17-229-110 Me. Code R. § 2
Urban compact areas in Maine have been in existence since the early 20th century. Current Maine law, 23 MRSA §754, requires that all state and state-aid highways within compact areas of urban compact municipalities must be maintained in good repair by the town in which the highways are located at the expense of the town. Whenevera municipality meets the criteria set forth in 23 MRSA §754(B) for designation as an urban compact municipality, the "compact or built-up section" boundaries need to be established by the Department pursuant to statute. These boundaries determine the highway maintenance boundary between the Department and the municipality along with jurisdictional control of driveway entrance permitting and highway utility opening and location permitting. This Rule creates a set of guiding criteria for determining those boundaries based on structure density.
17-229 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 2