Maine § 30-A §4402 Exceptions

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §4402 — Exceptions

Maine § 30-A §4402

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 187PLANNING AND LAND USE REGULATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §4402 (2026).

Text

This subchapter does not apply to:

1.Previously approved subdivisions. Proposed subdivisions approved by the planning board or the municipal officials before September 23, 1971 in accordance with laws then in effect;

2.Previously existing subdivisions. Subdivisions in actual existence on September 23, 1971 that did not require approval under prior law;

3.Previously recorded subdivisions. A subdivision, a plan of which had been legally recorded in the proper registry of deeds before September 23, 1971;

4.Airports with an approved airport layout plan. Any airport with an airport layout plan that has received final approval from the airport sponsor, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration;

5.Subdivisions in existence for at least 20 years. A subdivision i

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This subchapter does not apply to:
1.
Previously approved subdivisions.
Proposed subdivisions approved by the planning board or the municipal officials before September 23, 1971 in accordance with laws then in effect;
2.
Previously existing subdivisions.
Subdivisions in actual existence on September 23, 1971 that did not require approval under prior law;
3.
Previously recorded subdivisions.
A subdivision, a plan of which had been legally recorded in the proper registry of deeds before September 23, 1971;
4.
Airports with an approved airport layout plan.
Any airport with an airport layout plan that has received final approval from the airport sponsor, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration;
5.
Subdivisions in existence for at least 20 years.
A subdivision in violation of this subchapter that has been in existence for 20 years or more, except a subdivision:
6.
Division of new or existing structures.
Beginning January 1, 2026, a division of a new or existing structure into 3 or more dwelling units whether the division is accomplished by sale, lease, development or otherwise in a municipality where the project is subject to municipal site plan review.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 104, §§A45,C10 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 51, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 323, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 104, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 174, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 174, §3 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 385, §21 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 385, §23 (AFF).