Urban Program
Chapter 500 Review
The District can perform Chapter 500 reviews to support municipalities, developers and landowners with limited staff, or can do them on behalf of municipalities to ensure compliance with Chapter 500 standards. The District has received Delegated Review Authority from Maine DEP to review plans for the Department in an expedited manner. This is particularly important to developers who are under time constraints or trying to satisfy multiple community concerns.
Ordinance and Design Standards Review
The District can perform review of proposed development or redevelopment projects that do not require Chapter 500, to support municipalities and contractors to ensure compliance for permitting and Planning Board Approval. For these reviews, we clearly identify the local standards and references for basis of our review. District staff can also help communities identify where their local ordinances could be strengthened and/or made consistent with those in neighboring communities.
Site-Specific Plans Evaluations
District staff can evaluate site-specific plans submitted in support of a proposed development to determine whether a plan prepared as part of a permit application, contractual requirement, or in response to a local ordinance contains the required information and adequate detail.
Third Party Inspections
The District has technical staff with expertise to perform site inspections under several different categories.
These include:
Construction Inspections
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspections
Post-Construction Best Management Practice (BMP) Inspections
Chapter 500 Stormwater Site Law Inspection