The Land Use Planning Commission maintains the development, management and protection zones within its service area. You can also display and query for zones and unorganized parcels within Maine.

Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) management, development and protection zones within the unorganized territory.

Map extents of published LUPC zoning maps.

The polygon parcel layer is created from townships within Maine Revenue Services (MRS) unorganized territories as well as individual plantation and town parcel information within Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) jurisdiction. The plantation and town parcel information is infrequently updated. The tax owner information is received from each town and plantation separately and could be as much as 5 years out of date.

Zone labels contains points for labeling map text for zones, MIDAS, and zone identifier on the LUPC zoning maps.

Since 1976, islands have been surveyed periodically (not annually) for seabirds. Seabird nesting islands (SNI) are defined as an island, ledge, or portion thereof in tidal waters that has 25 or more documented nests, adult seabirds associated with nests, or combination thereof (single species or aggregate of different species) in any nesting season since 1976 provided that the island, ledge, or portion thereof continues to have suitable nesting habitat. In addition, seabird nesting islands are also defined as an island, ledge, or portion thereof in tidal waters that has one or more documented nests of a seabird that is a Maine endangered or threatened species in any year since 1976 provided that the island, ledge, or portion thereof, continues to have suitable nesting habitatThis dataset was developed in accordance with Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA). Under this Act, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) is designated as the authority for determining Significant Wildlife Habitats (SWHs). Seabird Nesting Islands have been formally adopted as a NRPA Significant Wildlife Habitat through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regulatory process. The SNI dataset contains polygons that represent NRPA regulated coastal seabird nesting islands or portions thereof along the coast of Maine. This coverage is included in the statewide seabird nesting island database maintained by MDIFW. See metadata for "Seabird Islands (LUPC)" for descriptions of seabird islands under Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) jurisdiction (available through Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)). Other seabird nesting islands may exist that do not qualify for regulation under NRPA. The dataset is a subset of the statewide coverage.Terms of UseThese data may not be distributed or sold to other users. Use of these data for any purpose other than its intended one as described above is unauthorized. MDIFW strongly recommends a follow-up consultation with Department staff for more information and site-specific assistance.