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

Town of Steuben’s own rules

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land inside Steuben town's limits that lies within the town's shoreland zone. The town's ordinance index lists no general zoning ordinance; no general town-wide zoning ordinance was found for land outside the shoreland zone.

  • The town-adopted shoreland zoning ordinance is the only zoning ordinance located on the town's official ordinance index.
  • The ordinance title page states adoption by the town on July 25, 2018; the file is named 2019.
  • Outside the shoreland zone, no town zoning rule was found; the answer for those lands is unknown rather than absent.

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• Zoning districtsPartial

  Land inside Steuben town's shoreland zone only. The ordinance establishes districts within the shoreland zone; the zoning map and full district list were not reviewed.

  • Only the shoreland zoning districts are documented; no general zoning districts were found.

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

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development inside Steuben town's areas of special flood hazard (zones A, AE, AO and VE, as mapped by FEMA for Washington County) only. The permit is issued by the Steuben planning board.

  • The areas are zones a, ae, ao, and ve for the town of steuben, washington county, maine, identified by FEMA in the Washington County flood insurance study.
  • Exceptions are provided in the ordinance's article vii, which covers conditional use review.
  • The flood hazard development permit is in addition to any other permits that may be required under the town's codes and ordinances.
  • The ordinance text shows blank enactment and effective-date fields, so no effective date is stated.

  “before any construction or other development (as defined in article xiv), including the placement of manufactured homes, begins within any areas of special flood hazard established in article i, a flood hazard development permit shall be obtained from the planning board except as provided in article vii.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit applications offered by the Steuben town office

  • The page lists a building permit application and other permit forms but does not state the permit process, fees, or submission steps.

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Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new construction inside Steuben town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits or licensing inside Steuben town
• Building code adopted — Building construction standards inside Steuben town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Steuben town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Steuben 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.