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APPLICATION FOR WORKING WATERFRONT LAND CLASSIFICATION

36 M.R.S. §§ 1131-1140-B

This application, including a map describing the parcel, must be filed with your local assessor by

April 1 of the year in which classification is requested.

Name of owner: ___________________________________________________________________

Mailing address: ___________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________ Phone: __________________

Location (municipality & county) of open space parcel: _____________________________________

Map and Lot: ________________________ Deed Reference/Book and Page: __________________

Indicate applicable land uses and any use restrictions:

________________________________________________________________________________

List the factors, as appropriate, to demonstrate this parcel meets the Working Waterfront test:

________________________________________________________________________________

Working waterfront land parcel – acreage

Acres

a. Total area of parcel ..................................................................................................... ________

b. Less: land not classified as working waterfront

1. Improved site/building lot ................................................................................. ( ______ )

Areas occupied by structures and other substantial improvements that are inconsistent

with the preservation of land as working waterfront are not eligible for classification as

working waterfront.

2. Other land ............................................................................................................ ( ______ )

Exclude from classification as working waterfront land used for roads, powerlines and

undeveloped land you do not wish to enroll as working waterfront.

3. Land enrolled in farmland, tree growth, and/or open space programs ................ ( ______ )

c. Land to be classified as working waterfront (line 7a less lines 7b(1) through 7b(3) ...... ________

Land use restriction categories that apply to working waterfront land:

a. Over 90% use for commercial fishing activities ............................................................ ________

b. Over 50% use commercial fishing activities ................................................................. ________

c. Provides goods or services that directly support commercial fishing activities ............. ________

d. Provides access to persons engaged in commercial fishing activities ......................... ________

e. Is the working waterfront permanently protected through deeded restrictions?

Yes

I hereby certify that the answers to the foregoing questions are correct to the best of my belief and that

the land herein described as Working Waterfront land fulfills the definition of working waterfront land

set forth by statute. I am aware of the penalty provision for withdrawal or change in use.

Owner ______________________________________________ Date ______________________

Application For Working Waterfront Land Classification