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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Traffic ordinances. The authority has the power to enact traffic ordinances and regulate the operation of motor vehicles under Title 30-A, section 3009 to the extent that power is not inconsistent with other validly enacted municipal ordinances.
2. Operating expenses. The authority has all the powers of a municipality to raise and appropriate money under Title 30-A, sections 5722 and 5723.
3. Zoning. The authority may not adopt zoning or land-use ordinances but may coordinate zoning and land-use regulation with interested primary impact communities.
4. Highway maintenance. The authority may maintain, repair, plow and control public ways as a municipality under Title 23, Part 3. 1 The authority shall consult and coordinate with the appropriate primary impact community in appointing a road commissioner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 5. Administrative Procedures and Services § 13083-M. Other municipal powers - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-5-administrative-procedures-and-services/me-rev-st-tit-5-sect-13083-m/
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