Town of Windham, Maine
Zoning
SP (100' either side)
RL RP - 21
ED
LR
NOTE: THE DEPICTION OF THE SHORELAND DISTRICTS ON
THE SHORELAND ZONING MAP FOR THE TOWN OF
WINDHAM ARE MERELY ILLUSTRATIVE OF THEIR GENERAL
LOCATION. THE BOUNDARIES OF THESE DISTRICTS SHALL
BE DETERMINED BY MEASUREMENT OF THE DISTANCE
INDICATED IN THE ORDINANCE FROM THE NORMAL HIGHWATER MARK OF THE WATER BODY OR UPLAND EDGE OF
WETLAND VEGETATION, REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION
OF THE BOUNDARY SHOWN ON THE MAP.
NOTE: THE DEPICTION OF THE SHORELAND DISTRICTS ON
THE SHORELAND ZONING MAP FOR THE TOWN OF
WINDHAM ARE MERELY ILLUSTRATIVE OF THEIR GENERAL
LOCATION. THE BOUNDARIES OF THESE DISTRICTS SHALL
BE DETERMINED BY MEASUREMENT OF THE DISTANCE
INDICATED IN THE ORDINANCE FROM THE NORMAL HIGHWATER MARK OF THE WATER BODY OR UPLAND EDGE OF
WETLAND VEGETATION, REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION
OF THE BOUNDARY SHOWN ON THE MAP.
RP - 3
SP
(75' RP from upland edge of wetland)
RP - 28
RP
Sebago Lake
GD
RP - 3
F
LR
BASIS-SHORELAND ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RESOURCE PROTECTION
Little Sebago Lake
LR
Pettingill PondLR
1400' From Rt. 302 to back line.
RP - 29
RP
RL
SP
SP (100' either side)
C-1
C-2
3
4
7
9
10
12
15
21
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
36
37
38
RP - 24
FR
LR
Lake Suzanne
RP
SP (100' either side)
Chaffin Pond
LR
RP - 26
LR
RP - (250' either side)
SP
SP
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
2
39
40
SP (100' either side)
Tarkill PondLR
RP - 27 (100' RP/150' LR)
C-1
o
Sebag
C-2
Lake
C-2
SP (100' either side)
EXISTING DAM
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND CONCENTRATED RESIDENTIAL USE
SHORELAND ZONING
TOWN OF WINDHAM
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE
RM
RP - 30 (100' RP/150' LR)
Mill PondLR
UNRATED WETLAND
MODERATE VALUE WETLANDS AND SMALL AREA WITH STEEP SLOPES
STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS AND STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS AND STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS AND STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS AND STEEP SLOPES
MUCKY PEAT (UNSUITABLE FOR BUILDING)
MODERATE VALUE WETLAND, MUCKY PEAT
MUCKY PEAT
MODERATE VALUE WETLAND, SOME MUCKY PEAT
MODERATE VALUE WETLAND, SOME MUCKY PEAT
MUCKY PEAT
STEEP SLOPES
STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS
RECENT FLOODING SOILS, SMALL AREA WITH STEEP SLOPES
RECENT FLOODING SOILS, MUCKY PEAT
THIS MAP IS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL
MAP PRODUCED BY THE GREATER
PORTLAND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION DATED SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER 1993 AND REVISED 9/22/95
AND 10/26/95
RP - 36
SP
LR
RP - 31 (100' RP/150' LR)
LR
Pleasant River
Collins Pond
LR
RP -4
GD - 2
SP (100' either side)
SP
RM
RP - 37 (100' either side)
SP (100' either side)
SP
C-3
F
SP
SP (100' either side)
Forest Lake LR
SP
C-3
LR
SP
Little Duck Pond
LR
SP
RP (250' either side)
GD - 2
SP
LR
SHORELAND ZONING
ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
Pleasant River
FR
LR
C-3
A. RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT
1000' From Rt. 302 to the back line.
F
Pleasant River
SP
RP
SP (100' either side)
1. AREAS WITHIN 250FT HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE
UPLAND EDGE OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS AND
WETLANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GREAT PONDS AND RIVERS,
WHICH ARE RATED "MODERATE" OR "HIGH" VALUE BY THE
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
AS OF 1/1/1973.
2. AREAS OF TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS ACRES WITH
SUSTAINED SLOPES OF 20% OR GREATER.
SP (100' either side)
Pleasant River
Ri
Presumpscot
LR
RP - 38 (100' either side)
SP
LR (200')
ver
RP
THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING TYPES OF AREAS:
FR
LR
Highland Lake
LR (250')
SP (100' either side)
2. AREAS OTHERWISE DISCERNIBLE AS HAVING PATTERNS
OF INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRAL OR RECREATIONAL
USES. PORTIONS OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT MAY ALSO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, NO AREA SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS A
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BASED SOLELY ON
RESIDENTIAL USE.
RP - 9 (250' either side)
LR
IN AREAS ADJACENT TO GREAT PONDS CLASSIFIED GPA
AND ADJACENT TO RIVERS FLOWING TO GREAT PONDS
CLASSIFIED GPA, THE DESIGNATION OF AN AREA AS A
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SHALL BE BASED UPON
USES EXISTING AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF THIS
ORDINANCE. THERE SHALL BE NO NEWLY ESTABLISHED
C-3
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS OR EXPANSIONS IN AN
AREA OF EXISTING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
ADJACENT TO GREAT PONDS CLASSIFIED GPA, AND
ADJACENT TO RIVERS WHICH FLOW TO GREAT PONDS
CLASSIFIED GPA.
RP (250' either side)
LR
SP (100' either side)
Stream
INCLUDES ALL LAND AREAS WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100)
FEET HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE NORMAL
HIGH-WATER LINE OF A STREAM, EXCLUSIVE OF THOSE
AREAS WITHIN TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) FEET
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE
OF A GREAT POND, RIVER, OR WITHIN TWO
HUNDRED-FIFTY (250) FEET, HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF
THE UPLAND EDGE OF A FRESHWATER WETLAND. WHERE
A STREAM AND ITS ASSOCIATED SHORELAND AREA IS
LOCATED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) FEET,
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE ABOVE WATER BODIES
OR WETLAND, THAT LAND AREA SHALL BE REGULATED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SHORELAND DISTRICT
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WATER BODY OR
ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
LR
RP - 3 (75' RP from upland edge of wetland)
SP
(75' either side)
SP
I
A. RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT
THE RESOUCE PROTECTION DISTRICT INCLUDES AREA IN
WHICH DEVELOPMENT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT WATER
QUALITY, PRODUCTIVE HABITAT, BIOLOGICAL
ECOSYSTEMS, OR SCENIC AND NATURAL VALUES. THIS
DISTRICT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHEN
THEY OCCUR WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE SHORELAND ZONE. AREAS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED,
AND AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED
NON-RESIDENTIAL NEED NOT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE
RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
F
RM
Map Properties
2012Parcels
D. STREAM PROTECTION DISTRICT
RP (250' either side)
GD - 39 & 2
FR
SP
1. AREAS WITHIN 250FT HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE
UPLAND EDGE OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS AND
WETLANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GREAT PONDS AND RIVERS,
WHICH ARE RATED "MODERATE" OR "HIGH" VALUE BY THE
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
AS OF 1/1/1973.
SP
RP - 12
2. AREAS OF TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS ACRES WITH
SUSTAINED SLOPES OF 20% OR GREATER.
3. LAND AREAS ALONG RIVERS SUBJECT TO SEVERE BANK
EROSION, UNDERCUTTING OR RIVER BED MOVEMENT.
LR
Wetland Boundary
B. LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
THE LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT INCLUDES THOSE
AREAS SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. IT INCLUDES AREAS OTHER THAN THOSE
IN THE RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT, OR STREAM
PROTECTION DISTRICT AND AREAS WHICH ARE USED
LESS INTENSIVELY THAN THOSE IN THE GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
VC
Lake/Pond
SP= Stream Protection District - (100' either side)
C. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
SP
GD = General Development District
LR = Limited Residential District - 250'
THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING TYPES OF AREAS:
SP
RM
RP = Resource Protection District
1. AREAS OF TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS ACRES
DEVOTED TO COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR INTENSIVE
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OR A MIX OF SUCH ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
GD 40 & 2
Overlay Zone
- AREAS DEVOTED TO MANUFACTURING, FABRICATION, OR
OTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES;
I
A - Aquifer Protection District
SP
BPO - Business Professional
- AREAS DEVOTED TO WHOLESALING, WAREHOUSING,
RETAIL TRADE AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES OR OTHER
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND
SP
B - Aquifer Protection District
Presumpscot River
- AREAS DEVOTED TO INTENSIVE RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO AMUSEMENT PARKS, RACE TRACKS AND FAIR-GROUNDS.
2. AREAS OTHERWISE DISCERNIBLE AS HAVING PATTERNS
OF INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRAL OR RECREATIONAL
USES. PORTIONS OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT MAY ALSO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, NO AREA SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS A
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BASED SOLELY ON
RESIDENTIAL USE.
SP
RCCF - Retirement Community & Care Facility
MHP - Mobile Home Park
Contract Zone
South Windham
Zone
Windham Center
C-1 = Commercial 1
C-2 = Commercial 2
C-3 = Commercial 3
VC = Village Commercial
ED = Enterprise Development
F = Farm
IN AREAS ADJACENT TO GREAT PONDS CLASSIFIED GPA
AND ADJACENT TO RIVERS FLOWING TO GREAT PONDS
CLASSIFIED GPA, THE DESIGNATION OF AN AREA AS A
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SHALL BE BASED UPON
USES EXISTING AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF THIS
ORDINANCE. THERE SHALL BE NO NEWLY ESTABLISHED
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS OR EXPANSIONS IN AN
AREA OF EIXSTING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
ADJACENT TO GREAT PONDS CLASSIFIED GPA, AND
ADJACENT TO RIVERS WHICH FLOW TO GREAT PONDS
CLASSIFIED GPA.
APPROVED BY THE WINDHAM TOWN COUNCIL
DATE:
________________________
Scott Hayman
________________________
Matthew Noel
________________________
Kevin J. Call
________________________
Thomas W. Gleason
________________________
David Nadeau
________________________
Dennis Welch
D. STREAM PROTECTION DISTRICT
RP - 15
RL = Residential Limited
RM = Residential Medium
LR
_________________________
Peter V. Anania
0
INCLUDES ALL LAND AREAS WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100)
FEET HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE NORMAL
HIGH-WATER LINE OF A STREAM, EXCLUSIVE OF THOSE
AREAS WITHIN TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) FEET
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE
OF A GREAT POND, RIVER, OR WITHIN TWO
HUNDRED-FIFTY (250) FEET, HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF
THE UPLAND EDGE OF A FRESHWATER WETLAND. WHERE
A STREAM AND ITS ASSOCIATED SHORELAND AREA IS
LOCATED WITHIN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) FEET,
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF THE ABOVE WATER BODIES
OR WETLAND, THAT LAND AREA SHALL BE REGULATED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SHORELAND DISTRICT
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WATER BODY OR WETLAND.
SP (100' either side)
FR = Farm Residential
I = Industrial
- AREAS DEVOTED TO MANUFACTURING, FABRICATION, OR
OTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES;
- AREAS DEVOTED TO INTENSIVE RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO AMUSEMENT PARKS, RACE TRACKS AND
FAIR-GROUNDS.
LR
RP - 10
1. AREAS OF TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS ACRES
DEVOTED TO COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR INTENSIVE
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OR A MIX OF SUCH ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- AREAS DEVOTED TO WHOLESALING, WAREHOUSING,
RETAIL TRADE AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES OR OTHER
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND
SP
LR
B. LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
C. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
GD - 2
Zoning Revised:
October 1, 1991
October 1, 1992
October 1, 1994
October 1, 1995
October 1, 1996
October 1, 1997
October 1, 1998
October 1, 1999
October 1, 2000 (Streets Only)
October 1, 2001 (Streets Only)
August 24, 2010
September 14, 2010
September 28, 2010
October 12, 2010
February 22, 2011
July 12, 2011
April 24, 2012
October 23, 2012
3. LAND AREAS ALONG RIVERS SUBJECT TO SEVERE BANK
EROSION, UNDERCUTTING OR RIVER BED MOVEMENT.
THE LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT INCLUDES THOSE
AREAS SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. IT INCLUDES AREAS OTHER THAN THOSE
IN THE RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT, OR STREAM
PROTECTION DISTRICT AND AREAS WHICH ARE USED
LESS INTENSIVELY THAN THOSE IN THE GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
SP
(50' RP/200' LR)
RP -7
THE RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT INCLUDES AREA IN
WHICH DEVELOPMENT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT WATER
QUALITY, PRODUCTIVE HABITAT, BIOLOGICAL
ECOSYSTEMS, OR SCENIC AND NATURAL VALUES. THIS
DISTRICT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHEN
THEY OCCUR WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE SHORELAND ZONE. AREAS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED,
AND AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED
NON-RESIDENTIAL NEED NOT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE
RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
0.25
0.5
1
RP
1.5
2
Miles
1 inch equals 1,000 feet
When printed at 42" x 72"
Sources:
Maine Office of GIS
Portland Water District
Windham Assessor's Database
Windham Code Enforcement
Roger Timmons, Director
Windham Planning Office
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &
Wildlife
Prepared by: Elisa A. Trepanier, GIS Technician
Revised: November 13, 2012