An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2003
Committee Amendment CA_A_H1013 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §13056, 5 MRSA §13056-J, 30-A MRSA §4364, 30-A MRSA §4364-A, 30-A MRSA §4364-B, 30-A MRSA §4364-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A"to H.P. 1489, L.D. 2003, "An Act To Implement 
the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by 
Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13056, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 159, §3, is fmther 
amended to read: 
7. Contract for services. When contracting for services, to the maximum extent 
feasible, seek to use the State's private sector resources in conducting studies, providing 
services and preparing publications; ooa 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §13056, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 159, §4, is amended to 
read: 
8. Lead agency for business assistance in response to certain events. Be the lead 
agency for the State to provide information and business assistance to employers and 
businesses as part of the State's response to an event that causes the Department of Labor 
to cany out rapid-response activities as described in 29 United States Code, Sections 2801 
to 2872 (2002),; and 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §13056, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. Establish statewide housing production goals. Establish. in coordination with the 
Maine State Housing Authority. a statewide housing production goal that increases the 
availability and affordability of all types of housing in all parts of the State. The department 
shall establish regional housing production goals based on the statewide housing 
production goal. In establishing these goals. the depa1tment shall: 
A. Establish measurable standards and benchmarks for success of the goals; 
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B. Consider information submitted to the department from municipalities about current 
or prospective housing developments and permits issued for the construction of 
housing; and 
C. Consider any other infonnation as necessruy to meet the goals pursuant to this 
subsection. 
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13056-J is enacted to read: 
§13056-J. Housing Opportunity Program 
1. 
Program established; administration. 
The Housing Opportunity Program, 
referred to in this section as "the program, 
is established within the department to 
encourage and support the development of additional housing units in this State, including 
housing units that are affordable for low-income and moderate-income people and housing 
units targeted to community workforce housing needs. The department shall administer 
the program and provide technical and financial assistance to support communities 
implementing zoning and land-use related policies required to support increased housing 
development. The program must support regional approaches and the development of 
municipal model ordinances and must encourage policies that support increased housing 
density where feasible to protect working and natural lands. 
2. Housing Opportunity Fund. The Housing Opportunity Fund, referred to in this 
section as "the fund, 
is established as a fund within the department for the purpose of 
providing funds for the program in accordance with this section. The fund consists of 
money appropriated to the fund by the Legislature and any money received by the 
department for the purposes of the program. 
A. The department shall solicit applications for grants from the fund through a 
competitive application process that may be awarded to experienced service providers 
to support municipal ordinance development, technical assistance, public input, 
community engagement and regional coordination between municipalities. 
B. The department shall solicit applications for grants from the fund through a 
competitive application process for the following: 
( 1) Community housing planning grants for municipalities that support the creation 
of housing development plans that include, as needed, ordinance and policy 
amendments to support those plans. The grants must be awarded for a period ofup 
, to 3 years, with required progress repo1ts each year: and 
(2) The implementation of community housing priorities. 
3. Direct technical assistance. The department shall provide technical assistance, 
including housing policy development and guidance, directly to regional groups, 
municipalities and other housing stakeholders to the extent feasible within available 
resources. Technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, assisting municipalities 
with information about available grant opportunities, sharing best practices from 
jurisdictions inside and outside the State, providing model language for local ordinances 
and policies and providing information to the general public that may support local and 
statewide policy changes meant to increase the supply of housing. 
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4. Program evaluation. Any recipient of grant funds through the program shall 
cooperate with the depat1ment in performing program evaluation and specific reporting 
requirements. 
Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §4364 is enacted to read: 
§4364. Affordable housing density 
For an affordable housing development approved on or after July 1, 2023, a 
municipality with density requirements shall apply density requirements in accordance 
with this section. 
1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "affordable housing development" 
means; 
A. For rental housing, a development in which a household whose income does not 
exceed 80% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States 
Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937. Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended, can afford a majority 
of the units that the developer designates as affordable without spending more than 
30% of the household's monthly income on housing costs: and 
B. For owned housing, a development in which a household whose income does not 
exceed 120% of the median income for the area as defined by the United States 
Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended, can afford a majority 
of the units that the developer designates as affordable without spending more than 
30% of the household's monthly income on housing costs. 
2. 
Density requirements. 
A municipality shall allow an affordable housing 
development where multifamily dwellings are allowed to have a dwelling unit density of 
at least 2 1/2 times the base density that is otherwise allowed in that location and may not 
require more than 2 off-street parking spaces for every 3 units. The development must be 
in a designated growth area of a municipality consistent with section 4349-A, subsection 
1, paragraph A or B or the development must be served by a public, special district or other 
centrally managed water system and a public, special district or other comparable sewer 
system. 
3. Long-term affordability. Before approving an affordable housing development, a 
municipality shall require that the owner of the affordable housing development have 
executed a restrictive covenant, recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds, for the benefit 
of and enforceable by a party acceptable to the municipality, to ensure that for at least 30 
years after completion of construction: 
A. For rental housing, occupancy of all of the units designated affordable in the 
development will remain limited to households at or below 80% of the local area 
median income: and 
B. For owned housing, occupancy of all of the units designated affordable in the 
development will remain limited to households at or below 120% of the local area 
median income. 
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4. Shoreland zoning. 
An affordable housing development must comply with 
shoreland zoning requirements established by the Department of Environmental Protection 
under Title 38, chapter 3 and municipal shoreland zoning ordinances. 
5. Water and wastewater. The owner of an affordable housing development shall 
provide written verification to the municipality that each unit of the housing development 
is connected to adequate water and wastewater services before the municipality may certify 
the development for occupancy. Written verification under this subsection must include: 
A. If a housing unit is connected to a public, special district or other comparable sewer 
system, proof of adequate service to support any additional flow created by the unit 
and proof of payment for the connection to the sewer system: 
B. If a housing unit is connected to a septic system, proof of adequate sewage disposal 
for subsurface wastewater. The septic system must be verified as adequate by a local 
plumbing inspector under section 4221. Plans for subsurface wastewater disposal must 
be prepared by a licensed site evaluator in accordance with subsurface wastewater 
disposal rules adopted under Title 22, section 42; 
C. If a housing unit is connected to a public, special district or other centrally managed 
water system, proof of adequate service to support any additional flow created by the 
unit, proof of payment for the connection and the volume and supply of water required 
for the unit; and 
D. If a housing unit is connected to a well, proof of access to potable water. Any tests 
of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water supply is potable and 
acceptable for domestic use. 
6. Subdivision requirements, This section may not be construed to exempt a 
subdivider from the requirements for division of a tract or parcel of land in accordance with 
subchapter 4. 
7. Restrictive covenants. This section may not be construed to interfere with, 
abrogate or annul the validity or enforceability of any valid and enforceable easement, 
covenant, deed restriction or other agreement or instrument between private parties that 
imposes greater restrictions than those provided in this section, as long as the agreement 
does not abrogate rights under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine. 
8. Rules. The Department of Economic and Community Development shall adopt 
rules to administer and enforce this section. The department shall consult with the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in adopting rules pursuant to this 
subsection. The rules must include criteria for a municipality to use in calculating housing 
costs. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §4364-A is enacted to read: 
§4364-A. Residential areas, generally; up to 4 dwelling units allowed 
1. Use allowed, Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except as 
provided in Title 12, section 4807-A, for any area in which housing density is limited to no 
more than one dwelling unit per lot or no more than 2 dwelling units per lot, a municipality 
shall allow structures with up to 2 dwelling units per lot if that lot does not contain an 
existing dwelling unit, except that a municipality shall allow up to 4 dwelling units per lot 
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if that lot does not contain an existing dwelling unit and the lot is located in a designated 
growth area within a municipality consistent with section 4349-A, subsection 1, paragraph 
A or B or if the lot is served by a public, special district or other centrally managed water 
system and a public, special district or other comparable sewer system in a municipality 
without a comprehensive plan. 
A municipality shall allow on a lot with one existing dwelling unit the addition of up to 2 
dwelling units: one additional dwelling unit within or attached to an existing structure or 
one additional detached dwelling unit, or one of each. 
2. Zoning requirements. With respect to dwelling units allowed under this section, 
municipal zoning ordinances must comply with the following conditions. 
A. A lot is considered single-family even if more than one dwelling unit has been 
constructed as a result of the allowance under this section or section 4364-B. 
B. A municipal zoning ordinance may establish a prohibition or an allowance for lots 
where a dwelling unit in existence after July 1, 2023 is torn down and an empty lot 
results. 
3. General requirements. A municipal ordinance may not establish dimensional 
requirements or setback requirements for dwelling units allowed under this section that are 
greater than dimensional requirements or setback requirements for single-family housing 
units. 
4. Water and wastewater. The owner of a housing structure must provide written 
verification to the municipality that the structure is connected to adequate water and 
wastewater services before the municipality may certify the structure for occupancy. 
Written verification under this subsection must include: 
A. If a housing structure is connected to a public, special district or other comparable 
sewer system, proof of adequate service to support any additional flow created by the 
structure and proof of payment for the connection to the sewer system; 
B. If a housing structure is connected to a septic system, proof of adequate sewage 
disposal for subsurface wastewater. The septic system must be verified as adequate by 
a local plumbing inspector under section 4221. Plans for subsurface wastewater 
disposal must be prepared by a licensed site evaluator in accordance with subsurface 
wastewater disposal rules adopted under Title 22, section 42: 
C. If a housing structure is connected to a public, special district or other centrally 
managed water system, proof of adequate service to support any additional flow created 
by the structure, proof of payment for the connection and the volume and supply of 
water required for the structure; and 
D. If a housing structure is connected to a well, proof of access to potable water. Any 
tests of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water supply is potable 
and acceptable for domestic use. 
5. Municipal implementation. In adopting an ordinance, a municipality may: 
A. • Establish an application and permitting process for housing structures; 
B. Impose fines for violations of building, zoning and utility requirements for housing 
structures; and 
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C. Establish alternative criteria that are less restrictive than the requirements of 
subsection 4 for the approval of a housing structure only in circumstances in which the 
municipality would be able to provide a variance under section 4353, subsection 4, 
4-A, 4-B or 4-C. 
6. Shoreland zoning. A housing structure must comply with shoreland zoning 
requirements established by the Department of Environmental Protection under Title 38, 
chapter 3 and municipal shoreland zoning ordinances. 
7. Subdivision requirements. This section may not be construed to exempt a 
subdivider from the requirements for division of a tract or parcel ofland in accordance with 
subchapter 4. 
8. Restrictive covenants. This section may not be construed to interfere with, 
abrogate or annul the validity or enforceability of any valid and enforceable easement, 
covenant, deed restriction or other agreement or instrument between private patties that 
imposes greater restrictions than those provided in this section, as long as the agreement 
does not abrogate rights under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine. 
9. Rules. The Department of Economic and Community Development may adopt 
rules to administer and enforce this section. The department shall consult with the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in adopting rules pursuant to this 
subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
10. Implementation. A municipality is not required to implement the requirements 
of this section until July 1, 2023. 
Sec, 7. 30-A MRSA §4364-B is enacted to read: 
§4364-B. Accessory dwelling units 
1. Use permitted. A municipality shall allow an accessory dwelling unit to be located 
on the same lot as a single-family dwelling unit in any area in which housing is permitted. 
2. Restrictions. An accessory dwelling unit may be constructed only: 
A. Within an existing dwelling unit on the lot; 
B. Attached to or sharing a wall with a single-family dwelling unit; or 
C. As a new structure on the lot for the primary purpose of creating an accessory 
dwelling unit. 
This subsection does not restrict the construction or permitting of accessory dwelling units 
constructed and certified for occupancy prior to July 1, 2023. 
3. Zoning requirements. With respect to accessory dwelling units, municipal zoning 
ordinances must comply with the following conditions: 
A. At least one accessmy dwelling unit must be allowed on any lot where a single-
family dwelling unit is the principal structure; and 
B. A lot must be deemed single-family even if more than one dwelling unit has been 
constructed as a result of the allowance under this section or section 4364-A; 
4. General requirements. With respect to accessory dwelling units, municipalities 
shall comply with the following conditions. 
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A municipality shall exempt an accessory dwelling unit from any density 
requirements or calculations related to the area in which the accessory dwelling unit is 
constructed. 
B. For an accessmy dwelling unit located within the same structure as a single-family 
dwelling unit or attached to or sharing a wall with a single-family dwelling unit. the 
setback requirements and dimensional requirements must be the same as the setback 
requirements and dimensional requirements of the single-family dwelling unit. except 
for an accessory dwelling unit permitted in an existing accessory building or secondary 
building or garage as of July 1. 2023. in which case the requisite setback requirements 
for such a structure apply. A municipality may establish more permissive dimensional 
and set back requirements for an accessory dwelling unit. 
C. 
An accessory dwelling unit may not be subject to any additional parking 
requirements beyond the parking requirements of the single-family dwelling unit on 
the lot where the accessory dwelling unit is located. 
5. Shoreland zoning. An accessory dwelling unit must comply with shoreland zoning 
requirements established by the Department of Environmental Protection under Title 3 8, 
chapter 3 and municipal shoreland zoning ordinances. 
6. Size requirements. An accessory dwelling unit must meet a minimum size of 190 
square feet, If the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board under Title 10, section 
9722 adopts a different minimum size. that standard applies. A municipality may impose 
a maximum size for an accessory dwelling unit. 
7. Water and wastewater, The owner of an accessory dwelling unit must provide 
written verification to . the municipality that the accessory dwelling unit is connected to 
adequate water and wastewater services before the municipality may certify the accessmy 
dwelling unit for occupancy. Written verification under this subsection must include: 
A. If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a public. special district or other 
comparable sewer system. proof of adequate service to support any additional flow 
created by the accessory dwelling unit and proof of payment for the connection to the 
sewer system: 
B. If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a septic system. proof of adequate 
sewage disposal for subsurface wastewater. The septic system must be verified as 
adequate by a local plumbing inspector under section 4221. Plans for subsurface 
wastewater disposal must be prepared by a licensed site evaluator in accordance with 
subsurface wastewater disposal rules adopted under Title 22. section 42: 
C. If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a public, special district or other 
centrally managed water system. proof of adequate service to support any additional 
flow created by the accessory dwelling unit. proof of payment for the connection and 
the volume and supply of water required for the accessory dwelling unit: and 
D. If an accessory dwelling unit is connected to a well, proof of access to potable 
water. Any tests of an existing well or proposed well must indicate that the water supply 
is potable and acceptable for domestic use. 
8. Municipal implementation. In adopting an ordinance under this section, a 
municipality may: 
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A. Establish an application and permitting process for accessory dwelling units: 
B. 
Impose fines for violations of building, zoning and utility requirements for 
accessory dwelling units; and 
C. Establish alternative criteria that are less restrictive than the requirements of 
subsections 4, 5, 6 and 7 for the approval of an accessory dwelling unit only in 
circumstances in which the municipality would be able to provide a variance under 
section 4353. subsection 4, 4-A, 4-B or 4-C. 
9. Rate of growth ordinance. A permit issued by a municipality for an accessory 
dwelling unit does not count as a permit issued toward a municipality's rate of growth 
ordinance as described in section 4360. 
10. Subdivision requirements. This section may not be construed to exempt a 
subdivider from the requirements for division of a tract or parcel of land in accordance with 
subchapter 4. 
11. Restrictive covenants. This section may not be construed to interfere with, 
abrogate or annul the validity or enforceability of any valid or enforceable easement, 
covenant, deed restriction or other agreement or instrument between private parties that 
imposes greater restrictions than those provided in this section. as long as the agreement 
does not abrogate rights under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine. 
12. Rules. The Department of Economic and Community Development may adopt 
rules to administer and enforce this section. The department shall consult with the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in adopting rules pursuant to this 
subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defmed 
in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
13. Implementation. A municipality is not required to implement the requirements 
of this section until July 1, 2023. 
Sec, 8. 30-A MRSA §4364-C is enacted to read: 
§4364-C. Municipal role in statewide housing production goals 
This section governs the responsibilities and roles of municipalities in achieving the 
statewide and regional housing production goals set by the Department of Economic and 
Community Development in Title 5, section 13056, subsection 9. 
1. Fair housing and nondiscrimination. A municipality shall ensure that ordinances 
and regulations are designed to affirmatively fu1ther the purposes of the federal Fair 
Housing Act, 42 United States Code, Chapter 45. as amended. and the Maine Human Rights 
Act to achieve the statewide or regional housing production goal. 
2. Municipalities may regulate short-term rentals. A municipality may establish 
and enforce regulations regarding short-term rental units in order to achieve the statewide 
or regional housing production goal. For the purposes of this subsection. "sh01t-term rental 
unit" means living quarters offered for rental through a transient rental platform as defined 
by Title 36. section 1752. subsection 20-C. 
Sec. 9. Report. By Januaiy 15, 2024, the Department of Economic and Community 
Development shall report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters and housing matters 
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about the Housing Opportunity Program established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
30-A, section 13056-J with any recommendations for changes in the statutes to improve 
the program and its delivery of services to municipalities. The joint standing committees 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters and housing 
matters may each report out a bill to the 131st Legislature in 2024 relating to this program 
and continued funding. 
Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
Housing Opportunity Program Z336 
Initiative: Establishes 2 limited-period Public Service Coordinator II positions through 
June 8, 2024 and provides funding for the associated All Other costs to administer the 
Housing Opportunity Program within the Department of Economic and Community 
Development. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Housing Opportunity Program Z336 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$243,874 
$206,126 
$450,000 
Initiative: Provides funding for competitive grants to regional service providers to suppott 
municipal housing ordinance development and planning board and public processes in each 
participating municipality. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Housing Opportunity Program Z336 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$1,000,000 
$1,000,000 
Initiative: Provides funding for community housing implementation grants to individual 
municipalities to support community housing priorities. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Housing Opportunity Program Z336 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$1,450,000 
$1,450,000 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to reimburse municipalities by June 30, 2023 for the 
mandated costs of amending and implementing ordinances related to accessory dwelling 
units and multifamily dwelling units allowed in residential areas. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
All Other 
$0 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
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2022-23 
$100,000 
$100,000 
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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$3,000,000 
$3,000,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority repo1t of the committee, makes the following 
changes. The amendment: 
1. Removes the emergency preamble and clause; 
2. Eliminates amending the fair housing provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act; 
3. Eliminates the Municipal Housing Development Permit Review Board; 
4. Eliminates the prohibition on municipalities from adopting any ordinance that caps 
the number of building or development permits each year for any kind of residential 
dwellings; 
5. Establishes the Housing Opportunity Program and the Housing Opportunity Fund 
within the Depa1tment of Economic and Community Development to encourage and 
support the development of additional housing units in this State, including housing units 
that are affordable to low-income and moderate-income people and housing units targeted 
to community workforce housing needs; 
6. Eliminates a municipal incentive program to provide grants to municipalities for 
fulfilling certain requirements related to reviewing how its zoning and land use ordinances 
may impact the availability of housing; 
7. Clarifies that density requirements apply to zoning ordinances where multifamily 
housing is already permitted; 
8. Clarifies that long-term affordability in affordable housing developments applies 
only to the majority of affordable units; 
9. Provides that, in a municipality in which housing density is limited to no more than 
one dwelling unit per lot or no more than 2 dwelling units per lot, the municipality shall 
allow structures with up to 2 dwelling units per lot if that lot does not contain an existing 
dwelling unit, except that, as long as the minimum lot size requirements for waste disposal 
are not violated, a municipality must allow up to 4 dwelling units per lot if that lot does not 
contain an existing dwelling unit and the lot is located in a designated growth area within 
a municipality consistent with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 4349-A, 
subsection 1, paragraph A or B or if the lot is served by public water and sewer systems in 
a municipality without a comprehensive plan; 
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10. Provides that a municipality must allow structures on a lot with an existing dwelling 
unit to add up to 2 additional dwelling units on that lot if one additional dwelling unit is 
within or attached to the existing structure and the other additional dwelling unit is 
detached; 
11. Specifies that, for a lot in any zone for which housing is permitted, the intent is not 
to exempt a subdivider from the requirements for division of a tract or parcel of land in 
accordance with Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter 4; 
12. Specifies that accessory dwelling units are not subject to a municipality's rate of 
growth ordinance; 
13. Provides that the Department of Economic and Community Development, in 
cooperation with the Maine State Housing Authority, must establish both statewide and 
regional housing production goals; 
14. Specifies that municipalities must, to fulfill the statewide or regional housing 
production goal established by the Department of Economic and Community Development, 
ensure that all zoning ordinances affirmatively further fair housing in accordance with 
federal law and the Maine Human Rights Act; and 
15. Specifies that a municipality may regulate a short-term rental to meet the statewide 
or regional housing production goal established by the Department of Economic and 
Community Development. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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Approved: 04/12/22 ,::bJ:,ae:.. 
LD 2003 
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An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in 
Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment-'jf-Cf(~/ 0 / 3) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
State Mandates 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Funded 
FY 2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$3,000,000 
$0 
$3,000,000 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$3,007,804 
$3,007,804 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Requires municipalities to 1) implement ordinances with respect to allowing 
Municipality 
accessory dwelling units on the same lot as a single-family dwelling unit in any area 
in which housing is permitted and 2) amend ordinances to comply with certain 
conditions with respect to the number of dwelling units allowed in residential areas. 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$2,550,000 
$2,550,000 
Local Cost 
$100,000 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a state mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. If the bill 
does require a local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures 
from local revenue, the state mandate provisions of the Constitution of Maine require either: (1) General Fund 
appropriations be provided to fund at least 90% of any additional necessitated local costs of the mandate; or (2) a 
Mandate Preamble be added to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt the mandate from 
the funding requirement. If the bill does represent a state mandate and neither one of these actions occurs, the local 
units of government will not be required to implement the mandated activities. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill establishes the Housing Opportunity Program within the Department of Economic and Community 
Development and includes ongoing General Fund appropriations totaling $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to am 
created Housing Opportunity Fund within the department to support the development of additional housing units in 
the State. 
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Of that amount: 1) $450,000 is provided in fiscal year 2022-23 to fund 2 limited-period Public Service Coordinator II 
positions to administer the program; 2) $1,000,000 per year is provided beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for 
competitive grants to regional service providers to support town housing ordinance development, planning board and 
public processing in participating municipalities; 3) $1,450,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 and $1,550,000 per year 
begim1ing in fiscal year 2023-24 is provided for community housing implementation grants to individual towns to 
support community housing priorities; and 4) $100,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 is provided on a one-time basis to 
reimburse municipalities by June 30, 2023 for the mandated costs of amending and implementing ordinances related 
to accessory dwelling units and multiple dwelling units allowed in residential areas. 
Establishment of the Housing Opportunity Program and the related funding initiatives, with the exception of the one-
time funding or $100,000 to reimburse municipalities for mandated related costs, are included in LD 1995, the 
Governor's proposed supplemental budget. The General Fund appropriations included in this bill may need to be 
adjusted based on the final legislative actions on the supplemental budget. 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Maine State Housing 
Authority to develop a statewide housing production goal and regional housing goals can be absorbed within the 
department's and the authority's existing budgeted resources. 
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