Chapter 2-B: REGISTRATION OF FARMLAND HEADING: PL 1989, C. 478, §1 (NEW)
§56. Prohibited acts
1.Inconsistent development. No owner of abutting land may undertake or allow any inconsistent development upon or use of land within 100 feet of properly
registered farmland.
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2.Building permit. Except as provided in section 57, no municipality may issue a building or use permit allowing any development which is prohibited
under subsection 1.
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3.Exemption. This section shall not apply to:
A. Any lot or parcel of land which, together with any adjoining lot or parcel in the same ownership, was one acre or less in
area as of January 1, 1988; [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]
B. Those subdivisions for which a completed application as described in former Title 30, section 4956, subsection 2, paragraph
C-1, or Title 30-A, section 4403, subsection 3, has been filed or approved in the 2 years preceding the registration; or [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]
C. A lot on which inconsistent development or use has been allowed by permit granted by a state or local government in the
2 years preceding the registration. [1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).]
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SECTION HISTORY
1989, c. 478, §1 (NEW).
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