| | | B. The fee prescribed by the commission rules, that fee to | | be a minimum of $50 but no greater than 1/4 of 1% of the | | total development costs, except that the fee for subdivision | | applications is $300 per lot. Zoning petitions submitted by | | other than a state or federal agency range from $50 to $500 | | depending on size and complexity. The fees apply to all | amendments except for minor changes to building permits. A | fee may not be assessed for a petition that seeks to change | an area's designation under section 685-A from a management | district to a development district | | paid in accordance with this paragraph, the director of the | | Maine Land Use Regulation Commission may assess a processing | | fee on applications for extraordinary projects in accordance | | with section 685-F; |
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| | | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §685-F is enacted to read: |
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| | | §685-F.__Extraordinary projects |
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| | | 1.__Designation as extraordinary project.__The director of the | | Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, referred to in this section | | as "the director," may designate a proposed project requiring | | review and approval under this chapter as an extraordinary | | project when the director determines that, because of the | | project's size, uniqueness or complexity, review of the project | | application is likely to: |
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| | | A.__Significantly impair the capacity of the commission's | | staff and cooperating state agencies to review other | | applications in a timely manner; or |
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| | | B.__Require the commission to incur costs that exceed the | | funding provided in accordance with section 685-D. |
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| | | A project is considered to significantly impair the capacity of | | the commission's staff if review of that project is likely to | | occupy the equivalent of at least one person working full-time on | | that project for a minimum of 4 months.__Designation as an | | extraordinary project must be made at or prior to the time the | | application is accepted as complete. The director shall notify | | the applicant in writing upon making the designation. |
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| | | 2. Processing fee.__The processing fee for a project | | designated as extraordinary is the sum of the actual costs | | associated with review of that project application.__These costs | | include, but are not limited to, costs of personnel, supplies, | | administration, travel, specialized computer software, services | | needed for review of that project and contracting for legal and | | consulting services.__The director shall provide the applicant | | with an estimate of the processing fee for a project with a |
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