Maine § 30-A §4103 Permits

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §4103 — Permits

Maine § 30-A §4103

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 185REGULATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §4103 (2026).

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The provisions of this section apply to any ordinance described in section 4101.

1.Applicability. The provisions of the ordinance which pertain to buildings apply equally to all structures, including wharves, piers and pilings and parts of them.

2.Licensing authority. The building official is the licensing authority unless otherwise provided by the municipality.

3.Application; issuance of permit. An application for a permit must be in writing and shall be signed by the applicant and directed to the licensing authority. The failure of the licensing authority to issue a written notice of its decision, directed to the applicant, within 30 days from the date when the application is filed, constitutes a refusal of the permit.

4.Powers and duties of enforcement officers. Ordinances defining

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The provisions of this section apply to any ordinance described in section 4101.
1.
Applicability.
The provisions of the ordinance which pertain to buildings apply equally to all structures, including wharves, piers and pilings and parts of them.
2.
Licensing authority.
The building official is the licensing authority unless otherwise provided by the municipality.
3.
Application; issuance of permit.
An application for a permit must be in writing and shall be signed by the applicant and directed to the licensing authority. The failure of the licensing authority to issue a written notice of its decision, directed to the applicant, within 30 days from the date when the application is filed, constitutes a refusal of the permit.
4.
Powers and duties of enforcement officers.
Ordinances defining the duties of the building official and other enforcement officers, not contrary to Title 25, chapter 313, may be enacted under a municipality's home rule authority. All enforcement officers designated by ordinance must be given free access at reasonable hours to all parts of buildings regulated by ordinance.
5.
Appeal to municipal officers or board of appeals.
An appeal may be taken from any order issued by the building official, or from the licensing authority's refusal to grant a permit, to the municipal officers or to a board of appeals established under section 2691. If a municipality has by ordinance required that all such appeals be taken to a board of appeals, the procedure must be the same as in appeals directed to the municipal officers, unless the municipality has provided otherwise.
6.
Appeal to Superior Court.
An appeal may be taken from the decision of the municipal officers or the board of appeals as provided in section 2691, subsection 3, paragraph G.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§A39,A40,C8 C10 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 143, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 363, §6 (AMD). RR 2007, c. 2, §§13-15 (COR).