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An Act To Allow Municipal Boards of Appeal To Grant Setback Variances for Certain Hardships Caused by Prior Owners of the Property
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4353, sub-§4-B, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 659, §3, is amended to read:
 
C. The hardship is not the result of action taken by the applicant or a prior ownerpetitioner;
 
SUMMARY
Current law allows a municipality to grant a setback variance for single-family dwellings in cases of undue hardship, as long as the hardship is not the result of action taken by the applicant or a prior owner of the property. This bill allows a setback variance based on hardship to be granted even if the hardship is the result of action taken by a prior owner.