{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-447","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §447","heading":"Functionally water-dependent use zones","body":"Municipalities are encouraged to give preference, when appropriate, to functionally water-dependent uses and may extend zoning controls to accomplish this.\nA municipality may, within coastal shoreland areas, adopt zoning ordinances for functionally water-dependent uses. Municipalities may establish districts within these zones to give preference to commercial fishing and other maritime activities.\nIn creating such a zone, a municipality shall consider the demand for and availability of shorefront property for functionally water-dependent uses.\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/title38sec447.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"bb2300c5e9383161e755f9ffea1c17c05eceb91f4b366c3e4561c59ed5f3d19a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-446","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-448"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}