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Maine Short-Term Rental Framework — 30-A M.R.S. §4364 (2024 Amendments) (ME)

Tracked preemption from the Maine overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2024-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:ME
Other Maine preemptions
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 30-A M.R.S. §4326 — Growth / Rural / Transition Area Tripartite DesignationMaine 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.has_zoning_ordinance == True
  • city.in_unorganized_territory == False
  • project.use_type == short_term_rental

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
short_term_rental_definitionoverridestatewide_floor_definitionStatewide floor definition of 'short-term rental' for platform interoperability
short_term_rental_registration_baselineoverrideTrueBaseline registration framework enabling platform (Airbnb, VRBO) compliance

Citation

Authority source
30-A M.R.S. §4364 (2024 amendments adding STR framework subsections)
§ §4364 (Short-term rental subsections, 131st Legislature 2nd Reg. Session)
https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec4364.html

Research notes

PRESERVES rather than preempts municipal authority to regulate STRs (licensing, inspection, occupancy caps, registration, local tax). Maine did NOT adopt a 'STRs allowed wherever housing is allowed' rule. Coastal/tourist municipalities (Bar Harbor, Portland, Kennebunkport, Ogunquit) retain restrictive STR ordinances. Retrieval caveat: session-law chapter number and exact subsection layout were not confirmed at preemption-MD drafting — verify against 131st Legislature 2nd Reg. Session chaptered laws before quoting subsection numbers. Effective date is approximate.