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Land Use Planning

Comprehensive Planning

New Rule Became Effective September 20th!

Maine's Growth Management Act (30-A MRSA, Chapter 187)

Comprehensive Planning: A Manual for Maine Communities

Old Rule for Review of Comprehensive Plans (07-105, Chapter 202)

Old Comprehensive Plan Review Submission Form (PDF 16KB, Microsoft Word 49KB)

Comprehensive Plans Currently Under Review

The plans listed below have been submitted to the State Planning Office for review for consistency with the Planning and Land Use Regulation Act (the Act) and state goals.

State Agency Comment Instructions

The Land Use Regulation Act requires the State Planning Office to solicit comments from other State agencies on proposed plans.

In your review of the plan, please direct your comments to the following:

  • an analysis of whether the proposed plan indicates the appropriate use of data provided by your agency;
  • an analysis of how the proposed plan's policies and implementation strategies promote the State goal(s) relating to your agency's principal objectives and directives;
  • an analysis of whether the proposed plan is consistent with your agency's programs and policies; and
  • a description of the measures your agency recommends the municipality take to ensure that its plan addresses and identifies deficiencies and inconsistencies.

All comments on a proposed document(s) must be submitted to SPO in writing (preferably on agency letterhead). Your comments will be reviewed by SPO and sent directly to the town. Please be sure to indicate the date comments are sent and the contact person, along with their phone number.

SPO provides a hard copy request for review to agency coordinators for distribution/routing within partner agencies. If plans are submitted in hard copy only, agency coordinators will receive a copy to circulate. If you have trouble with the files, please contact the State Planning Office at 287-5649.

 

Comprehensive Plans Reviewed Under New Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 208)

Town Agency Comments on Self Assessment Checklist
Due to SPO		 SPO Review of Self Assessment Checklist Due
to Town		 Was Plan Accepted for Review? SPO Review of Future Landuse Plan Due to Town SPO Review Coordinator
Long Island
(hard copy)
4/8/2008
4/23/2008
No
Ruta Dzenis
           
 
           

 

Comprehensive Plans Reviewed Under Old Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 202)

Town SPO
Findings
Letters		 Agency Comments
Due to SPO		 SPO Review Due
to Town		 SPO Review
Coordinator
Hartford
5/30/2008
6/16/2008
Frank Hample
North Haven
5/22/2008
6/6/2008
John Weber
Trenton
(Subdivision)
5/22/2008
6/6/2008
Phil Carey
Trenton
(Zoning)
5/22/2008
6/6/2008
Phil Carey
 
The plans linked below are the original review copies received by SPO. They may not be the same as the final versions used for the finding or adopted by the municipality.
Readfield
4/22/2008
5/6/2008
Frank Hample
Presque Isle
3/28/2008
4/11/2008
Tom Miragliuolo
Vienna
12/31/2007
1/14/2008
Augusta
12/21/2007
1/4/2008
Mount Desert
12/7/2007
12/17/2007

 

 

 

Contact Land Use Planning

Planning Data Links to a variety of data sources, useful during a comprehensive or other planning process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Comments on Comprehensive Plans Under Review

Please use this form to make comments on comprehensive plans that are currently under review.

 

Name:   
Zip Code:

Comment:


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