The purpose of these land use restrictions is
to implement the Alfred Comprehensive Plan and to provide for orderly
growth and development.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
A land use permit shall be required for construction,
substantial alteration or external enlargement of any building, structure,
land or premises devoted to any uses indicated as "C" or "P" in the
Land Use Table below. Uses in all districts must conform to all applicable
specifications and requirements. A plumbing permit, building permit,
and certificate of occupancy are required for all buildings, uses
of land and buildings, and sanitary facilities, according to the applicable
provisions of this chapter and the Alfred Building Code.[1]
Land uses permitted in each district in conformance with the general performance standards in Article XVII and, where appropriate, the specific performance standards of Article XVIII are shown in the following table.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Land Use Table is included
at the end of this chapter.
A.
The change of an existing nonconforming use to another nonconforming use in accordance with the provisions of § 160-27C of this chapter is permitted without an action by the Board of Appeals.
B.
Buildings which are clearly accessory to uses and/or
structures allowed by the Land Use Table are similarly allowed.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24[1]]
A land use permit shall be required for any
change of use from one category in the Land Use Table to any other
category that requires a land use permit, even if no expansions or
physical changes of any kind are proposed to building exteriors, parking,
circulation, or other site details.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
No modifications to a previously approved land
use permit shall be made, unless an application for an amendment is
submitted and approved by the reviewing authority that approved the
original land use permit. When reviewing an application to amend a
previously approved land use permit, the reviewing authority shall
limit the scope of its review only to those aspects of the original
permit approval affected by the proposed amendment.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
A.
Land use permits approved by the Code Enforcement
Officer or the Planning Board shall be transferable to any other person
or entity in the event of a transfer of the subject property or entity,
unless the approval was subject to the condition of a performance
guarantee at the time of approval, and guaranteed improvements have
not been completed.
B.
No land use permit subject to an outstanding performance
guarantee shall be transferable to any other person or entity until
and unless the Planning Board finds, upon the written request of the
proposed transferee, that:
(1)
The proposed transferee has adequate technical and
financial capacity to complete the development as initially approved;
and
(2)
Sufficient performance guarantees, in an amount and
form approved by the Board of Selectmen in consultation with the Town
Attorney and/or Town Engineer, have been provided by the proposed
transferee to ensure that all required improvements will be completed
as initially approved.
[Amended 3-29-2005 STM by Art. 2]
Uses which are not specifically included in the Land Use Table or allowed in § 160-33 above are prohibited.
Except for the Critical Rural, Shoreland Limited
Residential, Stream Protection and Resource Protection Districts,
when a district permits nonresidential uses, more than one principal,
nonresidential use may be allowed on a lot meeting the minimum lot
size standards of this ordinance, or on nonconforming lots of record,
as long as parking requirements are met for each principal, nonresidential
use. In the Critical Rural, Shoreland Limited Residential, Stream
Protection and Resource Protection Districts, the minimum lot size
and frontage requirements shall be met for each principal use on the
property. For the purposes of this section, a home occupation meeting
the requirements of this ordinance shall not be considered a separate,
principal nonresidential use, but rather shall be deemed a part of
the principal residential use.
