Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064

Rural District (RD) Sec. 78-961. - Purpose. The rural district (RD) is established as a zoning district where the land is used for a wide variety of purposes at low density and where ample land area is an essential prerequisite for establishment and conduction of most rural land uses. Preservation of its rural character to the extent possible is also one of the most important purposes of the RD district. Zoning District Overlays: Campground Overlay (CO) Changes in the camping and recreational vehicle industry over the past decade have transformed the traditional summertime tent and trailer campgrounds into high density small villages with permanent facilities and resident occupancy for as much as seven months of the year. In addition, a majority of campgrounds in the Old Orchard Beach are legally non-conforming uses that are hamstrung in their abilities to expand and change with market demands. The purpose of the Campground Overlay District (CO) is to establish all existing campgrounds as conforming uses, and to provide performance and design standards that permit the expansion of existing campgrounds, and creation of new campgrounds while mitigating the on and off-site impacts created by the use. Historic Overlay (HO)