Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 682-A – Spaghetti-lots prohibited
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A person may not divide a parcel of land in the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission in such a way as to create a spaghetti-lot. This prohibition does not apply to: [PL 1993, c. 74, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]
1. Rights-of-way. Utility or transportation rights-of-way;
[PL 1989, c. 762, §2 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 762, §4 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 682-A
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Spaghetti-lot: means a parcel of land with a lot depth to shore frontage ratio greater than 5 to 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 682
2. Government purchase. A parcel of land that is purchased by the Federal Government, State Government or local government; and
[PL 1989, c. 762, §2 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 762, §4 (AFF).]
3. Public benefit. A parcel of land that the Maine Land Use Planning Commission finds provides a significant public benefit and that can not be configured in another way to provide that benefit.
[PL 1989, c. 762, §2 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 762, §4 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]
This section applies to any division of land within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. [PL 1993, c. 74, §2 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 762, §§2,4 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 74, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).