The definitions of the Subdivision Control Law shall be incorporated herein (MGL, Ch. 41, § 81L).
AASHTO's A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
Americans with Disabilities Act, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
American Nursery Landscape Association, formerly the American Association of Nurserymen Standards.
The Planning Board of the Town of Littleton.
Computer Aided Drafting and Design. When in reference to electronic files, CADD shall mean electronic plans, compatible with the Town's current GIS system. Files shall be compliant with Section 138-1 of the Town Code or as otherwise required by the Board.
When referring to the MassDOT Standard Specifications, Contractor shall mean the Applicant or the Contractor performing the work on behalf of the Applicant.
Minor Streets or Lanes open at one end only with a special circular turning area provided at the closed end having a minimum radius as specified herein.
Lanes or Minor Streets open at one end only without special provisions for turning around.
A right acquired by public authority to use or control property for a utility or other designated purpose.
A public or private way for secondary emergency access that is not generally available for vehicular travel.
When referring to MassDOT Standard Specifications, Engineer shall mean the Town of Littleton or the Town's designated representative.
Insurance Services Office.
Institute of Transportation Engineers.
ITE Traffic Engineering Handbook, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
An area of land, undivided by any street, in one ownership, with definitive boundaries ascertainable from the most recently recorded deed or plan which is 1) a deed recorded in Middlesex County South District Registry of Deeds, or 2) a Certificate of Title issued by the Land Court and registered in the Land Court section of such Registry, or 3) title of record disclosed by any and all pertinent public documents.
Massachusetts Architectural Access Board Rules and Regulations (521 CMR), latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
Major trees are defined as trees with breast height diameter of eight inches or larger.
Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System (North American Datum of 1983), with the units being United States Survey Foot.
MassDOT Construction Standard Details, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
MassDOT Project Development and Design Guide, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
MassDOT Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Office of Geographic Information.
Public utilities furnished by the Town of Littleton in which a subdivision is located, such as water mains, stormwater drains, sanitary sewers, gas pipes, electrical lines, telephone lines, cable television and fire alarm systems.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
National Fire Protection Association.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A plan of a proposed subdivision or resubdivision of land drawn on tracing paper, or a print thereof, showing (a) the subdivision name, boundaries, north point, date, scale, legend and title "Preliminary Plan"; (b) the names of the record owner and the Applicant and the name of the designer, engineer or surveyor; (c) the name of all abutters, as determined from the most recent local tax list; (d) the existing and proposed lines of streets, ways, easements and any public areas within the subdivision in a general manner; (e) the proposed system of drainage, including adjacent existing natural waterways, in a general manner; (f) the approximate boundary lines of proposed lots, with approximate areas and dimensions; (g) the names, approximate location and widths of adjacent streets; (h) and the topography of the land in a general manner.
An engineer registered in good standing as a Professional Engineer with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
A land surveyor registered in good standing as a Professional Land Surveyor with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
Latest Proposed Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines whether in Draft or Adopted form as published by the United States Access Board.
Registered or certified mail.
AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, latest edition including all supplemental amendments.
Chapter 249, Code of the Town of Littleton, Massachusetts Subdivision of Land Regulations as set forth herein.
LANE — A subcategory of a Local Road as defined by the MassDOT PD and DG which is used to provide access to 10 or fewer residential units and which is not intended for use by through traffic. A Lane is expected to have design speeds of 25 mph or less and an Average Daily Traffic volume of 500 or fewer vehicle trips per day. For proposed streets, the estimated Average Daily Traffic volume shall be based on maximum potential build-out of all lots being accessed by said street. |
MINOR STREET — A subcategory of a Local Road as defined by the MassDOT PD and DG which is used to provide access to Lanes and abutting residential lots and which is not intended for use by through traffic. A Minor Street is expected to have design speeds of 30 mph or less and have an Average Daily Traffic volume of greater than 500 and up to and including 2,000 vehicle trips per day. For proposed streets, the projected Average Daily Traffic volume shall be based on maximum potential build-out of all lots being accessed by said street, plus projected future volumes of all connected Lanes as deemed reasonable and realistic by the Board. |
COLLECTOR STREET — A street intercepting several Minor Streets or Lanes and which may carry traffic from such Minor Streets or Lanes to an Arterial Street or community facility, including the principal access/circulation streets of a residential subdivision. A Collector Street is also any street of a business or industrial subdivision. A Collector Street is expected to have design speeds of 25 mph to 35 mph and to have an Average Daily Traffic volume of greater than 1,000 and up to and including 8,000 vehicle trips per day. For proposed streets, the estimated Average Daily Traffic volume shall be based on maximum potential build-out of all lots being accessed by said street, plus projected future through traffic volumes as deemed reasonable and realistic by the Board. |
ARTERIAL STREET — Arterial Streets provide the highest level of mobility at the greatest vehicular speed for the longest uninterrupted distances and are not intended to provide access to specific locations. An Arterial Street has an expected Average Daily Traffic volume of greater than 8,000 vehicle trips per day. For proposed streets and improvements to existing Arterial Streets, the estimated Average Daily Traffic volume shall be based on maximum potential build-out of all lots being accessed by said street, plus projected future through traffic volumes as deemed reasonable and realistic by the Board. The design of proposed Arterial Streets shall be guided by Chapter 3 - Basic Design Controls of the MassDOT PD and DG. |
The division of a tract of land into two or more lots as defined by MGL Ch. 41, § 81L.
The statutory law enabling provisions so designated by the General Court, being MGL Ch. 41, §§ 81-K through 81-GG, at the time of adoption of these regulations or as subsequently amended.
A street having, by itself of by means of other streets, a connection at both ends to the overall road system of the Town of Littleton or of neighboring Towns, so that each location on such street can be accessed through at least two alternative streets or combination of streets.
A general term denoting a public or private way for purposes of public non-vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way. Such ways or paths do not provide frontage.