Section 12. Harbor Business District (B-H)
A. Purpose
The purpose of the Harbor Business District is to preserve and maintain for
the citizens of Camden the character of Camden Harbor, including its scenic
value and views from the land, its accessibility to the public, and its economic
value for functionally water-dependent uses.
B. Permitted Uses
The following uses are permitted in the Harbor Business District:
The following resource protection uses:
(1) Uses listed in Section 1 of this Article, Natural Resource Protection District,
paragraph B
The following residential uses:
(2) Single family dwellings, except no residential use shall
occur on a floor at street level
(3) Two-family dwellings, except no residential use shall occur
on a floor at street level
(4) Multifamily dwellings, except no residential use shall occur
on a floor at street level
The following commercial uses:
(5) Boat and marine sales and service
(6) Financial services, except on a floor at street level
(7) Inns, except on a floor at street level
(8) Leasing, rental, and storage facilities
(9) Outdoor boat storage
(10) Publishing of newspapers, magazines, and books (excluding
printing plants), except on a floor at street level
(11) Sit-down restaurants
(12) Retail sales, excluding motor vehicle sales and repairs, motor home sales,
motorcycle and motor bike rental and sales, and gas stations
(except for marine-related purposes) and similar outdoor sales establishments
that tend to detract from or interfere with a high intensity of pedestrian activity
(13) Storage within barns or similar accessory structures
existing as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance
(14) Theaters and entertainment (excluding games and activities
common to amusement parks), except on a floor at street level
The following professional services:
(15) Professional offices, except on a floor at street level
The following water-dependent uses:
(16) Marinas and recreational fishing and boating facilities
(17) Municipal boat ramps and municipal piers
(18) Other functionally water dependent uses as defined in this
Ordinance
The following industrial uses:
(19) Tradesmen's shops that include the retailing of items
produced on the premises
The following utility uses:
(20) Commercial parking facilities
(21) Essential services
(22) Public utilities
(23) Road construction
The following accessory activities:
(24) Accessory uses
(25) Home occupations
(26) Homestay
C. Uses Permitted as Special Exceptions
The following uses may be permitted only upon approval as special
exceptions in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this
Ordinance:
The following municipal and institutional uses
(1) Municipal uses
(2) Quasi-public facilities
D. Prohibited Uses
Uses not allowed as permitted uses or special exceptions are
prohibited within this district.
E. Standards
(1) The standards of performance of Article
X, Parts I and II, shall be observed.
(2) The following space and bulk standards shall apply:
| MINIMUM LOT AREA | 20,000 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT | |
| Single Family | 1,500 sq. ft. |
| Two-Family Dwellings | 1,500 sq. ft. |
| Multi-family Dwellings | 1,500 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE | None |
| MINIMUM SETBACKS | |
| Front, side and back | None |
| From the Harbor Line per Zoning Map B | 15 ft. except 60 ft. for buildings or structures over 24 ft. high; no setback required for piers, ramps, launching ramps, or other similar structures which must adjoin the harbor line in order to accomplish or support functionally water dependent uses |
| From the mean high water line of the outer harbor | 40 feet |
| Side and back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential district | 10 feet, except 15 feet for buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting in inner harbor |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE | |
| General | 100 percent, subject to the requirement in Article VIII, 12(E)(3) for a view corridor with an area equal to 20% of the total lot area |
| Buildings over 24 feet high on lots abutting the inner harbor | 10 percent or 12,000 sq. ft. of the lot, whichever is less |
| MIMIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS | 200 feet between buildings over 24 ft. high on lots abutting the inner harbor; provided, however, that there shall be no minimum distance between a building over 24 ft. high and a building whose height is 24 ft. or less and no minimum distance between buildings with heights of 24 ft. or less. For lots abutting the outer harbor, there is no minumum distance between buildings. |
| MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE | The total areaPRINCIPAL of all buildings, structures, parking lots and other nonvegetated surfaces on a lot shall be permitted to cover 100% of a total lot area, subject to the requirements for a view corridor in Article VIII, 12(E)(3). |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING OR STRUCTURE HEIGHT | |
| General (except as stated below) | 24 feet |
| Nonresidential buildings of one story,
used exclusively for construction, storage or repair of
boat or ships: on lots abutting the inner harbor on lots abutting the outer harbor |
32 feet 40 feet |
| TEMPORARY STRUCTURES FOR FUNCTIONALLY
WATER DEPENDENT USES (OTHER THAN SUCH STRUCTURES
ENCLOSING VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR) WHICH
ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE 15 FT. SETBACK FROM TH HARBOR LINE Maximum height Maximum lot coverage of temporary structure |
14 feet 150 sq. ft. |
| TEMPORARY STRUCTURES FOR FUNCTIONALLY WATER DEPENDENT USES EMPLOYED ONLY TO ENCLOSE VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR | |
| Maximum height | 7 ft. above the highest point of vessel, calculated without reference to mast and incidental protrusions |
| Maximum building coverage | Area resulting from width of the vessel multiplied by the length of the vessel; with the calculation of width and length including 4 ft. beyond scaffolding or devices necessary for working on such vessel, such devices constructed to conform to OSHA standards |
(3) Additional Space and Bulk
Standards
(a) A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be kept free of buildings and structures
as a single, straight view corridor of constant width from street to harbor line.
In calculating lot area, the property landward of the officially established harbor
line shall be included, minus any area within existing, recorded easements upon
which building is prohibited. Any fence in the view corridor shall be of open
construction. Temporary structures shall not interfere with this view corridor.
(b) No part of a building may project over the right of way at any point.
(4) Shoreland Area
Unless otherwise noted, properties within shoreland areas shall comply with the
additional standards set forth in Article X, Part I, Section 1, of this Ordinance.
(5) Historic Areas
Properties within historic areas shall comply with the additional standards
set forth in Article
X, Part I, Section 3 of this Ordinance.
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