Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) is available in the Office on:
Wednesdays 7:30am -4:30pm.  You contact the CEO at 207-435-2311 or by email at: [email protected]

Application for a Building and/or Demolition Permit – Please print and fill out at your own convenience, can be emailed or dropped off at the Town Office.  Please call Code Enforcement with any questions. 

Asbestos Building Demolition Notification – Form D

Sample Building Application : This is an Example on how to fill out the Building/Demolition Permit

Septic System Design State – Look up any septic system that the State has records of.

FAQ’s About Septic Systems – Find available septic system plans for a property in Maine

Plumbing Application – Internal Plumbing Application

Ashland Shore Land Ordinance

Town of Ashland Zoning Ordinance

Application for a Building or Demolition Permit is Required for all newly constructed, altered, enlarged, and demolished structures. All new uses of land or structure and changes of use or occupancy require a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. 

The following schedule of fees shall apply:

Residential:

Construction Up to a Value of  $500.00……………………………………………………………$10.00

$501.00 To 10,000.00………………………………………………………………………………………$15.00

$10,000.00 and Above  = .002 Times the Value up to …………………………………….$200.00

Commercial:

Construction Up to a Value of  $500.00……………………………………………………………$10.00

$501.00 To 10,000.00………………………………………………………………………………………..$15.00

$10,000.00 and Above  = .002 Times the Value up to ………………………………..…….$400.00

Other Fees:

Variance or Administrative Appeals…………..………………………………………………………..$30.00 plus Costs

Certificate of Occupancy……………………………………………………………………………………..$25.00

Set Backs for Building

SET BACKS (SEE PAGE 12 IN ZONE ORDANENCE)
• 50’ FROM NEAREST RIGHT-OF-WAY
• 15’ FROM ANY SIDE PROPERTY LINE
• 20’ FROM ANY REAR LOT LINE

FRONTAGE
• 150’ ROAD FRONTAGE EXCEPT, 100’ IF SERVED PUBLIC WATER/SEWER

MINIMUM LAND AREA
• 1 ACRE LOT/43,560 SQUARE FEET OR GREATER
• 22,500 SQUARE FEET IF SERVED PUBLIC WATER/SEWER

SHORELAND-ASHLAND (SEE PAGE 8 IN SL)(ALL MEASUREMENTS FROM HIGH WATER)
• 100’ FROM GREAT POND OR RIVERS FLOWING TO GREAT POND
• 75’ FROM OTHER WATERBODIES, TRIBUTARY STREAMS, UPLAND EDGE OF WETLAND.
• 125’ FROM “SIGNIFICANT RIVER SEGMENTS, (AROOSTOOK RIVER-PAGE 13 IN SHORELAND ORDINANCE)8