[Amended 6-13-2026]
In general, words and terms used in this chapter shall have their customary dictionary meanings. Certain words and terms used herein shall be as defined in this section.
ARTERIAL STREET
A major thoroughfare that serves as a major traffic way for travel within and through the municipality.
COLLECTOR STREET
A street serving at least 20 lots or dwelling units, or a street that serves as a feeder to arterial streets and a collector of traffic from minor streets.
COMMERCIAL STREET
See "industrial or commercial street."
COMMON DRIVEWAY
A vehicle accessway serving three or fewer dwelling units.
EXISTING PUBLIC STREET
Roads that are maintained by the Town of Wales and/or the State of Maine.
INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL STREET
A street serving industrial or commercial uses.
MINOR STREET
A street serving less than 20 lots or dwelling units.
PRIVATELY OWNED STREET
A street that is not intended to be dedicated as a Town way.
ROAD
Any public ways and private ways, including collector streets, minor streets, private streets, areas on activity plans designated as rights-of-way, and common driveways for vehicular access, designed and constructed in accordance with Chapter 153, Roads and Driveways, of the Code of the Town of Wales.
SIGHT DISTANCE
The distance required to see an object from a driveway entrance with the eye and the object both at 3.5 feet above the ground and from a point at the driveway entrance 15 feet from the center line of the traveled way of the Town-maintained road.