APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 26, 2023 107
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 271 - L.D. 654
Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to Study
Methods to Encourage the Development of Accessory Dwelling Units
Sec. 1. Stakeholder group regarding accessory dwelling units; encourage
development and construction. Resolved: That the Office of Policy Innovation and
the Future shall convene a group of stakeholders including, but not limited to,
representatives from the Department of Economic and Community Development, the
Maine State Housing Authority, community lending institutions, the construction industry
and the manufactured and modular housing industry to study methods and develop model
policy to encourage the development and construction of accessory dwelling units.
Methods may include, but are not limited to, financing and incentive programs for the
development and construction of accessory dwelling units. The stakeholder group shall
review existing models for financing and incentivizing accessory dwelling units; explore
standardized building designs; solicit input from interested parties; and review municipal
efforts to adopt ordinances governing accessory dwelling units. The office shall submit a
report, with findings and recommendations of the stakeholder group, including suggested
legislation, to the Joint Select Committee on Housing no later than March 1, 2024. The
joint select committee may submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 131st
Legislature relating to the subject matter of the report.
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