An Act To Amend the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Laws To Exclude Subsurface Waste Water Disposal Systems, Geothermal Heat Exchange Wells and Wells or Water Wells from the Definition of "Structure"
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §436-A, sub-§12, as amended by PL 2013, c. 320, §6, is further amended to read:
12. Structure. "Structure" means anything temporarily or permanently located, built, constructed or erected for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, goods or property of any kind and anything constructed or erected on or in the ground , exclusive of fences and poles and wiring and other aerial equipment normally associated with service drops, including guy wires and guy anchors. "Structure" includes a structure temporarily or permanently located does not include fences; poles and wiring and other aerial equipment normally associated with service drops, including guy wires and guy anchors; subsurface waste water disposal systems as defined in Title 30-A, section 4201, subsection 5; geothermal heat exchange wells as defined in Title 32, section 4700-E, subsection 3-C; or wells or water wells as defined in Title 32, section 4700-E, subsection 8. As used in this subsection, "service drop" has the same meaning as in section 952.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.