Bangor
City of Bangor, Planning Division
In short
City of Bangor, Planning Division issues 3 permits we publish for Bangor, last verified 2026-09-12. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Development Plan Reviewonly if it applies to you | City of Bangor, Planning Division | Minor Site Development (a nonresidential building under 1,000 sq ft of gross floor area, on 10,000 sq ft of land or less, or fewer than 8 dwelling units): $503.00. Major Site Development (a nonresidential building over 1,000 sq ft, or land use over 10,000 sq ft, or 8 or more dwelling units): $690.00. A Flag Lot: $275.00. A minor revision to an already-approved plan: $70.00. | one-time, per application | 2026-09-12 |
| Conditional Use Approval (Public Hearing)only if it applies to you | City of Bangor, Planning Division | $552.00 conditional use application processing fee (Schedule of Fees, Planning item (2), 'Conditional Use') plus a $735.00 public-hearing advertising fee (Planning item (1), Advertising, 'Conditional Use Approval (Public Hearing)') — $1,287.00 in total, with any advertising cost above the scheduled amount billed to the applicant. | one-time, per application | 2026-09-12 |
| Family Child Care Home / Day Care Center Zoning — Maine Statute Applies (Bangor)only if it applies to you | City of Bangor, Planning Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-12 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Site Development Plan Review
Triggered by new nonresidential construction, an expansion, or a site development activity meeting Chapter 165's own size thresholds — not every business opening; a small tenant fit-out inside an existing building that does not meet these thresholds typically proceeds under the ordinary Building Permit process listed elsewhere here instead. A separate Impact Fee of $0.4164 per square foot of new building construction (§ 165-115) can apply on top of this review fee for qualifying new construction.
Conditional Use Approval (Public Hearing)
Applies only where the Land Development Code's own table of uses lists a proposed use as a conditional use requiring Planning Board public-hearing approval in that district (a use such as a stand-alone commercial Day Care Center in certain districts can fall into this category), not to a use that is outright permitted. Two scheduled charges apply together. Section 165-9(B)(1) requires the applicant to 'pay an application processing fee in such an amount as may be established from time to time by the City Council by Council order,' a fee 'in addition to any advertising fee,' and the City's Land Development Permit Application, which covers conditional uses, carries separate processing-fee and advertising-fee lines and requires both before review. The Schedule of Fees prints the $552.00 processing line beside '§271-9'; in the Code, § 271-9 is 'Amendments; hearing and notice; exemptions' in the Official Map article of Chapter 271 (Streets), the section the same schedule cites for its $975.00 change to the Official City Map of Streets. The Planning Division's Fees page states that processing fees rise each July 1 with the consumer price index. A conditional use also needs land development permit approval under § 165-9, priced in the Site Development Plan Review record listed here.
Family Child Care Home / Day Care Center Zoning — Maine Statute Applies (Bangor)
Under Maine's statewide statute, 30-A M.R.S. § 4364-D, 'a child care facility or a family child care provider is a permitted use in a municipal area that is zoned for residential purposes, subject to the same requirements for other residential property,' so under that statute there is no fee and no Bangor-specific conditional use permit, variance, or special zoning approval for a licensed provider in a residential zone, and Bangor's own Land Development Code defines 'Family Child Care Home' (three to twelve children) and 'Day Care Center' (thirteen or more) consistently with that statute. This is beyond Maine OCFS's own state Child Care Facility License, listed on this site's Maine state page. A stand-alone commercial Day Care Center opening in a commercial or industrial district is not shielded by § 4364-D (which reaches only residentially-zoned property) and instead follows the same ordinary Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy, Zoning Verification, and Site Development Plan/Conditional Use path listed elsewhere here for any other commercial use of comparable size.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Bangor
- Phone
- (207) 992-4280
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- 30-A Maine Revised Statutes § 4364-D (Child care services in residential areas) — the statewide preemption making a licensed child care facility or family child care provider a permitted use in any residential zoneMaine Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- City of Bangor Code of Ordinances, Chapter 165 (Land Development) — the Land Development Code chapter governing Site Development Plan review, Conditional Use approval, zone amendments, and use definitions including Day Care Center and Family Child Care HomeCity of Bangor, Maine · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- City of Bangor Code of Ordinances, Chapter 165 (Land Development), Part 1, Article I (General Provisions), § 165-9 (Conditional uses) — subsection B(1)'s application processing fee, 'in addition to any advertising fee'City of Bangor, Maine · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
- City of Bangor Code of Ordinances, Chapter 271 (Streets) — table of contents listing Article I (Official Map), § 271-9 'Amendments; hearing and notice; exemptions'City of Bangor, Maine · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
- City of Bangor Land Development Permit Application — the form covering Site Development Plan, Conditional Use, Subdivision and Mobilehome Park applications, with separate 'Processing Fees' and 'Advertising Fees' lines, both required up frontCity of Bangor, Maine · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- City of Bangor Schedule of Fees (CO 16-123, adopted March 28, 2016, revised 06/30/2026) — the complete, current, citywide itemized fee schedule covering business licensing, Code (building/sign/zoning/appeals), and Planning feesCity of Bangor, Maine · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Fees — the Planning Division's own current page, stating that the schedule's processing fees rise each July 1 with the consumer price index and its advertising reimbursement fees with advertising costs, any excess being billed to the applicantCity of Bangor, Maine, Planning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
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