welcome to North Haven, Maine One of Maine's fourteen unbridged island communities Residents Visitors Calendar Contact Ordinances & Policies Floodplain Management Ordinance For a copy of the new FEMA mandated Floodplain Management Ordinance, click here. Floats & Docks, Revised June 2016 For a copy of the newly revised Ordinance, click here. Fireworks Consumer fireworks are illegal on North Haven. For a copy of the ordinance click here. Permits: For a copy of land use permit, click here. For a copy of authorization to request permit on behalf of another, click here. For a copy of Plumbing Application, click here. Zoning: For a copy of the current land use ordinance, click here. For a copy of the State of Maine's Guidelines for Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, click here. On January 26, 1994, the Board of Environmental Protection voted to adopt these guidelines for North Haven. They are de jure the equivalent of a Town ordinance. For a copy of the Fresh Pond Watershed Protection Ordinance, click here. For a copy of the Fresh Pond Watershed Boundary Map, click here Subdivision Ordinance: For a copy of the Subdivision Ordinance approved May 16, 2019, click here. Subdivision Permits: Click here for the Preliminary Plan Application Click here for Sketch Plan Review Application Click here for a Pre-Application Hearing Form Click here for Final Plan Application Wind Turbines: For a copy of Wind Turbine ordinance, click here. Moorings: For a copy of Harbor Management, A Legal Guide for Harbormasters and Coastal Officials, click here. Excerpts from relevant Maine Statutes: From 38 M.R.S.A. § 3: . . . Mooring assignments may not be transferred....Whenever practicable, the harbor master shall assign mooring privileges in those waters where individuals own the shore rights to a parcel of land, are masters or owners of a boat or vessel . . . provided that not more than one mooring may be assigned to any shore-front parcel of land under this privilege. From 38 M.R.S.A. § 4: In case of the. . . refusal of the master or owner of any boat or vessel to remove his mooring. . . when so directed by the harbor master, that harbor master shall cause the entire mooring to be removed or the buoy removed and the chain dropped to the bottom. . . From 38 M.R.S.A. § 8: Whenever there are more applicants for a mooring assignment than there are mooring spaces available, the harbor master or other town official shall create a waiting list. . . Parking: In the village, along the wall: motorists are required to park within the lines and to respect the change in orientation from diagonal to parallel parking west of the fountain. The Main Street ordinance also restricts the length of time that vehicles may park along the wall. During the summer months, no overnight parking will be permitted. During the remainder of the year, there is a 72 hour limit. for the full text of the ordinance, click here. The Selectmen have enacted a new parking fine ordinance, which updates the fines for existing parking infractions, as well as establishing fines for the new ordinances. For a copy of the text of the new fines, click here. Bicylists: Cyclists are required to observe the same rules of the road as motorized vehicles, i.e., keeping to the right, stopping and yielding where there are signs and observing one way streets. Cyclists are particularly warned against going the wrong way up Kent's Hill. Pedestrians: Pedestrians are required to walk on the left facing traffic. North Haven's narrow roads, hills and poor sight lines make walking two and three abreast extremely hazardous. Sewer: The Department of Environmental Protection required the Town to amend its Sewer Ordinance to require sewer department customers to disconnect any cellar or sump pump drains from the sewer system and to prohibit any connection to the sewer system for any purpose but sewage itself. The amended ordinance was voted at a Special Town Meeting 6/26/07. For a copy of the Sewer Ordinance, click here. Town Purchasing Policy: For a copy of the Town's purchasing policy, please click here. 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Payeur will use a special epoxy coating specifically designed for public drinking water tanks. We test our water regularly to make sure it passes state and federal standards; the quality will not be affected by the painting. But we will have to drain the tank and run the pumps continuously to maintain pressure in the system. You will see water gushing out of a hydrant on Iron Point Road during this period. Unfortunately, there is no other way to maintain positive pressure. Work will begin in mid-October and will take 2-4 weeks. During this time: Customers served by underground water mains (Iron Point, Sleepyville, the Village area, Main Street, the lower portion of South Shore Road, and Pulpit Harbor Road to Fuller Cemetery): You will not be affected, though you may experience occasional water pressure fluctuations. Customers served by above-ground lines: We will shut off the above ground lines for the season beginning October 12th. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions, please contact Glen Marquis, Water Department Superintendent, or Rick Lattimer, Town Administrator, at 867.4433 COVID-19 Awareness Over 80 percent of the year-round community has been fully vaccinated. Many of our summer and seasonal visitors have been fully vaccinated as well, but neither the Town nor the Clinic has any way of obtaining a precise number, particularly with so many people coming and going. The State CDC reports that transmission of the virus in Knox County is “high.” Accordingly, the CDC recommends all individuals wear masks when in an indoor public setting. The PenBay YMCA is implementing this recommendation in all its facilities, including the North Haven YMCA. Similarly, we are asking people who visit the Town Office to wear masks. You should expect businesses and organizations across the island to adjust their mitigation policies as circumstances change. As the situation continues to unfold, please be mindful of the virus by: Remembering that even fully vaccinated people can transmit the virus; Washing your hands or sanitizing frequently; Wearing a mask when asked, such as in the Town Office or the YMCA; and Contacting the Clinic if you have any questions, 867.2021. · See All Bulletin Board Posts Town Government Administration Assessors Tax Maps & Lists Planning Board & Code Enforcement Town Committees and Boards Ordinances & Policies Select Board's Minutes Comprehensive Plan Recreation Council Town Reports Challenges and Priorities Public Works Road Commissioner Water Department Sewer Department Transfer Station Emergency Services Emergency Medical Service Fire Department Police Department North Haven Medical Clinic Additional Links Outreach Worker Community Links Maps Frequently Asked Questions © 2021 Town of North Haven. All Rights Reserved. Powered by datAvenger Pro. Design and developed by sephone interactive media.