Environmental
Maine's Shoreland Zoning Act prohibits the construction of impervious surfaces (such as parking lots) within 75 feet of a great pond in the:
AResource Protection zone
BLimited Residential zone✓ Correct
CStream Protection zone
DCommercial Fisheries and Maritime Activity zone
Explanation
In the Limited Residential zone, Maine's Shoreland Zoning Act restricts impervious surfaces within 75 feet of great ponds to protect water quality from stormwater runoff.
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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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