For the purpose of these Regulations, the words and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Architectural Access Board, a regulatory agency within the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety. Its legislative mandate states that it shall develop and enforce regulations designed to make public buildings accessible to, as well as functional and safe for use by, persons with disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act and all the requirements set forth therein.
Any change of existing conditions.
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or agency, public or private, that has filed a Permit Application.
Permit Application.
A shoulder curb on rural and urban highways which do not have continuous curb and require control of drainage; directs water to closed drainage system, prevents sloughing of the pavement edge, and provides additional lateral support.
A residential driveway with two access openings across or through the same frontage.
Relating to any property use other than residential use as defined in this section. Lots with five or more dwelling units, lots with mixed use, and lots with commercial and/or industrial uses shall be "Commercial" lots for the purpose of this regulation.
The alteration of any structure, creation of any new structure, excavation, installation or modification of utilities or subsurface structures, or physical modification within the layout of a Right-of-Way.
Distance from roadway intersections to the nearest driveway entrance.
A raised device used extensively on urban streets and highways; controls drainage, restricts vehicles to the pavement area and defines points of access to abutting properties.
The phrase used to refer to the width of the opening to the street.
The current existing underground facility damage prevention system established by Massachusetts to provide for safe underground excavation.
The network of culverts, manholes, catch basins, ditches, pipes, swales, gutters, and other man-made and natural courses for controlling stormwater runoff from Town Roads.
The portion of a street from private property to provide vehicular access, parking, and/or storage from the private property to the Town roadway. Driveway types:
RESIDENTIALAny driveway leading to a Residential use as defined in this section.
COMMERCIALAny driveway leading to a Commercial use as defined in this section.
An event that may threaten public health or safety, including, but not limited to, third party damaged or mechanical failure resulting in water or gas facility systems leaking, damaged/plugged or leaking sewer or storm drain facility systems, damage resulting in customer service outage to underground electrical and communication facility systems or downed overhead pole structures.
The placing, depositing, or parking of any ladder, staging, scaffolding, rigging, tower, fence, wall, material, equipment, machinery, dumpster, container, refuse, debris or any other such object, article or thing used in connection with, or arising out of, any building, construction, demolition or other similar work. "Encroach" shall also include the placing, depositing, or parking of any trailer, truck or like vehicle adjacent to or in close proximity to the aforementioned work, and which is being so used for such purposes.
An intrusion or use caused by the draining or pumping of water in any manner that may in any way obstruct, impede, or endanger public use or travel, or could cause any icy condition which in any way may obstruct, impede or endanger public use or travel or the Town drainage system.
The placing of any booth, stall, stand, display, goods or merchandise for sale, vending machine, billboard, sign, advertising instrument or apparatus, or any other such object, article or thing.
The placing or erecting of any shed building, tower, pole, pole line, pipe, wall, fence or any other such structure or object.
The placing of steel plates not properly fastened, not properly ramped, or not properly recessed and fastened.
Action of digging up, drilling, auguring, tunneling, milling, reclaiming, or cable and pipe driving. "Excavation" does not include the tilling of soil, gardening, or displacement of earth, rock or other material, including the establishment, construction, resurfacing, repaving or reconstruction of any sidewalk and/or driveway approach,
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Law Title XIV, Chapter 82A, Excavation and Trench Safety.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
The Massachusetts Highway Department.
Road Opening, Driveway/Curb Cut, or Non-Excavation Right-of-Way Obstruction Permits.
Recipient of a Permit, including property owner, all contractors and subcontractors working on the project.
A street that has been resurfaced or rehabilitated within the past five years.
The land acquired for or devoted to roadway and municipal purposes that includes the total width of the Right-of-Way as shown on survey plans for the Town of Erving.
Temporary storage or placement of equipment in the public right-of-way (i.e., roll-off dumpsters, heavy equipment, material, etc.) that is related to a permitted project and that is approved by the Highway Superintendent and Chief of Police.
A means of vehicular access to a Town road or Town Road Right-of-Way that serves more than one single or individual family dwelling, duplex unit, multifamily unit or commercial establishment.
Elected body of officials that directs policy decisions of the Town.
The lateral perpendicular distance between the Right-of-Way line and a roadside building, gasoline pump, curb base, display stand, or other object, the use of which will result in space for vehicles to stop or park between such facilities and the Town Road Right-of-Way.
Any public area within a Town Right-of-Way (including driveways) that is available to pedestrian traffic.
The Town of Erving's Highway Superintendent, or their designee.