Town Ordinances
Background
Maine is a “home rule” state, so the town has significant latitude to enact ordinances that govern the conduct of life on the island -- provided they are consistent with state law. Town ordinances range from ones that regulate growth, to the review of real estate development projects, to the numbering of roads and houses, to managing our waterfront. Below are the ordinances residents will need to consult for such activities as building or adding onto a home; requesting a pier, ramp or float permit; digging clams; launching a boat at the public landing or securing a mooring.
Note: Ordinances are subject to revisions, please check with the Town Office for the latest versions of ordinances.
Land Use and Building Ordinances
Fee Schedule for Building Permit and Subdivision Review and Building Permit Application
Building Code Ordinance (revision adopted June 2017)
Building Code Ordinance Definitions (as adopted June 24, 2017)
Cluster Residential Development Ordinance (as amended June 29, 2013)
Minimum Lot Size Ordinance (as amended June 21, 2014)
Pipeline Control Ordinance (as amended June 29, 2013)
Site Plan Review Ordinance (as amended June 29, 2013)
Site Plan Review Ordinance Definitions (as adopted June 24, 2017)
Subdivision Ordinance (as amended June 2014)
Subdivision Ordinance Definitions (as adopted June 24,2017)
Road and House Numbering Ordinance
Model Addressing Ordinance -- 911 road and house numbering (as amended June 29, 2013)
Waterfront & Waterways Ordinances
Floodplain Management Ordinance (as adopted June 27, 2015)
Floodplain Management Ordinance Definitions (as adopted June 24, 2017)
Shellfish Conservation Ordinance
Shellfish Conservation Ordinance (as amended 2018)
Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (as revised June 23, 2012)
Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Definitions (as adopted June 24, 2017)