{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4369","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §4369","heading":"Land use permit approval","body":"The municipal reviewing authority shall evaluate the impacts of the proposed large-scale retail development based on the comprehensive economic impact study; other materials submitted to the municipal reviewing authority by any person, including the applicant, state agencies, nonprofit organizations and members of the public; and testimony received during the public hearing under section 4368 to issue a finding of undue adverse impact or no undue adverse impact.  The municipal reviewing authority may issue a land use permit for a large-scale retail development only if it determines that there is likely to be no undue adverse impact.\nNothing in this Act may preclude a municipality from adopting an ordinance to authorize additional studies and criteria regarding the effects of a proposed large-scale retail development.  The requirements of this Act are in addition to all other required federal, state and local land use permit processes that pertain to a proposed large-scale retail development.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 2: MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 187: PLANNING AND LAND USE REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER 3-A: INFORMED GROWTH ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec4369.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"6cc98cbf4f6540107cc6dcb4828f58285fde629d93a978b8221fef1774831df3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4368","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4370"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}