Ordinances, Policies & Maps

CODES AND ORDINANCES

• 911 Ordinance – Sullivan’s 911 Street Name Ordinance, amended June 28, 2021

• Appeals – Sullivan’s Appeals Board Ordinance, adopted June 25, 2018; effective July 1, 2018.

• Dog PDF – Sullivan’s Barking Ordinance, adopted June 30, 2003

• Building Code Ordinance – Sullivan’s Building Code Ordinance, amended November 4, 2025

• Cable Television – Sullivan’s Cable Television Rate Regulation Ordinance, approved February 9, 1994

• Cemetery Ordinance – Town of Sullivan Cemetery Ordinance, Adopted 8.22.22

• Culverts – Sullivan’s Ordinance, Regulating Installation of Culverts, amended June 26, 1995

  • For Maine State Roads please use the form found HERE

• EMR PDF – Sullivan’s Emergency Management Response Ordinance, adopted June 30, 1997

• Fire Dept Ordinance – Sullivan’s Municipal Fire and Rescue Department Ordinance, adopted 9.30.20

• General Assistance

  • General Assistance Ordinance

  • GA Ordinance Adoption Form

  • General Assistance Notice – General Assistance Notice, posted 5.02.23.

• HARBOR PDF – Sullivan’s Harbor Ordinance, amended June 24, 2019, includes Sullivan Harbor, Flanders Bay, Taunton Bay, maps plus Application and Permit forms for boat moorings.

• Junk Ordinance – Sullivan’s Ordinance Regulating the Establishment / Operation of Junk Yards / Automobile Graveyards and the Storage / Disposal of Garbage and Junk

• Noise – Sullivan’s Ordinance Prohibiting Unnecessary Noises, adopted March 14, 1983

• Planning Board – Sullivan’s Municipal Planning Board Ordinance, amended June 26, 2006

• RV, Campground, Mobile Home – Sullivan’s Recreational Vehicle, Campground and Mobile Home Ordinance, adopted June 13, 1988

• Rental Housing – Sullivan’s Rental Housing Ordinance, amended November 4, 2025

• Shellfish – Frenchman’s Bay Regional Shellfish Commission for the municipalities of Ellsworth, Franklin, Hancock, Lamoine, Sorrento, Sullivan and Trenton revised February 23, 2017.

  • 2023 DMR FBRSP Allocation Approval

• Shoreland Zone – Sullivan’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, amended June 29, 2009

  • Maine’s Citizen Guide to Shoreland Zoning:  https://www.maine.gov/dep/land/slz/citizenguide.pdf

• Site Plan Review Ordinance – Sullivan’s Site Plan Review Ordinance, adopted June 28, 2021,

  • Site Plan Review Process Outline

  • Sullivan Site Plan & Subdivision Review Fees 

• Sign Ordinance – Sullivan’s Sign Ordinance, amended June 28, 2021

• Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance   Sullivan’s Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance, adopted September 30, 2020,

  • Bulky Waste, Demo, MSW prices June 2021

• Special Amusement – Sullivan’s Special Amusement Ordinance, amended June 26, 1995

• Subdivision – Sullivan’s Subdivision Ordinance, amended June 26, 2017, major revision. NEW: Sullivan Site Plan & Subdivision Review Fees 

• Weight Ordinance – Town of Sullivan Ordinance Restricting Vehicle Weight on Posted Ways, Adopted 8-22-22. 

• Wireless – Sullivan’s Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting Ordinance, adopted May 3, 2001

• Are you looking for a septic system permit? Please use the Maine Septic System Search.

• HHE-211 PLUMBING APPLICATION (Fillable) – Internal Plumbing Application 

• Building: Land Use Permit    Application for Building / Land Use Permit

• maine.gov/vital-records/forms – Link to Maine.gov for forms required to obtain copies of vital records (birth, death, adoption, marriage, divorce)

POLICIES

• PDF Road Pre-Qualification policy Contractor Pre-Qualification for Road Work Bidding Policy, adopted April 10, 2023

• Select Board Meeting Policy, Updated 1-7-2025

• Town Office Conduct Policy, Adopted 9-16-2024

• Town Event Conduct Policy, Adopted 9-16-2024

• SFD Vehicle Use Policy – Adopted November 13, 2023

• Command Vehicle Policy – Adopted July 20, 2026

• Inclement Weather Policy – Adopted January 22, 2024

• Travel Reimbursement Policy – Adopted November 5, 2025

MAPS

• Gordon’s Pier Site overlay map and concept design (1 MB PDF 4/28/10)

• Sullivan Harbors and Waterfronts Map – Low Resolution (1.2 MB PDF 4/28/10)

• Sullivan Harbors and Waterfronts Map – High Resolution (5.6 MB PDF 4/28/10)

• Wetlands and IWWH Shorezones (450K PDF Revised: 11/23/09)

• Sullivan Shoreland Map 1992