Sec. 15. 12 MRSA §685-B, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 653, §4, is repealed.

Sec. 16. 12 MRSA §685-B, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

3-A.__Hearings and procedures.__Hearings and procedures in connection with the review and approval of a permit application are subject to this subsection.

A.__The commission may determine on its own motion to hold a hearing on the application.

B.__If the commission determines to act upon a permit application without a hearing, the commission, within 120 days after receiving the complete application, shall make findings of fact and issue an order either granting approval, subject to reasonable terms and conditions that the commission determines appropriate in order to fulfill the requirements and intent of this chapter, the comprehensive land use plan and the commission's standards, or denying approval of the application as proposed.

C.__Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission or its staff concerning any permit application upon which no hearing was held may, within 30 days of that decision, petition the commission for a hearing.__The commission is not required to hold a hearing, but shall respond within 60 days of receipt of the petition by notifying the petitioner in writing of the date, time and place set for the requested hearing or of the denial of the request.

D.__Within 90 days after the commission adjourns any hearing held under this subsection, it shall make findings of fact and issue an order either granting approval, subject to reasonable terms and conditions that the commission determines appropriate in order to fulfill the requirements and intent of this chapter, the comprehensive land use plan and the commission's standards, or denying approval of the application as proposed.