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Belgrade considers shoreland ordinance changes to restrict phosphorus fertilizers, tighten pesticide rules
Summary
Select Board presented shoreland zoning ordinance amendments that would prohibit phosphorus‑containing fertilizers and restrict pesticide use within specified distances from great ponds, streams and wetlands; planning board members summarized the changes and said the department of agriculture reviewed the draft.
Select Board members and planning board representatives summarized proposed amendments to Belgrade's shoreland zoning ordinance (Warrant Article 8). The changes, the planning board said, focus on fertilizer and pesticide use near waterbodies and add notification requirements for issued permits.
A planning board member summarized the key provisions: prohibition of phosphorus‑containing fertilizers within 100 feet of a great pond or wetland upland edge and within 75 feet of streams; definitions clarifying covered distances; and required landowner notification when permits are issued. The planning board reported it submitted the draft to the state Department of Agriculture for review; town staff said the department responded and approved the notice process before the warrant was finalized.
No formal vote on the ordinance was recorded in the transcript; the article was presented and questions were answered by planning board members. If voters approve the article at the election it will change site‑specific fertilizer and pesticide rules and alter permit notification procedures.
