Fillable Home Occupation Approval Form (Town of Bar Harbor)

Fill Online, Printable, Fillable, Blank Home Occupation Approval Form (Town of Bar Harbor) Form

Use Fill to complete blank online TOWN OF BAR HARBOR (ME) pdf forms for free. Once completed you can sign your fillable form or send for signing. All forms are printable and downloadable.

Home Occupation Approval Form (Town of Bar Harbor)

On average this form takes 8 minutes to complete

The Home Occupation Approval Form (Town of Bar Harbor) form is 4 pages long and contains:

  • 2 signatures
  • 25 check-boxes
  • 12 other fields

Country of origin: US
File type: PDF

U.S.A. forms for Town of Bar Harbor

BROWSE TOWN OF BAR HARBOR (ME) FORMS

Related forms
Fill has a huge library of thousands of forms all set up to be filled in easily and signed.
Fill in your chosen form
Sign the form using our drawing tool
Send to someone else to fill in and sign.
find another form
 
Town of Bar Harbor
Planning & Code Enforcement
Home Occupation Approval Form
This form is to be used when seeking approval for a home occupation use. A completed building permit
application must also be submitted to the Code Enforcement Department.
Home Occupation: A business, trade, arts, occupation or profession conducted for gain and support
which is customarily carried on entirely within a residential dwelling unit or structure accessory to the
dwelling unit which is clearly accessory and incidental to and compatible with the surrounding residential
uses.
Property Address: ____________________________________ Map _____ Lot _____
Owner: _______________________________________________________________
Applicant: _____________________________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________ Phone: ____________________
NOTE: If not owner, please attach written authorization to apply for permits and/or approvals.
I. General Requirements
All Home Occupations must:
⎯ Not produce objectionable conditions such as noise, vibration, smoke, dust,
electrical disturbance, odors, heat, glare, or activity at unreasonable hours
⎯ Not increase the volume of traffic so as to create a traffic hazard or disturb the
residential character of the immediate neighborhood
⎯ Provide adequate off-street parking shall be provided for any employees allowed
above and for the vehicles of the maximum number of users a home occupation
may attract during peak operating hours in addition to the normal requirements of
the dwelling
⎯ Comply with the home occupation signage requirements listed in section III
Notes:
1. For purposes of this chapter, use of residential buildings for transient
accommodations shall not be considered a home occupation but rather shall be
governed by other provisions of this chapter.
2. The Code Enforcement Officer shall refer any request for a land use permit for a
home occupation, or an owner within 300 feet of a home occupation may submit
a request, to the Board of Appeals if there is any doubt as to whether the
proposed use fails to meet any of the requirements.
2
Home Occupation standards in accordance with BH LUO 125-69 E.
II. Property Location Requirements (please select A, B or C)
A. Properties with frontage on Routes 3 and 102: Yes: ____ No: ____
Home occupations must:
1. Be conducted within a residential dwelling without substantially changing the
appearance or condition of the residence or accessory structures
2. Be compatible with the district where they are located
3. Seek minor site plan review if non-family members are employees
4. Meet the following Approval Criteria
Approval Criteria: (must meet all)
⎯ The home occupation use is incidental and subordinate to the residential use of
the dwelling (accessory structures may be fully dedicated to the home occupation)
⎯ No more than five (5) non-family members are employed
⎯ The owner of the business resides on the premises
⎯ The area for exterior displays or materials storage meet lot coverage
requirements for the district
⎯ Accessory structures dedicated to the home occupation are not located in the
front yard
⎯ No more than 40% of the dwelling unit floor area is dedicated to the home
occupation (unfinished basement and attic spaces are not included in this calculation)
B. Properties in Downtown Residential District and or with frontage on: Bayview Drive,
Crooked Road, Eagle Lake Road, and Old Bar Harbor Road
Yes: ____ No: ____
Home occupations must:
1. Be clearly incidental and subordinate to the dwelling and/or accessory structure’s
use for residential purposes
2. Be carried on wholly within a dwelling unit or an accessory structure
3. Be conducted by member(s) of the family residing in the dwelling unit and up to
two non-family-member employees
4. Not materially injure the usefulness of the dwelling unit or accessory structure for
normal residential purposes
5. Have no exterior storage of materials, no retail sale of goods except those
produced upon the premises and are clearly incidental to the home occupation
6. Have no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the
residential character of the principal building
7. Not occupy more than 30% of the dwelling unit floor area (unfinished basement and
attic spaces are not included)
8. Not use an accessory structure’s floor area in an amount that exceeds 50% of
the total floor area of the dwelling unit (as previously calculated)
3
Home Occupation standards in accordance with BH LUO 125-69 E.
C. Other Properties (not listed in II A or B) Yes: ____ No: ____
Home occupations must:
1. Be clearly incidental and subordinate to the dwelling and/or accessory structure’s
use for residential purposes
2. Be carried on wholly within a dwelling unit or an accessory structure to the
dwelling unit
3. Be conducted by a member or members of the family residing in the dwelling unit
4. Not materially injure the usefulness of the dwelling unit or accessory structure for
normal residential purposes
5. Comply with the home occupation signage requirements (see below)
6. Have no exterior storage of materials, no retail sale of goods except those
produced upon the premises and are clearly incidental to the home occupation
7. Have no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the
residential character of the principal building
8. Not occupy more than 20% of the dwelling unit floor area (unfinished basement and
attic spaces are not included)
9. Not use an accessory structure’s floor area in an amount that exceeds 50% of
the total floor area of the dwelling unit (as previously calculated)
III. Home Occupation Signage Guidelines
One sign identifying the name, address and profession or occupation of a home
occupation is allowed provided that such sign is nonilluminated and does not exceed
the maximum sign area requirements for the street on which the home occupation has
frontage:
Posted Speed Limit
(mph at location of sign)
Maximum Sign Area
(square feet)
Less than 30
4
30 to 49
8
50 or more
12
I am applying for the placement of a sign (please attach diagram) Yes: ____ No: ____
IV. Project Diagram & Floor Plan
Please attach a site-specific diagram of the home occupation plan including floor area
calculations and requirements listed in sections I and II above.
4
Home Occupation standards in accordance with BH LUO 125-69 E.
V. Project Description
Please provide a specific description of the home occupation plan including how it will
comply with ALL applicable standards listed in sections I and II above such as traffic,
employee parking, signage and the use of existing structures. (Please add page if needed)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
VI. Signature
Name _______________________________________________ Date _____________
Signature _____________________________________________________________
------------ For Office Use Only ------------
⎯ Map & Lot
⎯ Application Complete
⎯ Location Requirements
⎯ Diagram/Floor Plan Attached
⎯ Authorization
⎯ Building Permit Application
⎯ Fee(s) Paid
Approved By:
_____________________________________________________ Date _________
Name & Title
______________________________________________________
Signature
click to sign
signature
click to edit
click to sign
signature
click to edit
Download
Save PDF to desktop
Email
Email completed PDF
Send for Signing
Email for others to sign
Print
Print document
Choose a Field
Click on a field and
select the person that should complete it
Want to add a signature?
You can add a signature field
and assign it to someone else
to sign
Choose a Field
Click on a field and
select the person that should complete it

Home Occupation Approval Form (Town of Bar Harbor)

This document is locked as it has been sent for signing.

You have successfully completed this document.

Other parties need to complete fields in the document. You will recieve an email notification when the document has been completed by all parties.

This document has been signed by all parties.

Completed 9 February 2021

Message

View Audit Log
Print With Audit Log
Duplicate Document