LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
490
JANUARY 7, 2024 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 309 - L.D. 492
An Act to Repurpose Vacant Shopping Mall and Retail Space to Mixed-use
Housing and Retail
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4364-C, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Residential units in commercial zones. As necessary to achieve the statewide and
regional housing production goals, a municipality may adopt ordinances to allow the
establishment of residential units in high-density areas within buildings located in an area
zoned for commercial use, including but not limited to vacant or partially vacant retail
property. An ordinance establishing a limit on the number of residential units within a
building in a location zoned for commercial use, whether previously adopted or adopted
pursuant to this subsection, must be proportional to the space available for residential units.
This subsection is not intended to reduce or change health or safety requirements applicable
to residential units located in a municipality.
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