Code of Maine Rules
18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
134 - CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION
Chapter 1 - CAPITOL AREA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Sec2 134-1-5 - Design Requirements for Projects
Subsection 134-1-5-4 - Building Setbacks
Universal Citation: 18 ME Code Rules ยง 134-1-5-4
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Placement of new building construction shall conform to and respect established building lines along city streets within the District, reinforcing the street edge and maintaining a cohesive campus environment. Where prescribed front setbacks would create a non-conforming situation that would be visually conflicting with greater than 50% of the existing structures within the block, the Commission may elect to waive or modify the setback requirements.
Building setbacks shall be as defined in the City of Augusta ordinance except as follows:
A. Sewall Street
(1) 35 feet front setback within the State
Development (SD), Capitol Complex Historic (CC), and Western Gateway (WG)
zones.
(2) 25 feet front setback
within the Residential (R) zone.
(3) Side and rear setbacks as per City of
Augusta ordinance.
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