A state department or agency shall provide technical assistance to a municipality in the form of a peer review of development studies when the state capacity and resources exist. [PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).] 1. Costs. A state department or agency may charge a municipality for this assistance under this section. A municipality may recover these costs from the developer. [PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).] 2. Type of development. The following provisions apply to assistance under this section. A. Assistance is available for the review of site location issues arising from a proposal for a subdivision of at least 5 lots and 20 acres and for a proposal for a development that has at least 3 acres of buildings, parking lots, roads, paved areas, wharves or areas to be stripped or graded and not revegetated and not subject to review by the department under this article. [PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. C, §2 (AFF).] B. A municipality may also obtain technical assistance in the form of a peer review from a private consultant or regional council and may recover costs from the developer for a project of any size. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has the authority to establish rules as necessary for this purpose. [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).] [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §33 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. JJ, §41 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
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