| G.__The ordinance or portion of an ordinance is an adult | entertainment establishment ordinance, as defined in section | 4352, subsection 2, that has been adopted by a municipality | that has not adopted a comprehensive plan. |
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| | Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §4352, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. A, | §45 and Pt. C, §10, is amended to read: |
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| | 2. Relation to comprehensive plan. A zoning ordinance, other | than an adult entertainment establishment ordinance, must be | pursuant to and consistent with a comprehensive plan adopted by | the municipal legislative body. As used in this section, "adult | entertainment establishment ordinance" means an ordinance that | regulates the operation of adult amusement stores, adult video | stores, adult bookstores, adult novelty stores, adult motion | picture theaters, on-site video screening establishments, adult | arcades, adult entertainment nightclubs or bars, adult spas, | establishments featuring strippers or erotic dancers, escort | agencies or other sexually oriented businesses. |
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| | Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §4352, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1993, c. 721, Pt. A, | §11 and affected by Pt. H, §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | 6. Effect on State. A zoning ordinance, other than an adult | entertainment establishment ordinance, that is not consistent | with a comprehensive plan that is consistent with the provisions | of section 4326 is advisory with respect to the State. Except as | provided in this section, a state agency shall comply with a | zoning ordinance consistent with a comprehensive plan that is | consistent with the provisions of section 4326 in seeking to | develop any building, parking facility or other publicly owned | structure. The Governor or the Governor's designee may, after | public notice and opportunity for public comment, including | written notice to the municipal officers, waive any use | restrictions in those ordinances upon finding that: |
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| A. The proposed use is not allowed anywhere in the | municipality; |
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| B. There are no reasonable alternative sites for or | configurations of the project within the municipality that | would achieve the necessary public purposes; |
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| C. There are no reasonable alternatives to the project, | including sites in other municipalities, that would achieve | the necessary public purposes; |
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