Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A. Municipalities and Counties § 5109. Acquisition and development of land

(1) A shortage of housing of sound standards and design which is decent, safe and sanitary exists in the municipality;

(2) The need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased because of the clearance of slums in other areas, including other portions of the urban renewal area;

(3) The conditions of blight in the area and the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing cause or contribute to an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare; and

(4) The acquisition of the area for residential uses is an integral part of and essential to the program of the municipality; or

(1) The nonresidential uses are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the community in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives; and

(2) The acquisition of the land may require the exercise of governmental action, as provided in this chapter, because of defective or unusual conditions of title, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, improper subdivisions, outmoded street patterns, deterioration of site, economic disuse, unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts, the need for the correlation of the area with other areas of a municipality by streets and modern traffic requirements, or any combination of these factors or other conditions which retard development of the area.