CHAPTER 105
H.P. 239 - L.D. 276
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Building Permits in the Unorganized Territories
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §685-A, sub-§10, as repealed and replaced by PL 1973, c. 788, §43-C, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
10. Special exceptions and variances. The commission may approve the issuance of a special exception permit in strict compliance with this chapter and the rules and standards adopted pursuant to this chapter. The commission may grant a variance when the commission finds that the proposed development is in keeping with the general spirit and intent of this chapter, that the public interest is otherwise protected and that strict compliance with the rules and standards adopted by this commission would cause unusual hardship or extraordinary difficulties because of the following:
A. Exceptional or unique conditions of topography, access, location, shape, size or other physical features of the site;
B. The access and use needs of a person with a physical disability as defined in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 7-B who resides in or regularly uses a structure; or
C. Unusual circumstances that were not anticipated by the commission at the time the rules and standards were adopted.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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