which by change of use become a commercial, professional or business establishment shall conform to the above standards to the maximum extent feasible. Expansions of existing business, commercial or professional establishments which have any frontage on a collector or arterial street in the Village Center or the Business and Commercial Districts shall also conform to these standards to the maximum extent feasible. Any modifications of the above standards shall be approved by the Planning Board.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, pertaining to Form Based Code Village Districts, and which immediately followed this subsection, added 6-7-2011, as amended, was repealed 11-10-2015 by Order No. 81-15.
Any facility for water recreation, such as private swimming pools, outdoor water storage tanks, swimming clubs, commercial fishing ponds, or any other water storage facility, such as reservoirs, fish hatcheries and sewage lagoons, excluding fire ponds, shall comply with the following requirements:
A. 
The facility shall, at a minimum, conform to the setback requirements and require a permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
B. 
Below-ground facilities shall be enclosed by a fence no less than four feet high to prevent uncontrolled access by small children.
C. 
The facility, if operated to attract visitors, shall comply with parking requirements established under the following section of this Part 1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 181-24.
D. 
Before a permit shall be issued to the operator or owner of the facility, a plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board showing size of facility, proposed use, parking arrangement and use of buildings on the site and surrounding properties and their usage and any other pertinent information.
E. 
For private swimming pools, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a permit.
A. 
Off-street parking. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection A(1) below, off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the specifications in this section in any district whenever any new use is established. Off-street parking is not permitted within the required building setback, unless a variance is obtained from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
[Amended 5-9-2006 by Order No. 37-06; 6-7-2011]
Use
Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Commercial accommodations
1 for each lodging unit
Residential
2 per dwelling unit
Elderly housing
1 per bedroom, plus 1 for every 10 dwelling units, plus 1 for every 200 square feet of nondwelling unit floor area
Church
1 per 3 seats in principal assembly room
School
1 per 3 seats in principal assembly room or 2 per classroom, whichever is greater
Private club or lodge
1 per 4 members
Theater
1 per 4 seats
Hospital and nursing home, professional office and business services, medical clinic and retail business in commercial districts
1 for every 250 square feet of gross leasable area
Retail business and personal service establishment
1 for each 180 square feet of gross leasable area
Eating and drinking establishment
1 for every 3 seats
Industrial
1 for each 1.2 employees, based on the highest expected average employee occupancy
Funeral homes
1 for each 75 square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors and individual service rooms
Industrial, public utility, warehouse or storage facility
1 per employee per 24-hour period and 1 per vehicle used to conduct business
(1) 
Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, off-street parking and loading space requirements are per the applicable FBCVD street frontage type standards.
[Amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
B. 
Off-street loading.
(1) 
The following minimum off-street loading bays or loading berths shall be provided and maintained in the case of new construction, alterations and changes of use:
(a) 
Office buildings and hotels with a gross floor area of more than 100,000 square feet: one bay.
(b) 
Retail, wholesale and industrial operations with a gross floor area of more than 5,000 square feet:
Square Feet
Number of Bays
Square Feet
Number of Bays
5,001 to 40,000
1
240,001 to 320,000
5
40,001 to 100,000
2
320,001 to 400,000
6
100,001 to 160,000
3
Each 90,000 square feet over 400,000
1 additional
160,001 to 240,000
4
(2) 
Each loading bay shall have minimum dimensions of 50 feet by 14 feet and may be located either within a building or outside and adjoining an opening in the building. Every part of such loading bay shall be located completely off the street. In case trucks, trailers or other motor vehicles larger than the dimensions of the minimum loading bay habitually serve the building in question, additional space shall be provided so that such vehicles shall park or stand completely off the street.
(3) 
The provisions of this section for off-street loading shall not be construed as prohibiting incidental curbside business deliveries, dispatches or services, provided that they are in compliance with all applicable state and local traffic regulations.
Temporary structures used in conjunction with construction work shall be permitted during the period that the construction work is in progress. Permits for temporary structures shall be issued for a six-month period and may be renewed by the Building Inspector.
The height limitations for all districts should be 35 feet, except for silos for the storage of feed crops and steeples and except when otherwise authorized by the Zoning Board of Appeals in cases where it is consistent with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, will not adversely affect surrounding areas and is in scale with its environs, this restriction shall not apply.
[Added 5-13-2003 by Order No. 21-02]
A. 
Purpose and administration.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to provide for controlled flexibility of lot sizes in residential developments in order that the number of dwelling units contemplated by the lot size and density requirements of the Zoning Ordinance may be maintained on an overall basis while preserving desirable common area, tree cover, scenic areas and natural features. This technique is permitted, if approved by the Planning Board, in any district allowing residential development, subject to the use limitations contained in the Zoning Ordinance district regulations.
(2) 
Preliminary and final plan review for cluster developments shall be the same as found in the Town's subdivision regulations, including §§ 181-74 through 181-87, as may be amended from time to time.
B. 
Intent. A cluster development shall encourage a development that will result in:
(1) 
A choice in the types of environment, living units and quality of residential land use so the development will be a permanent and long-term asset to the Town;
(2) 
Continuous common area and recreational areas that are accessible and functional;
(3) 
A pattern or development that preserves trees, outstanding natural topography and geologic features and prevents soil erosion;
(4) 
An efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets;
(5) 
An environment in harmony with surrounding development;
(6) 
A more desirable environment than would be possible through the strict application of other sections of the Zoning Ordinance;
(7) 
A subdivision design that creates lots with frontage and primary access to roads other than existing state and Town roads in an effort to preserve existing undeveloped land along roads and to provide safe access for individual lots in the proposed development;
(8) 
A subdivision design that strives to surround areas utilized for individually owned lots with common area; and
(9) 
Common area functioning as an adequate buffer between the clustered lots in the subdivision and abutting property.
(10) 
In the Standish Corner District, cluster developments shall maintain the requirements of the Connectivity Master Plan while creating unique, strategically designed common areas that enable wildlife corridors and passive recreation greenway connections to adjacent parcels available for the use of the general public.
[Added 6-7-2011]
C. 
Elements.
(1) 
Proposals for residential cluster development projects shall be submitted to the Town Planning Department, which shall submit copies to the Planning Board. The material accompanying the proposal shall contain all elements described in §§ 181-80 and 181-84, as may be amended from time to time, as well as the following:
(a) 
The required plan shall show all building envelopes and areas of proposed driveway entrances, at a scale sufficient to permit the study of all elements of the plan.
(b) 
All utilities shall be shown and described. Underground utilities shall be required.
(c) 
The plan shall show the abutting properties with building locations and other outstanding features within 200 feet or as may be required by the Planning Board.
(d) 
Soil survey requirements for land not suitable for development: Any contiguous area with over 2,000 square feet of undevelopable land, including floodplains, wooded and freshwater wetlands, shall be defined with a Class "A" high-intensity soil survey. At a minimum, each soil survey shall show all hydric and floodplain soils in areas within 250 feet of wetlands boundaries, including wetlands smaller than 2,000 square feet and along all natural drainageways.
(2) 
All preliminary and final plans shall bear a note that the subdivision was approved as a cluster development pursuant to § 181-27 of the Zoning Ordinance, as may be amended from time to time, and that uses on the lot are limited solely to those single-family residential uses that do not require a site plan review.
D. 
Standards.
(1) 
The Planning Board shall permit lot or unit area reduction within the limitations of this section upon a showing that the property to be reserved is in a location, shape, topography, size, condition and nature of growth that will preserve for the residents of such development desirable common area, tree cover, scenic areas or natural features, and that adequate provisions for such dedication have been completed.
(2) 
The Planning Board shall have the authority to approve or deny any applicant's proposal for a cluster subdivision based on the Planning Board's determination as to whether or not the proposal is consistent with the purposes of allowing cluster development as stated in this section. Review under this section does not eliminate the necessity for Planning Board review and approval pursuant to the Town's Subdivision Regulations.
(3) 
The minimum area per dwelling unit (square feet) in any cluster development shall conform to zoning district regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. The maximum density in a cluster development shall not exceed that of a traditional subdivision, except as provided in Subsection D(6)(a)[1] and D(6)(c) below.
[Amended 6-7-2011]
(4) 
Provisions related to minimum lot width and setback size.
[Amended 10-14-2003 by Order No. 138-03; 6-7-2011]
(a) 
In all zoning districts permitting residential development other than the Standish Corner District, notwithstanding other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance relating to minimum lot width or setback size, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed cluster developments located in the Town of Standish, may modify said provisions related to minimum lot width and setback size to permit innovative approaches to housing and environmental design in accordance with the following standards. This shall not be construed as granting variances to relieve hardship. The Planning Board may reduce:
[1] 
Lot width requirements by not more than 50%.
[2] 
Front setback requirements by not more than 50%.
[3] 
The side and rear setbacks by not more than 50%.
(b) 
Within the Standish Corner District, setback size shall be met per the applicable SCD street frontage type.
(5) 
Provisions related to minimum lot size.
[Amended 6-7-2011]
(a) 
In all zoning districts permitting residential development other than the Standish Corner District, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed residential subdivisions under this section, may approve a reduction in the area requirements to allow a maximum of one lot per fully developable 40,000 square feet if the project meets the standards contained in this section. The remainder of the required acreage per lot for that zone will be kept as common area to be used for green space or buffers between the subdivision and abutting subdivisions or rights-of-way. A minimum one-hundred-foot common area shall separate proposed building lots and existing roads.
(b) 
Within the Standish Corner District, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed residential subdivisions under this section, may approve a reduction in the area requirements to allow a maximum of one lot per fully developable 20,000 square feet if the project meets the standards contained in this section. The remainder of the required acreage per lot for that zone will be kept as common area to be used for green space or buffers between the subdivision and abutting subdivisions or rights-of-way and as green space providing connectivity to green space in adjacent subdivisions.
(6) 
Calculation of the maximum number of lots/units. A developer shall be allowed to reduce the lot area requirement in any residential development in accordance with the following procedures:
[Amended 6-7-2011]
(a) 
In all zoning districts permitting residential development other than the Standish Corner District, the maximum number of lots or units to be permitted within any cluster residential development shall be determined by reducing the total area of the proposed development by 15%, for street rights-of-way, and by those areas deemed “land not suitable for development” as defined in § 181-92 of the Town’s Subdivision Regulations, as may be amended from time to time. Unsuitable land includes such areas as rock outcrops, nonreclaimed gravel pits, wooded and freshwater wetlands, or due to configuration steepness of slope, subsurface conditions or other existing natural impediments. The remaining area shall be divided by the minimum lot area or maximum number of lots/units permitted. Any land area not considered a part of the 15% for street rights-of-way, “land not suitable for development” as defined in § 181-92 of the Town’s Subdivision Regulations or part of a lot/unit shall be considered net residential acreage reserved as common area except that the net residential acreage reserved as common area may then be reduced pursuant to Subsection D(6)(a)[1] below.
[1] 
Bonus for water main extensions: When a water main is extended into a development to serve the entire development, the developer will receive a bonus of one lot/unit above that number determined from Subsection D(6)(a) above for each seven acres of net residential area reserved as common area, as determined from Subsection D(6)(a) above, as follows:
Net Residential Acreage Reserved As Common Area
Bonus Increase Over Maximum Number of Permitted Lots/Units
7
1
14
2
21
3
28
4
35
5
(b) 
Lots within the Standish Corner District.
[1] 
In calculation of the maximum number of lots within the Standish Corner District, the maximum number of lots or units to be permitted within any cluster residential development shall be determined by reducing the total area of the proposed development by:
[a] 
Fifteen percent, for street rights-of-way.
[b] 
Those areas deemed “land not suitable for development” as defined in § 181-92 of the Town’s Subdivision Regulations, as may be amended from time to time. Unsuitable land includes such areas as rock outcrops, nonreclaimed gravel pits, wooded and freshwater wetlands, or due to configuration steepness of slope, subsurface conditions or other existing natural impediments.
[c] 
Wooded and freshwater wetlands mentioned above, including all areas with very poorly drained soils, as measured from a high-intensity soils map prepared by a certified soil scientist in accordance with the National Cooperative Soil Survey Classification.
[d] 
For sites not served by public sewer and water, 50% of the areas with poorly drained soils, and 25% of the areas with soils with multiple drainage classifications, one of which is poorly drained (i.e., poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained), as measured from a high-intensity soils map prepared by a certified soil scientist in accordance with the National Cooperative Soil Survey Classification. This deduction is to account for the marginal development suitability of these soils if public sewer and water are not available.
[e] 
Other areas that the Planning Board determines could not, in their natural state, be incorporated into conventional subdivision lots of the minimum required area. No building or structure shall be sited in areas treated as 100% deductions from the parcel’s gross area. Siting of structures in areas treated as 50% deductions shall be discouraged but permitted where the applicant/developer demonstrates that measures shall be taken to minimize erosion, sedimentation, and seasonal wetness, that these areas are stable for the siting of structures and that proposed subsurface waste disposal systems are sited away from marginal soils and otherwise meet the State of Maine Subsurface Waste Disposal Rules.
[2] 
The remaining area shall be divided by 30,000 square feet per lot to determine the maximum number of lots permitted.
[3] 
Any land area not considered a part of the developable area reduction mentioned above or part of a residential lot shall be considered net residential acreage reserved as common area except that the net residential acreage reserved as common area may then be reduced pursuant Subsection D(6)(c) below.
(c) 
Bonus for contiguous common area under conservation easement in Standish Corner District: Cluster developments within the Standish Corner District with common areas designed to be contiguous with adjacent land under conservation easement or otherwise protected from development receive a bonus increase over maximum permitted lots/units of 5%.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(7) which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23, as amended.
E. 
Common area.
(1) 
In Rural and Rural Residential Zones, a minimum common area size of two times the cumulative area of all residential lots is required. In all other zones, a minimum common area size of 0.33 times the cumulative area of all residential lots is required. These percentages may be reduced by the use of the bonus for water main extensions as described in Subsection D(6)(b).
(2) 
At least 50% of the common area shall be maintained in a wooded or natural condition. Common area shall be accessible to all lot owners.
(3) 
All of the common area is to be reserved for use by residents.
(4) 
Homeowners' association formation shall include covenants for mandatory membership in the association setting forth the owner's rights, interest/privileges in the association and common land as well as maintenance responsibilities. Homeowners' association documents shall be reviewed by the Town Attorney for legal sufficiency and approved by the Planning Board as part of final plan review and approval.
(5) 
Final incorporation by the developer of a homeowners' association shall be required prior to issuance of any building permits; the developer shall provide the Code Enforcement Officer proof of filing of the homeowners' association's articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State's Office prior to the issuance of any building permits.
(6) 
Common area shall be shown on final subdivision plan with the notation that it shall not be further subdivided for any other use.
(7) 
Common area shall not be used for commercial purposes or for private clubs where membership is different from homeowners.
(8) 
Common area shall be deed restricted from further residential development or commercial use and then deeded to a compulsory homeowners' association, to be composed of all property owners in such development, unless the Planning Board approves an alternative form of ownership and control of the common area.
(9) 
Maintenance responsibilities may include selective harvesting using forestry best-management practices.
(10) 
In the Standish Corner District, common areas shall be accessible to the general public. Adequate accommodations for public parking are required.
[Added 6-7-2011]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 181-27, Cluster development, as amended, was repealed 1-12-1999 by Order No. 174-98.
[Added 1-8-2013 by Order No. 119-12; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
A. 
Purpose and administration.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is provide for controlled flexibility of lot sizes in residential developments in order that the number of dwelling units contemplated by the lot size and density requirements of the Zoning Ordinance may be generally maintained while preserving productive farming and forestry uses; maintaining ecological productivity; preserving a sense of rural character and open space; harmonizing new residential development with traditional working land, agricultural fields, woodlots, rural and village landscapes; reducing or avoiding development impacts on sensitive high-value habitat and natural resources identified in the Town of Standish Comprehensive Plan; and creating opportunities for new recreational land to be available. This technique is permitted, if approved by the Planning Board, in the Rural (RU), Rural Residential (RR), Residential (R), Village Center (VC) and Form Based Code Village Districts (FBCVD) Zoning Districts, subject to the use limitations contained in the Zoning Ordinance district regulations and subject to the Planning Board making a positive finding that the conservation subdivision will achieve one or more of the following purposes:
(a) 
Long-term protection and conservation of existing natural and other resources and landscapes as may be identified on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources, Habitat Analysis, Natural Resources, Scenic and Recreational Resources or Water Resources Maps prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics of varying dates in 2008 to 2009 or in the Comprehensive Plan, including, but not limited to:
[1] 
State-defined critical areas, and unique natural features located on the parcel to be subdivided;
[2] 
Historic land use patterns and historic structures;
[3] 
Points of visual access to or from water bodies, scenic vistas, and points of access to water bodies;
[4] 
Contiguous stands of mature trees; or
[5] 
Other significant open space areas.
(b) 
Preservation of sustainable jobs and traditional rural land uses such as farming and forestry.
(c) 
Provision of adequate buffers from exiting Town roads and adjoining properties where needed.
(d) 
Contribution to Town-wide open space planning by creating a system of permanently preserved open spaces, both within large parcels of land and among such parcels throughout the Town, and by encouraging the creation of linkages between open space areas.
(e) 
Conservation of land suitable or actively used for agriculture and forestry uses, particularly where the conservation subdivision borders active agricultural or forestry land or land suitable for the same.
(f) 
Maintenance or establishment of compatibility with surrounding land uses and the overall rural character of the Town.
(g) 
Creation of choices in the type of uses and type of housing available that will be a long-term asset to the Town of Standish, including home-based businesses as may be allowed by this Part 1.
(h) 
Provision for recreation facilities, including active and passive recreational space, in the most suitable locations.
(2) 
A preapplication conference shall be required as set forth in § 181-77E, as may be amended from time to time.
(3) 
Preliminary and final plan review for conservation developments shall be the same as found in the Town's subdivision regulations, including §§ 181-74 through 181-87, as may be amended from time to time.
(4) 
For purposes of this section, the tract or parcel of land involved must be either in single ownership or the subject of an application filed jointly by the owners of all of the property involved.
B. 
Maximum density and open space.
(1) 
Number of allowable units. The maximum number of residential units allowed shall be calculated by the following formula:
Total Dwelling Units (TU) Allowed = Total Parcel (TP) minus 5% for street right-of-way reduction minus Unbuildable Area (UA) divided by Minimum Lot Size (MLS)
TU = [(TP x 0.95) - UA]/MLS
TU
=
Total Units Allowed (dwelling units)
TP
=
Total Parcel (acres)
UA
=
Unbuildable Area (acres)
MLS
=
Minimum Lot Size (acres)
Note: When the cumulative total of all road rights-of-way of any proposed subdivision exceeds 5% of the total parcel area within the subdivision, then the above calculations shall be modified to reduce the total parcel area by the actual percentage of proposed road right-of-way.
Note: When the total units allowed contains a fractional unit, then the total units may be rounded to nearest whole number, e.g., 3.55 units may be rounded up to four units.
(2) 
Density bonus. The Planning Board shall grant a density bonus to a developer who proposes one or more of the following as a component of the conservation subdivision, in accordance with the following criteria:
(a) 
Public access to usable open space provided by the developer acceptable to the Town, such as, but not limited to, public access trails, recreation areas or water bodies, or dedication of land to the Town to meet a public purpose. This provision shall not be met by offerings or dedication of land for roads, utilities and similar facilities serving the development. This bonus shall also require the construction of a multi-use trail system that may include biking, jogging, walking, snowmobiling, ATV and cross-country skiing uses, within a thirty-foot-wide easement that connects to all property abutters. This public trail access easement shall be held by a public entity acceptable to the Planning Board. The density bonus for this component is a ten-percent increase in the total units allowed.
(b) 
Preservation of environmental qualities by maintaining a minimum one-hundred-foot-wide vegetative buffer between development and first-order streams, wetlands, wildlife habitat corridors and vernal pools. The density bonus for this component is a ten-percent increase in the total units allowed.
(c) 
Preservation of rural character by creating a total conservation area greater than 65% of the development's entire parcel land area, imposing a permanent conservation easement on said total conservation area or permanently dedicating said total conservation area as open space. Any such designated open space shall contain: farm fields, historic buildings or sites, roadside vistas, and preserve other resources depicted on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources, Habitat Analysis, Natural Resources, Scenic and Recreational Resources or Water Resources Maps prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics of varying dates in 2008 to 2009. The density bonus for this component is a ten-percent increase in the total units allowed.
(d) 
Extension of public water supply infrastructure to all building lots to be developed within the proposed subdivision. The density bonus for this component is a ten-percent increase in the total units allowed.
C. 
Open space.
(1) 
Open space set aside. The minimum amount of designated open space that shall be set aside shall be determined by the following formula:
Minimum Open Space Set Aside = Total Parcel minus Primary Conservation Areas multiplied by Open Space Percentage then added to Primary Conservation Areas
TO = ((TP - PC) x OSP) + PC
TO
=
Minimum Total Open Space Set Aside (acres)
TP
=
Total Parcel (acres)
PC
=
Primary Conservation Areas (acres)
OSP
=
Open Space Percentage (% of Buildable Area)
(2) 
The designated open space shall include at least 60% of the buildable area for projects in the Rural (RU) and Rural Residential (RR) Districts, at least 35% of the buildable area for projects in the Sebago Lake Village District, and at least 10% of the buildable area for projects in the Residential (R), Village Center (VC) and Standish Corner (SCD) Districts. Any land not suitable for development that is included within the designated open space shall not be counted toward this 60% or 10% requirement.
(3) 
Open space areas shall be contiguous, where possible, to allow linking of open space areas throughout the Town.
(4) 
The Planning Board may limit the use of any open space at the time of final plan approval where the Planning Board deems it necessary to protect adjacent properties or uses, or to protect sensitive natural features or resources. A proposed change in use of designated open space, other than that specified at the time of plan approval, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board as an amendment to the approved plan.
(5) 
Structures and buildings accessory to agriculture, recreation or conservation uses may be erected in designated open space, subject to prior Planning Board approval of these provisions for conservation developments.
D. 
Design standards.
(1) 
The following design objectives for location of lots and designated open space shall be achieved to the greatest extent feasible in the following prioritized order:
(a) 
Within the Rural (RU) and Rural Residential (RR) Districts:
[1] 
Primary conservation areas in designated open space.
[2] 
Lots on or with access to suitable soils for subsurface wastewater disposal if no public sewer system.
[3] 
Lots within woodlands or, if that is not possible, along far edges of open fields preferably adjacent to woodlands (to enable new construction to be absorbed by natural landscape features).
[4] 
Lots where scenic views from public roadways, as may be identified on the Town of Standish Scenic and Recreational Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008, are least likely to be interrupted and, where appropriate, the creation of agricultural fields to clear vistas from public roads.
[5] 
Essential habitats of rare, threatened or endangered wildlife and rare or exemplary plants and natural communities, as may be identified on the Town of Standish Habitat Analysis Map or Natural Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008, and May 20, 2009, respectively, in designated open space.
[6] 
Stream corridors and wildlife travel corridors with respective vegetative buffers of 100 feet and 300 feet width in designated open space.
[7] 
Preservation of cultural features of the rural landscape, including significant trees, stone walls, tree lines, and, when feasible, historic farmhouses and outbuildings. Significant trees, tree lines, stone walls and important natural features not included within designated open space should be incorporated along the edges of individual lots or along a path or road, rather than transected by lot lines or a roadway.
[8] 
High-value plant and animal habitat areas, as may be identified on the Town of Standish Habitat Analysis Map or Natural Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008, and May 20, 2009, respectively, in designated open space.
[9] 
Contiguous, usable area for agriculture or sustainable wood lot production in designated open space.
[10] 
Lots where linkage with nearby open space on other properties is not blocked, and, when possible, where continuous corridors of natural vegetation are protected in alignment with any adopted local or regional open space plan.
[11] 
Lots avoid slopes exceeding 20% and tops of ridgelines.
[12] 
Lots avoid natural drainageways.
[13] 
Prime farmland soils and agricultural soils of state-wide importance as defined by USDA in designated open space.
[14] 
Lots where the greatest number of units could take maximum advantage of solar heating opportunities, provided there is no or minimal conflict with other objectives.
(b) 
Within the Residential (R), Village Center (VC) and Standish Corner (SCD) Districts:
[1] 
Primary conservation areas in designated open space.
[2] 
Preservation of cultural features of the village landscape, including stone walls, tree lines, and, when feasible, historic items/structures of historic interest/importance as may be identified on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008.
[3] 
Lots where linkage with nearby open space on other properties is not blocked, and when possible, where continuous corridors of natural vegetation are protected in alignment with any adopted local or regional open space plan.
[4] 
Lots within woodlands contained in the parcel or, if that is not possible, along far edges of open fields preferably adjacent to woodlands (to enable new construction to be absorbed by natural landscape features).
[5] 
Lots where scenic views from public roads, as may be identified on the Town of Standish Scenic and Recreational Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008, are least likely to be blocked or interrupted.
[6] 
Lots where buildings will not interfere with solar access of other properties.
[7] 
Lots where greatest number of units could be designed to take maximum advantage of solar heating opportunities.
(c) 
Within the Sebago Lake Village District:
[1] 
Primary conservation areas in designated open space.
[2] 
Stream corridors and wildlife travel corridors with respective vegetative buffers of 50 feet and 150 feet width in designated open space.
[3] 
Lots avoid natural drainageways.
[4] 
Lots and roads located on the portion of the parcel that is not within the watershed of Sebago Lake where feasible.
[5] 
Lots on or with access to suitable soils for subsurface wastewater disposal if no public sewer system.
[6] 
Preservation of cultural features of the village landscape, including stone walls, tree lines, and, when feasible, historic items/structures of historic interest/importance as may be identified on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008.
[7] 
Lots where linkage with nearby open space on other properties is not blocked, and when possible, where continuous corridors of natural vegetation are protected in alignment with any adopted local or regional open space plan.
[8] 
Lots within woodlands contained in the parcel or, if that is not possible, along far edges of open fields preferably adjacent to woodlands (to enable new construction to be absorbed by natural landscape features).
[9] 
Lots where scenic views from public roads, as may be identified on the Town of Standish Scenic and Recreational Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008, are least likely to be blocked or interrupted.
[10] 
Lots where buildings will not interfere with solar access of other properties.
[11] 
Lots where the greatest number of units could be designed to take maximum advantage of solar heating opportunities.
(2) 
The following design objectives for the location of buildings on lots to be developed in a conservation development shall be achieved to the greatest extent feasible in the following prioritized order:
(a) 
On buildable land.
(b) 
In locations that protect cultural/historic sites, structures of historic importance, habitat/high-value habitat and other resources as may be identified on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources, Habitat Analysis, Natural Resources, Scenic and Recreational Resources or Water Resources Maps prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics of varying dates in 2008 to 2009 or in the Comprehensive Plan.
(c) 
When protecting agricultural areas; in the least suitable agricultural soils and in a manner that maximizes the usable area remaining for the designated open space use where agricultural, forestry, or recreational, existing or future uses are particularly sought to be preserved.
(d) 
In locations least likely to block or interrupt scenic, historic, and traditional land use views, as seen from public roadways and great ponds.
(e) 
Within woodlands, or along the edges of open agricultural fields adjacent to any woodland to reduce encroachment upon agricultural soils, to provide shade in the summer, and shelter as well as solar gain in the winter, and to enable new residential development to be visually absorbed by natural landscape features.
(f) 
In such manner that the boundaries between residential or business lots and active agricultural or forestry land are well buffered by vegetation, topography, roads, or other barriers to minimize potential conflict between residential or business and agricultural or forestry uses.
(g) 
In locations where buildings may be oriented with respect to scenic vistas, natural landscape features, topography, and natural drainage areas, in accordance with an overall plan for site development.
(h) 
In locations that provide compatibility in terms of physical size, visual impact, intensity of use, proximity to other structures, and density of development with other permitted uses within the land use district.
(i) 
So that individual lots, buildings, street and parking areas shall be designed and situated to minimize alterations of the natural site, to avoid the adverse effects of shadows, noise and traffic on the residents of the site, to conserve energy and natural resources, and to relate to surrounding properties, to improve the view from and of buildings.
(3) 
Developers are encouraged to use new construction that is architecturally compatible with items/structures of historical interest in the community or region, such as those cultural and historic features as may be identified on the Town of Standish Cultural and Historic Resources Map prepared by Bill Duffy of Northern Geomantics and dated November 25, 2008.
E. 
Other standards.
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1 relating to minimum lot size, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed conservation developments, may modify said provisions related to minimum lot size to permit innovative approaches to housing and environmental design; provided, however, that lots located within the Shoreland Zone shall comply with the minimum lot size requirements of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance,[1] as applicable, and lots located outside the Shoreland Zone shall not have their minimum lot size reduced to less than 20,000 square feet. This subsection shall not be construed as granting variances to relieve hardship or practical difficulties.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 237, Shoreland Zoning.
(2) 
Frontage.
(a) 
Street frontage. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1 relating to minimum frontage, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed conservation developments, may modify said provisions related to minimum frontage to permit innovative approaches to housing and environmental design; provided, however, that the minimum frontage shall not be reduced to less than 50 feet and there must be adequate access and turnaround to and from all lots by fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles. This subsection shall not be construed as granting variances to relieve hardship or practical difficulties.
(b) 
Shore frontage. Shore frontage requirements shall not be reduced below the minimum shore frontage required by the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 237, Shoreland Zoning.
(3) 
Minimum setbacks.
(a) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1 relating to minimum setbacks, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed conservation developments, may modify said provisions related to minimum setbacks to permit innovative approaches to housing and environmental design; provided, however, that the Planning Board shall not reduce the minimum side and rear setback requirement to less than 10 feet and shall not reduce the minimum front setback requirement to less than 20 feet. This subsection shall not be construed as granting variances to relieve hardship or practical difficulties.
(b) 
Shore setback requirements shall not be reduced below the minimum shore setback required by the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 237, Shoreland Zoning.
(4) 
Lot width. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1 relating to minimum lot width, the Planning Board, in reviewing and approving proposed conservation developments, may modify said provisions related to minimum lot width to permit innovative approaches to housing and environmental design; provided, however, that the Planning Board shall not reduce the minimum lot width requirement to less than 50 feet. This subsection shall not be construed as granting variances to relieve hardship or practical difficulties.
(5) 
Buffer between existing roads and building lots. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1, a minimum one-hundred-foot area of designated open space shall separate proposed building lots and existing roads.
F. 
Open space ownership, use and maintenance.
(1) 
Ownership. The open space shall be owned, preserved and maintained as required by this subsection by any of the following mechanisms or combinations thereof:
(a) 
Dedication of open space to the Town of Standish or a suitable land trust, if either is willing to accept the dedication. Evidence that either the Town or a suitable land trust is willing to accept the dedication must be provided to the Planning Board prior to final plan approval.
(b) 
Dedication of development rights of open space to a suitable land trust with ownership by a private individual or homeowners' association.
(c) 
Ownership of the open space by a homeowners' association that assumes full responsibility for its maintenance with open space protection deed restrictions enforceable by any landowner in the subdivision, any owner of separate land parcels abutting the open space, or the Town.
(d) 
Ownership by a private individual with open space protection deed restrictions enforceable by any landowner within the subdivision, any owner of separate land parcels abutting the open space, or the Town. This option may apply only if open space is part of an existing farm, working or not, if there is a future intent to farm by the owner and no land trust is willing to accept dedication of development rights of the open space.
A draft perpetual conservation easement, deed of conveyance or declaration of covenants and restrictions, permanently restricting development of the designated open space, must be included in the conservation development application. Any such dedication or conveyance shall be reviewed by the Town Attorney for legal sufficiency at the applicant's expense.
The deed or other appropriate legal instrument restricting development of the designated open space shall be recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds prior to or simultaneously with the filing of the conservation subdivision development final plan in said registry.
(2) 
Use. The use of the designated open space within the subdivision shall be limited to uses for passive recreation, or other passive outdoor activities, agriculture, forest management or individual or group septic systems, and for preserving the natural features of the site except concerning open space contiguity as provided in Subsection C(3) above. Potential uses (e.g., farming) may be by the subdivider, owners, residents or a lessee. The designated open space shall be accessible to the owners or residents of the development, subject to any necessary limitations in connection with the uses of the land (e.g., farming) that may be permitted. The use of any open space may be further limited or controlled at the time of final subdivision approval as necessary to protect adjacent properties.
(3) 
Management plan. The designated open space shall be managed according to a management plan for the designated open space and facilities approved by the Planning Board, which includes, at a minimum, the following:
(a) 
Identifies the entity assuming responsibility for stewardship and management of the designated open space, including regular inspections to confirm continued compliance with the terms of the subdivision approval and conservation easement or deed restrictions.
(b) 
Includes detailed standards and schedules for maintenance of the designated open space, including maintenance of vegetation.
(c) 
Allows for third-party maintenance in the event that the maintenance specified under the agreement is not completed and recovery of costs incurred from the designated management entity or the owners of the designated open space within the subdivision.
(d) 
Provides that any amendments to the plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.
(e) 
Prior to the commencement of any timber harvesting, a forest management plan as defined by 36 M.R.S.A. § 573(3-A), as may be amended from time to time, shall be submitted to the Planning Board. The plan must be prepared by a licensed professional forester or a landowner and be reviewed and certified by a professional forester.
(4) 
Homeowners' association. If a homeowners' association is to own the designated open space, it shall be incorporated by the developer prior to final subdivision approval. Covenants for mandatory membership in the association shall be approved by the Planning Board and included in the deed for each lot or unit. Draft bylaws of the proposed homeowners' association specifying the responsibilities and authority of the association, the operating procedures of the association and providing for proper capitalization of the association to cover the costs of major repairs, maintenance and replacement of common facilities shall also be subject to Planning Board approval. In addition, homeowners' association documents and draft deeds shall be reviewed by the Town Attorney for legal sufficiency at the applicant's expense. The association's documents shall specify that:
(a) 
The association shall have the responsibility of maintaining the designated open space and other private facilities dedicated to the use in common by the development's resident.
(b) 
The association shall levy annual charges against all property owners to defray the expenses, if any, connected with maintenance and replacement of the common open spaces and facilities.
(c) 
The association shall have the power to place a lien on the property of members who fail to pay dues or assessments.
(d) 
The developer shall maintain control of designated open spaces and facilities and be responsible for their maintenance until at least 51% of the development lots or units have been conveyed, with evidence of such completion and sales submitted to and approved by the Planning Board.
G. 
Plan notations/requirements.
(1) 
The preliminary and final subdivision plan shall show total number of allowable lot calculations, any density bonus calculations, and open space set-aside calculations.
(2) 
The final plan shall bear the following notation: "This subdivision was approved as a conservation subdivision development pursuant to § 181-27.1 of the Zoning Ordinance, as may be amended from time to time. Uses on the lots are limited solely to residential uses, excepting that home occupations as approved by the Planning Board may be permitted. Any lot to be improved with a dwelling unit shall be deed restricted from further subdivision."
[Amended 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
(3) 
The designated open space shall be shown on the final plan with the following notation: "Designated open space shall not be further subdivided or used for future building lots."
(4) 
The following areas shall be shown on the final plan: boundaries of designated open space areas; active recreation areas, if any; agricultural areas; and naturally, undisturbed vegetated areas. If public access is to be allowed, those areas are to be clearly marked in the field with signage approved by the Planning Board so as to distinguish between public access areas and non-public-access areas.
(5) 
The designated open space shall be labeled on the final plan as to its use or uses with respect to the portions of the open space to which such use or uses apply, ownership, management, method of preservation, and the rights, if any, of the owners in the subdivision to such land or portions thereof. The final plan shall clearly show that the open space land is permanently reserved for open space purposes, indicating if possible the Registry of Deeds recording citation of any conservation easement or deed restrictions required to be recorded to implement such reservations or restrictions.
[Added 5-9-2006 by Order No. 37-06]
A. 
Purpose; administration.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to provide for elderly housing developments with dwelling units that are intended for, and solely occupied by, persons aged 55 years of age or older. Disabled persons shall be deemed to meet the elderly housing age requirements of this section and may occupy dwelling units within such elderly housing developments notwithstanding that they are not age 55 or older.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 104-09; 2-8-2011 by Order No. 119-10]
(2) 
Plan review for elderly housing developments shall be the same as found in the Town's site plan and subdivision regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
(3) 
Within the Standish Corner District, the Town Residential SCD street frontage type standards for the front required build-to-line, block length and SCD streetscape standards shall inform the layout of buildings and SCD streetscape elements in the design of elderly housing developments.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
B. 
Elements.
(1) 
The applicant shall submit a formal application for review and approval of the project to the Planning Board in accordance with the requirements of the Town's site plan and subdivision regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
(2) 
The material accompanying the proposal shall contain all elements required by the Town's site plan and subdivision regulations, as may be amended from time to time, as well as the following:
(a) 
The required plan shall show all building envelopes and areas of proposed driveway entrances at a scale sufficient to permit the study of all elements of the plan.
(b) 
All utilities shall be shown and described.
(3) 
The plan shall be labeled "Subdivision and Site Plan for Elderly Housing" and shall provide both a block for recording at the registry of deeds and an approval block for the signatures of a legal majority of the Planning Board.
(4) 
For those developments that wish to take advantage of this § 181-28, proposals shall be accompanied by a written deed covenant that restricts occupancy to persons aged 55 years of age or older, and a note to this effect shall appear on the face of the plan to be recorded for the development.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Order No. 104-09]
C. 
Standards. Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 181 to the contrary:
(1) 
Each building in the elderly housing development shall contain no fewer than four dwelling units and no more than 48 dwelling units.
(2) 
Each dwelling unit shall consist of a bedroom, full bathroom, kitchen and sitting area, as a minimum, and shall have no more than two bedrooms.
(3) 
Each building shall be no more than two stories in height for new construction.
(4) 
Each development shall contain a community meeting area to be used by the residents of the development.
(5) 
Each development shall contain on-site laundry facilities.
(6) 
The dwelling units shall be clustered in buildings of no less than four units per structure and be in conformance with the following calculation of density:
(a) 
Village Center Zone and Form Based Code Village Districts: 10,000 square feet of net residential acreage is required per one-bedroom dwelling unit, and 16,000 square feet of net residential acreage is required per two-bedroom dwelling unit.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(b) 
Residential zone: 20,000 square feet of net residential acreage will be required per dwelling unit.
(c) 
Bonus for public water: One dwelling unit may be added to the development for every three acres of net residential acreage if public water is used.
(d) 
For the purposes of this section, the area required for streets or access in the determination of net residential acreage shall be defined as 5% of the gross area or the actual impervious area of the parking areas and accessways, whichever is greater. Net residential area calculations shall be shown on the final plan.
(7) 
Each development shall conform to the following vegetated buffer requirement:
(a) 
Developments that contain only one-story structures shall retain or create a fifty-foot continuous vegetative buffer to the front, each side, and rear of the improved areas of the development.
(b) 
Developments that contain two-story structures shall retain or create a one-hundred-foot continuous vegetative buffer to the front and a fifty-foot continuous vegetative buffer to each side and rear of the improved areas of the development.
(8) 
Underground utilities shall be required for new construction.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
A. 
Purpose; administration.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to provide an additional density of residential housing units within the Form Based Code Village Districts and to provide for a village-scaled development pattern (village housing) with no restrictions on age. Village housing developments are only allowed in Form Based Code Village Districts.
(2) 
Plan review for village housing developments shall be the same as found in the Town's Site Plan and Subdivision Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
B. 
Elements.
(1) 
The applicant shall submit a formal application for review and approval of the project to the Planning Board in accordance with the requirements of the Town's site plan and subdivision regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
(2) 
The material accompanying the proposal shall contain all elements required by the Town's Site Plan and Subdivision Regulations, as may be amended from time to time, as well as the following:
(a) 
The required plan shall show all building envelopes and areas of proposed driveway entrances at a scale sufficient to permit the study of all elements of the plan.
(b) 
All utilities shall be shown and described.
(3) 
The plan shall be labeled "Subdivision and Site Plan for Village Housing" and shall provide both a block for recording at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds and an approval block for the signatures of a legal majority of the Planning Board.
(4) 
The applicable street frontage type standards for the front required build-to-line, block length and FBCVD streetscape standards shall inform the layout of buildings and FBCVD streetscape elements in the design of village housing developments.
C. 
Standards. Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 181 to the contrary:
(1) 
Each building in the village housing development shall contain no fewer than four dwelling units and no more than 48 dwelling units.
(2) 
Each dwelling unit shall consist of a bedroom, full bathroom, kitchen and sitting area, as a minimum, and shall have no more than two bedrooms.
(3) 
Each building shall be no more than two stories in height for new construction.
(4) 
Each development shall contain a community meeting area to be used by the residents of the development.
(5) 
Each development shall contain on-site laundry facilities.
(6) 
The dwelling units shall be clustered in buildings of no less than four units per structure and be in conformance with the following calculation of density:
(a) 
Ten thousand square feet of net residential acreage is required per one-bedroom dwelling unit, and 16,000 square feet of net residential acreage is required per two-bedroom dwelling unit.
(b) 
For the purposes of this section, the area required for streets or access in the determination of net residential acreage shall be defined as 5% of the gross area or the actual impervious area of the parking areas and access ways, whichever is greater. Net residential area calculations shall be shown on the final plan.
(7) 
Each development shall conform to the following vegetated buffer requirement:
(a) 
Developments that contain only one-story structures shall retain or create a fifty-foot continuous vegetative buffer to the front, each side, and rear of the improved areas of the development.
(b) 
Developments that contain two-story structures shall retain or create a one-hundred-foot continuous vegetative buffer to the front and a fifty-foot continuous vegetative buffer to each side and rear of the improved areas of the development.
(8) 
Underground utilities shall be required for new construction.
[Added 6-6-2023 by Order No. 25-23]
A. 
Administration.
(1) 
Affordable housing developments shall require site plan and subdivision review and approval.
(2) 
Affordable housing developments are permitted when the area where the project is proposed meets both of the following criteria:
(a) 
It is in a growth area as identified in the Town of Standish's Comprehensive Plan; and
(b) 
It is zoned to permit three-family or multi-family dwellings.
B. 
Allowed density.
(1) 
Outside of the FBCVDs, affordable housing developments may have 2.5 times the density allowed by the base zoning for the district, provided that it must comply with minimum lot size requirements established by 12 M.R.S.A. § 423-A, as applicable, and that a majority of the units in the development must be designated as affordable.
C. 
Required parking.
(1) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 181 to the contrary, affordable housing developments are required to have 1.5 off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
D. 
Long-term affordability. Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit the owner of the affordable housing development shall provide the Town evidence that they have executed a restrictive covenant. recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds, for the benefit of and enforceable by a party acceptable to the Town, to ensure that for at least 30 years after completion of construction:
(1) 
For rental housing, occupancy of all of 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
(2) 
For owned housing, occupancy of all of 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.
E. 
Proof of water and wastewater. Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, the owner of an affordable housing development shall provide written verification that each unit is served by adequate water and wastewater services. This verification must include:
(1) 
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;
(2) 
If a housing unit is connected to a septic system, proof of adequate sewage disposal for subsurface wastewater. The septic system must be verified as adequate by a local plumbing inspector under 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4221. Plans for subsurface wastewater disposal must be prepared by a licensed site evaluator in accordance with subsurface wastewater disposal rules adopted under 22 M.R.S.A. § 42;
(3) 
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
(4) 
If a housing unit is connected to a well, proof of access to potable water. Any tests of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water supply is potable and acceptable for domestic use.
[Added 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
A. 
Up to four units allowed: "Dwelling unit, three or four family" as herein defined shall be considered a permitted use on any property located in a growth area as designated by the Town's Comprehensive Plan and which is zoned to allow residential uses. If "dwelling, three or four family" is not listed as an allowed use in the base zone, it will be considered a use requiring Planning Board approval, and shall require Planning Board approval in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
B. 
Standards: Three or four unit dwellings shall be held to all standards of the base zone including lot area per dwelling unit.
No building shall be erected or any use permitted in nonresidential districts which abut residential districts unless the following side and rear yard requirements are satisfied:
A. 
All such side and rear yards abutting residential districts shall maintain the district boundary in its natural state to provide a visual screen between districts of at least 50 feet.
B. 
Where no natural buffering can be maintained, all such side and rear yards abutting residential districts shall be landscaped to provide a visual screen between districts. Because of varying site conditions, landscaping for the purpose of this section may include tree plantings, hedges, fencing, walling and combinations thereof.
Campsite size shall conform to the standards for campgrounds under Chapter 237, Shoreland Zoning.
Any lot that has its first soils test read as a medium-large sewage disposal system or larger shall have an alternate soils test pit. The second soils test pit shall be located a minimum of 120 feet from the first soils test pit. This provision shall not apply to lots of record or lots in subdivisions approved prior to the effective date of the Standish Zoning Ordinance.
[Amended 6-7-2005 by Order No. 33-05]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Land Use Code to the contrary, range ways from the Town's 18th Century Proprietors' Meetings regarding the original lots shall be governed as follows:
A. 
The Town maintains all rights, if any, to all lands lying within the range ways.
B. 
For purposes of the Land Use Code, zoning setbacks for all range ways excluding eight-rod range ways mentioned below shall be measured from the edge of the applicable range way.
C. 
For purposes of the Land Use Code, zoning setbacks for the eight-rod range ways commonly known as the “Northeast, Southwest, Northwest and Southeast Roads” shall be measured from the applicable county or state right-of-way limits rather than the eight-rod range way limits, except that in no event shall new private structures be constructed within the limits of the eight-rod range ways. On Town Center, Town Main and Town Avenue SCD street frontage types, the outdoor display and sales as defined in § 181-7.1A is allowed within the eight-rod range way, but not the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) right-of-way.
[Amended 6-7-2011]
A. 
Manufactured housing units which are placed on lots outside of mobile home parks must:
(1) 
Not be located within an historic district which has been included on the National Historic Register.
(2) 
Meet all applicable state standards, including but not limited to 30A M.R.S.A. § 4358 and 10 M.R.S.A. § 9094, as amended.
(3) 
Be sited such that a minimum horizontal distance of 20 feet, which may include such attachments as enclosed porches, breezeways or garages, faces the street.
(4) 
Mobile home parks are not allowed in Form Based Code Village Districts.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
B. 
Mobile home park space and bulk standards. Mobile home parks shall conform to the following space and bulk standards:
[Amended 2-13-2007 by Order No. 184-06]
(1) 
Lot size: 20,000 square feet, except that where a clustered septic system is utilized, lot sizes may be reduced to 12,000 square feet, provided that the entire park parcel contains at least 20,000 square feet per lot or unit. In shoreland zones, lot sizes shall be 30,000 square feet.
(2) 
Minimum road frontage: 100 feet.
(3) 
Minimum distance between buildings: 30 feet.
(4) 
Minimum setback from property line of individual lot: 15 feet.
(5) 
Minimum setback from property line: 60 feet.
(6) 
Maximum building height: 25 feet.
C. 
Mobile home park road standards. Mobile home parks shall conform to the following road standards:
[Added 2-13-2007 by Order No. 184-06]
(1) 
Streets within a mobile home park that are to be dedicated to the Town for acceptance as Town ways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards contained in Chapter 252.
(2) 
Streets within a mobile home park that are to be privately owned roads shall be built according to acceptable engineering standards, shall be designed by a professional engineer licensed to do business in the State of Maine, and shall meet the following design standards:
(a) 
Right-of-way width: 23 feet.
(b) 
Width of paved travel way: 20 feet, which shall be paved with a minimum of 3 1/2 inches of pavement.
(c) 
Privately owned roads within a mobile home park that intersect with public ways adjacent to the mobile home park shall meet the following standards:
[1] 
The desired angle of intersection shall be 90°, and the minimum angle of intersection shall be 75°.
[2] 
The maximum permissible grade within 75 feet of the intersection shall be 2%.
[3] 
The minimum sight distance shall be 10 feet for every mile per hour of posted speed limit on the existing public way. Sight distances shall be measured from the driver’s seat of a vehicle that is 10 feet behind the curb or edge of shoulder line, with the height of the eye 3 1/2 feet, to the top of an object on the roadway 4 1/2 feet above the pavement. Where the Planning Board finds it necessary, the mobile home park land bordering the intersection shall be cleared of all growth and sight obstructions to achieve the required visibility.
[4] 
The center line of any privately owned road within a park intersecting an existing way shall be at least 125 feet from the center line of any other street intersecting that public street.
(3) 
On-street parking shall be prohibited on privately owned roads in a mobile home park.
(4) 
No mobile home park lot shall have direct vehicular access onto an existing public way.
(5) 
Any mobile home park expected to generate average daily traffic of 200 trips per day or more shall have at least two street connections with existing public ways.
(6) 
The Planning Board shall require a traffic impact analysis if the mobile home park will generate more than 500 trips per day.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
Any lot created after the effective date of this section, as part of a subdivision as defined by the Town of Standish and State of Maine, shall have its required road frontage on a way other than Route No. 25, 35, 113 or 114 unless the Planning Board determines that conditions particular to a parcel justify a waiver from this requirement. In Form Based Code Village Districts, required new frontage shall meet the frontage requirements for the applicable FBCVD street frontage type. A waiver shall be granted only if there will be no further subdivision of the parcel and one of the following criteria is met:
A. 
There is too little road frontage to reasonably allow for the creation of a new way.
B. 
The shape or physical condition of the parcel does not permit access to or creation of a way.
(Reserved)
A. 
Timber harvesting operations (see definition contained in this Part 1) shall maintain a continuous natural buffer of at least 50 feet from all property lines, except for roads required to gain access to the land to be harvested. The continuous natural buffer can be harvested to the forty-percent-removal-over-ten-year standard using normal forestry practices.
B. 
Harvesting operations shall be conducted in such a manner and at such a time that minimal soil disturbance results.
C. 
All slash shall be disposed of in such a manner that it lie on the ground and no part thereof extends more than four feet above the ground.
D. 
Timber harvesting operations in the shoreland areas are subject to the standards for timber harvesting under § 181-32, Shoreland areas.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 181-32. Shoreland areas, was repealed 10-12-1993 by Order No. 107-83. See Ch. 237, Shoreland Zoning, for current provisions.
E. 
Hours of operation for timber harvesting conducted within 500 feet of a residential use shall be limited from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Order No. 10-98]
[Amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
A home occupation is one that is performed accessory to a residential use and is customarily carried on in a dwelling unit. The use shall be carried on by a family member of a household residing in the dwelling unit and must be clearly incidental and secondary to the primary use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes. The following conditions must be met and maintained:
A. 
The occupation shall be carried on wholly within the principal building.
B. 
Not more than one full-time equivalent person outside the dwelling unit shall be employed in the home occupation, and no more than one such individual shall be on the premises at any given time.
[Amended 9-18-2001 by Order No. 112-01; 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
C. 
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign; provided, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, a two-square-feet-in-area wall-mounted sign at the first-floor building entrance is allowed. No exterior storage of material nor other exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal building.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
D. 
No nuisance, noise exceeding levels as established in Chapter 206, Noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare or electrical distribution shall be generated by the home occupation.
[Amended 11-1-2011 by Order No. 108-11]
E. 
Traffic in excess of that customarily occurring in a residential neighborhood shall not be generated. (Residential traffic shall be measured according to the current edition of the Institute for Traffic Engineers handbook.)
F. 
Customers or clients must be limited to no more than two at any one time in the structure.
G. 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 15% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit; provided, however, that in Form Based Code Village Districts, it shall not utilize more than 50% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit and requires prior approval of the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
H. 
Retail sales cannot be considered a Level 1 home occupation.
I. 
No more than one home occupation, as determined by the Planning Board, shall be permitted within any single dwelling unit.
J. 
Adequate year-round off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the maximum number of vehicles on site at any one time. In no case shall parking be on a road.
K. 
If customers/clients may need to visit the site for the home occupation, provisions must be made to ensure that all vehicles can adequately turn around on site before re-entering the road.
L. 
Home occupation Level 1 can include but not be limited to the following: art or craft studio, dressmaking service, teaching or tutoring facilities. Home occupation Level 1 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for repair of motor vehicles or day-care center.
M. 
CEO approval is required. If the owner/applicant wishes to appeal a determination made by the CEO for a home occupation Level 1 application, the owner/applicant shall apply to the Planning Board, and the Planning Board shall determine the conditions that must be met and maintained.
[Amended 11-12-2003 by Order No. 114-03]
Same conditions as home occupation Level 1, except that:
A. 
The occupation may be carried on wholly within the principal building.
B. 
Not more than two people outside the home shall be employed in the home occupation. Not more than one of the nonhousehold employees shall be actively working on the property at any one time; provided, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, not more than two of the nonhousehold employees shall be actively working on the property at any one time.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
C. 
Any sign must meet standards contained in this Part 1; provided, however, that in Form Based Code Village Districts, a two-square-feet-in-area wall-mounted sign at the first floor building entrance is allowed.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
D. 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 20% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit.
E. 
Services are allowed on the premises; however, no retail sales are allowed unless all necessary approvals are obtained. All retail sales must be directly related to the home occupation as determined by the Planning Board.
F. 
Home occupation Level 2 shall include but not be limited to the following: art studio, dressmaking shop, hairdressing shop, teaching or tutoring facilities, office of a physician, optometrist, lawyer, engineer, architect or accountant, office of a real estate broker, or agent of an insurance broker. Home occupation Level 2 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for the repair of motor vehicles, daycare centers nor retail sales.
G. 
Planning Board site plan review and approval is required; provided, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, only Code Enforcement Officer review and approval is required.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
[Amended 11-12-2003 by Order No. 114-03]
Same conditions as home occupation Level 2, except that:
A. 
The occupation may be carried on wholly within the principal structure or within accessory structures on the same lot such as a barn or garage.
B. 
Not more than three people outside the household shall be employed in the home occupation.
[Amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
C. 
Any sign must meet standards contained in this Part 1, provided that the total sign area does not exceed eight square feet in area; provided further, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, only a four-square-feet wall-mounted sign at the first-floor building entrance is allowed.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
D. 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 35% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit or principal structure; provided, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, it shall not utilize more than 50% of the total floor area of the dwelling unit or principal structure.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
E. 
For home occupations located outside Form Based Code Village Districts, and comprising more than 20% of the principal structure:
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(1) 
The minimum lot size specified for the district must be increased 30%;
(2) 
Setbacks from directly abutting residential lots must be doubled; and
(3) 
The number of commercial parking spaces specified in this Part 1 must be provided directly behind the principal structure.
F. 
Any retail sales must be directly related to the home occupation.
G. 
Home occupation Level 3 shall include but not be limited to the following: art studio, dressmaking shop, hairdressing shop, teaching or tutoring facilities, office of a physician, optometrist, lawyer, engineer, architect or accountant, office of a real estate broker, or agent of an insurance broker. Home occupation Level 3 shall not be interpreted to include the following: facilities for the repair of motor vehicles, daycare centers nor retail sales.
H. 
Planning Board site plan review and approval is required; provided, however, that in Form Based Code Village Districts, only Code Enforcement Officer review and approval is required.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
A. 
Home retail sales are limited retail sales which are directly related to an approved home occupation and which meets and maintains all of the standards listed below. The Planning Board has the authority to review all home retail sales. The Planning Board may approve, with conditions, or deny a request for home retail sales based on applicable review standards. The Planning Board has the authority to place limits and conditions on the home retail sales. Depending on the size and scale of the home retail sales, the Planning Board may require site plan review approval.
B. 
The Planning Board shall consider the following elements when considering an application for home retail sales:
(1) 
Provisions for adequate off-street parking and on-site turnaround areas for anticipated traffic volumes.
(2) 
Adequate site distance when entering and exiting the site from a public road.
(3) 
Potentially offensive nuisances, including but not limited to traffic, parking, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare and electric disturbance.
C. 
All home retail sales must meet and maintain the following standards:
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(1) 
All necessary approvals for the appropriate level of home occupation must be obtained.
(2) 
The home occupation is accessory to residential use on the property and is customarily carried on by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit and clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes.
(3) 
The home retail sales shall occur in the residence or in an accessory building, attached or detached, on the same parcel.
(4) 
A conforming lot is required for home retail sales. (See definition.)
(5) 
The maximum total display area is 600 square feet. This display area may be in addition to the maximum square footage allowed to be utilized for the home occupation.
(6) 
The maximum total outdoor display area is to be 200 square feet in area, except on Town Center, Town Avenue and Town Residential SCD street frontage types in the Standish Comer District, where outdoor display and sale is not allowed. Any outdoor display area shall be considered part of the total display area. Any outdoor display area shall be located on the parcel and within the property boundaries. In no event shall any part of the outdoor display be located within the public right-of-way for a street or road.
[Amended 11-12-2003 by Order No. 114-03]
Any occupation or profession which is accessory to a residential use and is customarily carried on in a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit and carried on by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit that meets and maintains the following conditions:
A. 
The occupation or profession shall be carried on principally within the accessory building.
B. 
Not more than two people outside the family shall be employed in the occupation or profession.
C. 
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior storage of materials and no other exterior indication of the occupation or profession or variation of the residential character of the principal building other than a sign as authorized herein.
D. 
Any sign must meet standards contained in this Part 1, provided that the total sign area does not exceed eight square feet in area; provided further, however, that in the Form Based Code Village Districts, only a four-square-feet-in-area wall-mounted sign at the first-floor building entrance is allowed.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
E. 
No nuisance, offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare or electrical disturbance shall be generated.
F. 
The proposed profession or occupation will not alter the existing character of the surrounding zoning division or district to the extent that it could become a detriment or potential nuisance to said zoning division or district.
[Added 7-8-2008 by Order No. 164-07; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14; 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the provisions concerning an accessory dwelling unit is to increase the variety of housing opportunities available to the Town's diverse population and to help contain sprawl by absorbing growth within existing lots and structures, thus precluding some of the pressure to further subdivide existing lots.
B. 
Approval. An accessory dwelling unit requires approval from the Code Enforcement Officer. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to review all applicable standards and approve an accessory dwelling unit if the accessory dwelling unit meets the applicable standards.
C. 
Performance standards.
(1) 
The accessory dwelling unit must be located within the same building as the existing one- or two-family dwelling or within a detached structure that meets building code requirements for a dwelling unit. The accessory dwelling unit must contain its own cooking, eating, bathroom and sleeping facilities.
(2) 
Either the existing one- or two-family dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit must be owner-occupied. "Owner-occupied" means that a dwelling unit on the property, which may be the accessory dwelling unit, is occupied by a person who has a legal or equitable ownership interest in the property and bears all or part of the economic risk of decline in value of the property and who receives all or part of the remuneration, if any, derived from the lease or rental of the property.
(3) 
Ownership of the existing one- or two-family dwelling use and the accessory dwelling unit must be the same.
(4) 
Only one accessory dwelling unit is allowed on a lot.
(5) 
An accessory dwelling unit located outside of the Shoreland Zone and that complies with the requirements of this section shall not be considered a dwelling unit when calculating lot area per dwelling unit for the purposes of this chapter, for the private way construction thresholds of § 181-14C(4), or when calculating parking requirements for the purposes of this chapter. For all other purposes, an accessory dwelling unit shall be considered a dwelling unit.
(6) 
Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for any accessory dwelling unit the applicant must provide written verification that the accessory dwelling unit is connected to adequate water and wastewater services. Written verification under this subsection must include:
(a) 
If an accessory dwelling 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 accessory dwelling unit and proof of payment for the connection to the sewer system;
(b) 
If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a septic system, proof of adequate sewage disposal for subsurface wastewater. The septic system must be verified as adequate by a local plumbing inspector. Plans for subsurface wastewater disposal must be prepared by a licensed site evaluator in accordance with subsurface wastewater disposal rules adopted under 12 M.R.S.A § 42;
(c) 
If an accessory dwelling 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 accessory dwelling unit, proof of payment for the connection and the volume and supply of water required for the accessory dwelling unit;
(d) 
If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a well, proof of access to potable water. Any tests of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water supply is potable and acceptable for domestic use.
(7) 
Accessory dwelling unit shall contain a minimum of 190 square feet and a maximum of 1,000 square feet of living space. For purposes of this section, "living space" means the total floor area designated for occupancy and exclusive use as an accessory dwelling unit, expressed in square feet, measured from the center lines of adjoining partitions and exteriors of outside walls.
(8) 
The accessory dwelling unit must comply with all applicable building and fire safety codes in effect at the time of the application.
(9) 
A home occupation or tradesman use may be conducted, subject to existing regulations, as an accessory use to either the accessory dwelling unit or existing single-family residence, but not to both.
(10) 
Any application to the Code Enforcement Officer for an accessory dwelling unit shall be accompanied by the registration of accessory dwelling unit form (available in the Code Enforcement Office) filled in by the owner(s) of the existing single-family residence.
(11) 
An occupancy permit must be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer prior to occupancy of an accessory dwelling unit created or modified pursuant to this section.
(12) 
Should the owner(s) of the building that contains the accessory dwelling unit be found in noncompliance with the standards contained in this section, the noncompliance shall be considered a violation of this chapter, and the accessory dwelling unit use shall be discontinued.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 181-35.5, Community living facility standards, was repealed 11-12-2002 by Order No. 115-02.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 181-35.6, Family apartment standards, was repealed 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23.
Sales shall not be conducted more frequently than four days in any six-month period.
[Added 2-9-1999 by Order No. 191-98]
The Code Enforcement Officer shall allow a lessening of setback requirements for access structures, as necessary, to facilitate reasonable accessibility to existing structures for individuals with disabilities. This provision shall apply to proposed construction of disability access to existing structures only. Any access structure built under this provision shall be temporary to facilitate the disabilities of current occupants and shall be removed when no longer needed. Fees for permits issued under this section shall be waived.
[Added 1-12-2016 by Order No. 109-15]
It is the policy of the Town of Standish to require the extension of the public water supply system to serve new development to the extent that such extensions are feasible and economically viable. The provisions of this section identify when public water supply must be used and/or the public water system extended to serve the use of land or development activity.
A. 
Required provision of public water supply. Unless exempted by the Planning Board in accordance with Subsection D below, any new principal building for nonresidential use for which a building permit is issued after January 12, 2016, or any new principal building in a subdivision that was approved after January 12, 2016, and that had not had substantive Planning Board review as of January 12, 2016, shall be connected to, and shall utilize, the public water system, if the parcel(s) on which such development occurs is located, in whole or in part, in any of the following zoning districts:
(1) 
The Industrial District.
(2) 
The Residential District.
(3) 
The Sebago Lake Village FBVCD.
(4) 
The Standish Corner FBCVD.
(5) 
The Village Center District.
B. 
Conditional provision of public water supply. Unless exempted by the Planning Board in accordance with Subsection D below, any new principal building for nonresidential or residential use (or group of buildings that is part of the same project) for which a building permit is issued after January 12, 2016, that has a design sewage flow based upon the Maine State Plumbing Code of more than 2,000 gallons per day or that is required to be provided with a fire protection sprinkler system in accordance with fire protection codes or Town ordinances, or any subdivision approved after January 12, 2016, and that had not had substantive Planning Board review as of January 12, 2016, that will allow for the construction of six or more dwelling units or one or more principal buildings requiring site plan review, shall be connected to, and shall utilize, the public water system, if the parcel upon which the development is located is within 3,000 feet of a Portland Water District water main as measured along existing or proposed public rights-of-way from the existing main to the nearest corner of the parcel, and the parcel is located, in whole or in part, in any of the following zoning districts:
(1) 
The Business and Commercial District.
(2) 
The Rural District.
(3) 
The Rural Residential District.
(4) 
The Water-Oriented Commercial.
C. 
Provision for the orderly extension of the public water system. The Planning Board shall require that a subdivision or a building subject to site plan review, but not covered by Subsection A or B above, extend and/or utilize public water supply provided by the Portland Water District if the Planning Board determines the provision of public water to this project is necessary for the orderly extension of the public water system or for the development of the area in accordance with the Town's adopted Comprehensive Plan, and that such extension will not be financially unreasonable based upon the methodology set forth in Subsection E below.
D. 
Exemption from public water supply requirements. The Planning Board shall, by formal vote, exempt a development from the requirement to extend and/or use public water supply if it finds that any one of the following conditions is met:
(1) 
That the Portland Water District has certified, in writing, that the District's water system cannot provide adequate service for the project including, provisions for fire protection sprinkler systems, without a major investment in the District's facilities that the District is not prepared to make in a timely fashion; or
(2) 
That the cost of providing public water service for the project is unreasonable given the anticipated benefit. The cost of providing public water service for a residential use or subdivision shall be deemed to be unreasonable if the public water cost per unit (PWCU) exceeds the maximum private water cost per unit (MPWCU) based upon the methodology set forth in Subsection E below. The cost for providing public water service for a nonresidential use or subdivision shall be deemed to be unreasonable if the estimated cost is more than twice the cost of an equivalent private water supply system, including provisions for fire protection water supplies, based upon the methodology set forth in Subsection E below.
E. 
Determination of unreasonable cost. Abbreviations used in determination of unreasonable cost are as follows:
CCIF
Construction cost inflation factor.
CCIF
ENR CCI current/ENR CCI 01-2016 where ENR CCI current is the ENR construction cost index for the month in which the calculation is made as published in ENR (Engineering News-Record) magazine and ENR CCI 01-2016 equals the ENR construction cost index for January 2016.
ENR
Engineering News-Record.
ENR CCI
The ENR construction cost index for January 2016.
ENR CCI CURRENT
The ENR construction cost index for the month in which the calculation is made as published in ENR (Engineering News-Record) magazine.
EX
The estimated current cost for any extraordinary costs for the water service such as bridge crossings and $75 is the typical cost per foot for a water main in an existing street, $40 is the typical cost per foot for a water main in a new street or right-of-way, and $1,425 is the typical average cost for a house service.
LDG
The estimated current cost for ledge trench at $20 per lineal foot times the estimated number of feet of ledge trench or other estimate of ledge removal cost approved by the Planning Board based upon field knowledge/documentation provided by the applicant.
MPWCU
Maximum private water cost per unit.
NL
The lineal feet of new water main in a proposed street or right-of-way.
PWCU
Public water cost per unit.
SL
The lineal feet of new water main in an existing street.
UN
The number of units in the development to be served.
If a property owner or developer requests an exemption from the requirement to provide public water supply based upon the cost of providing public water supply, he/she shall submit an analysis of the estimated cost of providing public water service versus the cost of providing private water supplies.
The analysis shall be based upon the proposed development scenario as if the entire lot or parcel will be developed/subdivided and there is no potential for future additional development. The Planning Board shall require that the analysis be based upon a full build-out scenario for the parcel that assumes that the entire parcel will be developed based upon the allowed zoning density with public water and cluster development, if appropriate, taking into consideration site constraints and Town regulations. If only a portion of the lot or parcel is being proposed to be developed/subdivided, the analysis shall be based upon a full build-out scenario for the parcel that assumes that the entire parcel will be developed and that the area not currently proposed for development will be developed based upon the allowed zoning density with public water and cluster development, if appropriate, taking into consideration site constraints and Town regulations. The development scenario shall be submitted to the Town Planner and shall be subject to the Planner's and Planning Board's approval as a reasonable development scenario for the parcel.
(1) 
Residential developments. The cost of providing public water service for a residential use or subdivision shall be deemed to be unreasonable if the public water cost per unit (PWCU) exceeds the maximum private water cost per unit (MPWCU) based upon the following methodology:
Step 1. Determine the public water cost per unit (PWCU) based upon the following formula:
PWCU = (((((SL X $75) + (NL X $40))/UN) + $1,425) X CCIF) + (((LDG) X CCIF) + EX)/UN)
Where: SL = the lineal feet of new water main in an existing street
NL = the lineal feet of new water main in a proposed street or right-of-way
UN = the number of units in the development to be served
CCIF = Construction cost inflation factor
LDG = the estimated current cost for ledge trench at $20 per lineal foot times the estimated number of feet of ledge trench or other estimate of ledge removal cost approved by the Planning Board based upon field knowledge/documentation provided by the applicant
EX = the estimated current cost for any extraordinary costs for the water service such as bridge crossings and $75 is the typical cost per foot for a water main in an existing street, $40 is the typical cost per foot for a water main in a new street or right-of-way, and $1,425 is the typical average cost for a house service
CCIF = ENR CCI current/ENR CCI 01-2016 where ENR CCI current is the ENR construction cost index for the month in which the calculation is made as published in ENR (Engineering News-Record) magazine and ENR CCI 5-04 is the ENR construction cost index for January 2016
Step 2. Determine the maximum private water cost per unit (MPWCU) based upon the following formula:
MPWCU = $12,100 X CCIF
Where: CCIF = construction cost inflation factor, and $12,100 is the typical developer cost for a well, water treatment system, and unit cost of fire tank
Step 3. Compare the calculated PWCU to the calculated MPWCU to determine if providing public water supply is reasonable.
(2) 
Nonresidential developments. The cost for providing public water supply for a non-residential use or subdivision shall be deemed to be unreasonable if the estimated cost for the public water supply is more than twice the cost of an equivalent private water supply system, including provisions for fire protection water supplies. The analysis shall be prepared by a Maine-licensed professional engineer based upon documented construction costs and reviewed and approved by the Portland Water District unless this requirement is waived by the Planning Board based upon the scale or nature of the development.
The cost for supplying public water shall include the estimated cost of any water main extensions and required upgrades to existing facilities as well as the cost for providing local water mains and services within the project and shall be reduced by any cost sharing by the Water District, any impact fee revenues available to fund the project, and any other potential sources of outside funding. In evaluating the reasonableness of providing public water service, the Planning Board shall consider the potential for cost sharing with any approved developments or any projects for which a preapplication or application has been filed. The cost for private water supplies shall include the cost for the private supplies, services, and any provisions for fire protection required by this Code or the fire protection or building codes.
F. 
Responsibility and standards for extensions of the system.
If a parcel or lot proposed for development or subdivision is required to be connected to, and utilize, the public water system, and a public water main is not available adjacent to the parcel or lot to provide the service, the owner or developer of the parcel or lot shall be responsible for extending a public water main within an adjacent public street or other public right-of-way approved by the Town Council to provide water service to the proposed building or subdivision at his/her cost. The extension shall be designed by a Maine-licensed professional engineer, shall meet the design and construction standards of the Portland Water District, shall be constructed at the property owner's or developer's expense, shall be inspected in accordance with the requirements of the Portland Water District, and shall be transferred to the Portland Water District upon completion.
Any water main extension undertaken to comply with the requirements of this section shall include the installation of fire hydrants in accordance with the standards of the Standish Fire Department and fire protection codes.