LD907 • 2025

An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for Persons with Permanent Disabilities

Housing Land

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator James Libby
Last action: 2025-05-23
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for Persons with Permanent Disabilities

An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for Persons with Permanent Disabilities Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for Persons with Permanent Disabilities Sponsor: Senator James Libby Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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C-A (S-51)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2377(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2377(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
907 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2025-05-23 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-05-21 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2025-05-20 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-06 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-04-15 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-15 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-03-18 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-05 Committee
Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for Persons with Permanent Disabilities
Sponsor:
Senator James Libby
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2377(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 396 - L.D. 907
An Act to Amend the Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances for
Persons with Permanent Disabilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§4-A, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 342, §1, is
amended to read:
B. If authorized by the zoning ordinance establishing the board, the board may grant
a variance to an owner of a dwelling who resides in the dwelling and who is responsible
to transport a person with a permanent disability for the construction of a place of
storage and parking for a noncommercial vehicle owned by that person and no other
purpose used to transport a person with a permanent disability. The width and length
of the structure may not be larger than 2 times the width and length of the
noncommercial vehicle. The owner shall submit proposed plans for the structure with
the request for the variance pursuant to this paragraph to the board.
The person with the permanent disability shall prove by a preponderance of the
evidence that the person's disability is permanent.
For purposes of this paragraph, "noncommercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle as
defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 42 with a gross vehicle weight of no
more than 6,000 pounds, bearing a disability registration plate issued pursuant to Title
29‑A, section 521 and owned by the person with the permanent disability.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
103
PUBLIC LAW