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

Town of Limington’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, demolition, remodeling, or structural alteration of a building inside Limington town limits.

  • A new dwelling unit also requires a growth permit before the building permit can issue.

  “A building permit is required for construction, demolition, remodeling, or structural alterations of a building.”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Homeowner-performed plumbing, electrical, and heating work at the homeowner's own home inside Limington town limits.

  • The Town describes the exceptions only as specific exceptions; the scope and requirements of each exception were not published on the opened page.

  “With some specific exceptions involving a homeowner doing his/her own work at his/her own home”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building work inside Limington town limits.

  • The Town states that its 2021 IBC and IRC editions include local amendments.

  building code edition: 2021 (International Building Code and International Residential Code with local amendments)

  “The Town’s building code is the 2021 edition of the International Building Code and International Residential Code with local amendments.”

• InspectionsRequired

  All permitted work inside Limington town limits.

  • Inspections must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance for an appointment.

  inspection scheduling notice: >= 24 hours (appointment required)

  “All permitted work must be inspected. Inspections must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance for an appointment.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings, uses of land and buildings, and sanitary facilities inside Limington town limits, as applicable under the zoning ordinance.

  • A residential growth permit is required before a new dwelling unit may be created or located.

  “A Certificate of Occupancy issued by the Code Enforcement Officer is required in advance of the use or occupancy of:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All land and structures inside Limington town limits.

  “The provisions of this Ordinance shall govern all land and all structures within the boundaries of the Town of Limington.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Limington town limits.

  • The land-use table also identifies shoreland, aquifer-protection, and endangered-species/critical-area overlay districts.

  “For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Town is hereby divided into the following Districts: Commercial Residential Village Historic Village Rural Resource Conservation”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Structures in Limington zoning districts.

  • The table provides RC, RU, RE/V, Commercial, and AP values; the Commercial and AP entries include Planning Board or special table conditions.

  maximum lot coverage by structure in RU: <= 20 percent (not in Aquifer Protection) · maximum lot coverage by structure in RE/V: <= 20 percent (not in Aquifer Protection)

  “5. Maximum lot coverage by structure (%) A. Not in Aquifer Protection 5 20 20 PB”

• Tiny homesLimited

  Tiny homes treated as single-family dwellings inside Limington town limits.

  • Minimum lot area varies by district: RC 653,400 square feet; RU 120,000; RE/V 60,000; Commercial 60,000; AP 120,000.

  minimum lot size in RU Rural District: >= 120000 square feet (single-family dwelling including tiny homes) · minimum lot size in RE/V Residential/Village District: >= 60000 square feet (single-family dwelling including tiny homes)

  “A. Single family dwelling (inc. mobile homes and tiny homes) 653,400 120,000 60,000 60,000 120,000”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory dwelling units on the same lot as a principal residence inside Limington town limits.

  • Unit must meet dimensional regulations for its zone.
  • conditions only apply to an ADU created solely to provide additional independent living quarters.
  • ADUs in shoreland areas must comply with shoreland zoning regulations.

  ADU living-space minimum: >= 190 square feet · ADU living-space maximum: <= 800 square feet

  “must meet all dimensional regulations of the zone in which one is proposed and must have living space between 190 and 800 square feet.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Subsurface wastewater systems inside Limington town limits.

  • The disposal-system permit must conform with the State Plumbing Code.

  “All permits are available to be picked up at the CEO’s office.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation of septic systems or parts thereof, and alteration of leach fields, inside Limington town limits.

  • Fees are under the State Plumbing Code and depend on reviews needed to approve the application.

  “Plumbing permits are required for installation of septic systems or parts thereof, and for altering leach fields.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted septic-system work inside Limington town limits.

  • Inspection must be arranged at least 24 hours before the appointment.

  inspection scheduling notice: >= 24 hours (appointment required)

  “All permitted work must be inspected. Inspections must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance for an appointment.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  A property not served by public sewer where the proposed structure or use requires a subsurface sewage-disposal system.

  • Applicant must submit a valid plumbing permit or completed plumbing-permit application including a site evaluation approved by the plumbing inspector.

  “If the property is not served by a public sewer a valid plumbing permit or a completed application for a plumbing permit”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in the floodplain inside Limington town limits.

  • Planning Board approval and a flood permit are required before applicable construction permits issue.
  • Project must meet State specifications.

  “Development in the floodplain requires approval from the Planning Board and a flood permit prior to the issuance of applicable construction permits.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town code-enforcement permits inside Limington town limits.

  • The documents page labels the linked document as the Building/Code Fee Schedule.

  “Permit Fee Schedule Building/Code Fee Schedule”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Permit applications inside Limington town limits.

  • The planning board or CEO must notify the applicant whether the written application is complete within 35 days.
  • Decision timing changes if the Planning Board has a waiting list or the application requires a public hearing.
  • For a conforming application, the required fee must be paid before issuance.

  complete-application notice period: <= 35 days · decision period after complete application: <= 35 days (subject to stated Planning Board waiting-list and public-hearing provisions) · CEO issuance period for conforming application: <= 10 days (upon payment of required fee)

  “shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny all permit applications in writing within thirty-five (35) days of receiving a completed application.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Limington

Town of Limington does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings, including mobile and tiny homes, in Limington's RE/V Residential/Village District.

  minimum lot size: >= 60000 square feet (single-family dwelling including mobile homes and tiny homes)

  “RE/V Residential / Village District [...] A. Single family dwelling (inc. mobile homes and tiny homes) [...] 60,000”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings, including mobile and tiny homes, in Limington's RU Rural District.

    “RU Rural District [...] A. Single family dwelling (inc. mobile homes and tiny homes) [...] 120,000”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Lots and structures in Limington's RE/V Residential/Village District.

  • On non-conforming lots of record, the Code Enforcement Officer may reduce setbacks up to 20%.

  front property-line setback: >= 55 feet · side-line setback: >= 30 feet · rear-line setback: >= 30 feet

  “A. Setback from the front property line 75 75 55 50 [...] C. Rear line setback 30 30 30 25”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Lots and structures in Limington's RU Rural District.

    “A. Setback from the front property line 75 75 55 50 B. Side line setback 30 30 30 25”

Still unanswered

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

• Minimum dwelling size — Principal single-family dwellings inside Limington town limits.
• Building height — Principal structures inside Limington town limits.
• Living in an RV — Long-term RV occupancy on private land inside Limington town limits.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Limington town limits.
• Well permit — Private-well construction inside Limington 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Limington means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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