Terms defined. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AMENITY ZONEA portion of the public right-of-way, typically adjacent to the sidewalk but outside the pedestrian walking area, including FBCVD streetscape elements.
ART CENTER - INDOORA structure or complex of structures for housing the visual and/or performing arts. Includes the retail sale of art.
ART GALLERY/MUSEUMA public place consisting of a building containing objects such as, but not limited to, paintings, prints, sculptures, scientific and historical objects, which are either for sale to the general public or are displayed for viewing only. Outdoor display, excluding retail sales, is permitted only as an accessory use during business hours and may not impede pedestrian traffic.
BLOCK LENGTHThe distance between new FBCVD street intersections. The applicable FBCVD street frontage type determines block length.
BOATYARDA facility, whether open or enclosed, providing for the storage of watercraft. This definition does not include properties that are used to store watercraft exclusively for non-commercial, personal use.
BUILDABLE AREAThe area of the lot that building(s) may occupy. The buildable area sets the limits of the building footprint now and in the future; additions to structures must be within the designated area.
BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSThe part of the section that establishes basic parameters regulating building form, including the envelope, placement (in three dimensions) and certain permitted/required building elements, such as storefronts, street walls, building height, and window proportionality. Building development standards are determined by the applicable FBCVD street frontage type standards. This produces a coherent FBCVD streetscape and context.
BUILDING FORMThe form of a building, based on its massing, private frontage, and height.
CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE FBCVD STREETVisible from the Form Based Code Village District street, which includes squares, civic greens, parks, and all public space except alleys. A building element more than 30 feet from the front of the FBCVD street (such as items facing a common lot line more than 31 feet away from a FBCVD street) is by definition not clearly visible from the FBCVD street. Also common and/or party walls are by definition not clearly visible from the FBCVD street.
CONNECTIVITY MASTER PLANA plan that demonstrates the key elements of the Form Based Code Village District, including connectivity within the development and to adjacent parcels, block lengths and other standards as prescribed by applicable FBCVD street frontage types (such as Town Center or Town Residential). A plan must show how the project will conceptually relate to the context, allowing for a proactive planning process. A conceptual Connectivity Master Plan must be approved by the Planning Board in order for an applicant to obtain subdivision or site plan approval for a project located in a Form Based Code Village District.
CONTEXTSurroundings, including a combination of architectural, natural and civic elements that define district, neighborhood, FBCVD street or specific block character.
CONVENIENCE STOREA retail establishment that accommodates neighborhood needs for groceries and sundries and that may sell, as accessory uses, prepared food for carry-out.
DRIVEWAYA public or private roadway that provides vehicular access to the front, side or rear of a panel.
FACADEThe face of a building, specifically the front that looks onto an FBCVD street or public space.
FBCVD STREETSpecifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner District or the Sebago Lake Village District and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape" for a more detailed definition of the role of the FBCVD street as part of the public realm as typically defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the FBCVD street right-of-way.
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGEThe lot line coincident with the required build-to-zone (RBZ) or that portion of the building that is coincident with the required build-to-zone (RBZ) as required by this section.
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGE TYPEStreet frontage type of a public or private right-of-way established by a Form Based Code Village District Regulating Plan.
FBCVD STREET SPACEThe space as defined between buildings on opposite sides of the FBCVD street, including streetscape components such as sidewalk and amenities.
FBCVD STREET WALLA wall, such as masonry, decorative wood or metal, set back (or forward) not more than eight inches from the required build-to-zone (RBZ) or adjacent building facade and built to the height specified in the FBCVD street frontage type standards.
FBCVD STREETSCAPEThe urban element that establishes the major part of the public realm. The FBCVD streetscape is composed of thoroughfares (travel lanes for vehicles and bicycles, parking lanes for cars, and sidewalks or paths for pedestrians) as well as the visible private frontages (building facades and elevations, porches, yards, fences, awnings, etc.) and the amenities of the public frontages (FBCVD street trees and plantings, benches, FBCVD streetlights, etc.).
FENESTRATIONAn opening in the building wall, such as doors or windows, allowing light and views between interior and exterior. Fenestration is measured as glass area for enclosed space and as open area for parking structures.
GROUND FLOORThe first floor of a building other than a cellar or basement and that is most level with the ground as viewed from the public street.
INDOOR AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATIONEstablishments providing indoor amusement or entertainment for a fee or admission charge, such as arcades containing coin-operated amusements and/or electronic games (five or more such games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment constitutes an arcade in compliance with this definition, four or less are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site); card rooms, billiard and pool halls; bowling alleys; ice skating and roller skating; dance halls, clubs and ballrooms which are principal uses rather than being subordinate to an eating or drinking place; gymnasiums, reducing salons, health and athletic clubs including indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; tennis, handball, racquetball, indoor archery and shooting ranges and other indoor sports activities.
LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID)A more sustainable land development pattern that results from a site planning process that first identifies critical natural resources, then determines the best layout of an FBCVD street pattern while meeting the applicable Form Based Code Village District street standards for the applicable Form Based Code Village District street frontage type, and incorporates a range of best management practices (BMPs) that preserve the natural hydrology of the land to minimize and treat stormwater runoff in a decentralized manner.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE REDUCTION PERMITA permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer for lots located within a Form Based Code Village District that are less than 20,000 square feet in area but more than 15,000 square feet in area and that meet the standards of 22 M.R.S.A. § 42, the Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules (10-144 CMR Ch. 241), 12 M.R.S.A. § 4807, and the Maine Minimum Lot Size Rules (10- 144 CMR Ch. 243), as such statutes and rules may be amended from time to time.
OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALESThe display and sale of products and services, during hours of operation, primarily outside of a building or structure approved for such use, excluding vehicles, garden supplies, tires and motor oil, boats, farm equipment, motor homes, burial monuments, building and landscape materials, and lumber yards. Any such incidental use may not impede pedestrian movement and must meet the applicable standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
OUTDOOR RECREATION LIMITEDA facility that is smaller than three acres for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation (e.g., amphitheaters, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, swim and tennis clubs, etc.).
PARKING, STACKEDA parking arrangement in a manner that all cars do not have direct access to a parking aisle.
PEDESTRIAN ORIENTATIONA physical structure or place with design qualities and elements that contribute to an active, inviting and pleasant place for pedestrians that typically includes most of the following elements:
(1) Building facades that are highly articulated at the FBCVD street level, with interesting uses of material, color, and architectural detailing, located directly behind the sidewalk;
Visibility into buildings at the FBCVD street level;
Continuity of building facades along the FBCVD street with few interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores;
Signs oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather than the motorist.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED USEA land use that is intended to encourage walk-in customers and that generally does not limit the number of customers by requiring appointments or otherwise excluding the general public. A pedestrian-oriented use provides spontaneous draw from the sidewalk and FBCVD street due to visual interest, high customer turnover, and/or social interaction.
PRINCIPAL BUILDINGThe building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted, usually located toward the frontage of the lot.
PRIVATE FRONTAGEThe privately held layer between the required build-to-zone (RBZ) and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping may be held to specific standards. The variables of private frontage are the depth of the setback and the combination of architectural elements such as fences, stoops, porches, and galleries.
PUBLIC FRONTAGEThe area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the required build-to-zone (RBZ). Elements of the public frontage include the type of curb, walk, planter, FBCVD street tree, and FBCVD streetlight.
PUBLIC WATERA common water service operated by a municipality, governmental agency, or a public utility for the furnishing of water that meets the standards of the State of Maine for drinking water.
RAIN GARDENA planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed.
REGULATING PLANThe coding key for the Form Based Code Village District street frontage types. FBCVD street frontage types illustrate aspects of the built environment such as how each building lot relates to adjacent properties, building development standards, the FBCVD streetscape, civic space, parks, parking lots as well as the overall desired pattern of development, particularly the importance of connectivity between neighborhoods. Regulating Plans for the Standish Corner District and the Sebago Lake Village District are
included at the end of this chapter as Attachment 2 (Standish Corner District) and Attachment 3 (Sebago Lake Village District) and incorporated herein by reference.
Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, a required build-to-zone establishes where the placement of a building may be in accordance with the applicable FBCVD street frontage type.
RODA historic unit of measure equal to 16.5 feet.
SCDStandish Corner District as shown on the Town of Standish's Official Zoning Map.
SCD STREETSpecifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street parking. Refer to "FBCVD streetscape" for a more detailed definition of the role of the SCD street as part of the public realm as typically defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the SCD street right-of-way.
SIGNABLE AREAAn area on the facade of a building specifically designed for locating signage. On existing buildings, the signable area is a space free of windows and doors and does not interfere with architectural details such as columns or cornices.
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEA structure containing one primary dwelling unit. A "single-family home" may include accessory dwelling units as defined in §
181-3 subject to all relevant standards of this section.
Sebago Lake Village District as shown on the Town of Standish's Official Zoning Map.
SLVD STREETSpecifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder within a public or private right-of-way located in the Sebago Lake Village District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape" for a more detailed definition of the role of the FBCVD street as part of the public realm as typically defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the FBCVD street right-of-way.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING BOARD REVIEWA formal Planning Board review separate and apart from site plan or subdivision review triggered by certain types of projects in a Form Based Code Village District.
TYPEA category, determined by function, disposition, and configuration, including size or extent. There are community types, FBCVD street types, frontage types and civic space types.
VILLAGE HOUSINGA building or buildings located in a Form Based Code Village District that contain at least four but no more than 48 dwelling units with no age restriction on residents. Village housing may be accessed by a private internal driveway and orient buildings to that driveway as if it were a Town Residential or SLVR road provided the vegetated buffer requirements of §
181-28.1 are met.
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