BUILDING IN THE WILDLANDS OF MAINE: Land Use Information Series - 1

VG Magazine size Saddle-stitched Trade paperback in Blue paper wraps Tight binding Unmarked text. 63pp. Author is the Landscape Architect for the Maine Land Use RegulationCommittee "Presents in a non-legal and relatively non-technical fashion a pictorial discussion of the principles and techniques of site analysis and site planning. The book is an attempt to point out how to avoid the mistakes frequently made in choosing suitable sites for building and in appropriately locating buildings on suitable sites - mistakes which result in increased land use conflict and environmental degradation, and which cause problems and delays in applying for and receiving a building permit." Map of land use regulation commission jurisdiction; Glossary of terms; What to ask the seller or agent; Soils map; Water systems map; Vegetation map; Noise/visual impact map; Access considerations /Access mistakes; Considering/disregarding setback from water; The site plan; Controlling construction damage to the site, etc. Maine Land Use Unorganized Territories 91419