Section 5. Coastal Residential District (CR)
A. Purpose
The Coastal Residential District includes lands along scenic coastal corridors north
and south of the village area. The purpose of the district is to allow for a
moderate level of residential and other development while assuring that these
corridors retain their scenic landscapes and vistas and continue to serve as
attractive gateways to Camden. The intention is that development be designed
to fit into the existing character that includes rolling terrain and interspersed
woods, fields, structures, and views of the water.
B. Permitted Uses
The following uses are permitted in the Coastal Residential
District:
The following resource protection uses:
(1) Uses listed in Section 1 of this Article, Natural Resource Protection District,
paragraph B
The following resource production uses:
(2) Agriculture
(3) Timber harvesting
The following residential uses:
(4) Single family dwellings
(5) Two-family dwellings
(6) Open space residential developments that meet the standards
of Article IX
(7) Cottages
The following municipal and institutional uses:
(8) Family cemeteries, as defined by state law (13 MRSA §1142), covering no
more than one-quarter of an acre of land, a description of which is recorded
with the Town Clerk or with the Knox County Registry of Deeds
The following commercial uses:
(9) Outdoor storage of boats, provided the screening standards of
Article X, Part II,
Section 3(5) are met.
(10) Storage within barns or similar accessory structures
existing as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance
The following marine uses:
(11) Municipal boat ramps and municipal piers
The following utility uses:
(12) Essential services
(13) Road construction
The following accessory activities:
(14) Accessory uses
(15) Home occupations
(16) 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) Cemeteries
(2) Municipal uses
(3) Quasi-public facilities, provided no structures are involved
(4) Nursery schools and day care centers
The following recreational uses:
(5) Golf courses
The following utility uses:
(6) Public utilities
The following commercial uses:
(7) Expansion of hotels or motels with ten or more rooms offered for
rent legally in existence as of March 11, 1985, within a lot of record
existing as of March 11, 1985, subject to conformity with applicable space
and bulk standards.
The following industrial uses:
(8) Expansion of facilities used for the storage and maintenance of construction
equipment and which were legally in existence as of March 11, 1985, within lots
of record existing as of March 11, 1985, subject to conformity with applicable
space and bulk standards.
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:
a. Lots that are part of residential subdivisions approved by the Planning Board
after the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall comply with the terms of
Article IX, Open Space Zoning, Open Space Zoning; except that subdivisions for which completed
applications have been submitted to the Planning Board prior to the date of
adoption of this Ordinance shall be subject to the regulations in effect at the
time of their submission.
b. For all other lots, the following space and bulk standards shall apply:
| Sewer | No Sewer | |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA | ||
| Residential | 30,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| Nonresidential | 30,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT |
30,000 sq. ft. | 40,000 sq. ft. |
| MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE | ||
| Residential | 100 feet | 150 feet |
| NonResidential | 100 feet | 150 feet |
| MINIMUM SETBACKS | ||
| Residential and Nonresidential | ||
| Front | 25 feet | 25 feet |
| Side | 15 feet | 25 feet |
| Back | 15 feet | 25 feet |
| Normal High Water Mark | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) | See Article X, Part I, Section 1(9)(j) |
| Side and Back yard for nonresidential use abutting a residential use |
25 feet | 25 feet |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE | 20% | 20% |
| MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE, SHORELAND AREA | 20% | 20% |
| MAXIMUM BUILDING OR STRUCTURE HEIGHT | ||
| Residential | 30 feet | 30 feet |
| Nonresidential | 30 feet | 30 feet |
| MIMIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS ON SAME LOT |
30 feet | 30 feet |
(3) Screening
Nonresidential uses abutting a residential use or a district other than a
business or industrial district shall provide screening in accordance with the
standards in Article X, Part II, Section 3, of this Ordinance.
(4) Shoreland Area
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.
