Maine § 5 §3233 Municipal planning assistance program; review of programs

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §3233 — Municipal planning assistance program; review of programs

Maine § 5 §3233

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 8POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Ch. 310-BMAINE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §3233 (2026).

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1.Comprehensive plans. A municipality or multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management program and receives a planning grant under Title 30‑A, chapter 187, subchapter 2 shall submit its comprehensive plan to the office for review. A municipality or multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management program without receiving a planning grant under this subchapter may submit its comprehensive plan to the office for review. The office shall review plans for consistency with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in Title 30‑A, chapter 187, subchapter 2. A contract for a planning assistance grant must include specific timetables governing the review of the comprehensive plan by the office. A comprehensive plan submitted for review more than 12 mont

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Comprehensive plans.
A municipality or multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management program and receives a planning grant under Title 30‑A, chapter 187, subchapter 2 shall submit its comprehensive plan to the office for review. A municipality or multimunicipal region that chooses to prepare a growth management program without receiving a planning grant under this subchapter may submit its comprehensive plan to the office for review. The office shall review plans for consistency with the procedures, goals and guidelines established in Title 30‑A, chapter 187, subchapter 2. A contract for a planning assistance grant must include specific timetables governing the review of the comprehensive plan by the office. A comprehensive plan submitted for review more than 12 months following a contract end date may be required to contain data, projections and other time-sensitive portions of the plan or program that are in compliance with the office's most current review standards.
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Growth management programs.
A municipality or multimunicipal region may at any time request a certificate of consistency for its growth management program.
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Review of growth management program.
In reviewing a growth management program, the office shall:
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Review of comprehensive plan.
In reviewing a comprehensive plan, the office shall:
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Updates and amendments.
A municipality or multimunicipal region may submit proposed amendments to a comprehensive plan or growth management program to the office for review in the same manner as provided for the review of new plans and programs. Subsequent to voluntary certification under Title 30‑A, chapter 187, subchapter 2, the municipality or multimunicipal region shall file a copy of an amendment to a growth management program with the office within 30 days after adopting the amendment and at least 60 days prior to applying for any state grant program that offers a preference for consistency or certification.
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Regional councils.
Subject to the availability of funding and pursuant to the conditions of a contract, each regional council shall review and submit written comments on the comprehensive plan or growth management program of any municipality or multimunicipal region within its planning region. The comments must be submitted to the office and contain an analysis of: