Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Haynesville, Maine

Town of Haynesville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New buildings and additions over 100 square feet inside Haynesville town

  • Permits for buildings not in a shoreland zoning area are approved or rejected by the selectboard, per the town page.
  • Permits for buildings in or near the shoreland zoning area need approval from the town code enforcement officer (CEO).
  • Construction without a required permit may be a violation subject to enforcement under 30-a M.R.S. § 4452, per the town page.

  threshold: > 100 square feet (additions and new buildings over this size require a town building permit)

  “a town building permit is required for all new buildings and additions over 100sq. ft.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Plumbing and septic work for new structures inside Haynesville town; no structural building inspection rule was located

  • Plumbing inspections go through the town's licensed plumbing inspector (LPI) for state permits and inspections.
  • No town structural or building-code inspection requirement was found on the town site.

  “all plumbing related to the new structure, both indoor plumbing and septic, will need coordination with the town lpi (licensed plumbing inspector) for state permits and inspections”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Shoreland zoning districts inside Haynesville's shoreland zone only; no general zoning district map located

  • The ordinance establishes a resource protection district and a stream protection district.
  • The town posts a shoreland zoning (SLZ) map PDF, not opened.
  • The general town zoning map is not located.

  “the resource protection district includes areas in which development would adversely affect water quality”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Placing a recreational vehicle as a private campsite on land inside Haynesville's shoreland zone; no rule found for land outside the shoreland zone

  • Individual private campsites are allowed only if the listed conditions are met.
  • Campsite placement, including an area for a recreational vehicle, must be set back 100 feet from the normal high-water line of a great pond or river flowing to a great pond.
  • Campsite placement is set back 75 feet from the normal high-water line of other water bodies, tributary streams, or wetlands (per the same subsection).

  setback from great pond or river flowing to a great pond: >= 100 feet (horizontal distance from normal high-water line)

  “campsite placement on any lot, including the area intended for a recreational vehicle or tent platform, shall be set back one hundred (100) feet, horizontal distance, from the normal highwater line of a great pond or river flowing to a great pond”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Individual private campsites not associated with campgrounds inside Haynesville's shoreland zone

  • Allowed on a vacant lot for one campsite per lot existing on the effective date, or 30,000 square feet of lot area within the shoreland zone, whichever is less.
  • On a lot with a principal use or structure, the lot must still meet the minimum dimensional requirements for that use separately from the 30,000 square feet campsite area.
  • Campsite placement is set back 100 feet from great ponds or rivers flowing to great ponds and 75 feet from other water bodies, tributary streams, or wetlands.

  campsite lot area: 30000 square feet (or one campsite per lot existing on the effective date, whichever is less, within the shoreland zone)

  “individual private campsites not associated with campgrounds are allowed provided the following conditions are met”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Subsurface wastewater (septic) systems for new buildings inside Haynesville town; the town's licensed plumbing inspector (LPI) issues the state-rule permits

  • The state Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rule (10-144 CMR ch. 241), linked from the town page, is the substantive standard that the LPI administers.
  • Permit fees are listed on the town page as state fees.

  “state permits are available from the ceo/lpi.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New buildings with pressurized water inside Haynesville town

  • Requirement applies to new buildings with pressurized water; off-grid systems are covered separately.
  • Construction proceeds after the state permit from the LPI or CEO.

  “all new buildings with pressurized water are required to have a designed and inspected septic system.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New buildings with pressurized water inside Haynesville town

  • The inspection is coordinated through the town LPI, per the plumbing paragraph on the same page.

  “all new buildings with pressurized water are required to have a designed and inspected septic system.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  New off-grid structures and structures without pressurized water inside Haynesville town

  • Permits and designs are required for outhouses and gray water waste.
  • Permits are issued by the CEO or LPI.

  “all new off grid and no pressurized water systems are required to have permits and designs for outhouses and gray water waste.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Septic and indoor plumbing permit fees for work inside Haynesville town; no building permit fee schedule was located

  • Fees are state permit fees collected through the town LPI/CEO.
  • Travel fee applies per trip to the LPI and covers all trips for the septic system or internal plumbing.

  state septic permit fee: 250 USD (plus $150.00 additional fee to cover travel to LPI) · state indoor plumbing permit fee: 10 USD per fixture (plus $150.00 additional fee to cover travel to LPI)

  “state septic permit fee is $250.00 plus $150.00 additional fee to cover travel to lpi.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Haynesville or Aroostook County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Haynesville town
• Building code adopted — Building code for new construction inside Haynesville town
• Certificate of occupancy — New dwellings inside Haynesville town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Haynesville town
• Lot coverage — Building coverage of lots inside Haynesville town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.