{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-440-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §440-A","heading":"Public access","body":"In addition to controls required in this chapter, municipalities may extend or adopt zoning and subdivision controls to protect any public rights for physical and visual access to the shoreline.\nZoning ordinances adopted or extended pursuant to this section shall be pursuant to and consistent with a comprehensive plan.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD","ARTICLE 2-B: MANDATORY SHORELAND ZONING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec440-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"8b04541145a10875b69ef425fdb882e35853925cf8f005ebc9d2baeee330b9cb","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-440","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-441"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}