30-A §4451. Training and certification for code enforcement officers
§4451. Training and certification for code enforcement officers 1. Certification required; exceptions. A municipality may not employ any individual to perform the duties of a code enforcement officer who is not certified by the former State Planning Office, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development or the Department of Public Safety, […]
30-A §4452. Enforcement of land use laws and ordinances
§4452. Enforcement of land use laws and ordinances 1. Enforcement. A municipal official, such as a municipal code enforcement officer, local plumbing inspector or building official, who is designated by ordinance or law with the responsibility to enforce a particular law or ordinance set forth in subsection 5, 6 or 7, may: A. Enter […]
30-A §4453. Certification for representation in court
§4453. Certification for representation in court The Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish certification standards and a program to certify familiarity with court procedures for the following individuals: [PL 2019, c. 517, §7 (AMD).] 1. Code enforcement officers. Code enforcement officers as set forth in sections 4451 and […]
30-A §4454. Municipal regulation
§4454. Municipal regulation Pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, a municipality may adopt an ordinance under its home rule authority to regulate water level regimes and minimum flow requirements for impounded bodies of water and dams that are entirely within its corporate boundary. [PL 1993, c. 370, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, […]
30-A §4455. Registration for authority to regulate
§4455. Registration for authority to regulate Prior to regulating a water level regime or minimum flow on any impounded body of water, a municipality shall adopt an ordinance and submit that ordinance to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for review and approval. An ordinance adopted under this section must include: [PL 1993, c. 370, […]
30-A §4456. Interlocal agreements
§4456. Interlocal agreements Two or more municipalities may enter into an interlocal agreement under this section to regulate water level regimes and minimum flow requirements for impounded bodies of water and dams that are entirely within the corporate boundaries of those municipalities only if each municipality has adopted an ordinance that has been approved by […]
30-A §4457. Assumption of authority
§4457. Assumption of authority Immediately upon the commissioner’s approval of an ordinance submitted under this subchapter, all powers and duties of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection set forth in Title 38, chapter 5, subchapter 1, article 3‑A, vest in that municipality. [PL 1993, c. 370, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 370, §1 […]
30-A §4404. Review criteria
§4404. Review criteria When adopting any subdivision regulations and when reviewing any subdivision for approval, the municipal reviewing authority shall consider the following criteria and, before granting approval, must determine that: [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] 1. Pollution. The proposed subdivision will not […]
30-A §4405. Access to direct sunlight
§4405. Access to direct sunlight The municipal reviewing authority may, to protect and ensure access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems, prohibit, restrict or control development through subdivision regulations. The regulations may call for subdivision development plans containing restrictive covenants, height restrictions, side yard and set-back requirements or other permissible forms of land use […]
30-A §4406. Enforcement; prohibited activities
§4406. Enforcement; prohibited activities The Attorney General, the municipality or the planning board of any municipality may institute proceedings to enjoin a violation of this subchapter. [PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, §45 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §10 (NEW).] 1. Sales or other conveyances. No person may sell, lease, develop, build […]