As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONDOMINIUM
A structure where individual units may be sold to occupants
and the developed lot is held in common ownership or retained by the
developer or an association.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
A formal agreement outlining the terms and conditions of
the local government's programs; identifying specific parties of interest;
identifying segregated account details, formal payment processes,
and terms and conditions required for special assessment revenues.
INFRASTRUCTURE
For the purposes of this article, infrastructure shall include
public streets, water, and sewer treatment facilities, water and sewer
distribution systems, sidewalks, stormwater management facilities,
lighting, curbs and gutters.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
A structure built in conformance with the Maryland Building
Performance Standards, housing three or more independent dwelling
units.
ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS
Structures built in conformance with the Maryland Building
Performance Standards, containing separate and independent facilities
for a single family.
OWNER
Person, firm or corporation owning real property in Allegany
County, Maryland.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
A combination of single-family, two-family, multifamily housing,
condominiums, townhouses, cluster residential development, convenience
centers, recreational facilities, having water and or/sewer systems,
and an internal road system to be maintained by the developer or a
property owners' association, or accepted for maintenance by a local
government.
RESIDENTIAL LOT
A lot arranged for the development of a single-family detached
dwelling or duplex.
SUBDIVISION PLAT
A document, prepared in accordance with the Allegany County Code of Public Local Laws, Chapter 141, Part
1, Subdivision Regulations, or the subdivision regulations approved by a municipal corporation and executed in accordance with public local law, graphically depicting any land which is divided or proposed to be divided into lots for the purpose of transfer, sale or building development.
TOWNHOUSE
A self-contained unit forming one of a series of a least
three attached single-family dwellings on individual lots or a common
lot, separated from one another by a common wall, constructed in conformance
with the Maryland Building Performance Standards.