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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 483 (2026)

Notification required; board action; administrative appeals

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 571, §2 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 613, §4 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 449, §§7,9 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 453, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 546, §8 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1973–1985 · leading case: Valente v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 461 A.2d 716 (Me. 1983).
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Valente v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 461 A.2d 716 (Me. 1983). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] 38 M.R.S.A. § 483(2) requires Board approval of any "development"; § 482(2) "development" includes any excavation of natural resources "where the area affected is in excess of 60,000 square feet.”
State Ex Rel. Brennan v. RD Realty Corp., 349 A.2d 201 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “38 M.R.S.A. § 483. The complaint for injunction was denied as the result of a finding by the Court that the claim asserted by appellee that it was exempt from the provisions of the Act under the provisions of 38 M.”
In Re Spring Valley Dev., 300 A.2d 736 (Me. 1973). “38 M.R.S.A. §§ 483, 484. *740 The Legislature defined developments which may substantially affect environment as meaning .”
Lynch v. Town of Kittery, 473 A.2d 1277 (Me. 1984). “The state Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) issued a site location order pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 483 and 1304 (1978 & Supp.”
In Re Belgrade Shores, Inc., 371 A.2d 413 (Me. 1977). “Pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 483, the Board was authorized to decide on the application in three ways: — (1) approve it within 30 days, with or without “appropriate and reasonable” conditions; (2) disapprove it within 30 days; or (3) postpone decision on it pending a hearing…”
Mutton Hill Estates, Inc. v. Town of Oakland, 488 A.2d 151 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “After reviewing the Mutton Hill proposal pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 483(2) (Supp.1984), see supra note 3, the BEP made the following findings: 1.”
Bd. of Env't Prot. v. Bergeron, 434 A.2d 25 (Me. 1981). “38 M.R.S.A. § 483 requires “[a]ny person intending to construct or operate a development” to “notify the board in writing of his intent and of the nature and location of such development,” whereupon the Board 4 must approve or disapprove the development within 30 days.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 483(2) — 2 cases
Valente v. Bd. of Env't Prot., 461 A.2d 716 (Me. 1983). “NOTES [1] 38 M.R.S.A. § 483(2) requires Board approval of any "development"; § 482(2) "development" includes any excavation of natural resources "where the area affected is in excess of 60,000 square feet.”
Mutton Hill Estates, Inc. v. Town of Oakland, 488 A.2d 151 (Me. 1985). “After reviewing the Mutton Hill proposal pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 483(2) (Supp.1984), see supra note 3, the BEP made the following findings: 1.”
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