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Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Chapter 117: MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS
•    § 4301. Short title

•    § 4302. Purpose; goals

•    § 4303. Definitions

•    § 4303a. Computation of time

•    § 4304. Planning and land use manual

•    § 4305. Repealed. 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess), § G4, eff. June 1, 2010.

•    § 4306. Municipal and Regional Planning Fund

•    § 4307. Municipal Bylaw Modernization Grants

• Subchapter 002: MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
•    § 4321. Creation of planning commissions

•    § 4322. Planning commission; membership

•    § 4323. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules

•    § 4324. Existing commissions

•    § 4325. Powers and duties of planning commissions

•    § 4326. Appropriations, reports, and records

•    § 4327. Joint planning commissions

•    § 4328. Terms of office inconsistent with charter provisions

• Subchapter 003: REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
•    § 4341. Creation of regional planning commissions

•    § 4341a. Performance grants for regional planning service

•    § 4342. Regional planning commissions; membership

•    § 4343. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules

•    § 4344. Repealed. 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G5.

•    § 4345. Optional powers and duties of regional planning commissions

•    § 4345a. Duties of regional planning commissions

•    § 4345b. Intermunicipal service agreements

•    § 4346. Appropriations

•    § 4347. Purposes of regional plan

•    § 4348. Adoption and amendment of regional plan

•    § 4348a. Elements of a regional plan

•    § 4348b. Readoption of regional plans

•    § 4349. Regional plan; adoption by municipality

•    § 4350. Review and consultation regarding municipal planning effort

•    § 4351. Review by Commissioner of Housing and Community Development

•    § 4352. Optional determination of energy compliance; enhanced energy planning

• Subchapter 004: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•    § 4361. Repealed. 1981, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.

•    § 4362. Appropriations

• Subchapter 005: MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
•    § 4381. Authorization

•    § 4382. The plan for a municipality

•    § 4383. Repealed. 1987, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 1989.

•    § 4384. Preparation of plan; hearings by planning commission

•    § 4385. Adoption and amendment of plans; hearing by legislative body

•    § 4386. Repealed. 1971, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. April 11, 1972.

•    § 4387. Readoption of plans

• Subchapter 006: IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN
•    § 4401. Purpose and authority

•    § 4402. Bylaws and regulatory implementation tools authorized

•    § 4403. Nonregulatory implementation tools

•    § 4404. State designation; implementation of municipal plan

•    §§ 4404a-4409. Repealed. 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 119.

• Subchapter 007: BYLAWS
•    § 4410. Regulatory implementation of the municipal plan

•    § 4411. Zoning bylaws

•    § 4412. Required provisions and prohibited effects

•    § 4413. Limitations on municipal bylaws

•    § 4414. Zoning; permissible types of regulations

•    § 4415. Interim bylaws

•    § 4416. Site plan review

•    § 4417. Planned unit development

•    § 4418. Subdivision bylaws

•    § 4419. Unified development bylaws

•    § 4420. Local Act 250 review of municipal impacts

•    § 4421. Official map

•    § 4422. Adequate public facilities; phasing

•    § 4423. Transfer of development rights

•    § 4424. Shorelands; river corridor protection areas; flood or hazard area; special or freestanding bylaws

•    §§ 4425, 4426. Repealed. 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 119(c).

•    § 4427. Persons eligible to apply for permits

• Subchapter 008: NONREGULATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MUNICIPAL PLAN
•    § 4430. Capital budget and program

•    § 4431. Purchase or acceptance of development rights

•    § 4432. Supporting plans

•    § 4433. Advisory commissions and committees

• Subchapter 009: ADOPTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
•    § 4440. Administration; finance

•    § 4441. Preparation of bylaws and regulatory tools; amendment or repeal

•    § 4442. Adoption of bylaws and related regulatory tools; amendment or repeal

•    § 4443. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of capital budget and program

•    § 4444. Public hearing notice for adoption, amendment, or repeal of bylaw and other regulatory tools

•    § 4445. Availability and distribution of documents

•    § 4445a. Repealed. 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 119(c).

•    § 4446. Bylaws; effect of adoption

•    § 4447. Clerk's certificate

•    § 4448. Appointment and powers of administrative officer

•    § 4449. Zoning permit, certificate of occupancy, and municipal land use permit

•    § 4450. Eligibility to apply for permits

•    § 4451. Enforcement; penalties

•    § 4452. Enforcement; remedies

•    § 4453. Challenges to housing provisions in bylaws

•    § 4454. Enforcement; limitations

•    § 4455. Revocation

• Subchapter 010: APPROPRIATE MUNICIPAL PANELS
•    § 4460. Appropriate municipal panels

•    § 4461. Development review procedures

•    § 4462. Combined review

•    § 4463. Subdivision review

•    § 4464. Hearing and notice requirements; decisions and conditions; administrative review; role of advisory commissions in development review

• Subchapter 011: APPEALS
•    § 4465. Appeals of decisions of the administrative officer

•    § 4466. Notice of appeal

•    § 4467. [Reserved for future use.]

•    § 4468. Hearing on appeal

•    § 4469. Appeal; variances

•    § 4470. Successive appeals; requests for reconsideration to an appropriate municipal panel

•    § 4470a. Misrepresentation; material fact

•    § 4471. Appeal to Environmental Division

•    § 4472. Exclusivity of remedy; finality

•    § 4473. Purpose; limitation

•    § 4474. Clerk's certificate

•    § 4475. Repealed. 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 119(c).

•    § 4476. Formal review of regional planning commission decisions

• Subchapter 012: CONSTRUCTION OF ACT, SAVING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY
•    § 4480. Construction of chapter

•    § 4481. Saving clause

•    § 4482. Severability

•    § 4483. Construction; limitation

•    §§ 4490-4496. Repealed. 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 119(c).

• Subchapter 013: ANNUAL HOUSING REPORTS
•    § 4498. Housing budget and investment reports

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