| | Sec. 4. 23 MRSA §704-A, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 468, §2, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| D.__If a project is located in an area designated as a | growth area in a local growth management plan that has been | found by the State to be consistent with the growth | management program in Title 30-A, chapter 187 and the | project does not have an entrance or exit located on a high- | speed rural arterial highway and the applicant for a traffic | movement permit implements traffic demand management | techniques recommended by the department, then the required | improvements are limited: |
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| (1)__To those necessary to mitigate the impact of the | project provided all safety standards are met, even if | part or all of the traffic impact occurs outside the | boundaries of the growth area; and |
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| (2)__To the entrances and exits of the project, if the | project reuses previously developed land area and | buildings with no more than a 10% increase in building | footprint regardless of the extent of vertical | development. |
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| | Sec. 5. 23 MRSA §704-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read: |
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| | 10.__Violation.__A violation of this section or the rules | adopted pursuant to this section is punishable by a fine of not | more than $100 per day per violation.__The fine begins to accrue | 30 days after the Department of Transportation sends notice of | the violation to the landowner.__The department shall establish | procedures for administrative enforcement of this section, | establishing fines and reconsideration and appeals of enforcement | actions. |
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| | Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §4103, sub-§3, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D. The licensing authority may not issue a permit for a | building or use for which the applicant is required to | obtain a driveway or entrance or traffic movement permit | under Title 23, section 704 or 704-A until the applicant has | obtained that permit from the Department of Transportation. |
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| | Sec. 7. Rulemaking. The Department of Transportation may adopt | rules to implement the purposes of this Act. Rules adopted | pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined | in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter | 2-A. |
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