135 Shaker Rd, Gray, ME 04039

Business Transitional District 1 Districts

This is a district designed to provide services and shopping opportunities to the residents of the community and to visitors. It is designed to encourage a pleasant shopping environment that is consistent with New England character and serves as a transitional zone between residential and rural areas to the north and the more densely developed Village area to the south. This area lies near the new Route 26A westerly bypass, and is proximate to the Wellhead Protection Zoning District, meriting limitations on development and prohibition of certain uses in order to protect groundwater quality and recharge potential for present and future use of this resource by individuals, industries, or public bodies. Commercial establishments may be more auto intensive than in the Village District.; The Business Transitional District is further divided into two sub-districts. Business Transitional 1, lies outside the wellhead capture zone of the Gray Water District as shown on the Gray Zoning Map. Business Transitional 2 lies within the capture zone and adds special requirements to protect groundwater quality and the Town’s drinking water supply. The uses allowed within Business Transitional 1 are more restrictive due to the proximity to adjacent residential neighborhoods. The uses allowed in Business Transitional 2 are less restrictive reflecting its proximity to the Maine Turnpike, the downtown area, and its prior designation as Wellhead District 2.