56-A Maine Tpke Cumberland, ME 04021

Medium-Density Residential District (MDR). A. The following uses are permitted in the MDR District: (1) Single-family detached dwellings. (2) Duplex dwellings, so long as each such dwelling is connected to sewer facilities. (3) Multiplex dwellings, so long as each such dwelling is connected to sewer facilities, and provided that multiplex dwellings are subject to the provisions of § 315-44 . (4) An accessory dwelling unit as permitted in § 315-45A . [Added 11-26-2012 [1] ] [1] Editor’s Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection A(4) through (18) as Subsection A(5) through (19), respectively. (5) Timber harvesting, subject to the provisions of § 315-68 . (6) Antennas as defined in § 315-4 , subject to site plan review and § 315-72 . (7) Agriculture. (8) Cemeteries, subject to site plan review. (9) Religious institutions, subject to site plan review. (10) Private schools, subject to site plan review. (11) Residential care facilities (see § 315-71 ). (12) Day-care centers and nursery schools for no more than 50 children, subject to the provisions of § 315-47 and site plan review. [Amended 9-13-2021 ] (13) Day-care center, adult, for no more than 20 persons, subject to site plan review or special exception as required. (14) Sewer pumping stations, subject to the provisions of § 315-59D . (15) Aboveground utility lines not located within public ways. (16) Accessory structures of public utilities, subject to site plan review. (17) Extraction and/or bulk storage of groundwater or springwater for municipal or quasi-municipal purposes, subject to the provisions of § 315-69 . (18) Municipal uses and buildings, subject to site plan review. (19) Uses and buildings accessory to those above. (20) Farm-based specialty events, subject to the provisions of § 315-49.1 . [Added 11-13-2017 ] B. The following uses are allowed as special exceptions in the MDR District, requiring the approval of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals: (1) Home occupations. (2) Home-based occupations. (3) Uses and buildings accessory to those above. C. The following lot standards shall apply within the MDR District: (1) Minimum lot size of two acres, except that the minimum lot size for lots served by sewer shall be one acre. (2) In the case of duplex or multiplex developments, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit for a lot served by sewer shall be 0.5 acre. (3) There shall be no less than 150 feet of lot frontage. D.