The town adopted the updated Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and Map and the updated Land Use and Definitions Ordinances at the June 13, 2009 Town Meeting. These updated ordinances will be added to the Ordinances Section of this website and available at the town office. The board will continue it's work on a draft mining ordinance to cover operations for 5 acres or under.
All electronic forms (draft or final) related to this board and its functions are available by clicking the Most Requested Services Section on the menu to your left and selecting Forms and Publications. All the adopted ordinances can be found on the Ordinances page listed in the menu bar to your left; paper copies are available upon request at the town office.
General Board Information:
The Wales Planning Board is an elected board of 5 members with 2 alternates. The board’s standard meeting schedule is the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Office unless otherwise posted. Should the regularly scheduled meeting fall on a holiday, the board will meet on the 3rd Monday of the month.
The current Planning Board Members are:
Alice Dipaolo, Chairman
Eric Gagnon, Vice-Chair
Chris Siegel, Secretary
Lori Blier
Lyndon Spaulding
Jessica Tripp (Alternate)
Scott Gosselin (Alternate)
Responsibilities:
The Wales Planning Board is responsible for reviewing and approving Site Plan Permits, Subdivision Permits, and other land use ordinances. The board is also responsible for updating land use and related ordinances as prescribed by changes accepted by the town through adopted articles at town meetings to include comprehensive plans, separate ordinance request (such as the flood plain management ordinance), and other articles as proposed and approved. All development request forms, permits and related documentation are available at the town office. Building permits are issued by the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO). Inspection and enforcement of the town land use ordinances and conformance to approved permits are the responsibility of the CEO, the Road commissioner, the town Selectmen and the Planning Board.
Questions and comments can be made by using the comment form option in the menu to the left.
Citizens with an interest in any pending proposals before the board are advised to check the Meetings and Minutes Section of this site for the most current information.
Last updated: July 13, 2009 - L. Blier
