Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
672 - LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION (formerly Land Use Regulation Commission)
Chapter 15 - GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATE ROADS OR WAYS IN THE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION'S MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Section 672-15-01 - Introduction
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The Land Use Regulation law ( 12 M.R.S.A. §685-A(5)) provides that roads in management districts constructed and maintained in accordance with the guidelines of Section 6 of the Commission's Land Use Handbook, "Erosion Control on Logging Jobs," as originally published or subsequently revised, do not require a permit. Chapter 15 was adopted as a supplement to Section 6 of the Land Use Handbook and includes these guidelines, which have the following objectives:
1. To fulfill the Legislature's intent, expressed in 12 M.R.S.A. §685-A(5), that roads in upland areas, including private roads, adhere to basic environmental standards;
2. To provide guidelines for the location and construction of certain roads in management districts, a type of activity which the original version of Section 6 of the Land Use Handbook was not designed to address directly;
3. To provide meaningful guidelines for such roads in a manner that is consistent with the spirit and intent of the law, Section 6 of the Handbook, and LUPC regulations for roads in protection districts;
4. To maintain the integrity of Section 6 of the Handbook as an informal educational booklet designed for small logging operations by providing these guidelines as a supplement to the Handbook.
