shoreland zoning

April 10, 2015
Maine DEP Announces Changes to Chapter 1000 Guidelines Under the Nonconforming Structures Expansion Section

Maine DEP Announces Changes to Chapter 1000 Guidelines Under the Nonconforming Structures Expansion Section

End of a summer day on Mousam Lake, Shapleigh, Maine   Maine lakefront property owners will be pleased to note that the Maine DEP has updated information about choices under the nonconforming structures expansion section of Chapter 1000 Guidelines. We appreciate that Michael Morse, assistant shore […]
March 27, 2015
Regulations Protect Water Quality for Maine Lakefront Properties

Regulations Protect Water Quality for Maine Lakefront Properties

Summertime on Damariscotta Lake, Maine by Leigh Macmillen HayesAs Maine Lakefront property owners, we know you value the resource that is right out your door. Lakes with average to above average water quality are highly valued resources.Water quality is important for several reasons. Low water quality […]
January 18, 2015
Maine Lakefront Neighbors Need to Share Passion For Water Quality

Maine Lakefront Neighbors Need to Share Passion For Water Quality

Azure Sky Reflection on Mousam Lake, Acton, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes One day you’re paddling along on your Maine lake and notice a neighbor has destroyed the vegetated buffer or committed some other wrongdoing at the shoreline. As a lakefront property owner and one who […]
July 31, 2014
New Non-Conforming Structure Expansion Provision For Maine Lakefront Properties

New Non-Conforming Structure Expansion Provision For Maine Lakefront Properties

Non-Conforming Structure on Maine Lakes by Leigh Macmillen Hayes In a summer issue of Shoreland Zoning News,  Michael Morse, of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, shared an article about the new nonconforming structure expansion provisions enacted by the Maine Legislature and contained within the department’s […]
September 8, 2013

Lakefront Property Owners Should Check with Town CEO Before Cutting or Pruning Trees

Sunrise over Long Lake, Naples, Maine On any given summer day from the porch of your Maine lakefront property, you hear the cry of a loon, watch the dragonflies hover over the water and enjoy the view as the kids swim. Well, you enjoy the bit […]
April 17, 2008

Maine Waterfront Property – Meet the C.E.O.

So, you’re reading this headline and thinking, “Meet the CEO – the Chief Executive Officer – of Maine Waterfront Property?!” “Huh?” “What are they talking about?!” Well, to most of the world a CEO is a chief executive officer – the person at the head of […]