As used in these rules and regulations, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT)
The total number of vehicles that pass over a given point
on an average day. Trip generation projection shall be determined
by use and based on the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual.
BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Great Barrington.
BUILDING LINE
The front yard setback required in the zoning district.
CHAPTER 171
The Zoning Code of the Town of Great Barrington.
DPW
Department of Public Works.
MHD
Massachusetts Highway Department, also known as "Mass Highway."
OPEN SPACE
Land that is protected from development in perpetuity by
deed restriction, including, but not limited to, land dedicated for
communal purposes, farming, forestry, or passive recreation. The erection
of any structure, other than that erected for the purpose of, or associated
with, communal recreation or agriculture, shall be prohibited in open
space.
OSRD
Open space residential design. A form of development placing
a premium on the conservation of open space and allowing dwellings
to be placed on lots smaller than zoning minimums, thereby reducing
infrastructure and development costs. See § 171-79 of the
Zoning Code of the Town of Great Barrington.
PARTIES IN INTEREST
"Parties in interest," as used in this chapter, shall mean
the petitioner, abutters, owners of land directly opposite on any
public or private street or way, and abutters to the abutters within
300 feet of the property line of the petitioner as they appear on
the most recent applicable tax list, notwithstanding that the land
of any such owner is located in another city or town, the planning
board of the city or town, and the planning board of every abutting
city or town.
PURD
Planned unit residential development. See § 171-78
of the Zoning Code of the Town of Great Barrington.
ROAD
A road within a subdivision is a public or private way open
to travel by the general public or a way shown on a plan of a subdivision
duly approved by the Planning Board. A subdivision road is private
unless accepted by the Town.
ROADWAY TYPES
There are four roadway types based on the average daily traffic
to be accommodated: small lane, minor way, major way, and collector
road. These roadway types are defined in Table 1.0, Subdivision Roadway
Types.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a tract or parcel of land into two or more
lots, including resubdivision, and when appropriate to the context,
shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory
subdivided; provided, however, that the division of a tract of land
into two or more lots shall not be deemed to constitute a subdivision
within the meaning of the Subdivision Control Law if, at the time
when it is made, every lot within the tract so divided has frontage
on:
A.
A public way, or a way which the Town Clerk certifies is maintained
and used as a public way; or
B.
A way shown on a plan approved and endorsed in accordance with
the Subdivision Control Law; or
C.
A way in existence prior to January 14, 1970, when the Subdivision
Control Law became effective in the Town of Great Barrington, having,
in the opinion of the Board, sufficient width, suitable grades and
adequate construction to provide for the needs of vehicular traffic
in relation to the proposed use of the land abutting thereon or served
thereby, and for the installation of municipal services to serve such
land and the buildings erected or to be erected thereon.
TRAVELED WAY
The portion of a road right-of-way, whether paved or not,
open to vehicular traffic.