Charter & Ordinances
Welcome to the Charter & Ordinances page. This page is designed to help answer any questions an individual or business may have about the rules and regulations of the Town of Winthrop and to help illustrate guidelines, rules and fees associated with doing business, working and living in Winthrop.
Scroll down to find the ordinance that interests you.
You may download the Town Charter here: Winthrop, ME Town Charter
For more information about these documents, contact the Town Clerk at (207) 377-7200.
- Alarm Systems
- Animal Control Ordinance #18
- Beach Rules
- Bike and Pedestrian Plan
- Boat Docking Slips at Norcross Point, Ordinance #47
- Cannabis Ordinance amended December 21, 2023
- Comprehensive Plan 2010
- Conservation Commission
- Cost Recovery Ordinance
- Curfew Ordinance
- Emergency Management Ordinance
- Exempting Eligible Active Duty Military Personnel From Vehicle Excise Tax
- Fireworks Ordinance
- General Assistance Ordinance
- Ground Water Protection Ordinance
- License Pool Halls, Billiard Rooms
- Licensing Renewal and Catering Permit Policy adopted February 5, 2024
- Mass Gatherings
- Mineral Exploration, Mineral Extraction, Rock Quarry Excavation, and Sand and Gravel Pit Activities Moratorium Ordinance Extension adopted September 25, 2023
- Mt. Pisgah Community Conservation Area Management Plan
- Mooring Ordinance
- NIMS Implementation Plan
- PACE Ordinance (Property Assessed Clean Energy)
- Parking and Traffic Control Ordinance
- Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens
- Public Parks Ordinance #15
- Purchasing Policy adopted September 11, 2023
- Road and Street Construction Ordinance #21 amended, effective July 4, 1995
- Road Openings Policy
- Small Wind Energy Systems Ordinance
- Solar Ordinance
- Special Amusement Ordinance
- Subdivision Ordinance #52 amended, effective July 4, 1995
- Tax Acquired Property Policy amended December 21, 2023
- Tobacco Free Facility Policy adopted July 11, 2022
- Tower Ordinance
- Traffic Ordinance July 1, 2019
- Transient Seller Ordinance
- Transient Seller Application
- Tree Board Ordinance
- Unnecessary Noise
- Winthrop Emergency Operations Plan
- Winthrop's Downtown Revitalization Plan - 2000
- Zoning Ordinance (March 18, 2019) amended December 21, 2023