894 Sanford Rd Wells, ME 04090-6066

Residential-Commercial District. [ 4-28-1995 ; 10-6-1998 ; 4-16-1999 ; 11-7-2000 ; 4-12-2003 ; 6-13-2006 [1] ; 6-8-2010 ; 6-14-2011 ; 6-11-2013 ; 11-5-2013 ; 6-9-2015 ; 6-13-2017 ; 6-8-2021 ; 6-13-2023 ; 6-11-2024 ; 11-5-2024 ; 11-4-2025 ] A. Purpose. The purpose of the Residential-Commercial District is to provide areas for the economic use of older residential areas along highways while preserving the character and architectural scale of the areas. B. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted upon obtaining any required permits from the Code Enforcement Officer: (1) Agriculture, limited to the raising of crops and plants out of doors. (2) Cemetery having an area less than 20,000 square feet and containing no buildings. (3) Dwelling, one-family. (See also § 145-55 .) (4) Dwelling, two-family. (5) Dwelling, multifamily. (See § 145-48 .) (6) Livestock, domestic (small), limited to lots with a minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet. (7) Livestock, domestic (large), limited to lots with a minimum lot size of five acres. (8) Poultry, domestic (small), all lots, except lots less than 10,000 square feet in area shall be limited to no more than five fowl. (9) Poultry, domestic (large), limited to lots with a minimum lot size of five acres. (10) Recreation, passive. (11) Timber harvesting. C. Permitted uses requiring the approval of a site plan. The following uses are permitted upon obtaining site plan approval and any required permits from the Code Enforcement Officer: (1) Affordable housing development. (See § 145-54 .) (2) Bank. (3) Bed-and-breakfast/small inn. (4) Business, contractor. (5) Business, office. (6) Business, personal service. (7) Business, retail, including the manufacturing of any goods offered for sale on the premises. (8) Business, service. (9) Business, wholesale. (10) Cemetery larger than 20,000 square feet in area. (11) Church. (12) Club. (13) Congregate care facility. (See § 145-58.1 .) (14) Day-care home. (15) Day-care center/nursery school. (16) Drug abuse shelter. (Note: A drug abuse shelter will only be permitted on a lot within this district which lot either has frontage along Route One, or is located within 150 feet of Route One.) (17) Freestanding residential detoxification program. (Note: A freestanding residential detoxification program facility will only be permitted on a lot within this district which lot either has frontage along Route One, or is located within 150 feet of Route One.) (18) Function hall without commercial-type cooking facilities. (19) Funeral home. (20) Life care facility.