Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of New Sharon, Maine

Town of New Sharon’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Building in or moving structures to New Sharon town (a building notification, not a full building permit)

  • A building notification form must be filed with the code enforcement officer with a $25.00 fee.
  • Building, construction, or tree cutting within 250 feet of any body of water or wetlands requires contacting the planning board for additional requirements.
  • The town's page does not state that a full building permit is required; the separate building-permit requirement is unverified.

  “if you are planning to build in or move structures to new sharon, a building notification form is required to be filed with the code enforcement officer along with a fee of $25.00.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside New Sharon town, reviewed by the town's planning board

  • The subdivision ordinance text was not opened; the ordinance's thresholds and standards are unverified.
  • Subdivision requires a planning board application on the town's form.

  “subdivision ordinance forms: subdivision application, site plan application checklist to review for completeness, review of esthetics”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building notification fee for building in or moving structures to New Sharon town

  • Fee applies to the building notification form only; other permit fees were not found.

  building notification fee: 25 USD

  “if you are planning to build in or move structures to new sharon, a building notification form is required to be filed with the code enforcement officer along with a fee of $25.00.”

• Permit processPartial

  Process for building in or moving structures in New Sharon town

  • Only the building notification step is published; the ordinance steps after notification were not located.

  “if you are planning to build in or move structures to new sharon, a building notification form is required to be filed with the code enforcement officer along with a fee of $25.00.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for New Sharon town
• Building code adopted — Which building code, if any, New Sharon town has adopted inside its limits
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside New Sharon town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside New Sharon town
• Local zoning — Whether New Sharon town administers a general zoning ordinance for land inside the 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.