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Land Use Planning Commission outlines plan update, short-term rental notice and solar rules
Summary
Stacy Benjamin and Ben Gazzo of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission briefed Somerset commissioners on a phased comprehensive plan update, a new short-term rental notice requirement and rule changes for solar and battery energy storage facilities; they warned of temporary permitting delays while hiring staff.
Stacy Benjamin, acting planning manager for the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC), and Ben Gazzo, the commission's acting executive director, gave commissioners an overview of LUPC's work, including a phased update to the comprehensive land use plan and several regulatory changes.
Benjamin said the LUPC's service area covers the unorganized territories and that the commission has initiated a pre-process for a comprehensive plan update that…
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