Canaan, Maine
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 5:30pm - Select Board Meeting at Canaan Town Office
See full schedule here
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:00pm - Planning Board Meeting at Canaan Town Office
The Canaan Maine Fire Department is Actively Seeking Volunteers
Planning Board & Ordinances
Members of Planning Board
Chairman Paula Robinson 474-5754
Secretary: David Patterson
Jeffrey Peterson
Donald Decker
Karen Clark
Melanie Peterson (alternate)
Claire Patterson (alternate)
KVCOG Official Representative: Donald Decker KVCOG Member: Megan Smith
First Park Representative: Jeffrey Peterson Alternate First Park Representative: Donald Decker
Town of Canaan Ordinance List
You can obtain a copy of any of the following ordinances by contacting members of the Canaan Planning Board or the Town Office.
Keep the following in mind when reviewing or taking action related to a given town ordinance:
- Not all ordinances and applications on this site may be current, or up-to-date. If verification is needed, see the Town Clerk.
- The listed ordinances are not certified by the Town Clerk. For a certified copy see the Town Clerk.
- Fees are to be paid at the Town Office.
- Applications are to be submitted at the Town Office.
These ordinances require permits.
- Land Use Guide
- Local Food Sovereignty Ordinance
- Shoreland Zoning Ordinance
Online Application - Repealed Sections of Shoreland Ordinance by the State 05/10/2012
- Subdivision
Online Application - Mobile Homes Parks
- Flood Plain Management
Online Application - Wireless Telecommunication Facility Siting
Online Application
Waiver form
Application Checkoff - Commercial Wind Energy Facility
- Residential Wind Energy Facility
- Regulating Storage and Land Application of Sludge, Septage, and Other Residuals
- License Requirements
- Sign Permit Application
- Utility_Scale_Solar_Energy_Facilitiy_Ordinance.pdf
These ordinances require no permits.
- Adult Entertainment Establishment
- Dog Regulations
- Parking Regulations
- Road Naming and Numbering
- Fire and Rescue Department
- Solid Waste Reduction
- Establishment of the Planning Board
- Planning Board By-Laws
- Marijuana Ordinance
- Sex Offender Ordinance
- UTILITY_SCALE_SOLAR_FACILITIES_MORATORIUM_ORDINANCE_FOR_CANAAN.pdf
Click here to access a copy of the town's Comprehensive Plan.