Code Enforcement

Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) & Assessing Department

CEO:  Municipal Consulting Group of Maine – Frank Distefano

Code Enforcement Officer: For an questions, call at 207-521-5060 Monday through Friday or email at [email protected]. 

Residential Setbacks

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 Community Scale Solar Energy System Ordinance Wind Energy Facility Moratorium Ordinance Local Food Sovereignty 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. 

Effective 09/13/2022, 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 **Utility-Scale Solar Energy Systems………………………………………………………………$5,000.00 Other Fees: Variance or Administrative Appeals…………..………………………………………………………..$30.00 plus Costs Certificate of Occupancy……………………………………………………………………………………..$25.00 ** Definition: A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large scale grid connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power.  They are differentiated from most building-mounted and other decentralized solar power because they supply power at the utility level, rather than to a local user or users.

Set-Backs for Buildings:  Review Ashland Shoreland Ordinance and Ashland Zoning Ordinance

Assessing Exemptions:

The State of Maine as two forms for residents to completed to get a reduction on their primary resident property.  One is for Homestead which is for residents who have owned their home for 1 years and the other one is Veterans which is for residents who served in a a war.  You can qualify for both exemptions exemptions. Listed below are two PDF applications for the property tax exemption.