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

Town of Starks’s own rules

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land inside Starks town's limits that falls under the town's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (shoreland areas only). No general, town-wide zoning ordinance was found on the town's official ordinances page.

  • Only the existence of a Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, map and permit application was confirmed from the town's ordinances page; the ordinance text was not opened because the linked PDFs returned HTTP 404 in this session.
  • Whether Starks town has a general zoning ordinance outside shoreland areas is not established.

  “shoreland zoning ordinance shoreland zoning map shoreland zoning permit application”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Plumbing and subsurface wastewater (septic) systems inside Starks town limits

  • Under 22 M.R.S. §42 the municipal officers appoint the plumbing inspector(s) for the municipality; subsurface wastewater disposal rules are set by the state, so state rules and the local inspector both apply.
  • The ordinances page lists a Subsurface Wastewater Disposal (septic system) permit application and a plumbing permit application; the local inspector's name and any county health role were not confirmed on an official page.

  “in municipalities, the municipal officers shall provide for the appointment of one or more plumbing inspectors.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Creation of new lots or subdivisions of land inside Starks town limits

  • The ordinances page lists a subdivision ordinance and a subdivision permit application; the subdivision ordinance text itself was not opened because the linked PDFs returned HTTP 404.
  • Approval mechanics and lot-count thresholds are not established from the page.

  “subdivision ordinance subdivision permit application fillable ms word version”

• Permit feesPublished

  Land use and permit fees for work inside Starks town limits

  • The fee schedule itself was not opened; its dollar amounts are not recorded here.
  • The ordinances page also lists an 'ordinance repealing the ordinance establishing plumbing and septic system permit fees', so the separate septic fee schedule may have been replaced.

  “fee schedule for permits & land use ordinances”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Starks town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Starks town limits
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Starks town limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Starks town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for buildings inside Starks town limits

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.