Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
National Flood Map Online Store
Union River
Watershed Coalition
Amherst
Aurora
Bar Harbor
Blue Hill
Brooklin
Brooksville
Bucksport
Castine
Cranberry Isles
Dedham
Deer Isle
Eastbrook
Ellsworth
Franklin
Frenchboro
Gouldsboro
Great Pond
Hancock
Hancock County
Isle Au Haut
Lamoine
Lucerne in Maine
Mariaville
Mount Desert
Orland
Osborn
Otis
Penobscot
Sedgwick
Sorrento
Southwest Harbor
Stonington
Sullivan
Surry
Swans Island
Townships - UT
Tremont
Trenton
Verona Island
Waltham
Winter Harbor
Planning Commission
Land Use Planning Services
HCPC Provides an array of land use services to towns in Hancock County.
Programs at HCPC:
Coastal Zone
(Contact person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
We are an information source for a variety of coastal zone issues such
as harbor management and dredging, mooring plans, floodplain management,
and clam flat restoration.
- Interactive FloodZone Map - Identify Flood Risk for Parcels, Measure Setbacks, Measure Acreage, Topgraphic Layers +
- DEP Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Webpage
- Results of 2011 Coastal Stakeholder Survey (132K PDF Revised: 12/13/11)
- Working Waterfront Symposium - June 27, 2013
- Natalie Springuel - Coastal Access and Working Waterfronts, in ME and Hancock County
- Matthew Nixon - Maine Coastal Program - Technical Assistance Program
- Dick Clime - Working Waterfront Protection Tools
- Zoning Workshop Presentation - (5.5 MB PDF Delivered 03/18/14)
- Training hosted by DEP’s Stephenie MacLagan
- 2015 Shoreland Zoning Guidelines (1 contact hour) http://stateofmaine.adobeconnect.com/p1h7pnvo28q/
- Basic Shoreland Zoning Training for CEOs (2 contact hours) http://stateofmaine.adobeconnect.com/p17n618ybh
Code Enforcement
(Contact Person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
We help develop or refine local code enforcement programs. We also
provide staff services to the regional code enforcement officer/local
plumbing inspector (CEO/LPI) association.
Maine Code Enforcement Program (Office of the State Fire Marshall)
Programs with the Land use Team of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Comprehensive Planning,
- Watershed Management Planning,
- Harbor Planning,
- Zoning Ordinances,
- Code Enforcement,
- Coastal Zone Planning, and more...
Growth Management
(Contact person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
We help towns with all phases of Maine's Growth Management Act, including
seeking planning and implementation grants and developing work programs
to guide towns through the growth management process. We also provide
local land use planning assistance through support from the state
programs for smart growth.
- HCPC Releases 2005 Development Tracking Guidelines for Municipalities (876K PDF)
- Executive summary of An Evaluation of the Growth Management Act and its Implementation, the full report with appendices, and a presentation to the Natural Resources Committee.
- The 2012 Comprehensive Plan Consistency Expiration Deadline: What Does It Mean?
Harbor Ordinances
(Contact person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
We help towns to develop harbor ordinances and management plans. Sample ordinances:
- Blue Hill Harbor Ordinance (2006)
- Brooksville Harbor Ordinance (2012)
- Bucksport Harbor Management Ordinance (2006)
- Castine Waterfront Ordinance (2010)
- Cranberry Isles Harbor Management Ordinance (2012)
Lake Watersheds
(Contact person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
We have worked with several towns in preparing watershed management plans
for lakes and rivers. We can share this information with interested towns.
We also help towns obtain funding for more detailed studies of their own.
Land Use and Planning Law
Contact person: Jarod Farn-Guillette)
Our staff helps towns interpret state legislation such as the Growth Management
Act, Mobile Home Park Law, Shoreland Zoning, Stormwater Management Law,
the Natural Resources Protection Act, and the State Subdivision Law. We
follow legislative changes in all land use laws and assess the impact
of relevant court cases. We have a wealth of ordinances on file from around
the county and elsewhere in Maine. We can also tap the resources of the
Maine Municipal Association and the American Planning Association, both
of which have extensive libraries. We help towns in the actual drafting
of ordinances. Also, we have extensive experience helping towns prepare
comprehensive plans.
- Annotated Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule (Link)
- Comprehensive Plan Data Packages
- Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Planning Documents
- Regional Landscape Conservation in Maine: Best Practices for Enhancing Quality of Place
- Shoreland Zoning Guidelines
- Moving to Digital Flood Hazard Maps (432K PDF)
- Local Ordinances
- Maine 2014 Comprehensive Planning Maps
Dark Sky Research and Light Pollution Management
- Lighting Technical Assistance Bulletin
- Sample Lighting Ordinance
- Regulating Light Pollution; A Selected Bibliography
Outdoor Wood-fired Boilers
- Department of Environmental Protection Wood Boiler Program
- Millinocket Outdoor Boiler Ordinance
- Outdoor Boiler Sample Ordinance
Wind Generators
- Model Wind Energy Ordinance (MS Word)
- Model Wind Energy Ordinance (PDF)
- Model Wind Energy Facility Presentation (PDF)
- Draft Wind Energy Guidebook
- Concepts Explained (otherpower.com)
- Cape Elizabeth Recommendations (Doc)
- Eliot Wind System Amendment (PDF)
- Georgetown Draft Ordinance (Doc)
- KVCOG Model Ordinance (Doc)
- Rockport Ordinance (PDF)
Miscellaneous
- Sample Fireworks Ordinance: Augusta, ME
- US Geological Survey Topographic Maps covering Hancock County are available online. Users have the option of downloading high resolution, multi-layer Geo-PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files, or ordering printed maps online.