Towns Where We Build and Remodel Garages
We build and remodel garages across Rockland and 21 Midcoast towns, from in-town lots behind old harbor houses to farm lots up the rivers and saltwater ground out on the peninsulas. Pick your town to see the rule its code office applies first and what a garage there averages.
North, the Camden Hills and the lakes
West, the Route 1 and Route 17 inland towns
South, the peninsulas and the St. George River
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- 22 Midcoast towns, Rockland to Belmont
Rockland, MEEvery mile below is measured from here
Which Hill and Lake Towns North of Rockland Do We Serve?
7 towns
North of Rockland we build in seven towns, from the harbor villages of Rockport and Camden up past the Camden Hills to the ponds and lakes of Hope, Searsmont and Belmont.
- Rockport, ME6 miRockport gives a detached garage no smaller setback than the house: 15 feet from side and rear lines in its residential and rural districts, 8 feet in the harbor and village districts. Blasting ledge there takes a permit five days ahead and written notice to the neighbors.Garage Builders in Rockport, ME
- Camden, ME8 miCamden's 2026 fee schedule bills a garage permit by the square foot, at the same rate as a deck, and charges separate fees for blasting ledge and for moving more than 100 cubic yards of earth in a year. The same schedule sets its own fees for a driveway entrance and a residential electrical permit.Garage Builders in Camden, ME
- Hope, ME11 miHope lets an accessory building no taller than 10 feet sit 10 feet from a side line in its Rural Residential district, while anything taller keeps the house's 20 feet. Its land use ordinance also holds the first 45 feet of a driveway, measured from the edge of the road, to a 5 percent grade.Garage Builders in Hope, ME
- Lincolnville, ME13 miLincolnville sets buildings 60 feet back from the center of a public road and 15 feet from side and rear lines, and the wiring in a new garage needs a permit from the town's own electrical inspector. Its comprehensive plan maps soil running from bare bedrock to more than 50 feet deep.Garage Builders in Lincolnville, ME
- Northport, ME18 miIn Bayside, the village corporation inside Northport, a garage may not stand between the street and the front of the house, and one beside or behind it must be set back at least its own height, never less than the house's setback. The town plan describes Northport's soil as rocky, with ledge lying close to the surface in many places.Garage Builders in Northport, ME
- Searsmont, ME18 miSearsmont keeps a garage 50 feet from a public road outside its Village Core and 15 feet from side and rear lines, and its ordinance applies those setbacks to buildings so small they need no permit at all. The code officer has 10 days to rule on a complete application.Garage Builders in Searsmont, ME
- Belmont, ME20 miBelmont, a rural town on Route 3, writes its own setbacks for barns, garages and sheds, measured from the center of the road: 75 feet along Route 3. Its permit form asks which foundation a garage will stand on, from frost walls to a slab.Garage Builders in Belmont, ME
Which Inland Towns West of Rockland Get Our Garages?
7 towns
West of Rockland we follow Route 1 and Route 17 inland through seven towns of river villages, farm lots and lake shores, out as far as Jefferson and Nobleboro.
- Warren, ME7 miWarren bars garages from the required front yard and holds its Residential and Rural lots to 20 feet from side and rear lines. A building within 200 feet of the sanitary district's sewer lines needs that district's permit with the application.Garage Builders in Warren, ME
- Union, ME11 miUnion sets a taller garage back from side and rear lines one foot for every foot of its height, and keeps any garage out of the required front yard. Ground at 400 feet of elevation or higher sits in a High Elevation Overlay that caps building coverage at 5 percent of the lot.Garage Builders in Union, ME
- Waldoboro, ME13 miWaldoboro applies one setback schedule to every structure, which puts a garage in its Rural and Residential districts 75 feet back from the road and 30 from side and rear lines, against 5 feet in the Historic Village. Its code office inspects footings and foundations ahead of every concrete pour.Garage Builders in Waldoboro, ME
- Appleton, ME15 miAppleton's comprehensive plan describes rugged ground with ridges running southwest to northeast, swamps across much of the flat land and "very little easy ground in town." Every structure on those farm and ridge lots, garages included, sits at least 25 feet from side and rear lines.Garage Builders in Appleton, ME
- Washington, ME17 miIn Washington the Road Commissioner's driveway entrance permit comes first, the code office will not issue a building permit without it, and a new entrance's culvert must be at least 26 feet long. Garages keep 25 feet from side and rear lines in the Farm and Forest district and 10 feet in Rural.Garage Builders in Washington, ME
- Jefferson, ME18 miJefferson, a lake town on Damariscotta Lake, sets every garage back 85 feet from a public road's center line and 25 feet from each lot line. Its permit application gives a garage a line of its own, with room for second-floor square footage.Garage Builders in Jefferson, ME
- Nobleboro, ME19 miNobleboro sets every structure on a house lot 50 feet from the right-of-way's edge, 25 feet from each lot line and 100 feet from the high-water mark of any water body, a lake or pond included. Its code officer inspects at the location stakes, the footings and the foundation, each with a day's notice.Garage Builders in Nobleboro, ME
Where Do We Build Along the Peninsulas to the South?
7 towns
South of Rockland we work down the saltwater peninsulas and along the St. George River, seven towns from Owls Head and Thomaston out to Friendship and Bremen.
- Owls Head, ME3 miOwls Head holds garages on its Penobscot Bay peninsula to the full 25-foot setbacks, and the small-shed allowance in its zoning expressly leaves garages out. The town's comprehensive plan names clay soils among the causes of its runoff and flooding problems.Garage Builders in Owls Head, ME
- South Thomaston, ME4 miSouth Thomaston wants the code officer's permit in hand before a building larger than 100 square feet goes up, moves or changes shape. Its comprehensive plan describes thin topsoil laid over bedrock or marine clay on this saltwater town's lots.Garage Builders in South Thomaston, ME
- Thomaston, ME4 miThomaston holds back a garage permit that includes a new driveway until the driveway permit, from the Road Commissioner or MaineDOT, is in hand. In its in-town districts a garage sits 40 feet from the street's center line and 15 feet from side and rear lines.Garage Builders in Thomaston, ME
- Cushing, ME9 miCushing asks for a Notice of Intent to Build on any building over 100 square feet outside its shoreland zone, and inside that zone each new wall keeps 5 feet or more from the line of an abutting lot. Its flood maps include coastal Zone VE, where new construction must be raised on posts or columns.Garage Builders in Cushing, ME
- St. George, ME11 miSt. George's 2018 comprehensive plan says more than half of this saltwater peninsula is constrained by its soils, and that cellars and septic systems get hard to build where bedrock sits less than 20 inches down. The town's code reports give garages their own permit line, in and out of the shoreland zone.Garage Builders in St. George, ME
- Friendship, ME14 miFriendship's shoreland covers land within 250 feet of extreme high water and of Forest Lake, Crystal Pond and the Goose River. Its permits lapse if no substantial start, such as setting foundation forms, is made within a year.Garage Builders in Friendship, ME
- Bremen, ME16 miBremen zones the whole town as one district, with 20-foot setbacks on every side and lot coverage capped at 25 percent, driveways counted. Its shoreland rules reach 250 feet back from coastal wetlands on Muscongus Bay, tidal areas included.Garage Builders in Bremen, ME
Which Garage Does Your Lot Have Room For?
Tell us your town and whether you want a new garage or a better one. We walk the lot, read your town's rules against it, and put the size and the price in writing.