Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 672 - LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION (formerly Land Use Regulation Commission) › Chapter 1 - FEE SCHEDULE › Section 672-1-04 - Schedule of Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
General
				Provisions
Square foot and linear foot calculations apply to new,
				  reconstructed, replaced, expanded, additions, or changes of use to structures,
				  disturbances, or utility lines. Legally existing or previously approved
				  structures, disturbances or utility lines unless otherwise specified are not
				  counted in the fee calculation. For utility lines, roads, land management
				  roads, and mineral or peat extraction, only the portions of the project or the
				  additional length or acreage that triggers permit review will be subject to
				  these fees.
Areas within building permits, development permits or D-PD
				  boundary changes that disturb shoreland areas adjacent to (for the purpose of
				  this rule and fee structure "adjacent to" means within 25 feet) or below the
				  normal high water mark of any surface water body, including but not limited to
				  lakes, ponds, streams, brooks, and rivers, or that impact any identified
				  wetland areas will be assessed the square foot rate fee of $0.40 per square
				  foot.
Amendments to permits shall be assessed using the same method
				  as initial permit applications.
After-the-Fact Fees, or fees for activities already begun
				  prior to receiving permit approval, shall be three (3) times the listed
				  fee.
No Fee will be charged for Processing Notifications.
No fee shall be assessed to a governmental agency seeking to
				  amend district boundaries.
No fee shall be assessed for district boundary changes to or
				  from an interim protection subdistrict or resulting from correction of an error
				  as to the boundary of a district.
B.
Permit Fees Established
The following fees will be assessed for processing
				  applications, zoning petitions, and requests for advisory rulings and
				  certificates of compliance. These fees are only for activities and/or projects,
				  or portions of the activity and/or project that requires an application and
				  permit decision.
1. Advisory ruling
requests
$100.00
2. Service drop requests
$25.00
3. Building permit applications
$50.00
+$0.20
$1000.00
Base Fee
per square foot (footprint) structures
Maximum Fee
4. Development permit applications
$200.00
+ $0.40
$5000.00
Base Fee
per square foot (footprint) structures
Maximum Fee
5. Home Occupation permit applications
$200.00
+ $0.40
$1500.00
Base Fee
per square foot (footprint) structures (Applies only
							 to area utilized for the Home Occupation)
Maximum Fee
6. Mineral or Peat Extraction Operations permit
							 applications
$200.00
+ $100.00
$5000.00
Base Fee
per acre of disturbed area
Maximum Fee
7. Utility Facilities permit applications (Linear
							 Utility Lines)
$500.00
+ $0.10
$5000.00
Base Fee
per linear foot of utility line
Maximum Fee
8. Utility Facilities permit applications ( Utility
							 Towers or Structures)
$500.00
+ $1.00
+0.40
$5000.00
Base Fee
per foot of tower height
per square foot (footprint) structures
Maximum Fee
9. Road Permit applications
$200.00
+ $0.10
$1000.00
+ $0.15
$2500.00
+ $0.30
$5000.00
Base Fee
per linear foot for Level A Projects
Maximum Fee Level A Projects
per linear foot for Level B Projects
Maximum Fee Level B Projects
per linear foot for Level C Projects
Maximum Fee Level C Projects
10. Land Management Road Permit applications
$200.00
+ $0.15
$1000.00
Base Fee
per linear foot
Maximum Fee
11. Water Crossing Permit application
$250.00
+ $2.00
Base Fee
per linear foot of span length or culvert
							 width
12. Shoreland Alterations or Wetland permit
							 applications
$100.00
+ $0.40
Base Fee
per square foot (footprint) structures or disturbed
							 area (Includes areas within 25 feet of shoreline and wetland impact
							 areas)
13. Certificates of compliance
$50.00
14. Subdivision permit applications
$1000.00
+ $500.00
Base Fee
per lot created
15. Subdivision permit certificates of
							 compliance
$50.00
per lot
16. All other permit and amendment
							 applications
$100.00
C.
Petitions for district boundary changes (zoning petitions)
1. Change to a protection district
a) Includes Resource Plans but not Concept
							 Plans
$250.00
2. Change to a management district
$500.00
3. Change to a development district (except D-PD)
$1000.00
+ $25.00
Base Fee
per acre of new or changed development
							 district
4. Change to a D-PD subdistrict
$5000.00
+ $0.40
Fee for Preliminary Plan
per square foot (footprint) structures
5. Concept Plans
$5000.00
+ $25.00
Base Fee
per acre of new areas proposed for development,
							 including infrastructure
D.
Additional Fees
Permits by Special Exception
$100.00
E.
Special Service Fees Established
The following fees will be assessed to recover expenses
				  incurred by the Commission in providing the services listed:
1 For reproduction of documents, transcripts
				or other records:
$1.00 for the first page, and $.25 cents per page
				  thereafter.
2 For district
				boundary (zoning) maps:
$3.00 per map plus applicable postage. An applicant paying
				  the application fee may request and receive one district boundary map for
				  application purposes without being assessed an additional fee.
3 For publications or rules:
No fee will be assessed for the first two copies of any
				  publication or rule.
Charges will be made for additional copies as follows:
a. Comprehensive Land Use Plan
				$10.00
b. Rules and Standards
				$5.00
c. All other publications or
				rules $3.00 or actual costs whichever are greater
4 For photographs, slides, electronically
				recorded or stored information, oversized documents, reduced size district
				boundary maps: or other items requiring special handling : Actual cost of
				reproduction, handling and applicable postage.