An Act to Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums in State
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0427
Committee: Housing and Economic Development
Sponsors: ROEDER
Amends: 10 MRSA §9724, 30-A MRSA §4352

Legislative Document
No. 427
H.P. 281
House of Representatives, February 4, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums in State 
and Municipal Building Codes
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and 
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROEDER of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §9724, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2021, c. 524, §4, is further 
amended to read:
5.  Exception.  Except as provided in subsection subsections 7 and 8, this section does 
not prohibit the adoption or enforcement of an ordinance of any political subdivision that 
sets forth provisions for local enforcement of building codes.  If such an ordinance does 
not provide for a process to appeal decisions made by building officials administering and 
enforcing the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the 
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, an appeal may be taken in the same manner as 
provided under Title 30‑A, section 4103, subsection 5.  This section does not prohibit the 
adoption or enforcement of an ordinance of any political subdivision that sets forth the 
swimming pool fencing standards, without amendment, contained in Appendix G of the 
2nd edition of the 2009 International Residential Code.
A.  The requirements of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code do not apply 
to:
(1)  Log homes or manufactured housing as defined in chapter 951;
(2)  Post and beam or timber frame construction; or
(3)  Warehouses or silos used to store harvested crops.
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §9724, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8.  Minimum parking requirements.  Notwithstanding subsection 5, paragraph A or 
any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the State or a municipality may not adopt 
or enforce any provision of a building code, including the Maine Uniform Building Code, 
the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, that 
imposes a minimum parking requirement for a new development, land use or occupancy of 
land or a building.  The State or a municipality may make a recommendation of a minimum 
amount of parking for a development, land use or occupancy of land or a building.
Sec. 3.  30-A MRSA §4352, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
11.  Minimum parking requirements.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter 
to the contrary, the State or a municipality may not adopt or enforce any rule, code or 
ordinance that imposes a minimum parking requirement for a new development, land use 
or occupancy of land or a building.  The State or a municipality may make a 
recommendation of a minimum amount of parking for a development, land use or 
occupancy of land or a building.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the State or a municipality from imposing a minimum parking 
requirement for any new development, land use or occupancy of land or a building, but 
allows the State or the municipality to make a recommendation of a minimum amount of 
parking.