Public Hearings

Public Hearings have been scheduled for May 3, 2022 at the Freeport Town Council meeting starting at 6:00 pm at Freeport Town Hall, 30 Main Street, Freeport to discuss:

• Proposed Amendments to the Official Zoning Map for the Town of Freeport pertaining to Shoreland Zoning. 
• Creation of a new proposed Shoreland Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Freeport. 
• Amendments to Chapter 31- Coastal Waters Ordinance.  -Proposed amendments include text changes to make sections of the Ordinance consistent with the minimum requirements of the State of Maine’s Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act; updated standards for Float, Dock and Wharf permits including a new standard for the length of a Float, Dock or Wharf; removal of an outdated reference to aquaculture; removal of  fees from the Ordinance text; and additional non-substantive text amendments.
• amendments to Chapter 21-Freeport Zoning Ordinance, including removal of Shoreland Zoning regulations and additional non-substantive text amendments throughout the Ordinance.

Text amendments are proposed to the following Sections:  Section 104, 201, 202, 203, 204, 302, 304, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 407.A, 408, 409, 411, 412. 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 504.A, 504.C, 504.D, 505, 507, 509, 515, 520, 524, 525, 526, 526.A, 527, 528, 531, 534, 601, 602.