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The Town of Eastport, Maine
Article 4 - Establishment Of Districts
4.1             Zoning Districts

To implement the provisions of this Ordinance, the City of Eastport is hereby divided into the following districts:

                        "RR"    -               Rural District
                        "R1"    -               Single-family Residential District
                        "R2"    -               Single and Multi-family Residential
                                                        District
                        "B1"    -               Downtown Business District
                                                      (an overlay zone)
                        "B2"    -               Highway Business District
                        "I"             -           Industrial District
                        "SRP"   -            Shoreland Resource Protection
                        "SLR"   -            Shoreland Limited Residential
                        "SLC"   -            Shoreland Limited Commercial
                        "SGD"   -            Shoreland General Development
                        "CFMA"  -         Commercial Fisheries/Maritime
                                                        Activities
                        "CFMAE"-        Commercial Fisheries/Maritime
                                                        Activities/Education
                        "HD"    -               Harbor District                                                 
                  "HDD"-               Historical Designated District
                                                  (an overlay zone)

4.2   Location of Districts

The districts are located and bounded as shown on the official Zoning
Map, entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Eastport, Maine" dated
December 12, 1991 and on file in the office of the City Clerk.  
Additional copies of this map may be seen in the office of the
Code Enforcement officer.

4.3   Uncertainty of Boundary Location

        4.3.1   Unless otherwise set forth on the official shoreland zoning map, district boundary lines are property lines, the centerlines of streets, roads and right-of-ways, and the boundaries of the shoreland zone as herein defined.  Boundaries indicated as being parallel to or extensions of the features listed above shall be so construed, and distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.  Where uncertainty exists as to the exact location of district boundary lines, the Board of Appeals shall be the final authority as to location.

        4.3.2   The official shoreland zoning map shall be drawn at a scale of 1 inch = 2000 feet.  District boundaries shall be clearly delineated and a legend indicating the symbols for each district shall be placed on the map.  The official shoreland zoning map shall be certified by the attested signature of the City Clerk and shall be located in the office of the Clerk.

       4.3.3  If amendments, in accordance with Article 3.5 are made in the district
              boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official shoreland zoning
              map, such changes shall be made on the "Official Shoreland Zoning
              Map" within thirty days after the amendment has been approved by
             the Department of Environmental Protection.


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