Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in § 235-3.2 below. Words and terms which are not defined in § 235-3.2 but are defined in Chapter 290, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Camden, Maine, shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter 290, Zoning. Words and terms which are not defined in either § 235-3.2 or in Chapter 290, Zoning, shall have their customary dictionary meanings. Where the definitions set forth in § 235-3.2 of this chapter include regulations, restrictions, limitations, prohibitions, criteria, or standards, the definitions constitute enforceable requirements of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The highest level of flooding that, on the average, has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year.
Any contiguous tract or parcel that touches the subdivision tract or parcel at some point and any tract or parcel that is located directly across the street.
The average number of vehicles per day that enter or exit the premises or travel over a specific section of road.
The Planning Board of the Town of Camden.
Property that is not built upon and is specifically intended to separate and minimize the effects of a land-use activity (e.g., noise, dust, visibility, glare, etc.) on adjacent areas.
The municipality's proposed schedule of future projects listed in order of construction priority, together with cost estimates and the anticipated means of financing each project.
Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Camden.
An area used for snowplowing, pedestrians and occasional parking that serves the function of a shoulder but does not require a base above the natural topography.
An application shall be considered complete upon submission of the required fee and all information required by these regulations (unless submission requirements have been waived by a vote of the Board). The Town Planner/CEO shall issue a written statement to the developer upon the determination that an application is complete.
The Town of Camden Comprehensive Plan adopted by the voters, as amended.
A plan showing the major features of the site and the preliminary, generalized layout of proposed roads, lots, locations of suitable septic sites if applicable, required open space and other improvements.
An approach to ensure that roads are in harmony with the natural, social, economic, and cultural environment.
The number of dwelling units per acre of land.
Any area on which a site improvement or change is made, including buildings, landscaping, parking areas, and streets.
The person, corporation or its representative applying for subdivision approval under these regulations.
That portion of the watershed which drains directly to the great pond without first passing through an upstream great pond. For the purposes of these regulations, the watershed boundaries shall be as delineated in the Comprehensive Plan, or as depicted in the drainage divide data layer provided by the Maine Office of GIS. Due to the scale of the map, there may be small inaccuracies in the delineation of the watershed boundary. Where there is a dispute as to exact location of a watershed boundary, the Board or its designee and the developer shall conduct an on-site investigation to determine where the drainage divide lies. If the Board and the developer can not agree on the location of the drainage divide based on the on-site investigation, the burden of proof shall lie with the developer to provide the Board with information from a professional land surveyor showing where the drainage divide lies.
All land areas that are stripped, graded, or grubbed at any time during the site preparation for, or construction of, a project unless the areas are returned to a condition with the same drainage patterns and vegetative cover type that existed prior to the disturbance.
A vehicular accessway serving no more than two lots.
A room or group of rooms within a dwelling, designed and equipped as living quarters for a person or for a family, including provisions for living, sleeping, bathing and cooking. Individual units within a congregate housing facility as defined by Chapter 290, Zoning, shall be considered dwelling units.
A subsurface wastewater disposal system designed, installed, and operated as a single unit to treat and dispose of 2,000 gallons of wastewater or more per day or any system designed to be capable of treating wastewater with higher BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) and total suspended solids concentrations than domestic wastewater.
The final drawings on which the developer's plan of subdivision is presented to the Board for approval.
A freshwater wetland dominated by woody vegetation that is six meters (19 1/2 feet) tall or taller.
The linear distance between the sidelines of a lot, measured along the lot line that borders upon whatever right-of-way serves as legal access to the lot. For the purposes of this chapter, the following ways shall constitute legal access to a lot along which frontage shall be measured:
A way accepted by or established as belonging to the Town of Camden, Knox County, or the State of Maine, provided access is not specifically prohibited;
A way, whether dedicated to public ownership or not, as shown on an approved subdivision plan;
A private or public way which has not been approved by a governmental subdivision but which has been established in a deed recorded in a registry of deeds or otherwise legally established by adverse possession or adverse use.
In the case of a lot bordering upon more than one way as defined above, the measurement of frontage shall include the entire length of the property line along such way or ways. Minimum street frontage shall mean continuous frontage.
A description of the operating conditions a driver will experience while traveling on a particular street or highway calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Capacity Manual published by the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, 1991. There are six levels of service ranging from Level of Service A, with free traffic flow and no delays, to Level of Service F, with forced flow and congestion resulting in complete failure of the roadway.
A subdivision that contains three or more dwelling units on land in common ownership, such as apartment buildings, congregate housing, condominiums, or mobile home parks.
A form of housing development which allows the developer flexibility in subdivision and housing design, including use of single-family detached or attached, two-family, and/or multifamily dwellings, in return for setting aside a portion of the tract of land as permanent open space, in accordance with the provisions Chapter 290, Zoning, Article IX, Open Space Zoning, or this chapter. All open space residential developments shall be subject to subdivision regulations and approval.
The staff person responsible for the direction of the Planning Department, his/her designee, or other person designated by the Town Manager to be responsible for development review.
The preliminary drawings showing the proposed layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the Planning Board for its consideration.
A street that has not been or is not intended to be accepted by the Town of Camden as a public road.
A professional engineer registered in the State of Maine.
A Town-accepted road.
A water-supply system that provides water to at least 15 service connections or services water to at least 25 individuals daily for at least 30 days a year. Examples include water districts, mobile home parks, campgrounds, restaurants, apartment buildings, and hotels.
An original of the final plan, suitable for recording at the Registry of Deeds, that shows only information relevant to the transfer of an interest in the property, including property lines, with dimensions, easements, wetlands, and the location of test pits, as well as documentation of any waivers, conditions of approval, or other pertinent notes. The recording plan shall not show other information presented on the subdivision plans such as topography, grading, sewer and water line locations and sizes, culverts, and building lines.
A narrow strip of land between an existing and proposed street and other property which can be used to limit access to the street by others.
A strip of land along an existing road that is reserved for future realignment or widening of that road.
The sides of a roadway that extend beyond the travel surface with a base above the natural topography, often used by pedestrians and for parking.
The length of unobstructed sight line of motor vehicle drivers in normal daylight conditions. Sight distance is measured from the perspective of a hypothetical person seated in a vehicle from three vantage points: sitting in the access viewing vehicles traveling on the highway (both left and right), traveling on the highway viewing a vehicle sitting in an access and traveling on the highway viewing a vehicle turning into the access (both ahead and behind). In case of discrepancy between these measurements, the lesser measurement will be used to determine whether the sight distance standard is met. Sight distance is measured to and from the point on the center line of the proposed access that is located 10 feet from the edge of traveled way. The height of the hypothetical person's view is considered to be 3 1/2 feet above the pavement and the height of the object being viewed is considered to be 4 1/4 feet above the pavement.
Methods, techniques, designs, practices, and other means to control the quality and quantity of stormwater that are approved by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Stormwater BMPs are identified in "Stormwater Management in Maine: Best Management Practices," which is published periodically by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Public and private roads such as alleys, avenues, highways and other rights-of-way as well as areas on subdivision plans designated as rights-of-way for vehicular access other than driveways.
ARTERIAL STREETA street which serves as a major traffic way for travel between and through the municipality.
COLLECTOR STREETA street with average daily traffic of 200 vehicles per day or greater, or streets which serve as feeders to arterial streets, and collectors of traffic from minor streets.
CUL-DE-SACA street with only one outlet and having the other end for the reversal of traffic movement.
INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL STREETStreets servicing industrial or commercial uses.
MINOR RESIDENTIAL STREETA street servicing only residential properties and which has an average daily traffic of fewer than 200 vehicles per day.
An area reserved for the future extension of a dead-end street or cul-de-sac to the property line of the parcel being subdivided for the purpose of connecting internal subdivision roads on adjacent parcels.
The division of a tract or parcel of land into three or more lots within any five-year period, that begins after September 23, 1971, as defined by Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401 et. seq., as amended from time to time, except that a lot of 40 acres or more shall be counted as a lot.
A subdivision that does not meet the definition of "subdivision, minor."
A subdivision that is not located in the Rural-1, Rural-2 or Coastal Residential Districts that does not propose the construction of a new road and that meets the following conditions:
Five or fewer lots or units fronting on an existing Town-accepted road which is not served by public sewer and water; or
Ten or fewer lots fronting on an existing Town-accepted road which is served by public sewer and water; or
Fifteen or fewer units in a building or buildings fronting on an existing Town-accepted road which is served by public sewer and water.
A road that has been accepted by the voters of the Town of Camden.
Any registered professional engineer hired or retained by the Town, either as staff or on a consulting basis.
As defined by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401, as such may be amended from time to time.
Chapter 290, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Camden, Maine, as such may be amended from time to time.