GENERAL PURPOSE DISTRICT 1
To provide for and encourage the development of businesses and industries in close proximity to
transportation networks, as well as similar areas in adjacent communities where water and sewer
services could be provided; to enhance the tax base of the community and provide jobs; to allow
commercial and industrial growth that is consistent with the natural resource limitations of the community;
and reflecting the differing conditions, opportunities and limitations of various areas.
General Purpose 1
1.
Permitted Uses Requiring a Permit from the Code Enforcement Officer:
Accessory Uses &
Structures
Home Occupation
Home Day Care
2.
Farm Stand
Signs
Filling 200 to 5,000 yards
Permitted Uses Requiring Planning Board Approval:
Filling of More than 5,000 yards
3.
Permitted Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Governmental and Other Uses Requiring
a Site Plan Review:
Accessory Uses &
Structures
Adult Book & Video Stores
Adult Entertainment Facility
Antenna, Saucer, Tower
(Commercial)
Business (Primary Function)
Kennel
Grocery Store
Neighborhood Convenience
Store (with or w/o fuel
islands)
Offices: Business, Medical,
Professional
Nurseries & Greenhouses
Restaurants (includes
Taverns & Bars)
Small Engine Repair
Vehicles: Body Shop,
Repair, Sales, Service,
Service Station
Agriculture (Process &
Storage)
Bottling Facility
Breweries & Distilleries
Industrial General
Laboratories, Research
General Manufacturing
Sawmills
Farm Market
Gravel Pits & Quarries
Sewerage Pumping Station
Trucking, Distribution
Terminal
Waste Disposal
Yard: Salvaged Materials &
Scrap Metal
Confined Feeding
Operations
Museum
Public Buildings,
Administrative
Public Buildings,
Operational
Municipal or State
Recreation Facilities
Utilities, Service Structure
507.2
4.
Permitted Uses Requiring Subdivision Review
5.
All uses that are not expressly listed above shall be prohibited.
Space and Bulk Standards-
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General Purpose 1,2,3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Minimum Lot Area shall be (80,000) square feet
The minimum Road Frontage shall be (200) feet
The minimum Shore Frontage shall be (200) feet
The Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio shall not exceed 75%.
The Maximum Structure Height shall not exceed the height requirements of the Town of
Poland’s Building Code, Chapter 11. Height may be limited based on recommendation of
Fire/Rescue Chief because of the department’s limitations and capabilities.
6. The minimum principal structure setbacks shall be as follows:
1/3
a. Front 50 feet
b. Rear 25 Feet
c. Side 40 Feet
d. Normal High Water Mark Great Pond 100 feet
e. Upland edge of a Wetland 75 feet
7. The minimum accessory structure setbacks shall be as follows:
1/3
a. Front 50 feet
b. Rear 25 Feet
c. Side 20 Feet
d. Normal High Water Mark Great Pond 100 feet
e. Upland edge of a Wetland 75 feet
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Amended 04/06/2013