272 Tuttle Rd Cumberland, ME 04021-4116

The following uses are allowed as special exceptions in the RR1 District, requiring the approval of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals: (a) Home occupations. (b) Home-based occupations. (c) Temporary sawmills, subject to the provisions of § 315-66 . (d) Uses and buildings accessory to those above. (3) The following lot standards apply in the RR1 District: (a) Minimum lot size of four acres, except that the minimum lot size shall be two acres for a lot served by sewer. (b) In the case of duplex or multiplex development, there shall be no less than 2.5 acres of lot area per dwelling unit, except that the minimum lot area per dwelling unit for a lot served by sewer shall be one acre. (c) There shall be no less than 200 feet of lot frontage. (4) The following minimum setbacks are required in the RR1 District, except that sheds and driveways are permitted to a minimum setback of 15 feet from the side and rear lot lines: (a) Front: 50 feet. (b) Rear: 75 feet. (c) Side: 30 feet; combined width at least 75 feet. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A(3) , the owners of large parcels located in the RR1 District may create development lots that do not meet the minimum lot size requirement set forth in Subsection A(3) , provided that all of the following standards are met: (a) The parcel from which the new development lot will be created shall have no less than 25 contiguous acres in the same ownership as of April 12, 1999. Parcels on the opposite sides of a Town road or way shall not be considered contiguous for purposes of this subsection. (b) The creation of the new development lot does not result in the creation of a subdivision as defined in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401 and does not require an amendment to an existing subdivision plan recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds. (c) A development lot shall be at least two acres in size, unless served by public sewer, in which case the development lot shall be at least one acre in size. (d) The creator of the development lot must create an easement parcel somewhere on the large contiguous parcel to create the development lot. The easement parcel shall be no smaller than the minimum amount of land necessary to meet the minimum lot size required by Subsection A(3) when added to the land area of the development lot. (e) An easement parcel must meet one or more of the following standards: [1] The parcel is active farmland; for purposes of this subsection only, "active farmland" is defined as hay fields, pasture, row crops, and orchards.