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LD427 • 2025

An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums

An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Amy Roeder
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums

An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1088(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1088(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 427 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Representative Gere of Kennebunkport

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1088(03) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1088(03) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 427 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Curry of Waldo , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1088(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1088(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 427 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-16 House

    The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED . ROLL CALL NO. 534 (Yeas 82 - Nays 65 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-16 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in NON-CONCURRENCE . Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  9. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Roeder
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1088(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 281 - L.D. 427
An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4364-D is enacted to read:
§4364-D. Minimum parking space requirements; limitations
1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "parking agreement" means a legally
binding agreement between a property developer and the owner of an off-site parking
facility to provide required parking spaces within 0.25 miles of a development site.
2. Limitation of minimum parking space requirements in growth areas. A
municipality may not require more than one off-street parking space per dwelling unit for
a residential development within a designated growth area of a municipality, but a
municipality may impose maximum parking space requirements or require parking demand
management strategies that do not require more than one off-street parking space per
dwelling unit.
3. Legalization of off-site parking agreements. A municipality must allow a
developer to satisfy municipal parking requirements through off-site parking agreements
with existing parking facilities located within 0.25 miles of a development site. A
developer engaged in an off-site parking agreement shall provide to the municipality
documentation demonstrating the availability of sufficient capacity at the off-site parking
facility, as determined by a professional parking study or similar evidence acceptable to
the municipality. A municipality may not impose additional barriers to the approval of
such parking agreements beyond verifying the adequacy of parking supply.
4. Rulemaking. The Maine Office of Community Affairs may adopt rules to
administer and enforce this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
APPROVED
JUNE 20, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
374
PUBLIC LAW