As used in this Part
1, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated. (Also see Part
4, §
360-59, for definitions.)
COMAR 26
Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26, Department of the
Environment, Regulation of Water Supply, Sewage Disposal and Solid
Waste. All references to wells, septic systems, community water or
sewage systems or public or major water or sewage systems are to be
in conformance with the provisions of COMAR 26.04.02-04.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The County Comprehensive Plan as adopted, updated, or amended
and any part of such plan.
COUNTY ENGINEER
An employee of the County having responsibility for reviewing plats and improvement plans for their conformity to the engineering requirements of the Subdivision Regulations and §
73-1 of the latest edition of the Code of Allegany County.
EASEMENT
A privately or publicly owned strip of land on which limited
access is provided to a unit of government, private company or individual,
for one or more specific purposes, without including title to the
land. Easements do not necessarily permit public access to the right-of-way.
EASEMENT, SCENIC, CONSERVATION OR PRESERVATION
An agreement with a government body or private organization,
whereby a property owner agrees to preserve the land as is or to prohibit
certain types of uses on the land. Such an agreement does not necessarily
permit public access to the property.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Limited to husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter,
brother, sister, stepparents, stepchildren, stepbrother or sister
and grandparents or grandchildren.
LOT
A contiguous area of land separated from other parcels of
land by a boundary which is described on a subdivision plat or deed
and, where necessary, properly approved by the Planning Commission
and properly recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court; also includes
the following meanings: parcel, tract or plot of land.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area of a lot as determined by the closure
of the rear, side and front lot lines but does not include area lying
within a publicly dedicated right-of-way.
LOT DEPTH
The distance between the front and rear lot lines.
LOT LINES
Lines of survey described in a recorded deed, subdivision
plat or other instrument.
LOT OF RECORD
A lot or parcel of land separated from other parcels of land
by a boundary which is described in a deed, subdivision plat, survey
map or other description which was recorded with the Clerk to the
Circuit Court prior to the effective date of the State Subdivision
Regulations, March 3, 1972. Where a more recent deed describes a number
of lots of record which were merged into one parcel, then the newly
described parcel becomes the lot of record.
LOT SPLIT
A portion of an existing lot or parcel which is transferred to an adjacent parcel. (See §
360-12, Lot splits.)
LOT WIDTH
The distance between the side lot lines measured at the front
lot line on a public right-of-way.
MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ROAD PLAN
The County Comprehensive Plan for highways, including standards,
specifications, as noted in the Comprehensive Plan, and other documents
and maps.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Includes mobile home parks, multifamily housing, condominiums,
townhouses, cluster residential developments, industrial parks, shopping
centers, neighborhood convenience centers, campgrounds and resorts,
having water and/or sewer systems and an internal road system maintained
by the developer or his assigns.
PLANNING COMMISSION
An appointed body created by the County Commissioners having
authority to approve subdivision plats.
PLANNING DIRECTOR
An employee of the County having responsibility for reviewing
plats for their conformity with the Subdivision Regulations.
PLATTED STREET
A public right-of-way so designated on a recorded plat.
REMAINDER TRACT
That portion of a parcel remaining after any portion of the
original parcel has been subdivided into one or more new lots.
SETBACK
A specified distance which a building or use must be from
adjacent lots, rights-of-way, easements, stream channels or wetlands.
SEWER SYSTEM
Sewer systems include community systems and major systems
as defined by state regulation in COMAR 26.04.03 and 26.04.04.
STATE
Includes the Maryland Department of the Environment, the
Allegany County Health Department and the Health Officer for Allegany
County.
STREET
A way for vehicular traffic whether designated as a street
or highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place or however otherwise designated. A public street is one
that has been dedicated to public use. A publicly maintained street
is one that has been accepted for maintenance by the County or other
governmental agency. Types of streets are:
A.
(1)
Serve interstate and intrastate travel.
(2)
Serve as major truck routes.
(3)
Have fully controlled limited access.
(4)
Connects Allegany County with major population centers (greater
than 50,000).
B.
(1)
Serve interstate, intrastate and intracounty travel.
(3)
Partially controlled access.
(4)
Connects population centers within Allegany County and smaller
population centers (less than 50,000) outside the County.
C.
(1)
Serve intracounty travel.
(2)
Connect principal and major arterials, particularly in urbanized
areas.
(3)
Partially controlled access. Connect small population centers
with major towns inside the County.
D.
COLLECTOR[Added 10-10-2002 by Bill No. 8-02, effective 11-24-2002]
(1)
Serve intracounty travel in the urban and rural areas of the
County.
(2)
Connects streets and roads to minor arterials, more particularly
in major subdivisions and industrial parks.
(3)
Access controlled by lot width of the permitted use.
E.
(1)
Serve intracounty travel in the urban areas of the County.
(2)
Access controlled by lot width of the permitted use.
(3)
Tie residential traffic with collectors and with other roads
and streets.
F.
(1)
Serve intracounty travel outside the urban areas of the County.
(2)
Partially controlled access.
(3)
Serve agricultural uses, forests, parks and isolated residences.
G.
HARD-SURFACED STREET: Any road or street built to County or
state standards and surfaced with asphalt, cement, bituminous concrete
or tar and chips and which has been accepted for maintenance into
the County- or state-maintained system.
SUBDIVIDER
The person who creates new lots or parcels; also called "owner,"
"developer" and "applicant."
SUBDIVISION
Any land which is divided or proposed to be divided into one or more new lots, parcels, sites or plots for the purpose of transfer, sale or building development or resubdivision. (See §§
360-10 and
360-13 for definitions of minor and major subdivisions, respectively.)
VARIANCE
A modification to the requirements of this Part 1 which must
be decided by the Planning Commission.
WATER SYSTEM
Includes community systems and major systems as defined by
state regulation in COMAR 26.04.03 and 26.04.04.
ZONING ORDINANCE
The Allegany County Zoning Ordinance, Part
4 of this chapter, as adopted or amended, or any part thereof.
Fees to partially cover the cost of reviewing the plats and
plans and other documents required herein and for recording the final
plat shall be collected at the time of submission in accordance with
such schedule of charge as may be adopted by the County Commissioners
and amended from time to time.
The Allegany County Subdivision Regulations adopted September
25, 1981, and all amendments are repealed as of the effective date
of these regulations.
Any plat approved and recorded under the authority of previously
adopted Subdivision Regulations remains valid. Any plat or deed recorded
prior to the adoption of County Subdivision Regulations under the
authority of then existing laws remains valid.