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Maine delegation outlines housing and zoning changes, mobile‑home preservation funding and LD 1829 highlights
Summary
Sen. Donna Bailey briefed Saco council and planning board on a slate of housing bills passed in the recent legislative session and carryovers, including LD 1829, a $3 million allocation for mobile‑home park preservation, and changes to impact‑fee timelines and transfer taxes.
Sen. Donna Bailey and members of the state legislative delegation briefed the Saco City Council and Planning Board on Sept. 22 about housing and zoning legislation passed in the most recent Maine legislative session and items carried over to the next session.
Bailey said two overarching themes drove the year's housing bills: increasing the supply of affordable housing and preserving existing affordable units, particularly in mobile‑home communities. "We put $3,000,000 into that [mobile‑home park preservation] fund," she said, referring to the fund housed at MaineHousing intended to help residents purchase and preserve mobile‑home parks.
She summarized several legislative changes: LD 1829, which Bailey described as a broad bill affecting lot sizes, allowable units per lot, subdivision definitions, planning‑board training, accessory dwelling units and sprinkler…
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