Weekly State Rulemaking Notices – 2/28/18

ADOPTIONS
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AGENCY: 01-672 – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 10, Land Use Districts and Standards (Grid-scale Solar Energy Systems)
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2018-030
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Land Use Planning Commission has adopted amendments to Ch. 10, Land Use Districts and Standards, to allow development of grid-scale solar energy generation facilities with a permit in the Commercial Industrial Development Subdistrict (D-CI). The revisions include a set of criteria that help identify eligible locations for redistricting to D-CI for the purpose of developing a grid-scale solar energy generation facility. A D-CI subdistrict designated for the purpose of developing a grid-scale solar energy generation facility will automatically revert to the prior subdistrict designation if the facility is not developed within a reasonable period of time, or if built, upon decommissioning of the facility.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 2017
DACF CONTACT PERSON / RULEMAKING LIAISON: Mari Wells-Eagar, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 22 & 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-4909. Email: Mari.Wells@Maine.gov .
LUPC WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/index.shtml .
DACF WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/index.shtml .
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AGENCY: 01-672 – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF), Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 10, Land Use Districts and Standards (Rural Business Development Subdistrict in Washington County)
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2018-031
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Maine Land Use Planning Commission has adopted amendments to Ch. 10, Land Use Districts and Standards, regarding extending the opportunity for Rural Business Development subdistricts into Washington County in partnership with the Washington County Commissioners through the Commission’s Community Guided Planning and Zoning program. This regional planning effort implements the directive in PL 2011 ch. 682 §34, for the Commission to initiate prospective zoning in the unorganized and deorganized parts of the state. The purpose of the Rural Business Development Subdistrict (D RB) is to encourage an appropriate range of business development in rural areas, and locate development in or at the edge of existing development and in concentrated areas along appropriate portions of major transportation corridors. The locations for the D-RB are selected to maintain the rural character of the region and avoid significant visual, natural resource, and fiscal impacts of unplanned growth. The D-RB subdistrict includes areas to accommodate a range of small commercial, light manufacturing, and institutional facilities and businesses that are generally compatible with, and complementary to, natural resource-based land uses; but may create some adverse impacts to residential uses, recreation uses, or resource protection.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 2017
DACF CONTACT PERSON / RULEMAKING LIAISON: Mari Wells-Eagar, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 22 & 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-4909. Email: Mari.Wells@Maine.gov .
LUPC WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/index.shtml .
DACF WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/index.shtml