7 §56. Prohibited acts - Maine Statutes

Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 1: ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 2-B: REGISTRATION OF FARMLAND HEADING: PL 1989, C. 478, §1 (NEW)

§56. Prohibited acts

1. Inconsistent development. No owner of abutting land may undertake or allow any inconsistent development upon or use of land within 100 feet of properly registered farmland.

[ 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Building permit. Except as provided in section 57, no municipality may issue a building or use permit allowing any development which is prohibited under subsection 1.

[ 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Exemption. This section shall not apply to:

A. Any lot or parcel of land which, together with any adjoining lot or parcel in the same ownership, was one acre or less in area as of January 1, 1988; [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

B. Those subdivisions for which a completed application as described in former Title 30, section 4956, subsection 2, paragraph C-1, or Title 30-A, section 4403, subsection 3, has been filed or approved in the 2 years preceding the registration; or [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

C. A lot on which inconsistent development or use has been allowed by permit granted by a state or local government in the 2 years preceding the registration. [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).