Ch21_Petition for Variance.doc 10/17/16
PETITION FOR VARIANCE
FROM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
FOR MFS RULE, CHAPTER 21:
STATEWIDE STANDARDS FOR TIMBER HARVESTING
AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN SHORELAND AREAS
pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §8869
Maine Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
22 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0022 - (207) 287-2791 or in-state 1-800-367-0223
Petition Number
1. LANDOWNER
Name/Post Office mailing address & ZIP/daytime phone
DESIGNATED AGENT
(contact person)
Name/Post Office mailing address & ZIP/daytime phone
LOCATION of HARVEST SITE
Town/Township County
Attach additional sheets if necessary to fully answer questions 2-12
(Keyed to the appropriate question)
2.
Specific standard(s) for which a variance is requested; under MFS Rule, Chapter 21: Statewide Standards
for Timber Harvesting and Related Activities in Shoreland Areas (Sections 5-11).
3.
How will your proposed activities vary from the prescribed standards? What mitigation measures, if any, do
you propose in lieu of the standards?
4.
What specific conditions make it necessary to exceed the performance standards? Explain.
… Unique characteristics of site .„ Economic Hardship
4.a
Explain:
5. Mandatory Variance Information:
Provide (on an additional sheet) a detailed description of the
present condition of the site and the expected condition after the implementation of all requested activities if the
variance is approved. The information should include but is not limited to: pre-harvest and post-harvest stand
conditions (acres affected, basal area, stand and stocking data, species, justification for the harvest), condition of trees
(insect and disease, decay, growth, windfirmness), soils information (dry ,wet, ledge), terrain (steep, flat, erosion
potential), harvest techniques and type of equipment to be utilized, Best Management Practices to be installed (before,
during and after the harvest), identify water bodies/wetlands and practices used to protect them, effect on wildlife and
habitat, etc…
6.
Unique characteristics of site.
If this request is based on the grounds of unique characteristics of the site, provide
any forest stand information that will support your need for the variance such as soils information, species of trees, stand