5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cumberland County, Maine.
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Cumberland County does not publish a county stormwater ordinance. Stormwater in Cumberland County is regulated by Maine DEP under 38 MRS § 420-D and by each municipality's ordinance, which incorporates EPA/Maine DEP MS4 permit standards.
Cumberland County has no county erosion-control ordinance. Statewide, Maine DEP requires anyone disturbing soil to install and maintain erosion-control BMPs before, during, and after construction; no DEP permit is required below the 38 MRS § 420-D one-acre threshold.
Maine's Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act overlays the entire Cumberland County coastline along Casco Bay with a 250-foot regulated shoreland zone. Cumberland County does not adopt or enforce shoreland ordinances; each coastal municipality administers a DEP-approved local shoreland code with 75-foot building setbacks and strict vegetation rules.
Cumberland County does not adopt a county floodplain ordinance. Each Cumberland County municipality administers its own NFIP-compliant floodplain ordinance under the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for that community.
Cumberland County does not issue grading permits. Substantive grading and drainage requirements come from Maine DEP (Natural Resources Protection Act, stormwater rules), the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, and the site-plan ordinances of each Cumberland County municipality.
1 cities in Cumberland County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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