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Municipal Planning Assistance Program

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Legislation

Laws

• Planning and Land Use Regulation (Title 30-A, Chapter 187)

• Growth Managment Act (Title 30-A, Chapter 187, Subchapter 2) 

• Land Use Regulation (Tltle 30-A, Chapter 187, Subchapter 3)

• State Subdivision Law (Title 30-A, Chapter 187, Subchapter 4)

• Informed Growth Act (Title 30-A, Chapter 187, Subchapter 3-A)
• Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Law (Title 38, Chapter 3) 

• Sensible Transportation Policy Act (Title 23, Chapter 3 section 73)

Rules

• Procedural Rule for Submission and Review of Zoning Ordinances (Chapter 201)

• Procedural Rule for Submittal and Review of Municipal Growth Management Programs for a Certificate of Consistency (Chapter 205)

• Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 208)

• Subdivision Ordinance Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 203)

• Zoning Ordinance Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 210)

• Methodology for Identification of Regional Service Centers (Chapter 220)

Policies and Other Documents Relevant to Land Use Planning

• Ten State Goals and Nine State Coastal Policies

• Maine Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Access Management Web Site

• Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Shoreland Zoning Web Site
• 2012 Maine Planning & Land Use Laws  This is a privately-published compilation of Maine laws affecting land-use planning and development activities.

 

Featured Links

Maine Coastal Program

Maine Code Enforcement and Training Certification

Maine Municipal Association

Maine Association of Planners

Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association

contacts

Municipal Planning Assistance Program
22 SHS/Harlow Bldg
Augusta, Maine 04333-0022

Elizabeth Hertz, Director, 207-287-8061

Ruta Dzenis, 207-287-2851

Phil Carey, 207-287-3860

MacGregor Stocco, 207-287-4818

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