Maine Permitting Checklist
- Air
- Air Emission Offset Certifications
- Air Pollution Control Tax Exemption Certifications
- DEP Air Emissions Licenses – Chapter 115 (New Source Review)
- DEP Air Emissions Licenses – Chapter 140 (Part 70/Title V)
- Hydropower
- MWDCA permit
- Land/Wetland
- Bureau of Public Lands – Lease or Easement for Submerged Lands
- Delegated Federal Storm Water Permit (e.g., multi-sector general)
- Land Use Regulation Act, 12 M.R.S.A. § 681 et seq. (zoning and permitting for unorganized areas)
- Legislative charter for use of state waters
- Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act permit (DEP, with LUPC certification for project in unorganized area)
- NOI for Stormwater – Construction
- NRPA
- Saco River Corridor Commission
- Site Law
- Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determination
- Storm Water Permitting, 38 M.R.S.A. § 420-D
- General
- DOL Inspection Certificates (boiler, elevator)
- Maine Fuel Board—natural gas and propane: above and below ground storage tanks, dispensing stations, and equipment installation
- State Fire Marshal – ASTs, ADA compliance, other (sprinkler)
- Hazardous Waste
- Asbestos Certifications (individuals and in-house teams)
- Biomedical waste permit
- DHS Radioactive Materials Registration
- Hazardous Waste Generator ID # / Hazardous Waste Facility Permit
- Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Act
- UST Registration (38 M.R.S.A. § 563)
- Solid Waste
- Solid Waste Facility Permit
- Maine DOT
- Driveway/Entrance Permit
- Utility Road Location Permit (35-A M.R.S. §§ 2501 et seq.)
- Traffic Movement Permit
- Water
- § 401 State Water Quality Certificate
- DHHS – Bulk Water Transport Permits
- MPDES Wastewater Discharge Permitting
- Multisector General Stormwater Permit for Industrial Facilities
- Water Level Law permit
- Water Pollution Control Tax Exemption Certifications
- Wildlife/Plant
- Maine Endangered Species Act, 12 M.R.S.A.§§ 12801 – 12809, Incidental Take Permit
- Municipal
- Zoning (check for proposed use)
- Site Plan Review
- Subdivision (see also Maine Subdivision statute, 30-A MRSA § 4401 et seq.)
- Special Exception or Conditional Use
- Variance, space and bulk, use
- Shoreland Zoning (include state-approved shoreland zoning ordinance)
- Informed Growth Act, 30-A MRSA § 4365 (large-scale retail development)
- Floodplain permit
- Building Permit
- Sign Permit
- Plumbing Permit
- Ability to Serve letter (water supply and sewer)
- Certificate of Occupancy