Land Use & Zoning
Maine's Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) regulates land use in:
AAll municipalities in Maine
BOnly coastal municipalities
CThe unorganized and deorganized territories of Maine, primarily in northern and western Maine✓ Correct
DPortland and Bangor only
Explanation
The Maine Land Use Planning Commission (formerly LURC) regulates development in the approximately 10 million acres of unorganized and deorganized territories of Maine, mostly in the northern and western parts of the state.
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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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