Town Of Cape Elizabeth

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Pending Ordinances

Business A District Amendments adopted by Town Council June 8, 2009, effective July 8, 2009)

Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance (Town Council adopted June 8, 2009, effective July 8, 2009)

Shoreland Zoning Amendments with map (Planning Board public hearing April 27, 2009 - updated 04/16/09)

Farming provisions proposals to zoning ordiannce (Referred to Planning Board by Town Council on Nov. 10, 2008)

Miscellaneous Offenses (Word format. Town Council approved Sept. 8, 2008, effective Oct. 8, 2008, except for smoking ban in Fort Williams Park, which was referred to the Fort Williams Advisory Commission.)

Floodplain Management draft and Cover Memo (Word format. Town Council approved Sept. 8, 2008, effective Oct. 8, 2008)

BA Wetlands zoning ordinance amendments (Planning Board public hearing April 15, 2008, will be considered with BA zoning amendments package)

Existing Ordinances

General Provisions (12K)

Administrative Code (23K)

Personnel Code (320K) (revised effective 12/20/08)

Boards and Commissions (13K) (revised effective 12/14/05)

Commercial Licenses and Permits (10K)

Construction Codes (53K)
(Includes revisions effective Oct. 8, 2008)

Dogs (9K)

Fire Protection Code (19K)
(Includes revisions of July 9, 2007)

Firearms (5K)

Coastal Waters and Harbor Ordinance (160K) (revised effective Aug. 10, 2005)

Health and Sanitation (206K) (revised effective 12/10/03)

Miscellaneous Offenses (10K) (includes revisions effective Oct. 8, 2008)

Traffic Regulations (100K) (revised effective Jan. 11, 2007)

Bicycles (5K)

Sewers (32K) (Includes revisions of July 9, 2007)

Subdivision Regulation (614K) (revised effective 12/10/03)

Town Ways (24K) (revised effective 01/07/09)

Conservation (25K) (revised effective 07/13/05)

Communications (11K)

Signs (27K) (revised effective 06/27/08)

Addressing (65K)

Zoning (1.7 MB)
(revised effective 03/09/09. Excludes appendices.)

Zoning Maps (2.4 MB) (updated 01/05/04)