Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG
iv. Home mechanics shop;
Section 15.G.2.f.ix.
ix. Yard or garage sales, limited to four per year. The duration of each sale shall not exceed two
(2) three (3) consecutive days.
Section 15.G.2.f.xi. (xii. will become xi. )
xi. Temporary rental of a dwelling for a maximum of twenty-eight (28) days per calendar year.
xii xi. Businesses that the Planning Board may determine are substantially similar to the above.
Section 15.G. 3.c.and d. ( Replaces the word buffer(s) with buffer zones)
Buffers: Buffer zones:
c. The Planning Board may approve substitute buffer zones providing the purposes of this Ordinance
are maintained. Substitute buffers buffer zones may be approved when the topography of
the land, the nature of the vegetation, or building(s) provides screening that is equal in protection
to the required width of buffers. buffer zones. Substitute buffers buffer zones may also be
approved when the character of a neighborhood is predominantly commercial.
d. The Planning Board shall approve, deny, or approve with conditions all applications for substitute
buffers buffer zones. The applicant shall have the burden of demonstrating that the topography
of the land, the nature of the vegetation, or building(s) provides screening that is
equal in protection to the required width of buffers the buffer zone, or that the character of the
neighborhood is predominantly commercial. Substitute buffers buffer zones shall not be considered
a variance.
Section 16.A.3.
All applications shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the following schedule: Estimated
value of construction $1,000 to $5,000 = $20; $5,001 to $10,000 = $40; $10,001 to
$100,000 = $40 plus $1.50 per $1,000; $100,001 to $200,000 = $40 plus $2.50 per $1,000;
$200,000 and over = $40 plus $3.50 per $1,000. If the estimated value of the project is deemed
unreasonable by the Code Enforcement Officer, the CEO has the right to assess a renovation at
$75.00 per square foot and new construction at $125.00 per square foot.
All applications shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the following estimated
value of construction schedule:
$1,000 to $5,000 $20
$5,001 to $10,000 $40
$10,001 to $100,000 $40 plus $1.50 per $1,000
$100,001 to $200,000 $40 plus $2.50 per $1,000
$200,001 and over $40 plus $3.50 per $1,000
If the estimated value of the project is deemed unreasonable by the CEO, the CEO has the right
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