Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 480-E-1 (2025)
Except as provided in section 480‑E‑3, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission shall issue all permits under this article for activities that are located wholly within its jurisdiction and are not subject to review and approval by the department under any other article of this chapter, except as provided in subsection 3.
1. Activity located in organized and unorganized area If an activity is located in part within an organized area and in part within an area subject to the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, that portion of the activity within the organized area is subject to department review under this article if that portion is an activity pursuant to this article. That portion of the activity within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission is not subject to the requirements of this article except as provided in subsection 2.
[PL 2005, c. 330, §14 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]
2. Allowed use If an activity is located as described in subsection 1, the department may review that portion of the activity within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission if the commission determines that the project is an allowed use within the subdistrict or subdistricts for which it is proposed pursuant to Title 12, section 685‑B. A permit from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission is not required for those aspects of an activity approved by the department under this subsection.
[PL 2005, c. 330, §14 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]
3. Offshore wind power project The department shall issue all permits under this article for offshore wind power projects except for community-based offshore wind energy projects as defined in Title 12, section 682, subsection 19.
[PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §12 (NEW).]
4. Projects reviewed under site location of development laws The department issues all permits required under this article for projects wholly or in part in the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission that are subject to review and permitting under article 6.
[PL 2011, c. 682, §30 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §40 (AFF).]
PL 1999, c. 333, §20 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 232, §15 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §14 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. E, §§11, 12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 599, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §30 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV). PL 2011, c. 682, §40 (AFF).