01-672 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 01 - SCOPE OF RULES

Except as otherwise provided herein or by other applicable provisions of law, these rules are applicable to procedures before the Commission including:

A. the adoption and amendment of rules;

B. the processing of applications for permits, including special exception permits, required pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §685-B and as provided by 12 M.R.S. §685-A(10);

C. the processing of variances as provided by 12 M.R.S. §685-A(10);

D. the processing of petitions for changes in land use standards pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §685-A(7-A), or petitions for any rulemaking pursuant to 5 M.R.S. §8055;

E. the processing of petitions for adoption or amendment of district boundaries pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §685-A(7-A) (hereinafter referred to as applications for zone change);

F. the processing of requests for certifications pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §§685-B(1-A) (B-1) and (B-2);

G. the delegation of certain authority to the Commission's staff; and

H. other procedural requirements.

Unless indicated otherwise, reference to an "application" includes: an application for a permit, an application for zone change, a request for a variance, a request for an advisory ruling, or a request for certification. For the purposes of this chapter, unless indicated otherwise, reference to an "applicant" includes: a person submitting an application for a permit or zone change, or submitting a request for a variance, an advisory ruling, or certification. As to a request for certification, the "applicant" may include the person proposing development, not the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (the MDEP).

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