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comprehensive plan by the office.__A comprehensive plan | | submitted for review more than 12 months following a contract | | end date may be required to contain data, projections and | | other time-sensitive portions of the plan or program that are | | in compliance with the office's most current review standards. |
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| | | B.__Except as provided in paragraph C, a finding of | | consistency of a municipality's or multimunicipal region's | | comprehensive plan under this article is valid for 15 years | | from the date of adoption or finding of consistency by the | | office, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise stated in the | | finding.__The office may adopt rules to require that a | | municipality's or multimunicipal region's comprehensive plan | | under this article provide a schedule for future update of | | the plan to begin no later than 12 years after adoption or | | finding of consistency by the office, whichever is earlier.__ | | In no case is a finding of consistency valid for more than | | 15 years from the original adoption or finding date, | | whichever is earlier.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | | paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | C.__A finding of consistency dated prior to January 1, 1996 | | is valid until January 1, 2006 or for 15 years from the | | finding date, whichever is later. |
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| | | Sec. 14. 30-A MRSA §4347-A, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read: |
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| | | C.__Upon a request for review under this section, the office | | may review rate of growth, impact fee and zoning ordinances | | to determine whether the ordinances are consistent with a | | comprehensive plan that has been found consistent under this | | section without requiring submission of all elements of a | | growth management program.__An affirmative finding of | | consistency by the office is required for a municipality or | | multimunicipal region to assert jurisdiction as provided in | | section 4349-A and section 4352, subsection 6. |
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| | | Sec. 15. 30-A MRSA §4347, sub-§3, ¶¶C and D, as amended by PL 2001, c. | | 578, §20, are further amended to read: |
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| | | C. Within 60 days after receiving the comprehensive plan or 90 | | days after receiving the growth management program, send all | | written comments on the comprehensive plan or growth management | | program to the municipality or multimunicipal region and any | | applicable regional council. If warranted, the office shall | | issue findings specifically describing how the submitted plan or | | growth management program is not consistent with the procedures, | | goals and guidelines |
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