Maine 30-A M.R.S. §4326 — Growth / Rural / Transition Area Tripartite Designation (ME)
Tracked preemption from the Maine overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1988-10-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:ME
Other Maine preemptions
Maine Short-Term Rental Framework — 30-A M.R.S. §4364 (2024 Amendments)Maine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4364 — Statewide ADU MandateMaine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4364-A — 2-4 Unit Middle Housing FloorMaine LD 2003 / 30-A M.R.S. §4358 — Affordable Housing 2.5x Density BonusMaine 30-A M.R.S. §4358(2) — Manufactured Housing ProtectionMaine Growth Management Act — Comprehensive Plan Consistency RequirementMaine Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act — 38 M.R.S. §§435-449Maine Land Use Planning Commission — Unorganized Territory Zoning Authority
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
city.in_unorganized_territory==Falsecity.state_approved_comp_plan==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
comp_plan_must_designate_growth_areas | override | True | State-approved plan must delineate growth / rural / transition areas plus critical resource overlays |
growth_area_district_inventory_required | override | True | Triggers LD 2003 §4364-A 4-unit floor and §4358 2.5x bonus on parcels inside designated growth areas |
Citation
Authority source
30-A M.R.S. §4326(3-A)
§ §4326 (Comprehensive plan elements)
Research notes
Critical predicate for LD 2003 stack: the 4-unit-per-lot and 2.5x bonus floors only attach to parcels inside designated growth areas. Per-city capture must include the growth-area shapefile and the list of base zoning districts inside growth areas.