Dixmont, ME Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Section 10(K) of the Town of Dixmont Building Code Ordinance (dated March 21, 2009 and officially amended March 17, 2018) sets the driveway minimums. Each dwelling unit must have a driveway not less than ten feet in width. The driveway must also extend into the lot at least twenty feet beyond the boundary of the road right of way when that boundary can be determined. When the boundary cannot be determined, the measurement runs from the road centerline instead: forty five feet on Town roads with a 49.5 foot right of way. A separate paragraph covers Town roads with a 66 foot right of way. There the driveway still extends at least twenty feet beyond the right of way boundary, or fifty five feet from the centerline if the boundary cannot be determined.

Section 10(L) adds road access control and safety standards. A sight distance of ten feet for each mile per hour of posted speed limit must be maintained or provided in each direction, measured with the front of a vehicle at least ten feet behind the edge of the road shoulder. Access from a road must slope no greater than 2% upward or downward from the road shoulder for at least 25 feet onto the property. Entrance permits onto State or Municipal roads are required.

These standards sit inside the town's building permit system. Under Section 6(A), the owner or authorized agent submits an application and the fee to the Code Enforcement Officer before construction of any building, accessory structure or enlargement, or siting of a mobile home, begins. Under Section 6(C), the Code Enforcement Officer has 15 days from a completed application to return the approved permit or send written notice of denial that cites the specific respects in which the proposal fails the Ordinance. Section 3(B) adds that when this Ordinance conflicts with another local ordinance or state or federal law, the stricter provisions apply. Section 5 gives the Dixmont Code Enforcement Officer the job of administering and enforcing the Ordinance, including inspecting any building in town.