- Home
- Departments
- Planning & Development
Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more.
Due to the extremely high volume of building permits and other workload changes from January 1, 2023 to present, the Code Office & Planning Office will be open Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for customers and phone calls starting May 1, 2023 until further notice. The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month we will be open until 6:00 p.m. coinciding with the Board of Selectmen meetings.
The Wells Planning & Development Office provides staff support for the Wells Planning Board, Staff Review Committee and Comprehensive Plan Update Committee.
The Planning & Development Office is responsible for the review and notification of all site plan and subdivision applications. The Planning Office also provides support for site plan and subdivision plan inspections and violations, ordinance amendment research and implementation, GIS mapping support, in-house and third party engineering review services, and can help answer your questions if you are looking to develop property in the Town of Wells.
The Reviewing Authority Chart (PDF) tells us.
The WebGIS site will show you which zoning district your property is in. Just search for your property in the search bar. Then select the ’Layer’ tab and check the boxes within the Zoning Map layer.
This form can be used to submit a comment.
When the Board of Selectmen decide to pursue changes to the the Land Use, Subdivision, Streets & Sidewalks and other applicable ordinances the Planning & Development Office is often tasked with the job to research and draft the text or zoning map changes. The Planning Office works with the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen to finalize ordinance change proposals for consideration at the June or November Town Meetings.
Town Engineer
Email Michael G. Livingston, P.E.
Assistant Planner
208 Sanford Road
Wells, ME 04090
Ph: 207-646-5187
Fx: 207-646-7046
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each Month
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Proposed Project/ Development Comment Form