This bill provides time frames within which a municipal licensing authority and the Department of Environmental Protection must make decisions on permit applications for the construction of affordable housing for which funding or credits from the Maine State Housing Authority are being sought. Under the bill, a municipal licensing authority must provide notice to an applicant as to the completeness of the application within 30 days after receipt. If no notice is provided to the applicant, the application is considered complete. Once the application is complete, the municipality must approve or disapprove the application within 120 days. Further, the bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection to approve or disapprove site location of development permits for such affordable housing construction within 30 days after receipt of the permit application.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 970, HP 630: 30-A.4103