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Androscoggin CountyFIPS 23001
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers in Androscoggin County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Building Codes Division standardsView profile →Aroostook CountyFIPS 23003
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) - Northern Region; municipal Code Enforcement Officers handle organized municipalitiesView profile →Cumberland CountyFIPS 23005
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Cumberland County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Building Codes Division standardsView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 23007
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) for Franklin County unorganized/deorganized territories; municipal Code Enforcement Officers handle organized townsView profile →Hancock CountyFIPS 23009
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) for Hancock County unorganized/deorganized areas; municipal Code Enforcement Officers handle organized municipalitiesView profile →Kennebec CountyFIPS 23011
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Kennebec County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in any unorganized or deorganized areaView profile →Knox CountyFIPS 23013
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Knox County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in unorganized or deorganized areasView profile →Lincoln CountyFIPS 23015
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Lincoln County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in unorganized or deorganized areasView profile →Oxford CountyFIPS 23017
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Oxford County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in unorganized or deorganized areasView profile →Penobscot CountyFIPS 23019
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Penobscot County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in unorganized or deorganized areasView profile →Piscataquis CountyFIPS 23021
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) for unorganized townships and plantations; organized towns regulate construction through their municipal officialsView profile →Sagadahoc CountyFIPS 23023
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout Sagadahoc County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and Standards; LUPC applies in the small unorganized territoryView profile →Somerset CountyFIPS 23025
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) - Moosehead Region for unorganized/deorganized Somerset County areas; organized towns regulate construction through municipal officialsView profile →Waldo CountyFIPS 23027
Municipal FallbackMunicipal permitting and zoning offices throughout Waldo County; Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) for unorganized territoriesView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 23029
State FallbackMaine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) - Downeast Region for Washington County unorganized/deorganized areas, with Washington County Unorganized Territories Office support; organized municipalities issue local permitsView profile →York CountyFIPS 23031
Municipal FallbackMunicipal Code Enforcement Officers throughout York County, under Maine Office of Community Affairs / Division of Building Codes and StandardsView profile →