Wiscasset Ordinance Committee Advances Zoning Rewrite, Seeks New Map

The Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee met on September 28, 2026, and voted to accept several revised zoning districts, including the Village 1 and Village 2 districts and the residential district from Willow Lane to Bradford Road. Members also approved the Nesiput watershed summary and made minor editorial corrections. The committee agreed to ask the select board to hire someone to produce a map covering all the zoning changes required by the ordinance.

Key points

• The committee voted to accept the Village 1 district as presented, with a member noting the intersection of College, Washington and Route One is not a single point.
• Members approved the residential district from Willow Lane to Bradford Road and the Old Bath Road section with changes made during the meeting.
• The committee voted to accept the Village 2 district, both northeast and southwest of Route 1, as written.
• A motion passed to accept the lot size language with a change from "SQ" to "SQFT" and a correction to read "public sewer and water."
• Members disagreed over the map requirement, with one member arguing the select board could decide on a better map before a public hearing, while another said the ordinance requires a map covering all changes before the package goes to the planning board.
• The committee voted to send a notice to the select board requesting that it contract or hire someone to create a map satisfying the ordinance with the new changes.

Next steps

• Send a notice to the select board requesting that it hire or contract someone to create a map reflecting the new zoning changes.
• Forward the ordinance wording to the relevant party to review the map issue, with the item possibly going before the select board on October 6.
• The committee plans to reconvene, with members noting a full docket of work ahead.

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