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

Town of Norridgewock’s own rules

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Shoreland zone inside Norridgewock town. Districts named in the shoreland ordinance; no general zoning district map was located.

  • The ordinance refers to an Official Shoreland Zoning Map; the map itself was not opened.
  • Districts outside the shoreland zone were not located.

  “13. establishment of districts a. resource protection district.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential lots (per dwelling unit) inside Norridgewock town's shoreland zone only

  • Applies only inside the shoreland zone.
  • Land below the normal high-water line and land beneath roads serving more than two lots is not counted toward minimum lot area.

  minimum lot area, residential per dwelling unit: >= 40000 sq ft (shoreland zone only; government, institutional, commercial or industrial per principal structure requires 60,000 sq ft) · minimum shore frontage, residential per dwelling unit: >= 200 ft (shoreland zone only; government, institutional, commercial or industrial requires 300 ft)

  “minimum lot area (sq. ft.) 40,000 60,000 minimum shore frontage (ft.) 200 300 40,000 200 (2) land below the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland and land beneath roads serving more than two (2) lots shall not be included toward calculating minimum lot area.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots inside Norridgewock town's shoreland zone only

  • Applies to the total footprint of all structures, parking lots and other nonvegetated surfaces within the shoreland zone.
  • Stated exception: general development district, where lot coverage is governed by a different limit (text cut off in the open page; not verified).

  maximum nonvegetated footprint (structures, parking, other nonvegetated surfaces) as share of lot in shoreland zone: <= 20 percent (general development district has a separate limit (not verified))

  “the total footprint area of all structures, parking lots and other nonvegetated surfaces, within the shoreland zone shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the lot or a portion thereof, located within the shoreland zone, including land area previously developed, except in the general 18 development district, where lot coverage shall not exceed seventy (70) percent.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Buildings and structures in the shoreland flood-area standards of Norridgewock town (flood-prone land in the shoreland zone)

  • Accessory structures may follow the town's floodplain management ordinance if the town participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has adopted the April 2005 or later version.
  • No separate floodplain permit was located.

  lowest floor elevation above 100-year flood: >= 1 ft (accessory structures may follow the floodplain management ordinance if adopted)

  “(3) the lowest floor elevation or openings of all buildings and structures, including basements, shall be elevated at least one foot above the elevation of the 100 year flood, the flood of record, or in the absence of these, the flood as defined by soil types identified as recent flood-plain soils.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit and inspection contact for work inside Norridgewock town, handled by the town Code Enforcement Officer

  • Office is often out for site inspections; an appointment is strongly recommended.
  • Full application steps and forms were not located.

  “the code enforcement officer is often out of the office to complete site inspections. we strongly recommend scheduling an appointment to meet with him in advance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction inside Norridgewock town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a owner-occupied home inside Norridgewock town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Norridgewock town
• Inspections — Building inspection for new construction inside Norridgewock town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Norridgewock 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.