Site Location of Development (Site Law) -- Maps and associated materials
The following background material is related to proposed amendments to the Site Location of Development (Site Law). More informationon proposed statutory and rule changes.
Google Earth Map
- Go to the Google Earth application (off-site) and click on "Municipal Growth Areas and Site Law Projects " in the bulleted list at the top of the page .
The Google Earth application shows land licensing site locations from 2006 through 2008. Other layers include Local Growth Areas, Census Designated Places, and State Urban Compact Areas. The data for Local Growth Areas within Androscoggin, Franklin , Kennebec, Oxford , and Somerset Counties are not yet available. You will need to have Google Earth installed to view this data. For help using Google Earth go to the Help Center . The maps are best viewed in Google Earth 5.0.
Documents
Maps
The PDF map files are presented in two formats. The smaller file size is recommended for viewing on-line, if you have a slower connection speed.
- A larger file size (at 200 dots per inch or dpi) using the USGS 250K Topo Quad Map as the background. The larger file maps are desgined to be printed at 11 x 17 inches or larger.
- A smaller file size (at 100 dpi) without the Topo Quad background. The smaller file maps are designed to be printed at 8.5 x 11 inches.
If you need to request a hard copy of a map, please contact a staff person by using the ON-CALL system.
- Androscoggin County
- Aroostook County Map 1 (North)
- Aroostook County Map 2 (South)
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Knox County
- Kennebeck County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- York County
Terms
- Local Growth Areas - Local Growth Areas are areas designated for heavier development within towns that have developed and adopted consistent comprehensive plans under the Growth Management Act (30-A MRSA §4312 et seq).
- State Planning Office - Growth Area Mapping
- http://www.maine.gov/spo/landuse/gam/
- State Urban Compact Areas - State Urban Compact Areas r epresent areas designated by the Maine Department of Transportation to be Urban Compact. These "Built-up" sections represent areas where structures along the highway are nearer than 200 feet apart for a distance of 1/4 of a mile, unless otherwise defined; reference MRSA 23 sub-section 754. These polygons should not be confused with Maine 's federal urban boundaries, which are represented in a different dataset managed at Maine DOT. Maine Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning, TRIM Section State House Station #16 Augusta, ME 04333 USA http://www.maine.gov/mdot/maines-transportation-systems/state-urban-municipalities.php
- Census Designated Places - Census designated places (CDPs) are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. The boundaries usually are defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials. These boundaries, which usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or other legal entity boundary, have no legal status, nor do these places have officials elected to serve traditional municipal functions. CDP boundaries may change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary.
Metadata links (off-site)
