7.12 Soils. No land use shall be permitted in any area where the soil is rated severe or very severe for the proposed activity according to the Aroostook County Soil Survey of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, unless satisfactory evidence is presented to the Code Enforcement Officer within the application for a permit, that construction methods shall overcome any pertinent soil inadequacies. 7.13 Swimming 1. Swimming pools installed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall require a permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. 2. All swimming shall meet accessory structure setback requirements for the District they are to be located in. 3. Enclosures of swimming pools shall comply with the provisions of Title 22, MRSA Section 1632. 7.14 Temporary Dwellings. A. Purpose: To provide for the temporary habitation of one (1) dwelling during the construction or renovation of a second dwelling on lots, except within the Shoreland and Resource Protection Districts. B. The Code Enforcement Officer may issue a Temporary Dwelling permit for the purpose of the owner residing in one (1) dwelling while a new dwelling is constructed or an existing dwelling is renovated, only if all of the following are met: 1. The temporary structure to be resided in during the construction or renovation of the second (primary) structure shall be connected to an approved subsurface sewage disposal system. 2. All zoning setbacks and lot coverage requirements of this Ordinance shall be met. 3. The owner must reside in one of the structures during construction or renovations. 4. The structure which is not to be the principle residence shall be resided in for not more than eighteen (18) months from the date of the issuance of the permit for the construction of the primary residence. 5. Within eighteen (18) months from the date of the issuance of a permit in the case of a mobile home it shall be removed from the lot and other structures shall be converted to an accessory structure or removed. 6. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction and renovation on a lot where a temporary residential structure will be located, the owner shall sign a binding agreement with the Town of Fort Kent that the provisions of this section shall be complied with. 7.15 Domesticated Chickens in Residential Zone (Amd. 3/28/16)
7.12 Soils. No land use shall be permitted in any area where the soil is rated severe or very severe for the proposed activity according to the Aroostook County Soil Survey of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, unless satisfactory evidence is presented to the Code Enforcement Officer within the application for a permit, that construction methods shall overcome any pertinent soil inadequacies. 7.13 Swimming 1. Swimming pools installed after the effective date of this Ordinance shall require a permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. 2. All swimming shall meet accessory structure setback requirements for the District they are to be located in. 3. Enclosures of swimming pools shall comply with the provisions of Title 22, MRSA Section 1632. 7.14 Temporary Dwellings. A. Purpose: To provide for the temporary habitation of one (1) dwelling during the construction or renovation of a second dwelling on lots, except within the Shoreland and Resource Protection Districts. B. The Code Enforcement Officer may issue a Temporary Dwelling permit for the purpose of the owner residing in one (1) dwelling while a new dwelling is constructed or an existing dwelling is renovated, only if all of the following are met: 1. The temporary structure to be resided in during the construction or renovation of the second (primary) structure shall be connected to an approved subsurface sewage disposal system. 2. All zoning setbacks and lot coverage requirements of this Ordinance shall be met. 3. The owner must reside in one of the structures during construction or renovations. 4. The structure which is not to be the principle residence shall be resided in for not more than eighteen (18) months from the date of the issuance of the permit for the construction of the primary residence. 5. Within eighteen (18) months from the date of the issuance of a permit in the case of a mobile home it shall be removed from the lot and other structures shall be converted to an accessory structure or removed. 6. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction and renovation on a lot where a temporary residential structure will be located, the owner shall sign a binding agreement with the Town of Fort Kent that the provisions of this section shall be complied with. 7.15 Domesticated Chickens in Residential Zone (Amd. 3/28/16)
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