Planning Board

The Town of Hampden Maine's Planning Board is comprised of 7 regular members and 2 alternate members appointed by the Town Council to five-year terms.

The Planning Board is responsible to review almost all land use activities except for the construction of a single-family residence. The following is a list of the types of activities that require Planning Board approvals; consult the Zoning, Subdivision, and Shoreland Zoning Ordinances for other activities requiring Board approval:

To construct a commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, or institutional building,
To change the use of such a building,
To establish a home occupation,
To subdivide property (pursuant to Maine Statutes defining "subdivision").
To cut trees in areas zoned Resource Protection District in proximity of bodies of water.

Please contact the Planning Department at 207-862-4500 if you have any questions.

For Agendas and Minutes, click here.

For Planning Board Deadlines and the Fee schedule, see below.

Current members (term expiration date):

Benjamin A. Dunham, Chair (2025)

Dennis Marble, Vice-Chair (2025)

Amanda Day (2028)

Benjamin J. Kaiman (2024)

Kurtis Marsh (2028)

Ryan J.S. Tribou (2027)

Jacob K. Beaulier (2027)

Alternate Members: