An Act to Amend the Laws Regardmg Zonmg and Land Use Restrictions to Limit Certam Requirements to Mumcipahties with a Populat10n of More than 10,000
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0214
Committee Amendment CA_A_H179 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,c_A." to HP 135, L D 214, "An Act to Amend the 
Laws Regardmg Zonmg and Land Use Restrictions to Limit Certam Requirements to 
Mumcipahties with a Populat10n of More than 10,000" 
Amend the bill by strtkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Zoning and Land Use Restrictmns to Limit 
Certain Requirements to Municipalities with a Population of More than 4,000' 
Amend the bill m the 31d paragraph after the title m the last lme (page 1, hne 8 m L D) 
by strtkmg out the followmg 
1110,000" and mserting the following '4,000' 
Amend the bill m the 4th paragraph after the title in the last hne (page 1, lme 10 m 
L D ) by strtkmg out the following· "10,000
and inserting the following· '4,000' 
Amend the bill m the 5th paragraph after the title m the 2nd line (page 1, hne 12 m 
L D ) by strikmg out the followmg "10,000" and insertmg the followmg '4,000' 
Amend the bill in section 1 m subsection 1 m the 4th hne (page 1, lme 24 m L D ) by 
striking out the followmg "10,000" and mserting the following '4,000' 
Amend the bill in sect10n 2 m subsect10n 2 in the 2nd lme (page 1, lme 3 8 m L D ) by 
striking out the following 
1110,000" and mserting the followmg '4,000' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 10 in the last lme (page 2, lme 10 111 L D ) by 
stnkmg out the followmg "October 1. 2023 
and msertmg the followmg 'January 1, 2025' 
Amend the b11l m sect10n 4 m subsection 1 in the 2nd lme (page 2, lme 14 in L D) by 
strikmg out the followmg "10,000" and insertmg the followmg '4,000' 
Amend the bill m section 5 m subsect10n 13 m the last line (page 2, lme 19 m L D ) by 
stnkmg out the followmg "October 1, 2023" and msertmg the followmg 'January 1, 2025' 
Amend the bill m section 6 m subsection 14 m the last hne (page 2, lme 22 111 L D ) by 
stnkmg out the followmg "10,000
and msertmg the followmg '4,000' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEEAMENDMENT'A "to HP 135, LD 214 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the mmority report of the committee, makes the provisions 
m the bill applicable only to a mumcipahty with a population over 4,000 The amendment 
also changes the proposed implementation date from October 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025 
and changes the title 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/12/23 ::tPae 
LD214 
LR584(02) 
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Zoning and Land Use Restrictions to Limit Certain 
Requirements to Municipalities with a Population of More than 10,000 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "J' 11 ~Irv 
Committee: Housing 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Reduces number of mumc1paht1es subject to mandated requirements 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Ehmmatmg requirements mandated by PL 2021, c 672, section 5 to adopt and amend ordinances governing land use 
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density and accessory dwellmg umts for mumcipahtles with a population of 4,000 and under will remove the mandate 
and reduce costs for smallei mumcipaht1es For mumcipahties over 4,000 the date for implementat10n 1s extended 
from July 1, 2023 until January 1, 2025 
LR0584(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1