Land Use & Zoning
In Maine's Shoreland Zoning, a 'resource protection zone' typically restricts:
ACommercial fishing activities
BMost development to protect sensitive ecological areas✓ Correct
COnly new subdivisions over 10 lots
DSeasonal uses such as vacation camps
Explanation
Resource protection zones in Maine's Shoreland Zoning are designated for the most sensitive ecological areas (steep slopes, wetlands, floodplains) and restrict nearly all development to protect those resources.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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