Town of Damariscotta Boards

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Planning Board

The Planning Board consists of five voting members with staggered three year terms, appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Planning Board reviews subdivisions and site plan review applications, prepares amendments to the Land Use Ordinance and other ordinances, and all other state of Town sanctioned functions.

George Parker ‘11

Fred Sewall ‘11

 

Jonathon Eaton '10

 

Pande Stevens '09

 

Wilder Hunt '10
 

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Board of Appeals

The Board of Appeals consists of five voting members with staggered three year terms, appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Appeals has the power and authority set forth in Title 30 M.R.S.A. and any other powers or authority set forth in any zoning ordinance or other ordinances adopted by the legislative body of the Town.

Stephen Cole '11

Peter  Drum '10

Wallace Schling '10

Bruce Bartlett '09 

Mark Hagar '11

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Planning Advisory Committee (DPAC)

Atwater, David      DPAC Chairman    563-1366

Hufnagel, Steven  DPAC Vice Chair  563-1393

Cole, Steve

Drum, Peter

Gormley, Mal

Green, Laurie

Martin, Garrett “Boo”

Mayer, Robin

Nelson, Rob

Parker, George

Pinkham, Marianne 

Peters, Steve

Pooley, Alan

Reny, Mary Kate 

Spinner, Jack

Wilbur, Dave

Winston, Amy

See Also

DPAC's mission  is to lead a community-driven process to make the Damariscotta region a better place to live, work, play, do business and visit for all people by advancing policies and practices that foster sustainable land use and prosperity.

Further, DPAC will:

• Provide a long-range, sustainable, Smart Growth Plan for Damariscotta which integrates the community’s vision with regional vision(s).

• Determine, prioritize & serve community needs and wants.

• Promote community outreach – gather input from the public.

• Create a relational community matrix as a discussion reference document.

• Educate the community about the visioning process & alternatives.

• Build consensus; Build on community strengths.

• Create a range of housing, business, and cultural opportunities.

• Make development decisions predictable, fair, & cost effective, using the matrix as a touchstone.

• Conduct ongoing SWAT Analysis.

• Make use of existing planning material (i.e., Gateway 1)

• Develop realistic milestones & time frames to accomplish objectives.

• Integrate sustainable land use regulations with economic development processes.

• Encourage stakeholder involvement.

• Integrate with neighboring town visions/plans & Provide regional guidance; Inspire other communities.

• Develop a visioning plan; create sub-committees to implement specific portions of plan.

• Compose a hierarchy of plans.

• Document the process.

• Celebrate the effort & recognize stakeholder contributions.

Part II:

• Foster a community visioning process.

• Establish and maintain on-going long range strategic planning and monitor implementation.

• Incorporate and promote public dialogue about community, regional planning and recommend implementation strategies.

• • Provide community outreach; promote, facilitate and incorporate public dialogue in ongoing planning efforts.