Ordinances
Ordinances and By-Laws – Enacted June 28, 1956 Police Ordinance – Enacted June 28, 1956 Taxi By-Laws – Enacted June 28, 1956
Dumping or Depositing Automobile Bodies On Public Dumping Grounds – Prohibited – Enacted March 23, 1964 The Use of Fire Apparatus Outside The Town of Machias – Enacted March 23, 1970 Building Permit Ordinance – Enacted January 26, 1989
Animal Control Ordinance – Adopted 05/10/2017 Driveway Ordinances – None at this time
Machias Local Food/Community Self-Governance Ordinance – Adopted 08/09/2017 Traffic Ordinances – Enacted April 29, 1971
Amended Aug 5, 1971
Amended Feb 8, 1972
Amended Jul 24, 1974
Amended Aug 12, 1974
Manufactured Home and Trailer Park Ordinance – Enacted March 27, 1972
Amended February 12, 2020
Machias Fire Department – Enacted March 27, 1972 Guidelines for Town Licensing Authority for Licenses for Hire – Enacted July 23, 1973 Planning Board Subdivision Ordinance – Enacted April 23, 1973
An Ordinance to Establish a Recreation Committee – Enacted March 22, 1974 Municipal Planning Board – Enacted March 17, 1975 Sewer Ordinance – Enacted March 17, 1975
Amended June 2013
Amended March 26, 2025
Revised Ordinance Relating to Flood Hazard Building Permit System and Review – Enacted March 28, 1977Residency Requirements Special Amusement Permits for Businesses Serving Alcoholic Beverages – Enacted May 21, 1980 Budget committee – Enacted December 20, 1979 General Assistance Ordinance Amendment – Enacted October 1, 2022
Flood Plain Management Ordinance – Enacted on June 14, 2017 Maine Shoreland Zoning – Enacted June 3, 1992
Amended February 12, 2020
Amended June 3, 2009
Shoreland Zoning Map School Budget Ordinance – Enacted July 29, 1996 E-911 Addressing Ordinance – Enacted June 24, 1997 Ordinance to Regulate Automobile Graveyards, Junkyards and Automobile Recycling Businesses – Enacted June 24, 1997 Streets/Sidewalks Ordinance- Enacted March 13, 2013 Ordinance restricting vehicle weight on posted Ways – Enacted March 13, 2013 Machias Sign Ordinance –None at this time
Communication Facility Ordinance – Enacted February 7, 2019 Machias Parking Ordinance Machias Shellfish Conservation Ordinance – Not Valid
Adult Use and Medical Cannabis Ordinance -Enacted 05/20/2024Moratorium – Large Scale Solar Facilities – Enacted March 26, 2025Moratorium – Wind Energy Facility – Enacted March 26, 2025Wind Energy Facility Ordinance Commercial Solar Energy Systems Ordinance
