Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 489-D – Technical assistance to municipalities
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A state department or agency shall provide technical assistance to a municipality in the form of a peer review of development studies when the state capacity and resources exist. [PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).]
1. Costs. A state department or agency may charge a municipality for this assistance under this section. A municipality may recover these costs from the developer.
[PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 489-D
- Agriculture: means the production, keeping or maintenance for sale or lease of plants or animals, including, but not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and seed crops, dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, livestock, fruits and vegetables and ornamental and greenhouse products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 436-A
- development: means any federal, state, municipal, quasi-municipal, educational, charitable, residential, commercial or industrial development that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 482Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Type of development. The following provisions apply to assistance under this section.
A. Assistance is available for the review of site location issues arising from a proposal for a subdivision of at least 5 lots and 20 acres and for a proposal for a development that has at least 3 acres of buildings, parking lots, roads, paved areas, wharves or areas to be stripped or graded and not revegetated and not subject to review by the department under this article. [PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).]
B. A municipality may also obtain technical assistance in the form of a peer review from a private consultant or regional council and may recover costs from the developer for a project of any size. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has the authority to establish rules as necessary for this purpose. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
[PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 704, §A22 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 704, §C2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).