Section 672-17-03 - Applicability and Effective Date of Reestablished Jurisdiction The Commission has found that one or more of the conditions set forth in 12 M.R.S.A. §685-A(4) has occurred in each municipality and plantation identified below and has concluded reestablishment of the Commission's jurisdiction in that municipality or plantation is necessary to reasonably protect the natural, recreational, historic or other resources of the municipality or plantation and to extend the principles of sound planning, zoning and subdivision control to the municipality or plantation:
A.Brighton Plantation, Somerset County(1) Brighton Plantation, located in Somerset County, had been granted plantation status under Maine law. Brighton Plantation did not administer its own land use planning and regulatory program. Instead, the Commission carried out those functions in lieu of local government.(2) In accordance with 12 M.R.S.A. §685-A(4), Brighton Plantation submitted to the Commission a Comprehensive Land Use Plan, zoning ordinance including standards and land use subdistricts, and a land use district boundary map(s) for the plantation. In February 1987, the Commission approved the plan, ordinance and map(s).(3) On May 12, 1990, the Plantation adopted its Comprehensive Land Use Plan, zoning ordinance and map(s) that earlier had been approved by the Commission. Thus the plantation removed itself from the Commission's jurisdiction on May 12, 1990 and began administering its local land use program.(4) On March 28, 1992, at an annual meeting of the plantation, Brighton Plantation abolished its planning board and voted to return to the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. The plan and ordinance were not repealed at that time although the plantation lacks the administrative body necessary to review and act upon zoning or permit applications or carry out other necessary provisions of the land use plan and ordinance in the plantation. At a special plantation meeting held on May 19, 1992, Brighton Plantation reaffirmed its decision of March 28, 1992.(5) The Commission had reestablished jurisdiction over Brighton Plantation effective August 14, 1992. Subsequently, Brighton Plantation submitted an updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Land Use Zoning Ordinance to the Commission in 1995. The Commission approved this Plan and Ordinance on June 15, 1995. Brighton Plantation adopted these updated versions of its Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Land Use Zoning Ordinance on July 20, 1995, and resumed land use control effective on the same date.01- 672 C.M.R. ch. 17, § 03