§ 30-A §3007 — Specific ordinance provisions

Maine § 30-A §3007

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
• Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES
• Ch. 141: ORDINANCES

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The power to enact ordinances under section 3001 is subject to the following provisions.
1.
Limitation on affecting municipal officials.
No change in the composition, mode of election or terms of office of the municipal legislative body, the mayor or the manager of any municipality may be accomplished by bylaw or ordinance.
2.
Buildings, structures, mobile homes, travel trailers and related equipment.
The following provisions apply to any ordinance enacted by a municipality concerning buildings, structures, mobile homes, travel trailers intended to be used for human habitation and all related equipment.
3.
Falling ice and snow.
The following provisions apply to any ordinance enacted by a municipality to protect persons and property from injury by requiring building owners or lessees to install roof guards to prevent the fall of snow and ice from the roofs of their buildings.
4.
Pension system.
The following provisions apply to any ordinance enacted by a municipality to establish and maintain a general system of contributory pensions for the benefit of its officials and employees.
5.
Firearms and hunting equipment.
A municipality shall consult with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife during the process of the consideration of the adoption or amendment of a firearm discharge ordinance. The area in which the discharge of firearms is prohibited by a firearm discharge ordinance must be described in the ordinance using clearly defined physical boundaries as points of reference. For purposes of this subsection, the term "clearly defined physical boundaries" includes but is not limited to roads, waterways and utility corridors. After January 1, 2000, a municipality that adopts or amends a firearm discharge ordinance shall provide the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with a copy of the new or amended firearm discharge ordinance and a copy of any maps that show the areas in the municipality affected by the new or amended ordinance within 30 days from the date that the ordinance is enacted or amended. A municipality may not adopt or enforce any ordinance prohibited under Title 12, section 13201.
6.
Restriction on nullification of final permit.
A municipality may not nullify or amend a municipal land use permit by a subsequent enactment, amendment or repeal of a local ordinance after a period of 45 days has passed after:
7.
Restriction on retroactive application.
A municipality or a municipal reviewing authority as defined by section 4301, subsection 12 may not enforce or apply a land use ordinance with retroactive effect unless the ordinance includes a provision that expressly states it has retroactive application. A municipality or municipal reviewing authority may not apply a land use ordinance with retroactive effect to a pending permit application for a land use permit that includes a proposal for a development that includes one or more units of residential housing if the proposal date of the ordinance occurred after the application was submitted to the municipality and, notwithstanding Title 1, section 302, the application is deemed complete for processing. For the purposes of this subsection:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§A26,27, C8,10 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 266, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 154, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 332, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 63, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 199, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 598, §1 (AMD).