Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Section 8. Amendments
A. This Ordinance may be amended by majority vote of the legislative body. Copies of
amendments, attested and signed by the Municipal Clerk, shall be submitted to the Commissioner
of the Department of Environmental Protection following adoption by the municipal legislative
body and shall not be effective unless approved by the Commissioner. If the Commissioner
fails to act on any amendment within forty-five (45) days of his/her receipt of the amendment,
the amendment is automatically approved. Any application for a permit submitted to the
municipality within the forty-five (45) day period shall be governed by the terms of the amendment,
if such amendment is approved by the Commissioner.
A. This Ordinance can be amended only by a majority vote at any Phippsburg Town Meeting.
Copies of amendments, attested and signed by the Town Clerk, shall be submitted to the Commissioner
of the Department of Environmental Protection following adoption by the municipal
legislative body and shall not be effective unless approved by the Commissioner. If the Commissioner
fails to act on any amendment within forty-five (45) days of his/her receipt of the
amendment, the amendment is automatically approved. Any application for a permit submitted
to the municipality within the forty-five (45) day period shall be governed by the terms of the
amendment, if such amendment is approved by the Commissioner.
B. Amendments can be initiated only by a majority vote of the Planning Board, or by a majority
vote of the Board of Selectmen or by written petition signed by a number of voters equal to at
least ten (10) percent of the number of votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election.
Section 15.B.1.e.iv.
iv. All new or relocated buildings structures shall be set back from an abutting boundary line by
a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
Section 15.C.2.
2. Friends and relatives may visit Phippsburg residents and locate recreational vehicles or tent
sites on a lot with a permanent residential structure for up to seven consecutive days without a
permit. After seven days, the Codes Enforcement Officer may issue up to two (2) seasonal permits,
at any given time, for up to a total of one hundred and twenty (120) days per calendar
year, to the property owner of the lot where the recreational vehicle or tent site is located. These
provisions do not apply to any commercial or rental purposes.
Section 15.G.2.f.
f. The following qualify as home businesses under this Ordinance and do not require a new
business permit, providing the above restrictions are complied with:
f. the following are examples of a home business:
Section 15.G.2.f.iv.
iv. Home mechanic shops, automobile repair shops, and automobile body repair shops in which
all vehicles are repaired inside a building and no more than two customer vehicles are stored
outside at anytime.
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