Accessory Apartments
C. ACCESSORY APARTMENTS
Accessory apartments are a permitted use in the UR, SR, R districts, subject to the
approval of the Code Enforcement Officer and adherence to the following standards:
A. The owners of the principal structure must reside in the principal structure of the
accessory unit.
B. The number of occupants of the accessory unit is limited to two.
C. The accessory unit shall contain up to a maximum of 660 square feet of living
space.
D. The septic system on the property in question shall be functioning properly at the
time of application for site plan use permit approval. In addition, the applicant
must submit a new HHE-200 form as documentation that another area of suitable
soil exists on the property to be used for septic system repair in the event of
failure of the original system.
E. The parking requirements of the Gorham Land use and Development Code shall
be adhered to.
F. Proper ingress and egress shall be provided to the accessory unit.
G. Should the owners of the principal structure be found in compliance of the
standards contained in this section, the non compliance shall be considered a
violation of this code and subject to the fines and penalty section, and the
accessory unit shall be discontinued, and the structure shall revert to single
family use.
H. An accessory apartment which complies with the requirements of this subsection
shall not be considered an additional dwelling unit when calculating lot area per
family under the space and bulk regulations of the Code.2
I. Only one accessory apartment per principal structure shall be permitted on a lot.3
J. The HHE-200 form, after review and approval by the Code Enforcement Officer,
shall be recorded at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds.
1 Amended January 7, 2003
2 Amended October 2, 2001
3 Amended October 2, 2001
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