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

Town of Kingfield’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, structures and uses inside Kingfield town that the zoning ordinance makes subject to a permit

  • The permit is required only where a provision of the ordinance requires one; the permitting authority (Code Enforcement Officer or Planning Board) is designated per use in the land use table.
  • Application is made in writing on the town form to the permitting authority, and fees follow the schedule adopted by the selectmen.

  “any person required and entitled by any provision of the ordinance to obtain a permit for any building, structure, or use, shall file a written application with the permitting authority as designated in section 5.g district uses.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All land inside Kingfield town limits (Franklin County, Maine), administered by the town under its own zoning ordinance

  • Uses and dimensional limits vary by zoning district (Village, Growth, Rural 1, Rural 2, roadway approach overlay, contract zoning) and by shoreland zoning where mapped.

  “all buildings or structures hereinafter erected, reconstructed, expanded or moved, and uses of premises in the town of kingfield shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts of Kingfield town (Village, Growth, Rural 1, Rural 2, roadway approach overlay, contract zoning)

  • Districts are shown on the 'zoning map of kingfield' (Appendix I) and described by boundary in Section 5.

  “land uses are permitted in each district as shown in the following table in conformance with the performance standards of section 6”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Growth district, single-family and other lots inside Kingfield town

  • Minimum size is 10,000 sq ft with public sewer and 40,000 sq ft without.
  • Road frontage 100 ft (growth). Shoreland-zone lots follow the shoreland zoning ordinance.
  • Table text is garbled in the PDF text layer; column mapping inferred from column order.

  minimum lot size with public sewer: 10000 sq ft (growth district) · minimum lot size without public sewer: 40000 sq ft (growth district)

  “minimum size (square feet) zoning district w/public sewer village growth rural 1 rural 2 10,000 10,000 na na w/o public sewer road frontage shore frontage 20,000 40,000 40,000 200,000 75 ft. 100 ft. 200 ft. 200 ft.”

  3 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Village district, single-family and other lots inside Kingfield town

    “minimum size (square feet) zoning district w/public sewer village growth rural 1 rural 2 10,000 10,000 na na w/o public sewer road frontage shore frontage 20,000 40,000 40,000 200,000 75 ft. 100 ft. 200 ft. 200 ft.”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 1 district inside Kingfield town (lots without public sewer, since public sewer is not available in this district)

    “minimum size (square feet) zoning district w/public sewer village growth rural 1 rural 2 10,000 10,000 na na w/o public sewer road frontage shore frontage 20,000 40,000 40,000 200,000 75 ft. 100 ft. 200 ft. 200 ft.”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 2 district inside Kingfield town (lots without public sewer)

    “minimum size (square feet) zoning district w/public sewer village growth rural 1 rural 2 10,000 10,000 na na w/o public sewer road frontage shore frontage 20,000 40,000 40,000 200,000 75 ft. 100 ft. 200 ft. 200 ft.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Village district inside Kingfield town

  • Road setback 35 ft, measured from the centerline of the traveled way; side yard 10 ft.
  • Rear yard and high water line setbacks are in the same garbled table and were not resolved; see followups.
  • Lots in the shoreland zone follow the shoreland zoning ordinance.

  road setback: 35 ft (village district; measured from centerline) · side yard setback: 10 ft (village district)

  “minimum setback 1. and maximum lot coverage zoning district road/ street village growth rural 1 rural 2 35 feet 40 feet 50 feet 100 feet side yard 10 feet 15 feet 50 feet 50 feet”

  3 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Growth district inside Kingfield town

    “minimum setback 1. and maximum lot coverage zoning district road/ street village growth rural 1 rural 2 35 feet 40 feet 50 feet 100 feet side yard 10 feet 15 feet 50 feet 50 feet”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 1 district inside Kingfield town

    “minimum setback 1. and maximum lot coverage zoning district road/ street village growth rural 1 rural 2 35 feet 40 feet 50 feet 100 feet side yard 10 feet 15 feet 50 feet 50 feet”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 2 district inside Kingfield town

    “minimum setback 1. and maximum lot coverage zoning district road/ street village growth rural 1 rural 2 35 feet 40 feet 50 feet 100 feet side yard 10 feet 15 feet 50 feet 50 feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Growth district inside Kingfield town

  • Maximum lot coverage 50 percent. Shoreland-zone lots follow the shoreland zoning ordinance.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 50 percent (growth district)

  “lot coverage 75 percent 50 percent 50 percent 15 percent”

  3 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Village district inside Kingfield town

    “lot coverage 75 percent 50 percent 50 percent 15 percent”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 1 district inside Kingfield town

    “lot coverage 75 percent 50 percent 50 percent 15 percent”

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural 2 district inside Kingfield town

    “lot coverage 75 percent 50 percent 50 percent 15 percent”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential buildings inside Kingfield town (general limit outside the rural exception)

  • Residential buildings may not exceed 35 ft. Heights are measured vertically from the downhill side to the highest point.
  • Commercial and industrial buildings are limited to 60 ft with fire-chief-approved fire protection (not covered by this claim).

  maximum residential building height: <= 35 ft (except rural district (see separate claim))

  “no residential building shall exceed thirty five (35) feet in height; except that in the rural district, the height limit may be increased to forty five (45) feet with planning board approval.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residential buildings in the 'rural district' inside Kingfield town, where the ordinance allows the higher limit

    “no residential building shall exceed thirty five (35) feet in height; except that in the rural district, the height limit may be increased to forty five (45) feet with planning board approval.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Storage of recreational vehicles on a lot inside Kingfield town; the ordinance addresses storage, not living occupancy

  • The RV must meet all setback requirements.
  • The RV may not be temporarily or permanently connected to the town subsurface waste disposal system.
  • The RV may not be placed on any type of foundation, and no structure may be attached to it.
  • Storage authority does not include commercial sales of RVs.

  “storage of one (1) or more recreational vehicles per lot is permitted providing that the following conditions are met: 1. the placement of the recreation vehicle on any lot shall meet all setback requirements.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds (commercial overnight RV and tent sites with a fee) inside Kingfield town in all districts listed in the land use table

  • Land use table lists campgrounds as reviewed by the planning board (pb) in each district; the table's 'pb' code is the planning board permitting authority.
  • Campgrounds need at least 5,000 sq ft per RV site and 2,500 sq ft per tent site (not counting roads and driveways); 5,000 sq ft each in the shoreland zone.
  • Campgrounds must provide water and sewerage systems per Maine Department of Health and Human Services regulations, and screen adjacent land with a 25 ft landscaped buffer.

  minimum area per RV site: >= 5000 sq ft (not including roads and driveways; 5,000 sq ft per tent site is 2,500 sq ft)

  “campgrounds shall contain a minimum of five thousand (5,000) square feet (not including roads and driveways) for each recreational vehicle site, and a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet (not including roads and driveways) for each tent site.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes used as a dwelling inside Kingfield town

  • Plumbing and sewage disposal must conform to the Maine state internal plumbing code and the Maine state subsurface wastewater disposal rules.
  • Unoccupied mobile homes may be stored on a lot subject to setback rules but may not be used for any purpose.

  “a mobile home used as a dwelling shall have plumbing and a sewage disposal system which shall be in conformity with the maine state internal plumbing code and the maine state subsurface wastewater disposal rules.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  A second dwelling structure on one lot inside Kingfield town (not a general accessory dwelling unit allowance)

  • Permitted only for persons dependent due to age or physical disability on occupants of the principal dwelling.
  • Sewage disposal must go through the town septic system or conform to subsurface wastewater rules.
  • The second structure must be removed when the dependent person no longer needs it.
  • Dimensional requirements apply separately to each dwelling structure.

  “a second dwelling structure may be provided for persons who are dependent due to age or physical disability upon occupants of the principal dwelling structure: and”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal on lots inside Kingfield town: the town septic system where one serves the lot, otherwise the state subsurface wastewater rules

  • The zoning ordinance names the town septic system as one option, and the state subsurface wastewater rules as the other.
  • The Code Enforcement Officer is also the plumbing inspector, available at the Town Office by appointment.

  “1) sewage disposal must be provided either through the town septic system or in conformance with subsurface wastewater rules”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and mobile home park development inside Kingfield town

  • A separate town of Kingfield subdivision ordinance applies; it was not opened within budget.
  • No new lot may be created unless in conformity with the district regulations of the zoning ordinance, unless a variance is granted.

  “mobile home parks shall be subject to requirements contained in the town of kingfield subdivision ordinance and such minimum lot requirements as may be contained in section 5.g. of this ordinance.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Use or building permit applications inside Kingfield town

  • Fee is set by the schedule of fees adopted by the selectmen after notice and public hearing; the schedule itself was not located within budget.

  “any application for a permit described in section 3.b.1 above shall be accompanied by a fee based on the schedule of fees adopted by the board of selectmen after notice and public hearing.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning use permit process inside Kingfield town

  • The ordinance sets the process for zoning use permits; the building or use permit form and plumbing application were listed but not opened, so the full process is only partly published.

  “such application shall be made on a form provided for that purpose.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permits inside Kingfield town
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Kingfield town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Kingfield town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Kingfield town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Kingfield 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.