Work Without Permit Letter In The Mail Today. No Work Done.

Location: Maine

I own 3+ acres in Mid Coast Maine. It's undeveloped and I don't live there. I've owned it for about 7 years now. The property is effectively unimproved, with only a well shaft and a cargo container on it. The well shaft was there when I bought it, and I put the container on shortly thereafter. I did fail to get a permit before I put the container on, but dealt with that soon after, within about a week. Never heard about it again.

Today I received a letter that said...

"It has come to the attention of the Code & Planning Department that work without a permit may have occurred. Placement of a storage container on the property, improvements that have been completed that would require permits from our office. Our records do not contain any permits for this work"

Okay, fair enough. Probably got lost in the shuffle, and it was my fault that I didn't get the permit first, but I bet we can figure it out. Here's where it gets weird...

"Any plumbing outside the scope of repairs to fix leaks or blockages requires a permit. Only a master plumber and/or the person for whom a single family dwelling is considered their 'bona fide personal abode' may pull a plumbing permit"

Electrical work that includes the installation of any electrical equipment and/or electrical conductor requires a permit from the city. Only a master electrician and/or the person for whom a single family dwelling is considered their 'bona fide personal abode' may pull an electrical permit.

The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code exempts very little construction from permitting. Activities including but not limited to reconfiguration of spaces/fixtures, opening up wall cavities, replacing windows/doors and any additions and/or structural changes require a permit.

At this time, I am requesting you contact our office so we can schedule an inspection to determine the extent of work that has been completed. We can discuss how to approach after-the-fact permitting if necessary, and what the process for compliance with the City Ordinance would be.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I look forward to working with you on this.

Sincerely, Anonymized Code Enforcement Officer".

Of course this arrives on a Saturday so I have all weekend to worry about it. I'm worrying because I have not built or changed ANYTHING for 5+ years. The cargo container is just that; a standard 8' x 20' container. There is NO electrical, NO plumbing, NO windows, and only standard container doors. The well doesn't even have a pump on it, and is capped. There is no power to the land, not even a power pole.

What I'm wondering is "Does the main body of the text refer to specific violations they think they might have found, or is it boilerplate?"

I would really like to hear that it's boilerplate, because otherwise there's likely been unauthorized use/development of my land.

Does anybody else have experience with this kind of thing?