Section 489-D - Technical assistance to municipalitiesA 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. [1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22(NEW); 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. [1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22(NEW); 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2(AFF).]
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. [1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22(NEW); 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. [2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33(AMD); 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41(AFF); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5(REV).] [2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33(AMD); 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41(AFF); 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5(REV).]
Amended by 2012, c. 655,§ JJ-33, eff. 7/1/2012.1995, c. 704, §A22 (NEW) . 1995, c. 704, §C2 (AFF) .