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intended for the use and enjoyment of residents of the | affordable neighborhood development.__"Common open space" | does not include land or yards allocated to specific | dwelling units or other structures or in public rights-of- | way. |
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| D.__"Complete plan" means a plan signed and sealed by the | professional land surveyor under whose responsible charge | a land survey was completed and by a landscape architect | certified in the State under whose responsible charge all | elements of the plan, as required by the design guidelines | established pursuant to subsection 5, have been addressed. |
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| E.__"Internal open space" means a component of common open | space consisting of one or more parcels with a minimum | area of 500 square feet, of a distinct geometric shape and | bounded by streets or other rights-of-way. |
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| F.__"Precertified development" means a development that, | prior to final approvals by a local board, has been | reviewed by the board established in subsection 3 and | certified as an affordable neighborhood development. |
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| | 3.__State Affordable Neighborhood Development Review Board. | The State Affordable Neighborhood Development Review Board, | referred to in this section as "the board," is established | within the Maine State Housing Authority. |
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| A.__The board consists of 6 members:__the Director of the | Maine State Housing Authority or the director's designee, | who is the chair; the Director of the State Planning | Office or the director's designee; the Commissioner of | Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee; a | landscape architect certified in the State, appointed by | the Governor; a town or city planner employed by a | municipality in the State, appointed by the Governor; and | an elected municipal official, appointed by the Governor.__ | The Director of the Maine State Housing Authority or the | director's designee may not vote on applications that are | seeking financing from the authority.__A quorum is 4 | members. |
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| B.__Appointed members of the board serve 3-year terms or | until a successor is named, whichever is later, as long as | they continue to hold a position that qualifies them for | appointment. |
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| C.__Members of the board who are employed by State Government | serve without pay.__Other members of the board are entitled to | receive $75 per day for their attendance at meetings and to | reimbursement for reasonable expenses, |
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