Transportation System Planning
Municipal Planning Services
Planning staff provide assistance to comprehensive planning committees,
planning boards, appeals boards, code enforcement officers, and other
municipal officials with a variety of planning topics and responsibilities
including:
- Comprehensive
Planning and Implementation
- Land Use Planning
- Solid Waste
Planning and technical assistance
- Transportation
Planning and Regional Transportation Needs Assessments
These services
are funded through the State Planning Office, municipal dues, and
fee-for-service arrangements. Staff provides guidance ranging
from phone calls to attendance at meetings and field visits. Work
includes developing new ordinances, assisting
with ordinance amendments and
conducting workshops for individual member towns. Staff also assists
many towns to conduct reviews of large or complex subdivisions and
site plans.
For more information
please contact: Chris Huck, Planning Director. Email: chuck@kvcog.org.
KVCOG Model Ordinances and Planning Tools
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Farmland Protection
Powerpoint presentation about farmland protection tools
Land Use Ordinances, General
Creating User Friendly Land Use Ordinances and Procedures
Low Impact Development (LID)
Model Low Impact Development (LID) Ordinance for the Shoreland Zone
Highlights of Model LID Ordinance
Powerpoint presentation about LID and the model LID ordinance
Open Space Subdivisions
Model Open Space Subdivision Ordinance
Highlights of Model Open Space Subdivision Ordinance
Powerpoint presentation about open space subdivisions and model open space subdivision ordinance
Maine Townsman article about Quality of Place and Open Space Subdivisions
Quality of Place and Planning Tools
Powerpoint presentation about Quality of Place and planning tools
Telecommunication Towers
Model Personal Wireless Services Facilities Ordinance
Highlights of Model Personal Wireless Services Ordinance
Transportation
Model Parking Standards
Healthy Highways: Growth Management Techniques for Preserving Highway Capacity
Wind Energy Facilities
State Model Wind Energy Facilities Ordinance
Model Wind Energy Facility Ordinance Guidebook (Final Draft)
Powerpoint presentation about model wind energy facilities ordinance
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