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COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE PLAN UPDATE
Last Updated:
January 9, 2008
[Project Overview] [Public Participation and Process]
Project Overview
The Commission's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, first adopted in the mid-1970s, establishes policies to guide the Commission's work and is the basis for the Commission's regulations. The current version of the plan, adopted in 1997, represents the third complete update of the plan.
The Commission is charged with planning for future growth, not just reacting to it. For this reason, the Commission's plan is regularly evaluated and updated in order to look back at trends and determine their effect on the jurisdiction and its values, and to develop a future vision of the jurisdiction. Given the increasingly changing conditions and priorities of the Commission and its jurisdiction, as well as the significant amount of time a plan revision typically requires, the Commission staff has already initiated work on the next plan revision. The staff anticipates a new version of the plan in 2008.
This portion of the Commission's web site is reserved for updates and status reports relating to the ongoing revision of the plan.
Public Participation and Process
The process of developing a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan for an area of Maine this large, unique, diverse and valued takes a substantial amount of time. The major steps of the Commission's revision process are as follows:
Stage & Time Period |
Time Period |
Events |
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Preliminary Research and Drafting- The Commission hosted topic-specific panel discussions to inform the Commission and its staff about the various issues facing the jurisdiction.
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Spring 2005 through Summer 2007 |
Research & Data Collection *Draft preliminary Chapters *Revised Drafts based on Commissioner Comments |
Public Workshops- This is an opportunity for members of the public to participate in a public discussion in an informal proceding before the draft is presented in the formal review process
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Winter 2008 |
*Public Workshop Comments *Revised Drafts based on public workshop feed back |
Public Hearing and Formal Adoption -This is the formal review process
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Spring 2008 through Fall 2008 |
*Public Hearing Schedule *Public Hearing Testimony *Revised plan based on public hearing testimony *Commission adoption of plan *Governor's approval of plan |
Public comments or questions can be directed to LURC's main office in Augusta (call 207-287-2631 or email lurc@maine.gov) at any time during this process.
