CHAPTER 127

H.P. 416 - L.D. 531

An Act To Clarify the Use of Municipal Rate of Growth

Ordinances

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4360, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 591, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§4360. Rate of growth ordinances

1.__Ordinance review and update.__A municipality that enacts a rate of growth ordinance shall review and update the ordinance at least every 3 years to determine whether the rate of growth ordinance is still necessary and how the rate of growth ordinance may be adjusted to meet current conditions.

2.__Differential ordinances.__A municipality may enact rate of growth ordinances that set different limits on the number of building or development permits that are permitted in designated rural areas and designated growth areas.