02-385-110 Me. Code R. § 1-5
Land use zoning requirements; building set-back requirements; side and rear yard requirements; property line requirements; and on-site development, on-site construction, and on-site inspection requirements are specifically and entirely reserved to the local government, except as provided by theMaine Uniform Building and Energy Code, theManufactured Housing Act("Act") or this chapter.
In areas of the State where special environmental conditions exist which require special or different building standards pursuant to Subchapter 2, Section 10(10), local government may prescribe such standards for those parts of the site development, foundation, and other work for which responsibility is vested in local government pursuant to Subchapter 1, Section 5(1) or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, provided that such standards are not more stringent than those imposed on other types of buildings in the area.
02-385 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 1-5