These areas are generally rural now and are
intended to remain in that character. The purpose of the district
is to provide for an area of predominantly single-family housing to
be developed at low densities consistent with the capacity of the
land to absorb growth.
A.
Land uses in this district shall require written approval
from the authority, as indicated, prior to issuance of a permit by
the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Order No. 10-98; 7-8-2008 by Order No.
164-07]
C.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(12)
[42]
Editor's Note: Conforming lot required (see
definition).
[43]
Editor's Note: Use not allowed in cluster
subdivisions.
[44]
Editor's Note: Use requires a shoreland permit when located in the Shoreland Zone; see SZ uses table, Ch. 237.
[45]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(12), Two-family dwelling,
was repealed 3-12-2019 by Order No. 147-18.
(13)
Solar energy system, medium-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(14)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
D.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
(6)
Manufacturing, Light with not more than 2,000 square feet of gross
floor area and part of a Home Occupation Level 1, 2, or 3. Exterior
storage or assembly of materials or products is prohibited.[51]
[Added 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14[52]]
[51]
Editor’s note: Conforming lot required (see definition); use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use not allowed in conservation subdivisions; use not allowed in Shoreland Zone; use also conforms to standards set forth in § 181-35.2.1 Home Occupation Level 1, § 181-35.2.2 Home Occupation Level 2, or § 181-35.2.3 Home Occupation Level 3.
[52]
Editor’s Note: This order also redesignated former Subsection
D(6) through (9) as Subsection D(7) through (10), respectively.
(7)
Municipal uses.
(8)
Public utilities.
I.
Lots in a cluster subdivision must maintain the setback
approved with the subdivision unless a variance is obtained.
J.
The front yard setback set forth in this section may
be reduced, only on roads which are not state numbered highways, to
the average setback of the two principal structures fronting on the
same road in closest proximity to the site of the proposed structure,
but any structure must be at least 20 feet from the property line
abutting the right-of-way.
[Added 12-8-1998 by Order No. 164-98]
K.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 164-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
These areas are generally rural now, unsewered,
and it is proposed that they remain in a very low density of development
in order to prevent future problems, with site plan review providing
careful controls to ensure the compatibility of future development.
A.
Land uses in this district shall require written approval
from the authority, as indicated, prior to issuance of a permit by
the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Order No. 10-98; 7-8-2008 by Order No.
164-07]
C.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(8)
Dwelling, two-family.
[Added 3-12-2019 by Order No. 147-18]
(17)
Municipal uses.
(19)
Public utilities.
(23)
[52]
Editor's Note: Conforming lot required (see definition); use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use requires a shoreland permit when located in the Shoreland Zone; see SZ uses table, Ch. 237.
[53]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(22), Three-family
dwellings, was repealed 3-12-2019 by Order No. 147-18.
(25)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
D.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
(3)
[60] Expansion of a mobile home park in existence as of December 12, 2006. All expansions of a mobile home park shall comply with the mobile home park standards in § 181-33 of this Part 1.
[Added 2-13-2007 by Order No. 184-06]
[60]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), Community
living facilities, was repealed 11-12-2002 by Order No. 115-02.
(9)
Manufacturing, Light with not more than 2,000 square feet of gross
floor area. Exterior storage or assembly of materials or products
is prohibited.[66]
[Added 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14[67]]
[66]
Editor’s note: Conforming lot required (see definition); use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use not allowed in conservation subdivisions; use not allowed in Shoreland Zone; acceptable as a Home Occupation Level 1, 2, or 3 use which conforms to standards set forth in § 181-35.2.1 Home Occupation Level 1, § 181-35.2.2 Home Occupation Level 2, or § 181-35.2.3 Home Occupation Level 3.
(12)
Shooting
range, indoor.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Order No. 62-23]
J.
Lots in a cluster subdivision must maintain the setbacks
approved with the subdivision unless a variance is obtained.
K.
The front yard setback set forth in this section may
be reduced, only on roads which are not state numbered highways, to
the average setback of the two principal structures fronting on the
same road in closest proximity to the site of the proposed structure,
but any structure must be at least 20 feet from the property line
abutting the right-of-way.
[Added 12-8-1998 by Order No. 164-98]
L.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 164-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
It is anticipated that these areas will not
be sewered but will provide for residential development in a low-density,
self-sustaining, rural environment, with site plan review providing
careful controls to ensure the compatibility of future development.
A.
Land uses in this district shall require written approval
from the authority, as indicated, prior to issuance of a permit by
the Code Enforcement Officer. Permitted uses, not requiring site plan
review, shall be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from
the Code Enforcement Officer only.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Order No. 10-98; 7-8-2008 by Order No.
164-07]
B.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(6)
(9)
(10)
Municipal uses.
(11)
Solar energy system, medium-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(12)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
C.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
[Amended 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14]
(2)
Manufacturing,
Light with not more than 1,500 square feet of gross floor area and
part of a Home Occupation Level 1 or 2. Exterior storage or assembly
of materials or products is prohibited.[27]
[27]
Editor’s Note: Conforming lot required (see definition); use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use not allowed in conservation subdivisions; use not allowed in Shoreland Zone; use also conforms to standards set forth in § 181-35.2.1 Home Occupation Level 1 or § 181-35.2.2 Home Occupation Level 2.
E.
Minimum dimensions for lots 40,000 square feet or
more shall be as follows:
[Amended 6-4-2002 by Order No. 63-02]
H.
Lots in a cluster subdivision must maintain the setbacks
approved with the subdivision unless a variance is obtained.
I.
The front yard setback set forth in this section may
be reduced, only on roads which are not state numbered highways, to
the average setback of the two principal structures fronting on the
same road in closest proximity to the site of the proposed structure,
but any structure must be at least 20 feet from the property line
abutting the right-of-way.
[Added 12-8-1998 by Order No. 164-98]
J.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Order No. 164-98; amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
These are areas where a unit of residential,
commercial and municipal activities exist and will be encouraged in
the future, with site plan review providing careful controls to ensure
the compatibility of future development.
A.
Land uses in this district shall require written approval
from the authority, as indicated, prior to issuance of a permit by
the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
[Amended 3-10-1998 by Order No. 10-98; 7-8-2008 by Order No.
164-07]
C.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(8)
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[Added 3-12-2019 by Order
No. 147-18; amended 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
(10)
[20]
Editor's Note: Conforming lot required (see
definition).
[21]
Editor's Note: Use not allowed in cluster
subdivisions.
[22]
Editor's Note: Use requires a shoreland permit when located in the Shoreland Zone; see SZ uses table, Ch. 237.
[24]
Editor's Note: This order also provided for
the renumbering of former Subsection C(8) through (25) as Subsection
C(9) through (26), respectively.
(12)
Funeral homes.
(19)
[33]
Editor's Note: Use requires a shoreland permit when located in the Shoreland Zone; see SZ uses table, Ch. 237.
[34]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(18), Multifamily
dwellings, was repealed 3-12-2019 by Order No. 147-18. This order
also redesignated former Subsection C(19) through C(27) as Subsection
C(20) through (28).
(20)
Municipal uses.
(22)
Public utilities.
(27)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
D.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
(1)
Animal husbandry.
(2)
Day-care centers.
(6)
Kennel.
(8)
Manufacturing, Light with not more than 2,000 square feet of gross
floor area. Exterior storage or assembly of materials or products
is prohibited.[46]
[Added 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14[47]]
[46]
Editor’s Note: Conforming lot required (see definition);
use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use not allowed in conservation
subdivisions; use not allowed in Shoreland Zone.
[47]
Editor’s Note: This order also redesignated former Subsection
D(7) through (11) as Subsection D(8) through (12), respectively.
(13)
Retail business over 2,000 square feet.
[Added 6-2-1998 by Order No. 49-98]
(14)
Shooting
range, indoor.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Order No. 62-23]
I.
Lots in a cluster subdivision must maintain the setbacks
approved with the subdivision unless a variance is obtained.
J.
The front yard setback set forth in this section may
be reduced, only on roads which are not state numbered highways, to
the average setback of the two principal structures fronting on the
same road in closest proximity to the site of the proposed structure,
but any structure must be at least 20 feet from the property line
abutting the right-of-way.
[Added 12-8-1998 by Order No. 164-98]
K.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 164-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 1-8-2013 by Order No. 29-12; 3-12-2013 by Order No. 21-13; 5-14-2013 by Order No.
22-13; 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14; 5-12-2014 by Order No. 14-14; 8-12-2014 by Order No.
65-14; 1-10-2023 by Order No. 90-22]
The intent of the Form Based Code Village Districts is to strengthen
and/or establish mixed-use, interconnected, village-scaled neighborhoods
based on a development pattern that is fiscally responsible and environmentally
sustainable. New neighborhoods and redevelopment opportunities shall
be characterized by vital civic spaces with quality FBCVD streetscapes
framed by pedestrian-scaled buildings. The standards for the Form
Based Code Village Districts allow for a wide range of residential,
economic development and recreational opportunities, while promoting
improved vehicular and pedestrian connectivity throughout the area.
A.
AMENITY ZONE
ART CENTER - INDOOR
ART GALLERY/MUSEUM
BLOCK LENGTH
BUILDABLE AREA
BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
BUILDING FORM
BUILDING PLACEMENT
CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE FBCVD STREET
COMMON LOT LINE
CONNECTIVITY MASTER PLAN
CONTEXT
CONVENIENCE STORE
DRIVEWAY
ENTRANCE, PRINCIPAL
FACADE
FBCVD STREET
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGE
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGE TYPE
FBCVD STREET SPACE
FBCVD STREET WALL
FBCVD STREETSCAPE
FENESTRATION
FORM BASED CODE VILLAGE DISTRICT (FBCVD)
GROUND FLOOR
INDOOR AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATION
LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID)
MINIMUM LOT SIZE REDUCTION PERMIT
OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALES
OUTDOOR RECREATION LIMITED
PARKING, COMPACT SPACE
PARKING, STACKED
PEDESTRIAN ORIENTATION
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED USE
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
PRIVATE FRONTAGE
PUBLIC FRONTAGE
PUBLIC WATER
RAIN GARDEN
REGULATING PLAN
REQUIRED BUILD-TO-ZONE (RBZ)
ROD
SCD
SCD STREET
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
SIGNABLE AREA
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
SLVD
SLVD STREET
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
TYPE
VILLAGE HOUSING
Terms defined. As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A portion of the public right-of-way, typically adjacent
to the sidewalk but outside the pedestrian walking area, including
FBCVD streetscape elements.
A structure or complex of structures for housing the visual
and/or performing arts. Includes the retail sale of art.
A public place consisting of a building containing objects
such as, but not limited to, paintings, prints, sculptures, scientific
and historical objects, which are either for sale to the general public
or are displayed for viewing only. Outdoor display, excluding retail
sales, is permitted only as an accessory use during business hours
and may not impede pedestrian traffic.
The distance between new FBCVD street intersections. The
applicable FBCVD street frontage type determines block length.
The area of the lot that building(s) may occupy. The buildable
area sets the limits of the building footprint now and in the future;
additions to structures must be within the designated area.
The part of the section that establishes basic parameters
regulating building form, including the envelope, placement (in three
dimensions) and certain permitted/required building elements, such
as storefronts, street walls, building height, and window proportionality.
Building development standards are determined by the applicable FBCVD
street frontage type standards. This produces a coherent FBCVD streetscape
and context.
The form of a building, based on its massing, private frontage,
and height.
The placement of a building on its lot.
Visible from the Form Based Code Village District street,
which includes squares, civic greens, parks, and all public space
except alleys. A building element more than 30 feet from the front
of the FBCVD street (such as items facing a common lot line more than
31 feet away from a FBCVD street) is by definition not clearly visible
from the FBCVD street. Also common and/or party walls are by definition
not clearly visible from the FBCVD street.
Lot lines shared by adjacent private lots.
A plan that demonstrates the key elements of the Form Based
Code Village District, including connectivity within the development
and to adjacent parcels, block lengths and other standards as prescribed
by applicable FBCVD street frontage types (such as Town Center or
Town Residential). A plan must show how the project will conceptually
relate to the context, allowing for a proactive planning process.
A conceptual Connectivity Master Plan must be approved by the Planning
Board in order for an applicant to obtain subdivision or site plan
approval for a project located in a Form Based Code Village District.
Surroundings, including a combination of architectural, natural
and civic elements that define district, neighborhood, FBCVD street
or specific block character.
A retail establishment that accommodates neighborhood needs
for groceries and sundries and that may sell, as accessory uses, prepared
food for carry-out.
A public or private roadway that provides vehicular access
to the front, side or rear of a panel.
The main point of access for pedestrians into a building.
The face of a building, specifically the front that looks
onto an FBCVD street or public space.
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner
District or the Sebago Lake Village District and primarily used for
vehicular movement and on-street parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape"
for a more detailed definition of the role of the FBCVD street as
part of the public realm as typically defined by the facade of buildings
on either side of the FBCVD street right-of-way.
The lot line coincident with the required build-to-zone (RBZ)
or that portion of the building that is coincident with the required
build-to-zone (RBZ) as required by this section.
Street frontage type of a public or private right-of-way
established by a Form Based Code Village District Regulating Plan.
The space as defined between buildings on opposite sides
of the FBCVD street, including streetscape components such as sidewalk
and amenities.
A wall, such as masonry, decorative wood or metal, set back
(or forward) not more than eight inches from the required build-to-zone
(RBZ) or adjacent building facade and built to the height specified
in the FBCVD street frontage type standards.
The urban element that establishes the major part of the
public realm. The FBCVD streetscape is composed of thoroughfares (travel
lanes for vehicles and bicycles, parking lanes for cars, and sidewalks
or paths for pedestrians) as well as the visible private frontages
(building facades and elevations, porches, yards, fences, awnings,
etc.) and the amenities of the public frontages (FBCVD street trees
and plantings, benches, FBCVD streetlights, etc.).
An opening in the building wall, such as doors or windows,
allowing light and views between interior and exterior. Fenestration
is measured as glass area for enclosed space and as open area for
parking structures.
Refers to any district under § 181-7.1, including the Standish Corner District and the Sebago Lake Village District.
The first floor of a building other than a cellar or basement
and that is most level with the ground as viewed from the public street.
Establishments providing indoor amusement or entertainment
for a fee or admission charge, such as arcades containing coin-operated
amusements and/or electronic games (five or more such games or coin-operated
amusements in any establishment constitutes an arcade in compliance
with this definition, four or less are not considered a land use separate
from the primary use of the site); card rooms, billiard and pool halls;
bowling alleys; ice skating and roller skating; dance halls, clubs
and ballrooms which are principal uses rather than being subordinate
to an eating or drinking place; gymnasiums, reducing salons, health
and athletic clubs including indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities;
tennis, handball, racquetball, indoor archery and shooting ranges
and other indoor sports activities.
A more sustainable land development pattern that results
from a site planning process that first identifies critical natural
resources, then determines the best layout of an FBCVD street pattern
while meeting the applicable Form Based Code Village District street
standards for the applicable Form Based Code Village District street
frontage type, and incorporates a range of best management practices
(BMPs) that preserve the natural hydrology of the land to minimize
and treat stormwater runoff in a decentralized manner.
A permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer for lots
located within a Form Based Code Village District that are less than
20,000 square feet in area but more than 15,000 square feet in area
and that meet the standards of 22 M.R.S.A. § 42, the Maine
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules (10-144 CMR Ch. 241), 12 M.R.S.A.
§ 4807, and the Maine Minimum Lot Size Rules (10- 144 CMR
Ch. 243), as such statutes and rules may be amended from time to time.
The display and sale of products and services, during hours
of operation, primarily outside of a building or structure approved
for such use, excluding vehicles, garden supplies, tires and motor
oil, boats, farm equipment, motor homes, burial monuments, building
and landscape materials, and lumber yards. Any such incidental use
may not impede pedestrian movement and must meet the applicable standards
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A facility that is smaller than three acres for various outdoor
participant sports and types of recreation (e.g., amphitheaters, miniature
golf courses, skateboard parks, swim and tennis clubs, etc.).
A parking space measuring eight feet wide by 16 feet long.
A parking arrangement in a manner that all cars do not have
direct access to a parking aisle.
A physical structure or place with design qualities and elements
that contribute to an active, inviting and pleasant place for pedestrians
that typically includes most of the following elements:
Building facades that are highly articulated at the FBCVD street
level, with interesting uses of material, color, and architectural
detailing, located directly behind the sidewalk;
Visibility into buildings at the FBCVD street level;
Continuity of building facades along the FBCVD street with few
interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores;
Signs oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather than the
motorist.
A land use that is intended to encourage walk-in customers
and that generally does not limit the number of customers by requiring
appointments or otherwise excluding the general public. A pedestrian-oriented
use provides spontaneous draw from the sidewalk and FBCVD street due
to visual interest, high customer turnover, and/or social interaction.
The building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted,
usually located toward the frontage of the lot.
The privately held layer between the required build-to-zone
(RBZ) and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping
may be held to specific standards. The variables of private frontage
are the depth of the setback and the combination of architectural
elements such as fences, stoops, porches, and galleries.
The area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the
required build-to-zone (RBZ). Elements of the public frontage include
the type of curb, walk, planter, FBCVD street tree, and FBCVD streetlight.
A common water service operated by a municipality, governmental
agency, or a public utility for the furnishing of water that meets
the standards of the State of Maine for drinking water.
A planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious
urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted
lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed.
The coding key for the Form Based Code Village District street
frontage types. FBCVD street frontage types illustrate aspects of
the built environment such as how each building lot relates to adjacent
properties, building development standards, the FBCVD streetscape,
civic space, parks, parking lots as well as the overall desired pattern
of development, particularly the importance of connectivity between
neighborhoods. Regulating Plans for the Standish Corner District and
the Sebago Lake Village District are included at the end of this chapter
as Attachment 2 (Standish Corner District) and Attachment 3 (Sebago
Lake Village District) and incorporated herein by reference.
Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, a required
build-to-zone establishes where the placement of a building may be
in accordance with the applicable FBCVD street frontage type.
A historic unit of measure equal to 16.5 feet.
Standish Corner District as shown on the Town of Standish's
Official Zoning Map.
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner
District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street
parking. Refer to "FBCVD streetscape" for a more detailed definition
of the role of the SCD street as part of the public realm as typically
defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the SCD street
right-of-way.
TOWN CENTER (TC) SCD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as Town Center on the Standish Corner District Regulating Plan.
TOWN MAIN (TM) SCD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as Town Main on the Standish Corner District Regulating Plan.
TOWN AVENUE (TA) SCD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as Town Avenue on the Standish Corner District Regulating Plan.
TOWN GATEWAY (TG) SCD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as Town Gateway on the Standish Corner District Regulating Plan.
TOWN RESIDENTIAL (TR) SCD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as Town Residential on the Standish Corner District Regulating Plan.
An area on the facade of a building below the second story
specifically designed for locating signage. On existing buildings,
the signable area is a space free of windows and doors and does not
interfere with architectural details such as columns or cornices.
A structure containing one primary dwelling unit. A "single-family home" may include accessory dwelling units as defined in § 181-3 subject to all relevant standards of this section.
[Amended 6-6-2023 by Order
No. 26-23]
Sebago Lake Village District as shown on the Town of Standish's
Official Zoning Map.
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Sebago Lake
Village District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street
parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape" for a more detailed definition
of the role of the FBCVD street as part of the public realm as typically
defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the FBCVD street
right-of-way.
SLV CORE (SLVC) STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Core on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
SLV FRINGE (SLVF) STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Fringe on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
SLV GATEWAY (SLVG) STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Gateway on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
SLV LAKE ACCESS (SLVLA) STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Lake Access on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
SLV RESIDENTIAL CONNECTOR (SLVRC) STREET FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Residential Connector on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
SLV RESIDENTIAL (SLVR) STREET SLV FRONTAGE TYPEThose public or private rights-of-way identified as SLV Residential on the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan.
A formal Planning Board review separate and apart from site
plan or subdivision review triggered by certain types of projects
in a Form Based Code Village District.
A category, determined by function, disposition, and configuration,
including size or extent. There are community types, FBCVD street
types, frontage types and civic space types.
A building or buildings located in a Form Based Code Village District that contain at least four but no more than 48 dwelling units with no age restriction on residents. Village housing may be accessed by a private internal driveway and orient buildings to that driveway as if it were a Town Residential or SLVR road provided the vegetated buffer requirements of § 181-28.1 are met.
B.
Administrative provisions.
(1)
Required permitting.
(a)
Land uses in Form Based Code Village Districts are prescribed
by the FBCVD street frontage types and shall require written approval
as indicated in the "Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements" listed
within each specific FBCVD street frontage type.
(b)
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, are noted per
FBCVD street frontage types. Such uses shall require approval of the
Code Enforcement Officer only.
(c)
Permitted uses requiring site plan review are noted per FBCVD street frontage type. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval in accordance with Part 2 (Site Plan Review) of this chapter. Some projects may require both site plan and subdivision review and approval.
(d)
Permitted uses requiring subdivision shall require Planning Board approval in accordance with Part 3 (Subdivision Regulations) of this chapter. Some projects may require both site plan and subdivision review and approval.
(e)
Permitted uses triggering supplemental Planning Board review
are listed within the specific FBCVD street frontage type.
(f)
Whenever a provision of the Form Based Code Village District regulations contained in this section conflicts with or is inconsistent with another provision of this chapter or other ordinances of the Town other than Chapter 237 (Shoreland Zoning), the Form Based Code Village District regulations shall prevail. Whenever a provision of the Form Based Code Village District regulations contained in this section conflicts with or is inconsistent with Chapter 237 (Shoreland Zoning), Chapter 237 shall prevail.
(2)
Overall standards of the Form Based Code Village Districts.
Form Based Code Village Districts are comprised of the following standards,
which guide the form and pattern of development in the Form Based
Code Village Districts; the regulating plan, FBCVD street frontage
types, the building/parking placement standards, block length, and
intersection standards, FBCVD streetscape/FBCVD street space standards
and building form standards.
(a)
Regulating plan: The regulating plan is the coding key for a
Form Based Code Village District that identifies existing FBCVD street
frontage types, provides a key for future allowable FBCVD street frontage
types and the related standards such as building form and placement,
FBCVD streetscapes and the resulting development patterns. Regulating
plans for the Standish Corner District and the Sebago Lake Village
District are included at the end of this chapter as Attachment 2 (Standish
Corner District) and Attachment 3 (Sebago Lake Village District) and
incorporated herein by reference.
(b)
FBCVD street frontage types: FBCVD street frontage types illustrate
the specific aspects of the built environment in a Form Based Code
Village District, including building/parking placement, building form,
FBCVD streetscapes, block lengths/intersections and allowable uses.
(c)
Building/parking placement standards: The building/parking placement
standards establish basic parameters governing building form, including
the envelope for building placement (in three dimensions) and the
location of off-street parking and access driveways. The intent of
the building/parking placement standards is to shape vital public
space in a Form Based Code Village District through the placement
of buildings that frame and activate the public realm in a manner
appropriate for the context.
(d)
Block length/intersection standards: The purpose of the block
length/intersection standards is to establish interconnected neighborhoods
that are walkable and have appropriate transitions from different
FBCVD street frontage types, which vary in density, FBCVD streetscape/FBCVD
street space and intensity of land use. A critical aspect of the Standish
Corner District is to utilize the back lands off of Routes 25 and
35 for a range of open space, housing and economic development opportunities,
all while creating a network of interconnected neighborhoods. A block
length is the allowable distance between intersections. Intersections
determine the allowable transitions between FBCVD street frontage
types.
(e)
FBCVD streetscape/FBCVD street space standards: The purpose
of the FBCVD streetscape/FBCVD street space standards is to ensure
coherent FBCVD street spaces and to assist builders with understanding
the relationship between the public realm of a Form Based Code Village
District and their own building(s). These standards set the parameters
for the placement of FBCVD street trees, sidewalks and other FBCVD
streetscape amenities that define the FBCVD street space (generally
defined as the space between the face of buildings on either side
of a FBCVD street) as a pedestrian-friendly environment. These standards
govern the construction of new streets and the construction of improvements
within the public right-of-way in conjunction with a development on
an existing street. In addition, these standards should guide any
publicly funded improvements within the street right-of-way, including
the reconstruction of existing streets.
(f)
Building form standards: The goal of the building form standards
is to establish a baseline understanding of the architectural quality
of buildings (in addition to building placement and other criteria
such as height) such as materials, fenestration and construction techniques.
Contemporary architecture may complement historic buildings.
(3)
Connectivity master plan. The following steps set forth the
proper development of a Connectivity Master Plan, which is a required
element of site plan or subdivision approval if a project is located
in a Form Based Code Village District.
(a)
Site. Begin with "pioneer lot" to be divided from larger lot,
triggering perpendicular "block" and allowable "frontage FBCVD street
type" to access development. Utilize "frontage FBCVD street type"
as required parking for development. The developer will build the
FBCVD street to the required standards. This begins the block/connectivity
process.
(b)
Introduce FBCVD streets/blocks. Sites being divided shall introduce
FBCVD streets from the list of allowable "frontage FBCVD street types"
(see the Form Based Code Village District Regulating Plan), complying
with "frontage FBCVD street types," block length and connectivity
standards, triggering the need for a conceptual Connectivity Master
Plan, which shows connections to adjacent parcels and FBCVD streets.
(c)
Introduce lots. Lots are created following standards for "frontage
FBCVD street types" establishing neighborhood character, land uses
and requiring connectivity within the project and to adjacent land.
A conceptual Connectivity Master Plan approved by the Planning Board
is required for site plan or subdivision review and approval.
(e)
The intent of the Connectivity Master Plan is to encourage a
contextual/long-term approach to development, be it a single site
or a subdivision.
(4)
Step-by-step guide to the form based code village districts:
In order to understand how the Form Based Code Village District provisions
function, the following basic steps may be reviewed:
(a)
Refer to the District Regulating Plan for the appropriate district,
which is the code for existing FBCVD street frontage types and allowable
connections to future FBCVD street frontage types. Find the subject
property and the existing abutting FBCVD street frontage type. The
street frontage types establish the standards for development. The
diagram in the upper corner of the Standish Corner Center District
Regulating Plan depicts the required build-to-zone and the parking
setback line.
(b)
The Standish Corner District includes the following hierarchical
SCD street frontage types (which can be considered different types
of neighborhoods) in order from highest to lowest:
[1]
Town Center (TC) SCD street frontage type: The primary intent
of this SCD street frontage type is to strengthen the mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented,
traditional street form of the historic Standish Corner (note: no
future TC SCD streets allowed).
[2]
Town Main (TM) SCD street frontage type: The primary intent
of this SCD street frontage type is to encourage a pedestrian-oriented,
traditional street form (following the historic eight-rod range way
alignment of Route 25), minimizing curb cuts and avoiding the cluttered
appearance often associated with "strip mall" style development (note:
no future TM SCD streets allowed).
[3]
Town Avenue (TA) SCD street frontage type: The primary intent
of this SCD street frontage type is to provide a development pattern
that transitions between the more arterial/historic alignment of the
TM or Town Gateway (TG) SCD street frontage types and the Town Residential
(TR) type neighborhoods surrounding the higher-density historic core,
arterials and corridors. The TA SCD street frontage type is a walkable
environment defined by the scale and placement of buildings and includes
a mixture of compatible residential, retail, entertainment, professional
and live work uses (note: future TA SCD streets allowed).
[4]
Town Gateway (TG) SCD street frontage type: The intent of this
frontage type is to provide for areas of development within the Standish
Corner District that are not pedestrian-oriented and are not primarily
defined by the placement of buildings and the quality of the SCD streetscape
as much as the buffering of buildings to maintain or create a rural,
visually uncluttered character along the major arterials (Routes 25
and 35) (note: no future TG SCD streets allowed).
[5]
Town Residential (TR) SCD street frontage type: The intent of
this frontage type is to reinforce the character of existing traditional
neighborhoods and to encourage the development of new or retrofitted
residential neighborhoods consistent with traditional and walkable
neighborhood SCD street patterns surrounding and directly supporting
the social, cultural and economic activities of the TC, TM, TA and
TG SCD street frontage types (note: future TR SCD streets allowed).
[a]
SCD note: When a parcel is a corner lot, the standards
of the SCD street frontage type with greater hierarchy prevail, with
the Town Center (TC) SCD street frontage type being the highest and
Town Residential (TR) SCD street frontage type being the lowest. The
Planning Board may approve favoring the lower hierarchy street if
it finds development favoring the greater hierarchy street impracticable.
(c)
The Sebago Lake Village District includes the following hierarchical
SLVD street frontage types (which can be considered different types
of neighborhoods) in order from highest to lowest:
[1]
SLV Core frontage type: The primary intent of this SLVD frontage
type is to strengthen the mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented traditional
street form at the core intersection of the Sebago Lake Village District
(State Routes 35 and 114) (note: no future SLV Core streets allowed).
[2]
SLV Fringe frontage type: The primary intent of this SLVD frontage
type is to encourage a mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented, traditional
street form stemming from the SLV Core, minimizing curb cuts and avoiding
the cluttered appearance often associated with "strip mall" style
development (note: no future SLV Fringe streets allowed).
[3]
SLV Gateway frontage type: The primary intent of this SLVD frontage
type is to provide a mixed-use development pattern that transitions
between the more-arterial alignment of the SLV Core and SLV Fringe
frontage types and the SLV Residential type neighborhoods surrounding
the arterials and corridors. The SLV Gateway street frontage type
is a walkable environment defined by the scale and placement of buildings
and includes a mixture of compatible residential, retail, entertainment,
professional and live work uses (note: no future SLV Gateway streets
allowed).
[4]
SLV Residential Connector frontage type: The primary intent
of this SLVD frontage type is to provide the possibility for a road
that would link Routes 35 and 114 without needing to go through SLV
Core (note: future SLV Residential Connector streets allowed).
[5]
SLV Residential frontage type: The primary intent of this SLVD
frontage type is to reinforce the character of existing traditional
neighborhoods and to encourage the development of new or retrofitted
residential neighborhoods consistent with traditional and walkable
neighborhood SLV street patterns surrounding and directly supporting
the social, cultural and economic activities of the other SLV street
frontage types (note: future SLV Residential streets allowed).
[6]
SLV Lake Access frontage type: The primary intent of this SLVD
frontage type is to enhance the connection between Sebago Lake Village
and the Sebago Lake waterfront while protecting the region's drinking
water supply. (Note: future SLV Lake Access streets allowed).
[a]
SLV note: When a parcel is a corner lot or is adjacent
to two or more SLVD street frontage types, the standards of the SLVD
street frontage type with the greater hierarchy prevail, with the
SLV Core being the highest and the SLV Access being the lowest, except
when the parcel is adjacent to an SLV Lake Access street frontage.
If a parcel has frontage on an SLV Lake Access street, the provisions
of the SLV Lake Access frontage type apply to all street frontages.
The Planning Board may approve favoring the lower hierarchy street
if it finds development favoring the greater hierarchy street impracticable.
(d)
Once the parcel is located, refer to the appropriate building development standards as defined in this section. Building and parking placement regulations are outlined in Subsection C, "FBCVD dimensional standards." The FBCVD street frontage types in Subsections E, "Standish Corner District standards" and F, "Sebago Lake Village District standards," outline the specific details for such issues as block lengths, FBCVD streetscapes, and permitted uses. Building form regulations are outlined in Subsection B, "Administration provisions" under Subsection B(2)(f), "General standards."
(e)
For code enforcement officer review: Proceed to the Code Enforcement
Officer.
(5)
Supplemental Planning Board Review in the Standish Corner District.
For any project triggering supplemental Planning Board review within
the Standish Corner District, the review process shall be as follows:
(a)
On SCD Town Center, SCD Town Main, SCD Town Gateway, and existing
and proposed SCD Town Avenue street frontage types, building footprints
are allowed up to 5,000 square feet. Applicants for developments with
buildings that have a footprint greater than 5,000 square feet must
demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
[1]
The lot shall be limited to one curb cut. Any other existing
curb cuts shall be closed. A second curb cut may be allowed by the
Planning Board if it is in the interest of public safety.
[2]
If the building is on a corner parcel, the site shall be accessed
from the secondary SCD street.
[3]
Access shall be built to an allowable SCD street frontage type if the development abuts future developable land, an existing street, or a proposed right-of-way shown on a Planning Board approved Connectivity Master Plan. Such streets shall provide for the proper continuation of streets from adjacent subdivisions and built-up areas and proper projection of streets into adjacent unsubdivided and open land. Notwithstanding the above requirements of this Subsection B(5)(a)[3], the following requirements apply to "pioneer lots" described in § 181-7.1B(3) containing buildings with building footprints over 5,000 square feet:
[a]
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for
the pioneer lot, the full required width and length of a right of
way allowing continuation as outlined above shall be permanently reserved
to the allowable SCD street frontage type by such instrument approved
as to form by the Town Attorney and recorded by the owner of the pioneer
lot in the Registry of Deeds;
[b]
Only 1/2 of the width of the allowable SCD street
frontage type need be built prior to occupancy of the pioneer lot
when only the pioneer lot is being served;
[c]
Travel lane improvements shall be built and substituted
for on-SCD street parking and bike lane improvements as part of the
built SCD street frontage type when only the pioneer lot is being
served;
[d]
The length of the allowable SCD street frontage
type required to be built to serve the pioneer lot prior to occupancy
shall be such length as is necessary, as determined by the Planning
Board, to serve the pioneer lot; and
[e]
As soon as the access is to serve more than the
pioneer lot the entire width and length of the allowable SCD street
frontage type shall be built to the allowable SCD street frontage
type on the pioneer lot.
[4]
Parking areas shall include connections to existing or future
parking areas on adjacent parcels.
[5]
The building shall meet the applicable SCD street frontage type
building form and SCD streetscape standards.
[6]
The applicable SCD street frontage type SCD streetscape standards
shall be installed and maintained at the cost of the developer.
(b)
On SCD Town Center, SCD Town Main, SCD Town Avenue, and SCD Town Gateway street frontage types, applicants for developments that propose to create additional parking spaces above those required in § 181-7.1D(1); must demonstrate to the Planning Board the need for the additional spaces based upon national parking demand studies such as those published by the Institute of Traffic Engineers or by data on actual parking demand for similar uses in similar situations. When considering the need for additional parking on a site with multiple uses, the Planning Board will consider the ability for those uses to share the onsite parking based on the layout of the site and the expected peak parking demand times of each use.
(c)
On SCD Town Center street frontage type, parcels that are less
than 20,000 square feet in area but are more than 15,000 square feet
in area are required to receive a minimum lot size reduction permit
from the Code Enforcement Officer prior to grant of any Planning Board
approval or issuance of any building permit, whichever occurs first,
as applicable. Only the lots served by public water are eligible for
a minimum lot size reduction permit.
(d)
On SCD Town Center, SCD Town Avenue and SCD Town Main street
frontage types, applicants for developments that do not meet the applicable
SCD street frontage type minimum SCD street frontage required build-to-zone
must demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
[1]
The proposed new building is placed on the lot to the minimum
setback on one side of the lot frontage so as to accommodate future
parcel subdivision and/or building development on the remainder of
the parcel.
[2]
Identification on the site plan to which side setback the parcel
building shall be placed, the size of the building, the location of
parking, the location of driveway egress and how remaining frontage
shall be subdivided (if applicable) and how remaining frontage shall
be treated to maintain a building wall or permanently screen parking
the required distance from the required build-to-zone.
[3]
If off-street parking, located at the applicable SCD street
frontage type parking setback line, is clearly visible from the SCD
street, then it shall be adequately screened by landscaping treatment
or else the construction of an SCD street wall (20 inches to 40 inches
in height along the required build-to-zone) shall be required.
[4]
If off-street parking is the long-term design for the remaining
required build-to-zone SCD street frontage, then the lot shall be
served by one curb cut and any other existing curb cuts shall be closed.
A second curb cut may be allowed by the Planning Board if it is in
the interest of public safety.
[5]
If the parcel abuts adjacent developable land or existing SCD
streets or right-of-way, then the access drive shall be built to the
allowable SCD street frontage type to encourage future development
and connectivity.
[6]
If off-street parking is the long-term plan for the remaining
required build-to-zone frontage, the required SCD streetscape for
the existing SCD street frontage type shall be installed at the time
of construction.
(e)
If a proposed building on an SCD Town Center, SCD Town Avenue
or SCD Town Main street frontage type is greater than 50 linear feet
along the applicable minimum SCD street frontage, the applicant shall
demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
[1]
The lot shall be limited to one curb cut. Any other existing
curb cuts shall be closed. A second curb cut may be allowed by the
Planning Board if it is in the interest of public safety.
[2]
The applicable SCD street frontage type building standards shall
be met and the building configuration shall be articulated into more
than one form using changes in architectural features such as dormers,
materials or fenestration.
[3]
The SCD streetscape required by the applicable SCD street frontage
type shall be installed and maintained at the time of construction
at the expense of the developer.
(6)
Supplemental Planning Board Review in the Sebago Lake Village
District. For any project triggering supplemental Planning Board review
within the Sebago Lake Village District, the review process shall
be as follows:
(a)
On SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway street frontage types,
applicants for developments that propose to create additional parking
spaces above those required in § 181- 7.1D(2), must demonstrate
to the Planning Board the need for the additional spaces based upon
national parking demand studies such as those published by the Institute
of Traffic Engineers or by data on actual parking demand for similar
uses in similar situations. When considering the need for additional
parking on a site with multiple uses the Planning Board will consider
the ability for those uses to share the onsite parking based on the
layout of the site and the expected peak parking demand times of each
use.
(b)
On SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway street frontage types,
parcels that are less than 20,000 square feet in area are required
to receive a minimum lot size reduction permit from the Code Enforcement
Officer prior to grant of any Planning Board approval or issuance
of any building permit, whichever occurs first, as applicable. Only
lots served by public water are eligible for a minimum lot size reduction
permit.
(c)
On SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway street frontage types,
applicants for developments that do not meet the applicable FBCVD
street frontage type minimum FBCVD street frontage required build-to-zone
must demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
[1]
The proposed new building is placed on the lot to the minimum
setback on one side of the lot frontage so as to accommodate future
parcel subdivision and/or building development on the remainder of
the parcel.
[2]
Identification on the site plan to which side setback the parcel
building shall be placed, the size of the building, the location of
parking, the location of driveway egress and how remaining frontage
shall be subdivided (if applicable) and how remaining frontage shall
be treated to maintain a building wall or permanently screen parking
the required distance from the required build-to-zone.
[3]
If off-street parking, located at the applicable street frontage
type parking setback line, is clearly visible from the SLVD street,
then it shall be adequately screened by landscaping treatment or else
the construction of an FBCVD street wall (20 inches to 40 inches in
height along the required build-to-zone) shall be required.
[4]
If the parcel abuts adjacent developable land or existing SLVD
streets or right-of-way, then the access drive shall be built to the
allowable SLVD street frontage type to encourage future development
and connectivity.
[5]
If off-street parking is the long-term plan for the remaining
required build-to-zone frontage, the required SLVD streetscape for
the existing street frontage type shall be installed at the time of
construction.
(d)
If a proposed building on an SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway
street frontage type is greater than 50 linear feet along the applicable
minimum SLVD street frontage, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance
with the following standards:
[1]
The lot shall be limited to one curb cut. Any other existing
curb cuts shall be closed. A second curb cut may be allowed by the
Planning Board if it is in the interest of public safety.
[2]
The applicable SLVD street frontage type building standards
shall be met and the building configuration shall be articulated into
more than one form using changes in architectural features such as
dormers, materials or fenestration.
[3]
The SLVD streetscape required by the applicable street frontage
type shall be installed and maintained at the time of construction
at the expense of the developer.
(7)
General standards.
(a)
All developments in a Form Based Code Village District, except for a new single-family dwelling located on a lot of record created prior to the district, shall include buried utilities and shall be on public water unless a waiver is granted per § 181-35.9 of this chapter.
(b)
Each FBCVD street frontage type has a range of activities that
may trigger a supplemental Planning Board review.
(c)
Building form standards:
[1]
The building form standards of § 181-7.1B(7)(c) are applicable to all street frontage types except residential streets and to all uses except single-family homes. The Planning Board may modify elements of these building form standards provided that it finds the overall intentions of the district and street frontage type are being met. In addition to the building form standards themselves, refer to the overall standards of § 181-7.1B(2) and the descriptions of each street frontage type found in § 181-7.1B(4)(b) and (c).
[2]
The style of a building shall be consistent throughout a single
development. There are numerous 19th century buildings in Standish
that provide inspiration for the design of a building that is consistent
with the Colonial New England character of the Village.
[3]
Franchise architecture shall not define the style of the building.
Corporate identity shall be secondary to the overall character and
form of the building. A building shall not function as a sign for
a particular brand.
[4]
Careful attention shall be given to the total design of the
building, including, but not limited to, pitched roofs, eaves, dormers,
cornices, trim, materials, proportion, massing and the rhythm of architectural
features such as windows, doors and columns.
[5]
Window and door to facade ratios:
[a]
Standish corner district: Blank lengths of wall
exceeding 20 linear feet are prohibited in all RBZs. Walls in RBZs
shall have windows or doors spaced no more than 20 feet apart. Building
facades may include jogs of up to 18 inches.
[b]
Sebago lake village district: Blank lengths of
wall exceeding 25 linear feet are prohibited facing any SLVD street.
Building facades may include jogs to articulate entrances, break down
the form of the building or create outdoor areas for seating or the
display of goods.
[c]
The percentage of fenestration (windows and other
openings) in a building facade shall be between 30% and 90%.
[6]
Building projections:
[a]
Awnings, porches and stoops shall not project closer
than five feet to a common lot line.
[b]
No part of any building, except projecting signage,
overhanging eaves, balconies and awnings, shall encroach beyond the
minimum required setback. An eight-foot clearance must be maintained
between the ground and the bottom of the projecting encroachment.
The top of projecting signage or awnings shall not be placed higher
than the second-story floor.
[c]
Awnings on business and commercial buildings shall
have a minimum depth of six feet. Awnings shall have no side panels
or soffit and shall be rectangular in elevation and triangular in
cross-section. Awnings shall not screen architectural details. Awnings
shall be nontranslucent and shall not be backlit. All awnings on a
building shall be identical in color and form.
[d]
Porches and colonnades shall be a minimum of eight
feet deep.
[e]
Columns, piers or posts supporting a porch or colonnade
shall be vertically proportioned with the overall facade composition.
[7]
Doors/entries:
[a]
All buildings must have a functioning entry door
on facades facing the primary FBCVD street. Functioning entry doors
shall be provided along facades at intervals of not greater than 50
linear feet. Entry doors shall be emphasized by detailing, massing,
changes in material or other architectural method.
[b]
Loading docks, overhead doors, and other service
entries are prohibited on FBCVD street facing facades. Overhead doors
existing as of the effective date of this section may be retained.
[8]
Building walls:
[a]
Window and door openings shall not span vertically
more than one story.
[b]
Window openings shall correspond to interior space
and shall not span across building structure such as floor structural
and mechanical thickness.
[c]
Wall materials shall be consistent horizontally
(i.e., joints between different materials must be horizontal and continue
around corners), except for chimneys and piers. Durable wall materials
shall be used, such as brick, clapboard, wood shingles or stone. Synthetic
or composite siding materials are acceptable if they are substantially
identical in appearance as natural materials and of equal or greater
durability. Concrete block, split face block, multicolored brick,
asphalt shingles, T-111 and plywood are prohibited. Metal siding is
permissible only on Gateway street frontage types.
[d]
Material changes shall be made within constructional
logic - as where an addition (of a different material) is built onto
the original building. Consideration shall be given to the quality
of the materials and design on all sides of a building with emphasis
on the sides visible from streets or drives.
[e]
Facade articulations are required to reduce the
apparent length, monotony and mass of larger buildings, creating the
illusion of several smaller buildings with common walls and a consistent
rhythm of facades. No facade shall exceed 50 feet without an interruption
of the horizontal plane of the wall of a minimum of three feet.
[f]
Design elements that add depth and visual interest
to a building facade such as mixing materials and colors, decorative
trim and molding, cornice details, stepped facades and columns are
encouraged. Decorative elements shall be consistent with the architectural
character of the building and scaled appropriately.
[9]
Roofs:
[a]
One-story buildings shall have a pitched roof between
6:12 and 14:12 except on Town Gateway streets, where one-story buildings
with flat roofs are allowed. Pitched roofs shall be a symmetrical
gable, hip, gabled hip, hipped gable, flared hipped or cross gable.
Roof design shall be used as a method for breaking up the mass of
the building.
[b]
Buildings over 50 feet in length with symmetrical
gabled pitched roofs shall break up the roof with multiple dormers
proportioned and coordinated with the overall facade design. Dormers,
except for horizontally proportioned shed dormers, shall include a
vertically proportioned window matching the overall building design.
The window shall light a finished or unfinished habitable space.
[c]
Natural roof ventilation using linear soffit vents,
ridge vents and dormer vents is required. Exposed roof vents such
as turbines or power roof ventilators are not permitted.
[d]
Gutters, downspouts and projecting drainpipes shall
be made of galvanized steel or painted aluminum to match the fascia
or wall material. Downspouts shall be integrated with the facade design
and generally placed at the corner of buildings. Downspouts shall
be connected to rain barrels or underground drainage systems or cisterns.
[e]
Flat roofs are only allowed on buildings with two
or more floors except on Town Gateway streets, where one-story flat-roof
buildings are allowed. The second floor must be occupiable or designed
to be occupied in the future per all applicable codes. Flat roofs
shall be enclosed by parapets a minimum height of 42 inches or as
required to conceal the view of mechanical equipment.
[f]
The cornice of a flat-roof building shall be between
1/15 and 1/18 of the building height.
[10]
Multi-floor buildings:
[a]
Multi-floor buildings shall be designed to accommodate
a pedestrian scale by providing a sense of "base," "middle" (where
applicable) and "top."
[b]
Ground-level facades shall be given a "stronger"
appearance than upper floors. Distinction of ground-level facades
from other floors shall occur by incorporating a minimum of two of
the following features: color change, texture change, fenestration
change or material change.
[c]
Ground-floor ceiling heights shall be taller than
upper stories to emphasize the ground floor as the "base" of the building.
Ground-floor ceiling heights of nonresidential buildings shall have
a minimum height of 12 feet. Floors above the ground level shall have
a minimum height of eight feet.
[d]
Middle or second floors of the building shall be
made distinct from the ground floor by a change in material or material
color, fenestration pattern or other architectural component.
[e]
The first floor and upper floors shall have a coordinated
composition, which will usually be indicated by the alignment of upper-floor
windows and other features with openings and features of the first
floor. Entryways shall clearly be the main focus of the front facade.
[11]
Street walls (stone, wrought iron, brick, wood
or a combination of materials, etc.): Establish a clear edge to the
street where the buildings do not define outdoor space and separate
the street from the private realm (parking lots, trash disposal bins,
gardens, and equipment). Street walls shall be between 20 inches and
40 inches in height and are permitted along the frontage and common
lot lines. All street walls shall be as carefully designed as the
building facade, with the finished side out (i.e., the "better" side
facing the street).
[12]
Windows and doors:
[a]
Window glass shall be clear, with light transmission
at the ground story at least 90% and at least 75% for the upper stories
(modification may be made as necessary to meet any applicable building
code requirements).
[b]
Doors shall be of wood, glass, clad wood, steel
or a combination thereof.
[c]
Tinted glass is not allowed. Ultraviolet protection
glass of the highest transparency is allowed.
[13]
Green building design standards:
[a]
Best management practices for energy-efficiency
and low-impact development are encouraged. Use of Leadership in Energy
& Environmental Design (LEED) standards, established by the United
States Green Building Council or similar organizations, is encouraged.
[b]
Green roofs on flat-roof buildings are encouraged
and may be considered pervious for impervious calculations. Flat-roof
buildings shall otherwise use white membrane/high albedo roofing materials.
(e)
All development within a Form Based Code Village District creating
more than 10,000 square feet of new impervious surfaces must employ
low-impact development (LID) technologies such as, but not limited
to, pervious concrete and bituminous concrete, porous pavers and rain
gardens or best management practices (BMPs) as parcels are developed
to minimize and treat stormwater runoff. Existing developed areas
should be retrofitted with LID or best management practices (BMPs)
as parcels are redeveloped to minimize and treat stormwater runoff
in a decentralized manner. Refer to LID Guidance for Maine Communities:
Approaches for Implementation of Low Impact Development at the Local
Level, prepared for the Maine Coastal Program of Maine State Planning
Office and dated September 21, 2007, as may be amended from time to
time, as a primary resource in addition to ongoing research and field
testing of LID/BMPs for northern climates.
(f)
The siting of drive-through windows must be located behind and
screened by the principal building, unless otherwise specified in
the permitted use sections of each SCD FBCVD street frontage type.
Location and design of the access driveway shall minimize impacts
on pedestrian activity and comply with the Town of Standish Access
Management Standards. Stacking of cars shall not be permitted in an
access driveway, and instead the parking lot must be used for stacking.
The diagrams below are representative of appropriate site design for
drive-throughs that meet these standards.
C.
FBCVD dimensional standards.
(1)
Lot size.
(a)
Standish corner district minimum lot sizes:
Town Center
|
Town Main
|
Town Avenue
|
Town Gateway
|
Town Residential
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot size
|
15,000 square feet*
|
15,000 square feet*
|
20,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
30,000 square feet
|
*
|
Lots between 15,000 and 20,000 square feet require a minimum
lot size reduction permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer and
trigger Supplemental Planning Board Review.
|
(b)
Sebago lake village minimum lot sizes:
Core
|
Fringe
|
Gateway
|
Residential
|
Res-Collector
|
Lake Access
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-family home
|
15,000 square feet
|
20,000 square feet
|
40,000 square feet** (60,000 square feet)
|
40,000 square feet** (60,000 square feet)
|
40,000 square feet** (60,000 square feet)
|
No minimum
|
All other uses (per 100 gallons daily design sewage flow)
|
7,000 square feet*
|
7,000 square feet*
|
15,0000 square feet* (20,000 square feet)
|
15,0000 square feet* (20,000 square feet)
|
15,0000 square feet* (20,000 square feet)
|
No minimum
|
Minimum lot sizes shown are: with public water and (without
public water).
| |
*
|
Lots under 20,000 square feet for uses other than single-family
homes require a minimum lot size reduction permit issued by the Code
Enforcement Officer and trigger Supplemental Planning Board Review.
|
**
|
Residential lots which are part of a conservation subdivision
in the SLVG, SLVR, and SLVRC frontage types have a maximum density
of one unit per 30,000 square feet of net residential area
|
(2)
FBCVD right-of-way widths.
(a)
For purposes of § 181-7.1, zoning setbacks for the eight-rod-wide 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-wide range way limits, except that in no event shall new private structures be constructed within the limits of the eight-rod-wide range ways.
(b)
The FBCVDs contain portions of Route 25, Route 35 and Oak Hill
Road with varying associated historic right-of-way (ROW) widths.
[1]
The Town right-of-way for the historic eight-rod-wide range
way that is now Route 25 from Oak Hill Road to the Gorham Town line
is assumed to be eight rods or 132 feet in width.
[2]
The portion of Route 35 from its intersection with Route 25
through its intersection with Route 114 contains an historic eight
rod range way.
[3]
Oak Hill Road is assumed to have been reduced to a six-rod or
ninety-nine-foot-wide right-of-way as per a plan titled "Oak Hill
Road Right of Way Survey for the Town of Standish," by Roberts Libby,
PLS No. 2190, of BH2M Engineers, dated April 1997.
[4]
The portion of Route 25 running from Oak Hill Road towards Limington
is assumed to contain a four-rod or sixty-six-foot-wide right-of-way.
(3)
Building and parking placement and form.
(a)
Standish Corner District standards.
Figure Key
|
Town Center
|
Town Main
|
Town Avenue
|
Town Gateway
|
Town Residential
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum front setback
|
A
|
—
|
—
|
15 feet
|
50 feet
|
15***
|
Maximum front setback*
|
B
|
10 feet
|
15 feet
|
30 feet
|
—
|
25 feet
|
Side street setback
|
C
|
—
|
15 feet
|
10 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
Side setback
|
D
|
5 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
Rear setback
|
E
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
Primary BtZ percentage
|
F
|
60% to 80%
|
50% to 80%
|
50% to 80%
|
—
|
—
|
Side BtZ percentage
|
G
|
30% min.
|
30% min.
|
30% min.
|
—
|
—
|
Front parking setback
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
40***
| |
Side/rear parking setback**
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
15 feet
| |
Min. building height
|
16 feet
|
16 feet
|
16 feet
|
16 feet
|
20 feet
| |
Max. building height
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
*
|
For properties where adjacent buildings are set back more than
the maximum allowed front setback, the front setback may be set to
align with the front building face of the least nonconforming, immediately
adjacent property or double the maximum setback in that zone, whichever
is less.
|
**
|
Parking must be setback a minimum of 15 feet from properties
solely in residential use. Parking areas shared between lots or accessed
through shared curb cuts are exempt from setbacks on the shared lot
line.
|
***
|
On properties with a primary residential use in the Town Residential
street frontage type; porches and driveway parking may be placed within
front setbacks provided they do not impact visibility and public safety.
|
(b)
Sebago Lake Village District standards.
Figure Key
|
Core
|
Fringe
|
Gateway
|
Res. Connector
|
Residential
|
Lake Access
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum front setback
|
A
|
0 feet
|
15 feet
|
50 feet*
|
25 feet*
|
25 feet*
|
25 feet
|
Maximum front setback**
|
B
|
10 feet
|
25 feet
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Side street setback
|
C
|
0 feet
|
10 feet
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
25 feet
|
Side setback
|
D
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
15 feet
|
25 feet
|
Rear setback
|
E
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
15 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
25 feet
|
Primary RBZ percentage
|
F
|
60% to 80%
|
30% to 50%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Side RBZ percentage
|
b
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Front parking setback****
|
Parking may not be closer to the front property line than the
front of the primary structure.
| ||||||
Side/rear parking setback***
|
5 feet
|
5 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
10 feet
|
25 feet
| |
Min. building height
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
20 feet
|
Max. building height
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
35 feet
|
*
|
For properties in the Gateway, Residential, and Residential
Connector street frontage types where adjacent buildings are set back
less than the minimum allowed setback the front set back may be set
to align with the front face of the least nonconforming, immediately
adjacent property or half the minimum setback, whichever is more.
|
**
|
For properties where adjacent buildings are set back more than
the maximum allowed front setback, the front setback may be set to
align with the front building face of the least nonconforming, immediately
adjacent property or double the maximum setback, whichever is less.
|
***
|
Parking must be setback a minimum of 15 feet from properties
solely in residential use. Parking areas shared between lots or accessed
through shared curb cuts are exempt from setbacks on the shared lot
line.
|
****
|
On properties with a primary residential use driveway parking
may be placed within front setbacks provided it does not impact visibility
and public safety.
|
D.
FBCVD parking standards.
(1)
Standish Corner parking standards.
(a)
Required spaces:
(b)
In the Town Center, Town Main, and Town Avenue street frontages,
50% of the parking requirement may be provided off site within 1,300
feet with approval of the Planning Board. Off-site parking must have
evidence of perpetual right of owner, his/her/its successors, and
assigns to use off-site parking by instrument recorded at Registry
of Deeds.
(c)
In the Town Center, Town Main, and Town Avenue street frontages
50% of on-site parking may utilize compact parking space dimensions.
(2)
Sebago Lake Village parking standards.
(a)
Required spaces:
(b)
In the SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway street frontages,
50% of the parking requirement may be provided off site within 1,000
feet with approval of the Planning Board. Off-site parking must have
evidence of perpetual right of owner, his/her/its successors, and
assigns to use off-site parking by instrument recorded at Registry
of Deeds.
(c)
In the SLV Core, SLV Fringe, and SLV Gateway street frontages,
50% of on-site parking may utilize compact parking space dimensions.
E.
Standish Corner District standards.
[Amended 6-6-2023 by Order
No. 26-23]
(1)
Town Center (TC) standards.
(a)
Maximum building floor area: none.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts. On corner lots, parking drive
shall not be located on the primary SCD street unless shared with
a noncorner lot.
(c)
SCD street space standards (TC).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Sidewalk required
|
8 feet (both sides)
|
U
|
Amenity zone
|
8 feet for 66-foot-wide right-of-way
|
V
|
Shoulder
|
6 feet (two lanes)
|
W
|
Travel Lanes
|
11 feet (two lanes)
|
X
|
(d)
Lot width and block length (TC).
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers (TC).
[1]
Proposed or existing buildings not meeting minimum RBZ SCD street
frontage requirement.
[2]
Proposed projects not utilizing TC required parking spaces.
[3]
Proposed buildings more than 50 feet along RBZ SCD street frontage.
[4]
Proposed lot less than 20,000 square feet but greater than or
equal to 15,000 square feet.
[5]
Proposed building footprint over 5,000 square feet.
(f)
Town Center (TC) allowed land uses and permit requirements (TC).
[1]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Standish Corner District are subject to 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 applicable SCD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent changes in use in existing structures
that meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
buildings and continue to meet the applicable SCD street frontage
type standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SCD street
frontage type.
[3]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling units.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, one unit.
[e]
Dwelling, two units.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[4]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Art center - indoor.
[b]
Art gallery/museum.
[c]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[d]
Business professional building.
[e]
Convenience store.
[f]
Day care, provided that the use is in a lawfully
existing structure that has existed since at least June 7, 2011.
[g]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[h]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[i]
Inns.
[j]
Mechanical repair garage.
[k]
Motor vehicle sales.
[l]
Municipal uses.
[m]
Public utility.
[n]
Restaurant (includes outdoor dining).
[o]
Retail businesses.
[p]
Schools.
(g)
SCD streetscape standards (TC).
[3]
SCD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper. Thirty feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of three
feet from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[d]
Sandwich boards: four square feet maximum.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Sandwich boards permitted during hours of operation;
may not impede pedestrian movement.
[g]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[h]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[i]
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[j]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[k]
Neon signs not permitted.
(2)
Town Main (TM) standards.
(a)
Maximum building floor area not to exceed 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts. On corner lots, parking drive
shall not be located on the primary SCD street unless shared with
a noncorner lot.
(c)
SCD street space standards (TM).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Sidewalk required
|
8 feet (both sides)
|
U
|
On-SCD street parking
|
8 feet (both sides)
|
V
|
Bike lane
|
5 feet (two lanes)
|
W
|
Travel lanes
|
11 feet (existing)
|
X
|
(d)
Lot width and block length (TM).
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers (TM).
[1]
Proposed building footprint over 5,000 square feet.
[2]
Proposed or existing buildings not meeting minimum RBZ SCD street
frontage requirement.
[3]
Proposed projects not utilizing TM required parking spaces.
[4]
Proposed buildings wider than 50 feet along RBZ SCD street frontage.
[5]
Proposed lot less than 20,000 square feet but greater than or
equal to 15,000 square feet.
(f)
Town Main (TM) allowed land uses and permit requirements (TM).
[1]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Standish Corner District are subject to 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 applicable SCD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance and
continue to meet the applicable SCD street frontage type standards;
and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SCD street
frontage type.
[3]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling units.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, one unit.
[e]
Dwelling, two units.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[4]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Adult day care.
[b]
Art center — indoor.
[c]
Art gallery/museum.
[d]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[e]
Business professional building.
[f]
Car wash village.
[g]
Churches.
[h]
Day-care center, provided that the use is in a
lawfully existing structure that has existed since at least June 7,
2011.
[i]
Convenience store.
[j]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[k]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[l]
Flea market.
[m]
Fueling station.
[n]
Health care facility.
[o]
Home care services (grandfathered single-family
homes only).
[p]
Hotel.
[q]
Indoor amusements and recreation.
[r]
Inns.
[s]
Outdoor recreation limited.
[t]
Mechanical repair garages.
[u]
Municipal uses.
[v]
Private clubs.
[w]
Public utility.
[x]
Research facility.
[y]
Residential care facility.
[z]
Retail businesses.
[aa]
Restaurant.
[bb]
Restaurant, drive-through.
[cc]
Schools.
[dd]
Veterinary clinics.
(g)
SCD streetscape standards (TM).
[1]
Sidewalks and curbs.
[a]
Asphalt, brick, brick pavers and/or concrete (pervious/porous
materials encouraged; fly ash concrete encouraged).
[b]
Asphalt or granite (curbing is not required where
there is no on-SCD street parking or where low-impact development
stormwater standards are implemented). A two-foot clear zone shall
be maintained between the curb and/or SCD street shoulder and any
SCD streetscape amenities.
[3]
SCD street trees: salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper. Thirty feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of three
feet from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Post-mounted: maximum 32 square feet. Bottom of
sign no lower than four feet and top of sign no higher than eight
feet.
[c]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[d]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[e]
Sandwich boards: four square feet maximum.
[f]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[g]
Sandwich boards permitted during hours of operation;
may not impede pedestrian movement.
[h]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[i]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[j]
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[k]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[l]
Neon signs not permitted.
(3)
Town Avenue (TA) standards.
(a)
Maximum building floor area not to exceed 30,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts. On corner lots, parking drive
shall not be located on the primary SCD street unless shared with
a noncorner lot.
(c)
SCD street space (TA).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Amenity Zone
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
V
|
On-SCD street parking
|
8 feet (both sides)
|
W
|
Bike lane
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
X
|
Travel lanes
|
11 feet (two lanes)
|
Y
|
(d)
Lot width and block length (TA).
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum (new SCD streets)
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers (TA).
(f)
Town Avenue (TA) allowed land uses and permit requirements (TA).
[1]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Legally nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Standish Corner District are subject to 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 applicable SCD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
structures and continue to meet the applicable SCD street frontage
type standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SCD street
frontage type.
[3]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling units.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, one unit.
[e]
Dwelling, two unit.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[k]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[l]
Outdoor display and sales.
[m]
Yard or garage sale.
[4]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Art center - indoor.
[b]
Art gallery/museum.
[c]
Business professional building.
[d]
Churches (must utilize on-SCD street parking or
create shared parking).
[e]
Convenience store.
[f]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[g]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[h]
Elderly housing.
[i]
Flea market.
[j]
Hospital (new Town Avenue SCD street frontage type
only).
[k]
Indoor amusements and recreation.
[l]
Inns.
[m]
Medical clinics.
[n]
Municipal uses.
[o]
Outdoor recreation limited.
[p]
Public utility.
[q]
Residential care.
[r]
Restaurant (includes outdoor dining).
[s]
Restaurant, drive-through.
[t]
Retail businesses.
[u]
Schools.
[v]
Village housing.
(g)
SCD streetscape standards (TA).
[3]
SCD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant three-inch minimum
caliper. 30 feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of two feet
from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[d]
Sandwich board: four square feet maximum.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Sandwich boards permitted during hours of operation
only; shall not impede pedestrian movement.
[g]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[h]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[i]
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[j]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[k]
Neon signs not permitted.
(4)
Town Gateway (TG) standards.
(a)
Maximum building floor area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a maximum of 24 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts. On corner lots, parking drive
shall not be located on the primary SCD street unless shared with
a noncorner lot.
(c)
SCD street space (TG).
Location (width distance)
| ||
---|---|---|
Paved shoulder
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
N
|
Travel lanes
|
11 feet (existing)
|
O
|
(d)
Lot width and block length (TG).
Lot width
|
200 feet minimum
|
Block length
|
No minimum or maximum
|
(f)
Town Gateway (TG) Zone allowed land uses and permit requirements
(TG).
[1]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Standish Corner District are subject to 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 applicable SCD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
structures and continue to meet the applicable SCD street frontage
type standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SCD street
frontage type.
[3]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[4]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with § 181-7.1 and Part 2 and Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Adult day care.
[b]
Art gallery/museum.
[c]
Business professional building.
[d]
Churches.
[e]
Cluster development.
[f]
Convenience store (with fueling pumps to side only).
[g]
Collision repair garage.
[h]
Day-care center.
[i]
Day-care home.
[j]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[k]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[l]
Elderly housing.
[m]
Flea market.
[n]
Fueling station.
[o]
Greenhouses.
[p]
Health care facility.
[q]
Heavy-duty repair garage.
[r]
Hotel.
[s]
Home care services.
[t]
Indoor amusements and recreation.
[u]
Mechanical repair garage.
[v]
Motel.
[w]
Motor vehicle sales.
[x]
Municipal uses.
[y]
Outdoor recreation.
[z]
Private clubs.
[aa]
Public utility.
[bb]
Research facility.
[cc]
Retail businesses (drive-through located behind the building).
[dd]
Residential care facility.
[ee]
Restaurant.
[ff]
Restaurant, drive-through (side or behind the
building).
[gg]
Social events center.
[hh]
Storage facilities.
[ii]
Veterinary clinics.
[jj]
Village housing.
[kk]
Warehouse.
[5]
Permitted uses requiring special exception review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Board of Appeals approval, in accordance standards set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan or subdivision approval from the Planning Board in accordance with is § 181-7.1 and Part 2 and Part 3 of this chapter:
[Added 9-12-2023 by Order No. 62-23]
[a]
Shooting range, indoor.
(g)
SCD streetscape standards (TG). These standards are applicable
when varying from existing standards for site plan review.
[3]
Buffering:
[a]
All existing trees three-inch caliper and larger
shall be preserved in setbacks. In the front setback, deciduous trees
may be limbed to eight feet.
[b]
Undergrowth may be removed and replaced with shade-tolerant
understory plants in natural groupings of six every 30 feet.
[d]
All landscaping shall be maintained and replaced
if necessary to maintain the required buffering.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 100
square feet.
[b]
Post-mounted: maximum 32 square feet; bottom of
sign no lower than four feet and no higher than eight feet.
[c]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[d]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Externally lit signs only; cutoff light fixtures
required.
[g]
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[h]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[i]
Neon signs not permitted.
(5)
Town Residential (TR) standards.
(a)
Maximum building floor area: none.
(b)
Parking drives must be a maximum of 12 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Parking drives shall be located on
the primary SCD street.
(c)
SCD street space standards (TR).
Location (width distances)
| |
---|---|
Rain garden
|
6 feet (one side)
|
On-SCD street parking
|
Allowed on new TR only, on one side
|
Roadway
|
22 feet
|
(d)
Lot width and block length (TR).
Lot width
|
80 feet minimum to 150 feet maximum (no minimum or maximum lot
width for village housing or elderly housing)
|
Block length
|
400 feet minimum to 1,200 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers (TR): none.
(f)
Town Residential (TR) allowed land uses and permit requirements
(TR).
[1]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Standish Corner District are subject to 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 applicable SCD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[2]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance and
continue to meet the applicable SCD street frontage type standards;
and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SCD street
frontage type.
[3]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[k]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[l]
Tradesman.
[m]
Yard or garage sale.
[4]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Day-care home.
[b]
Cluster development.
[c]
Bed-and-breakfast (limit of four guest rooms).
[d]
Convenience store (limited to 1,000 square feet
and shall be located at an intersection).
[e]
Church (shall be located at an intersection).
[f]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[g]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[h]
Elderly housing.
[i]
Public utility.
[j]
School.
[k]
Town services.
[l]
Village housing.
(g)
SCD streetscape, building and buffering standards (TR).
[1]
Sidewalks and curbs:
[3]
SCD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper, 30 feet to 50 feet on center. Three feet clear of curbline
or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Buffering:
[a]
On-site parking for nonresidential uses shall be
buffered with plantings and fencing to minimize visual impacts and
glare from headlights.
[b]
Waste storage for convenience stores must be completely
screened from view. Waste storage for all other uses shall not be
visible from the SCD street and buffered from abutters.
[5]
Signage (property cannot have both post-mounted and projecting
signage):
[a]
Single-post-mounted: maximum six square feet; bottom
of sign no lower than six feet and top no higher than eight feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: maximum six square feet.
[d]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[e]
No lit signs allowed.
[f]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[7]
Green building design standards: Best management practices for
energy efficiency and low-impact development are encouraged. Use of
LEED design standards as established by the United States Green Building
Council or similar organizations is encouraged.
F.
Sebago Lake Village District standards.
(1)
SLV Core (SLVC) standards.
[Amended 6-6-2023 by Order
No. 26-23]
(a)
Maximum building footprint: 5,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts.
(c)
SLVCD street space standards (SLVC).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Travel lanes
|
12 feet (two lanes)
|
A
|
Sidewalk required
|
6 feet (both sides)
|
F
|
On-street parking
|
8 feet
|
C
|
Paved shoulders
|
4 feet where a travel, turning, parking lane is not located
adjacent to a curb
|
H
|
(d)
Lot width and block length.
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers SLVC
(f)
Sebago Lake Village Core (SLVC) allowed land uses and permit
requirements (SLVC).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent changes in use in existing structures
that meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
buildings and continue to meet the applicable SLVD street frontage
type standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
[4]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, one unit.
[e]
Dwelling, two unit.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[5]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Adult day care.
[b]
Art center.
[c]
Art center - indoor.
[d]
Art gallery/museum.
[e]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[f]
Business professional building.
[g]
Church.
[h]
Convenience store.
[i]
Day-care home.
[j]
Dwelling, multi-family (must comply with § 181-7.1F(1)(a).
[k]
Dwelling, three- or four-family (must comply with § 181-7.1F(1)(a).
[l]
Elderly housing.
[m]
Fueling station.
[n]
Home care services.
[o]
Medical clinics.
[p]
Municipal uses.
[q]
Public utility.
[r]
Restaurant (includes outdoor dining).
[s]
Retail businesses (drive-through facility allowed
only behind the building).
(g)
SLVD streetscape standards (SLVC).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper. Thirty feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of three
feet from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[d]
Sandwich boards: four square feet maximum.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Sandwich boards permitted during hours of operation:
may not impede pedestrian movement.
[g]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[h]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[i]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[j]
Neon signs not permitted.
(2)
SLV Fringe (SLVF) standards.
(a)
Maximum building footprint: 4,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts.
(c)
SLVF street space standards (SLVF).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Travel lanes
|
12 feet (two lanes)
|
A
|
Sidewalk required
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
F
|
Paved shoulders
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
H
|
(d)
Lot width and block length.
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers (SLVF).
(f)
Sebago Lake Village Fringe (SLVF) allowed land uses and permit
requirements (SLVF).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent changes in use in existing structures
that meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
buildings and continue to meet the applicable street frontage type
standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
[4]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[5]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Adult day care.
[b]
Art center.
[c]
Art center - indoor.
[d]
Art gallery/museum.
[e]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[f]
Business professional building.
[g]
Church.
[h]
Convenience store.
[i]
Collision repair garage.
[j]
Day-care center.
[k]
Day-care home.
[l]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[m]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[n]
Elderly housing.
[o]
Fueling station.
[p]
Home care services.
[q]
Inns.
[r]
Manufacturing, light.
[s]
Mechanical repair garage.
[t]
Municipal uses.
[u]
Public utility.
[v]
Residential care facility.
[w]
Restaurant (includes outdoor dining).
[x]
Restaurant with drive through (drive-through facility
allowed only behind the building).
[y]
Retail businesses (drive-through facility allowed
only behind the building).
[z]
School.
[aa]
Veterinary clinic.
(g)
SLVD streetscape standards (SLVF).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper. Thirty feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of three
feet from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[d]
Pole or ground-mounted: maximum 32 square feet
and maximum height of eight feet.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[g]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[h]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[i]
Neon signs not permitted.
(3)
SLV Gateway (SLVG) standards.
(a)
Maximum building footprint: 5,000 square feet.
(b)
Parking drives must be a minimum of 16 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department. Shared drives are encouraged between
adjacent lots to minimize curb cuts.
(c)
SLVCD street space standards (SLVG).
Location (width distances)
| |
---|---|
Travel lanes
|
12 feet (two lanes)
|
Paved shoulder
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
Sidewalk or path required along Chadbourne Road
|
6 feet (both sides)
|
(d)
Lot width and block length.
Lot width
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
250 feet minimum to 450 feet maximum
|
(e)
Supplemental Planning Board review triggers SLVG.
(f)
Sebago Lake Village Gateway (SLVG) allowed land uses and permit
requirements (SLVG).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Nonconforing uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent changes in use in existing structures
that meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance of
buildings and continue to meet the applicable SLVD street frontage
type standards; and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
[4]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only;
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[5]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Adult day care.
[b]
Art center.
[c]
Art center - indoor.
[d]
Art gallery/museum.
[e]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[f]
Business professional building.
[g]
Church.
[h]
Day-care center.
[i]
Day-care home.
[j]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[k]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[l]
Elderly housing.
[m]
Flea market.
[n]
Greenhouses.
[o]
Home care services.
[p]
Inns.
[q]
Manufacturing, light.
[r]
Municipal uses.
[s]
Public utility.
[t]
Residential care facility.
[u]
Restaurant (includes outdoor dining).
[v]
Retail businesses with less than 2,000 square feet
and no drive-through service.
[w]
School.
[x]
Veterinary clinic.
[y]
Village housing.
(g)
SLVD streetscape standards (SLVG).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper. Thirty feet on center. Tree trunk shall be a minimum of three
feet from curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Signage:
[a]
Building-mounted in signable area: maximum 32 square
feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: minimum eight-foot clearance; maximum
six square feet.
[d]
Pole or ground-mounted: maximum 32 square feet
and maximum height of eight feet.
[e]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[f]
Only externally lit signs are permitted with the
use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) encouraged.
[g]
Cutoff light fixtures required.
[h]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[i]
Neon signs not permitted.
(4)
SLV Residential Connector (SLVRC) standards.
(a)
No maximum building footprint.
(b)
Parking drives must be a maximum of 12 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department.
(c)
SLVRC street space standards (SLVRC).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Roadway
|
16 feet
|
B
|
Paved bike lanes
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
M
|
Grass shoulder
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
I
|
Rain garden
|
Varies (one side)
|
K
|
(d)
Lot width and block length.
Lot width
|
120 feet minimum
|
Block length
|
400 feet minimum to 1,200 feet maximum
|
(e)
SLVD Residential Connector allowed land uses and permit requirements
(SLVRC).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance and
continues to meet the applicable SLVD street frontage type standards;
and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
[4]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling units.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
[5]
Permitted uses requiring site plan or subdivision review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 of this chapter:
[a]
Bed-and-breakfast.
[b]
Business and professional offices in a mixed-use
building.
[c]
Conservation subdivision/development.
[d]
Day-care home.
[e]
Dwelling, multi-family.
[f]
Dwelling, three- or four-family.
[g]
Elderly housing.
[h]
Municipal uses.
[i]
Public utility.
[j]
Residential care facility.
[k]
Village housing.
(f)
SLVD streetscape, building and buffering standards (SLVRC).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper, 30 feet to 50 feet on center. Plant in grass shoulder. Three
feet clear of curbline or edge of shoulder.
[5]
Signage (property cannot have both post-mounted and projecting
signage):
[a]
Single-post-mounted: maximum six square feet: bottom
of sign no lower than six feet and top no higher than eight feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor:
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: maximum six square feet.
[d]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[e]
No internally or externally lit signs allowed.
[f]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[7]
Green building design standards: Best management practices for
energy efficiency and low-impact development are encouraged. Use of
LEED design standards as established by the United States Green Building
Council or similar organizations is encouraged.
(5)
SLV Residential (SLVR) standards.
(a)
No maximum building footprint.
(b)
Parking drives must be a maximum of 12 feet in width or as required
by the Standish Fire Department.
(c)
SLVR street space standards (SLVR).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Roadway
|
16 feet
|
B
|
Grass shoulder
|
5 feet (both sides)
|
I
|
Rain garden
|
Varies (both sides)
|
K
|
(d)
Lot width and block length.
Lot width
|
120 feet
|
Block length
|
400 feet minimum to 1,200 feet maximum
|
(e)
SLV Residential allowed land uses and permit requirements (SLVR).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Nonconforming uses and structures existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance and
continue to meet the applicable SLVD street frontage type standards;
and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
[4]
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall be as
follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only:
[a]
Accessory dwelling unit.
[b]
Accessory uses and buildings.
[c]
Agriculture.
[d]
Dwelling, single-family.
[e]
Dwelling, two-family.
[f]
Home occupation Level 1.
[g]
Home occupation Level 2.
[h]
Home occupation Level 3.
[i]
Home retail sales.
[j]
Outdoor display and sales.
[k]
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[l]
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[m]
Tradesman.
[n]
Yard or garage sale.
(f)
SLVD streetscape, building and buffering standards (SLVR).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper, 30 feet to 50 feet on center. Plant in grass shoulder. Three
feet clear of curbline or edge of shoulder.
[5]
Signage (property cannot have both post-mounted and projecting
signage):
[a]
Single-post-mounted: maximum six square feet; bottom
of sign no lower than six feet and top no higher than eight feet.
[b]
Building-mounted by entrances serving second floor;
maximum four square feet, including all tenants.
[c]
Projecting: maximum six square feet.
[d]
No signs permitted above second-story floor, including
signs in windows.
[e]
No internally or externally lit signs allowed.
[f]
Wood, composite, or metal materials only.
[7]
Green building design standards: Best management practices for
energy efficiency and low-impact development are encouraged. Use of
LEED design standards as established by the United States Green Building
Council or similar organizations is encouraged.
(6)
SLV Lake Access (SLVLA) standards.
(a)
No maximum building footprint.
(b)
SLVLA street space (SLVLA).
Location (width distances)
| ||
---|---|---|
Roadway
|
25 feet
|
B
|
Trailer parking
|
20-30 feet (at least one side)
|
L
|
(c)
Lot width and block length.
Lot with
|
No minimum
|
Block length
|
No minimum or maximum
|
(d)
SLV Lake Access allowed land uses and permit requirements (SLVLA).
[1]
Refer to the Sebago Lake Village District Regulating Plan for the location of SLVD street frontage types to determine permitted uses.
[2]
Uses not listed are not permitted. Nonconforming uses existing as of the date of adoption of the Sebago Lake Village District are subject to 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 applicable SLVD street frontage type standards to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Planning Board.
[3]
Planning Board review is required for new construction, expansion,
reconstruction and subdivision, but only Code Enforcement Officer
approval is required for subsequent uses in existing structures that
meet all of the following:
[a]
Do not increase anticipated traffic volumes by
more than 10%;
[b]
Do not change vehicular traffic patterns;
[c]
Do not increase parking requirements by more than
10%;
[d]
Do not change the exterior visual appearance and
continue to meet the applicable SLVD street frontage type standards;
and
[e]
That are allowed uses in the applicable SLVD street
frontage type.
(e)
SLVD streetscape, building and buffering standards (SLVLA).
[3]
SLVD street trees: Salt and urban tolerant. Three-inch minimum
caliper, 30 feet to 50 feet on center. Plant in esplanade. Three feet
clear of curbline or edge of shoulder.
[4]
Buffering:
[a]
On-site parking for nonresidential uses shall be
buffered with plantings and fencing to minimize visual impacts and
glare from headlights.
[b]
Waste storage shall not be visible from the SLVD
street and must be buffered from abutters.
[c]
Individual boulders or large rocks may only be
used as part of an overall landscaping treatment for the buffer.
[7]
Green building design standards: Best management practices for
energy efficiency and low-impact development are encouraged. Use of
LEED design standards as established by the United States Green Building
Council or similar organizations is encouraged.
These areas should be reserved for business and commercial activities to provide accessibility in controlled areas and to separate them from residential areas. Approval will be required under Part 2, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
A.
Land uses in this district shall require written approval
from the authority, as indicated, prior to issuance of a permit by
the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
[Amended 7-8-2008 by Order No. 164-07]
(2)
Accessory uses and buildings with height of structure
limited to 16 feet, unless a variance is granted by Board of Appeals.
(6)
Home occupation, Level 1.
(7)
Single-family dwellings with two-acre-per-dwelling-unit
minimum lot size.
[Amended 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
(8)
Solar energy system, roof-mounted.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(9)
Solar energy system, small-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
C.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(22)
Manufacturing, Light with not more than 10,000 square feet of
gross floor area. Exterior storage or assembly of materials or products
is prohibited.[27]
[Added 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14[28]]
[27]
Editor’s Note: Conforming lot required (see definition);
use not allowed in cluster subdivisions; use not allowed in conservation
subdivisions; use not allowed in Shoreland Zone.
[28]
Editor’s Note: This order also redesignated former Subsection
C(20) through (39) as Subsection C(21) through (40), respectively.
(28)
Public utilities.
(38)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(39)
Timber harvesting.
D.
E.
(Reserved)
M.
The maximum impervious surface area for all lots in
the BC Zone (including grandfathered lots) measured as a percentage
of total lot size shall not exceed 50% unless specifically approved
by the Planning Board, in which case it shall not exceed 65% in any
circumstances.
N.
Lots in a cluster subdivision must maintain the setbacks
approved with the subdivision unless a variance is obtained.
O.
In the Business and Commercial Zone, the Planning Board has the authority
to require pedestrian ways in conformance with this Part 1 as a present
or future practical extension of pedestrian ways in the Village Center
Zone and/or the Form Based Code Village Districts.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
P.
The front yard setback set forth in this section may
be reduced, only on roads which are not state numbered highways, to
the average setback of the two principal structures fronting on the
same road in closest proximity to the site of the proposed structure,
but any structure must be at least 20 feet from the property line
abutting the right-of-way.
[Added 12-8-1998 by Order No. 164-98]
Q.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 164-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
These areas are to provide for retail sales and services and to serve water recreation users or uses otherwise compatible with marina and other water-oriented commercial activities. Approval will be required under Part 2, Site Plan Review, of this chapter.
A.
B.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
C.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
D.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
[Amended 4-8-2014 by Order No. 11-14]
J.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 175-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
A.
These are reserved, compatible areas for future industrial
growth and require site plan review.
B.
Minimum yard dimensions shall remain the same as present
in all zones for dwelling or main structure units. In the case of
accessory structures on existing lots which do not meet the current
yard dimension standards (nonconforming lots), the minimum setbacks
shall be as follows: 20 feet, side and rear.
C.
Permitted uses, not requiring site plan review, shall
be as follows. Such uses shall require approval from the Code Enforcement
Officer only.
D.
Permitted uses requiring site plan review shall be as follows. Such uses shall require Planning Board approval, in accordance with Part 2 of this chapter.
(5)
Commercial recreation.
(14)
[20]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(13), medical clinic, was
repealed 11-9-2021 by Order. No. 74-21. This order also redesignated
former Subsection D(14) through (24) as Subsection D(13) through (23).
[21]
Editor's Note: This order also redesignated former Subsection
D(14) through (22) as Subsection D(16) through (24), respectively.
(15)
Medical marijuana registered caregiver.
[Added 6-1-2021 by Order No. 28-21]
(17)
Municipal uses.
(19)
Public utilities.
(24)
Solar energy system, medium-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(25)
Solar energy system, large-scale.
[Added 2-11-2020 by Order No. 116-19]
(26)
Tier 1 marijuana cultivation facility.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Order No. 32-22]
(27)
Tier 2 marijuana cultivation facility.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Order No. 32-22]
E.
Uses listed below shall first require approval from
the Board of Appeals as a special exception, in accordance with standards
set forth in this Part 1. Such uses shall also require site plan review
and approval from the Planning Board.
(1)
Airports.
(6)
Junkyards.
(8)
[34]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E(7), Medical marijuana dispensary,
added 5-12-2015 by Order No. 17-15, was repealed 6-1-2021 by Order No. 28-21. This order also provided
for the redesignation of former Subsection E(8) and (9) as Subsection
E(7) and (8), respectively.
[35]
Editor's Note: Use not allowed in Shoreland
Zone.
G.
The maximum impervious surface area as a percentage
of total lot size shall not exceed 50% of the lot unless specifically
approved by the Planning Board, in which case it shall not exceed
65%.
I.
Construction on nonconforming lots in existence prior
to May 1976 are allowed minimum setbacks of 20 feet off front property
line and 10 feet off side and rear property line.
[Added 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 175-98;
amended 4-13-1999 by Order No. 14-99]
[Added 3-10-2009 by Order No. 163-07]
Pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4352(8), conditional or
contract zoning is hereby authorized for development where, for reasons
such as the unusual nature or unique location of the development proposed,
the Town Council, exercising its sole and exclusive judgment as the
legislative body of the Town of Standish, finds it necessary or appropriate
to impose, by agreement with the property owner or otherwise, certain
conditions or restrictions not generally applicable to other properties
similarly zoned. All rezoning under this section shall establish rezoned
areas that are compatible with the existing and permitted uses within
the original zones. Nothing in this section shall authorize a rezoning,
or an agreement to change or retain a zone, that is inconsistent with
the Town's Comprehensive Plan.
A parcel rezoned under this section may include land areas subject
to the Town's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, but any provision of a contract
zoning amendment adopted by the Town Council that removes or modifies
any restrictions or limitations imposed by the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance
shall not take effect until approved by the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection as required by 38 M.R.S.A. § 438-A(3), as may
be amended from time to time.
A person wishing to propose contract zoning under this section
may, prior to filing an application, submit a conceptual sketch plan
to the Planning Board, together with a sketch plan review fee in such
amount as the Town Council may from time to time establish by Town
Council order.
A.
The conceptual sketch plan submission shall include, at a minimum,
the following information:
(1)
A map showing existing and proposed zoning district lines.
(2)
The address or exact location of the request, including the
Standish Assessor's map references for the property to be rezoned.
(3)
The name, address and telephone number of the property owner
and of the applicant, if the applicant is not the owner.
(4)
Evidence of the applicant's right, title or interest in the
property.
(5)
A site analysis that describes the major features of the property,
allowing the Planning Board to make an informed judgment about how
it will be used.
(6)
A conceptual development plan showing the approximate layout
of all buildings, structures, streets, driveways, parking areas and
other significant improvements to be constructed on or above the surface
of the ground plus any proposed open spaces, conservation areas, buffer
areas or other features of the development, but is not required to
show subsurface infrastructure installations, building plans, engineering
plans or other details which would be required for a subdivision plan
or site plan.
(7)
A statement describing the existing use of the property and
the proposed new use and development and describing how the proposed
contract zone will be consistent with the Town of Standish Comprehensive
Plan, will be consistent with existing and permitted uses within the
existing zoning district classification of the property, and will
have beneficial effects on the Town as a whole which would not result
if the property were developed under the existing zoning district
classification.
B.
Such sketch plan review by the Planning Board will not be binding
on the applicant or the Town, but is intended to permit informal evaluation
of the proposed rezoning before formal application to the Planning
Board. The sketch plan review fee is nonrefundable.
A.
Application. Any proposal to amend the official Zoning Map of the
Town through the establishment of a contract zone shall be filed with
the Planning Board. A contract zone application shall be in writing
in such form as prescribed by the Town and shall include, at a minimum,
the following information:
(1)
All of the information required to be submitted for the conceptual
sketch plan review.
(2)
A proposed contract zoning agreement which complies with the
requirements of this section.
(3)
Any other information requested by the Planning Administrator
and/or the Town Engineer.
(4)
A nonrefundable application fee in such amount as the Town Council
may from time to time establish by Town Council order.
B.
Fees.
(1)
To help recover costs incurred by the Town in the review, administration,
site inspection, and public notice associated with the contract zone
proposal, the following fees and deposit in such amount(s) and for
such purpose(s) as the Town Council may from time to time establish
by Town Council order shall be paid by the applicant to the Town of
Standish at the time of filing the contract zone application:
(2)
Such independent consulting and peer review fees shall be subject
to the following limitations:
(a)
Independent consulting fees shall be limited to reasonable and
necessary review that exceeds the expertise of Town staff or their
ability to review the application materials within the time limits
otherwise required by law;
(b)
Such fees shall be assessed only to recover costs directly associated
with review of the application submitted by the applicant to whom
they are assessed;
(c)
Such fees shall be reasonable in amount, based upon the consulting
or peer review time involved and the complexity of the review;
(d)
The results of the consultation or peer review for which such
fees are assessed shall be available for public review, but such results
shall be deemed to have been made solely for the benefit of the Town
of Standish and shall remain its property; and
(e)
Such fees shall be assessed for the privilege of review and
shall be payable without regard to consultation or peer review results
or the outcome of the application.
C.
Escrow account. An escrow account shall be established with the Town
by the applicant to guarantee payment in advance of actual fees assessed
pursuant to this subsection. The original deposit shall be such amount
as the Town Council may from time to time establish by Town Council
order. If the balance in the escrow account shall be drawn down by
75%, the Town shall notify the applicant and require that an additional
amount be deposited to cover the cost of remaining work. The Town
shall continue to notify the applicant and require that an additional
amount be deposited whenever the balance of the account is drawn down
by 75% of the original deposit. Any excess amount deposited with the
Town in advance shall be promptly refunded to the applicant after
final action on the application.
D.
Fee disputes. Any dispute regarding the application of this subsection
or the amount required to be paid, either in advance or upon completion,
may be appealed in writing within 10 days to the Town Manager. The
Town Manager, after due notice and investigation and for good cause
shown, may affirm, modify, or reverse the disputed decision or reduce
the amount assessed.
E.
Payment of fees required. By submitting an application for contract
zoning under this section, the applicant agrees to reimburse the Town
for the reasonable and necessary fees set forth herein, and the Town
will not execute the contract zoning agreement until such amounts
have been paid in full. In addition, no building permit or certificate
of occupancy may be issued nor approved site, subdivision or other
plan be released until all fees assessed hereunder have been paid
in full.
F.
Administration. This subsection shall be administered by the Planning
Board Administrator.
A.
The Planning Board shall conduct a public hearing prior to any property
being rezoned under this section. Notice of this hearing shall be
posted in the Town Clerk's office at least 13 days prior to each public
hearing and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation
within the Town at least two times, the date of the first publication
to be at least 12 days prior to the hearing.
B.
Notice shall also be sent to the owner or owners of the property
to be rezoned and to the owners of all property abutting the property
to be rezoned and to the owners of all property located within 500
feet of the property to be rezoned at their last-known addresses.
Notice must also be sent to a public drinking water supplier if the
area to be rezoned is within its source water protection area. This
notice shall contain a copy of the proposed conditions and restrictions,
with a map indicating the property to be rezoned.
A.
If the Town Council approves a request for contract zoning, the Town
Council shall simultaneously approve an agreement setting forth the
conditions and restrictions to apply to the property, including time
limits for compliance with all conditions and restrictions. Such agreement
shall include a provision granting the Town of Standish the power
to enforce all conditions and restrictions, both through enforcement
action pursuant to this chapter and through legal action for specific
performance. The rezoning shall not be effective until the agreement
is executed, delivered to the Town Council and recorded by the applicant
at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds. If the agreement is not
recorded at the Registry of Deeds within 30 days after the Town Council
approves the request for rezoning, then the approval shall become
void and the rezoning shall not take effect, but the Town Council
may extend the recording period for an additional 30 days if the request
for extension is made prior to the expiration of the original thirty-day
period.
B.
The conditions and restrictions set forth in the agreement shall
run with the land and bind all future owners of the land and any other
person who claims an interest in the property, and may be removed
only by subsequent action of the Town Council expressly removing,
relieving or discharging one or more of the specific conditions or
restrictions. If the conditions and restrictions are not fulfilled
or complied with within the specified time limits, the Town Council
may, after review by the Planning Board, extend the time limits or
may initiate a rezoning to the original zoning district classification
or to another zoning district classification. The Town Council may
require a bond, escrow agreement, irrevocable letter of credit, or
other surety in such amount as is approved by the Town Manager as
being reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions
or restrictions required by the rezoning and, where necessary to ensure
continued compliance, may require such surety to remain in effect
after occupancy of rezoned property. Such surety shall be posted before
the agreement is recorded at the Registry of Deeds.
Where site plan or subdivision review is required for the use proposed in the rezoning request, such review must be completed before the Town Council takes final action to approve or deny the rezoning request. The Planning Board may conduct the site plan or subdivision review concurrently with its review of the request for rezoning, and the public hearing required by § 181-11.5 may be conducted simultaneously with a public hearing conducted as part of site plan or subdivision review. The Planning Board shall review the proposed use under the Zoning Ordinance provisions that will apply if the request for rezoning is granted, and may approve the site plan or subdivision subject to the requested rezoning, such approval not to become effective until the rezoning becomes effective.
A.
Conditions and restrictions imposed under the authority of this section
shall relate only to the physical development and operation of the
property and may include, by way of example:
(1)
Limitations on the number and types of uses permitted;
(2)
Restrictions on the scale and density of development;
(3)
Specifications for the design and layout of building and other
improvements, including landscaping;
(4)
Schedules for commencement and completion of construction;
(5)
Performance guarantees securing completion and maintenance of
improvements, including landscaping, and guarantees against defects;
(6)
Preservation of open space and buffers, and protection of natural
areas and historic sites;
(7)
Contributions toward the provision of municipal services required
by the development;
(8)
Provisions for enforcement and remedies for breach of any condition
or restriction;
(9)
Provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public
purposes;
(10)
Provisions for shared parking and driveway arrangements, including
maintenance and liability;
[Added 6-7-2011]
(11)
Consolidation of curb cuts;
[Added 6-7-2011]
(12)
Provisions for meeting the applicable FBCVD street frontage
type standards within the Form Based Code Village Districts;
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(13)
Provisions for creating vehicular and pedestrian connections,
particularly in the Form Based Code Village Districts, pursuant to
the applicable FBCVD street frontage type standards;
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(14)
In the Form Based Code Village Districts, the creation of an
allowable FBCVD street frontage type or driveway to create connections
to adjacent FBCVD streets, arterials or parking lots;
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(15)
In the Form Based Code Village Districts, the reservation of
a proposed right-of-way(s) as shown on a Planning Board approved Connectivity
Master Plan. Such streets shall provide for the proper continuation
of streets from adjacent subdivisions and built-up areas and proper
projection of streets into adjacent unsubdivided and open land; and
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(16)
The creation of parks, streetscapes or civic spaces, particularly
in the Form Based Code Village Districts.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
B.
The Town Council may impose conditions under this section that are
more restrictive than the applicable requirements of this chapter.
The submission of a request for contract zoning under this section,
the payment of application fees, or the expenditure of funds by the
applicant in presenting such a request shall not create any vested
rights in the application. The availability of contract zoning under
this section shall not be construed as creating any entitlement to
approval of any request. The decision whether or not to rezone remains
committed to the Town Council, exercising its sole and exclusive judgment
as the legislative body of the Town of Standish.
No proposal to amend the official Zoning Map under this section
shall be entertained within one year from the date of denial of the
same request.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Order No. 100-21]
The property located in this overlay zoning district is subject to the Contract Zone Agreement that is attached to this chapter as Appendix D and incorporated herein by reference.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included as an attachment at
the end of this chapter.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Order No. 123-06; 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14; 1-8-2019 by Order No. 152-18]
The Official Zoning Map of the Town of Standish dated November
5, 2018, as may be amended from time to time, certified by the attested
or conformed signature of the Town Clerk, is hereby incorporated into
and made a part of this Zoning Ordinance and shall be the final authority
as to the current zoning status of the land and water areas, buildings
and other structures in the Town.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map of the Town is on file in the
Town offices and can be examined there during regular office hours.
District boundaries shown within the lines of
roads, streams and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to
follow the center lines. The abandonment and nonuse of roads shall
not affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Code
Enforcement Officer cannot definitely determine the location of such
district boundary, he shall refuse action, and the Board of Appeals,
upon appeal, shall interpret the location of the district boundary
with reference to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set
forth in all relevant provisions of this Part 1. If a district boundary
divides a lot, the provisions of the least restrictive district may
apply for a distance of up to 50 feet into the more restrictive district.
A.
General provisions.
[Amended 5-12-2015 by Order No. 18-15; amended 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
(1)
Lots
which abut on more than one right-of-way shall provide the required
front setback along every right-of-way.
B.
Nonconforming lots.
(1)
A single lot of record, which was in separate ownership
on May 26, 1976, and does not share a common property line with other
such lots in the same ownership, may be built upon even though such
lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width, or both, that
are generally applicable in the district, provided that yard dimensions
and other requirements not involving area or width shall conform to
the regulations for the district in which the lot is located; provided
further that one, but only one, single-family dwelling may be built
upon a single lot of record which otherwise qualifies on the effective
date of adoption of this amendment as a single lot of record hereunder
even though it lacks adequate road frontage as long as there is either
a public or private vehicular access to the lot. Variance of area,
width and yard requirements shall be obtained only through action
of the Board of Appeals.
(2)
Contiguous lots, vacant or partially built. If two or more contiguous lots (that is, lots which share a common property line) or parcels are in single or joint ownership of record as of May 26, 1976, and if any of these lots do not individually meet the dimensional requirements of this Part 1 or subsequent amendments and if one or more of the lots are vacant or contain(s) only an accessory structure, the lots shall be combined to the extent necessary to meet all dimensional requirements. This subsection is intended to apply to all lots, whether shown on a recorded plan or not. It is specifically intended that this provision can require the merger of improved lots with unimproved lots and is not limited to merging unimproved lots only. Lots which were separately improved prior to enactment of the Standish Zoning Ordinance shall not be merged.
(3)
Access to lots with nonconforming frontages located outside of Form Based Code Village Districts. Lots which are served by an arterial and which are nonconforming with respect to required frontage as of the effective date of Article IV, Roadway Plan,[1] are prohibited from developing more than a total of one access point. Nonconforming frontage lots which, as of the effective date of Article IV, are improved with structures are prohibited from expanding or converting such structures, where such activity will result in the need for new access points or an increase in the anticipated peak hour traffic volume of more than 50% over existing volumes. Where adjoining nonconforming frontage lots are owned in common, those lots shall be considered combined for the purposes of meeting the frontage and access requirements of Article IV.
[Amended 6-7-2011; 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
C.
Back lots. Back lots shall be permitted, subject to
the following:
[Amended 6-2-1998 by Order No. 49-98; 3-9-2005 by Order No.
169-04; 6-6-2023 by Order No. 26-23]
(1)
Access.
(a)
A fifty-foot-wide access shall be provided for
back lots.
(b)
Said access shall be owned either in fee or
permanent easement and maintained by the back lot users.
(c)
Record of said accessway shall be recorded as
part of the deed of each lot user on file with the county register
of deeds.
(f)
New back lots legally created in the Standish Corner District
after June 7, 2011, are exempt from the Standish Corner District standards;
provided, however, that the back lot must contain a minimum of 60,000
square feet of area and have a minimum of 175 feet of SCD street frontage.
The back lot may not be further subdivided, and this restriction shall
be recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds prior to issuance
of a building permit.
[Added 6-7-2011; amended 8-12-2014 by Order No. 65-14]
(2)
Frontage. Frontage equal to the street frontage required
for the zoning district shall be required along the accessway.
(3)
Lot size.
(a)
Any back lot shall be equal to or greater than
the minimum lot size dimensions required for the zoning district.
Computation of minimum lot size area shall not include any portion
of the area devoted to an accessway.
(b)
The side lot nearest and generally parallel
to the road to which the back lot access way leads shall be equal
to the street frontage required for the zoning district.
(4)
Construction of private way.
(a)
The construction of private ways shall meet
the standards specified below:
Number of Residences Served by Way
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Feature
|
1
|
2
|
3 or More
|
Roadway width
|
12 feet
|
16 feet
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Minimum subbase of heavy road gravel
|
12 inches
|
15 inches
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Wearing surface of fine gravel
|
2 inches
|
2 inches
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Maximum length
|
None
|
None
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Maximum grade
|
10%
|
8%
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Minimum grade
|
0.5%
|
0.5%
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Turnaround
|
Hammerhead
|
Hammerhead
|
Town subdivision standards
|
Stormwater drainage
|
Approval of Public Works Director
|
Town subdivision standards
|
(b)
The issuance of a building permit on a back
lot shall in no way be construed to imply the acceptance of any accessway
for the purpose of maintenance, improvements or snow removal by the
Town of Standish.
(c)
A lot which currently meets minimum road frontage
requirements shall not count as a lot for the purpose of this section,
unless the accessway services such lot.
(d)
This section is not intended to prohibit the
Appeals Board from granting a variance if the variance requirements
are met.
(5)
Private way approval procedures.
(a)
A private way serving one residence shall be
approved by the Code Enforcement Officer and the Public Works Director.
(b)
A private way serving two residences shall be
approved by the Code Enforcement Officer and Public Works Director
with review and inspection of a consulting engineer at the applicant's
expense. A private way maintenance agreement shall become part of
the deeds and be recorded at the Registry of Deeds.
(c)
A private way serving three or more residences
shall be approved by the Planning Board.
[1]
Application procedure for a private way serving
three or more residences. The owner shall submit a formal application
for review and approval of a private way to the Planning Board. The
application shall consist of:
[a]
A fully executed and signed copy
of the application for private way review (provided by the Town).
[b]
A review fee in such amount as
the Town Council may from time to time establish by Town Council order.
[c]
Twelve copies of written materials
plus 12 sets of the plan, maps, or drawings containing the information
listed below. The written materials shall be contained in a single
report. The plan, maps, or drawings shall be at a scale sufficient
to allow review of the items listed under approval criteria, but in
no case shall be more than 50 feet to the inch.
[d]
Plan information.
[i]
A plan showing the private way
shall be prepared in permanent ink on permanent transparency material.
[ii]
The plan shall be signed and sealed
by a registered professional land surveyor for property line boundaries
and shall also have the roadway and drainage design signed and sealed
by a registered professional engineer.
[iii]
The plan shall be labeled "Plan
of a Private Way" and shall provide an approval block for the signatures
of a legal majority of the Planning Board, the date of approval and
the words, "Private Way, Approved by the Town of Standish Planning
Board."
[iv]
The plan shall show information
sufficient to establish on the ground the exact location, direction,
width and length of the private way.
[v]
A street plan profile and cross
section shall be submitted for each private way.
[vi]
Required plan notes:
[A]
"The Town of Standish shall not
be responsible for the maintenance, repair, plowing, or similar services
for the private way shown on this plan. A private way maintenance
agreement shall become part of the deeds and be recorded at the registry
of deeds."
[B]
"The private way shown on this
plan shall not be accepted as a public street by the Town of Standish
unless the way complies with the standards for public streets (including
width of right-of-way existing at the time acceptance is requested)."
[2]
Review Procedures. The Planning Board shall consider if the application complies with the standards of § 181-14C. If the Board finds that the application conforms to these requirements, the Board shall vote to approve the application. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the Board's action.
[3]
Recording of the approved plan. The original
plan(s) shall be recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds
within 30 days of approval by the Planning Board and prior to the
issuance of building permits on any lots served by the private way.
If the plan is not recorded within this period, the approval of the
Planning Board shall be void.
[4]
Inspection.
[a]
The applicant shall be responsible
for demonstrating that the construction of the private way(s) meets
the standards of this section.
[b]
The private way(s) shall be inspected
by a registered professional engineer hired by the Town at the applicant's
expense.
[c]
An inspection escrow account shall
be established to cover the costs associated with the Town hiring
of a professional engineer for associated inspection. Once the project
is completed, any unexpended funds shall be returned to the applicant.
[d]
Prior to the issuance of any building
permit for lots served by a private way(s), either the private way(s)
shall be constructed and approved by the inspection engineer or a
performance guarantee for the cost of the required construction shall
be established in the form of a passbook account held by the Town.
The cost estimate shall be provided by the applicant, reviewed by
the inspection engineer and accepted by the Planning Board Administrator.
[e]
Prior to the issuance of any certificates
of occupancy for lots served by a private way(s), the engineer shall
certify to the Code Enforcement Officer that the private way(s) has
been constructed in accordance with this section.
D.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in
this Land Use Code or in the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance[2] of the Town of Standish, a single lot of record which
lacks adequate road frontage and does not have public or private motor
vehicle access may be built upon and used for any use allowed in the
zoning district if such lot is located on an island, has water frontage
which equals or exceeds the road frontage requirement in the zoning
district and is accessible by watercraft.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 236, Shoreland Zoning