16 Depot St Windham, ME 04062-4115

Village Commercial District (VC). MapLink An interactive map for this zoning district can be found here . 2026-05-07 [Added 9-14-2010 by Order 10-162 ] A. Intent. The intent of the Village Commercial District is to serve as a primarily residential area with a mix of stores, services and commercial enterprises. Growth, at a village scale, is to be well planned in this area of Town served by public water and sewer. B. Permitted uses. [Amended 5-26-2020 by Order 20-048 ; 8-15-2023 by Order No. 23-150 ] Agriculture Artist studio Assisted living facility Bank Bed-and-breakfast inn Boarding home for sheltered care Building, accessory Business and professional office Child-care facility Child care, family home Contractor services Contractor storage yard Construction services, heavy, major Construction services, heavy, minor Convention center Dwelling, mixed-use Dwelling, single-family Dwelling, two-family Dwelling, multifamily Fitness center Funeral home Home occupation 1 Home occupation 2 Hotel Housing for older persons Industry, light Medical marijuana registered caregiver Medical marijuana registered caregiver (home occupation) Medical office Nursing home Park, public Place of worship Public building Public utility facility Recreation facility, indoor Recreation facility, outdoor Research laboratory Restaurant Retail sales Retail sales, convenience Retail sales, nursery Senior citizen housing detached Service business, commercial Service business, personal Solar energy system - roof-mounted, small, medium, and large scale Solar energy system - ground-mounted, small scale Solar energy system - ground-mounted, medium scale Theater Use, accessory Wireless telecommunications facility C. Conditional uses. (1) Auto repair services. (2) Drive-through facility. (3) Small engine repair. D. Prohibited uses. Uses that are not expressly enumerated herein as either permitted uses or conditional uses are prohibited. E. Dimensional standards. (1) Minimum lot size. (a) Standard. [1] Lots connected to public water and sewer: 5,000 square feet. [2] Lots served by wells or a private sanitary system: 20,000 square feet. (2) Net residential density. (a) Lots connected to public water and sewer: 2,500 square feet. (b) Lots served by wells or a private sanitary system: 20,000 square feet. (3) Minimum frontage: 50 feet. (4) Minimum front setback: no minimum. New buildings constructed in the Village Commercial District shall be located in such a manner as to maintain the established relationship of buildings to the street.