Maine § 38 §480-W Emergency actions to protect threatened property

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §480-W — Emergency actions to protect threatened property

Maine § 38 §480-W

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 3PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §480-W (2026).

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1.Protective materials.

2.Strengthening of structure.

3.Emergency action exemption. Notwithstanding section 480‑C, if the local code enforcement officer, a state-licensed professional engineer or a state-licensed geologist determines that the integrity of a seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or similar structure in a coastal sand dune system is destroyed or threatened, the owner of property protected by the seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or similar structure may perform or cause to be performed the following activities without obtaining a permit under this article:

4.Replacement after emergency action under permit by rule. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall approve a permit by rule to repair or replace a seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or simi

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1.
Protective materials.
2.
Strengthening of structure.
3.
Emergency action exemption.
Notwithstanding section 480‑C, if the local code enforcement officer, a state-licensed professional engineer or a state-licensed geologist determines that the integrity of a seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or similar structure in a coastal sand dune system is destroyed or threatened, the owner of property protected by the seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or similar structure may perform or cause to be performed the following activities without obtaining a permit under this article:
4.
Replacement after emergency action under permit by rule.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall approve a permit by rule to repair or replace a seawall, bulkhead, retaining wall or similar structure that has been destroyed or threatened with a structure that, except as provided in paragraph C, is identical in all dimensions and location as long as a property owner files a completed permit-by-rule notification for the repair or replacement of the structure and the following standards are met.