As used in this Part 6, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit as defined by and issued in accordance with § 181-53 of the Standish Zoning Ordinance.
DWELLING UNIT
A room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use as living quarters for a family, including provisions for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. The term shall include, but not be limited to, manufactured housing, modular/mobile homes, apartment unit, duplexes and multiplexes and condominium units. The term shall not include trailers or recreational vehicles used for overnight or temporary lodging only.
GROWTH PERMIT
A permit issued, in accordance with the provisions of this Part 6, by the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) to allow the establishment of a new dwelling unit.
FAMILY
A person or persons occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house, lodging residence, hotel or motel.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING
A fabricated pre-assembled dwelling unit designed to be transported after fabrication and to be used as living quarters. The term "manufactured housing" may include the term "modular home" and "mobile home", except that the fabricated single-family modular home is assembled on the building site on a permanent foundation.
SUBDIVISION
For the purposes of this Part 6, subdivisions shall mean only those subdivisions as defined in 30 M.R.S.A. § 4401(4),[1] as amended, and approved by the Planning Board after May 26, 1976. In addition, any lots shown on a subdivision plan, but not subject to Planning Board review shall not be considered a lot in a subdivision.
PERSON
A person shall be defined to include an individual's spouse, parents, siblings and members of his or her immediate family unless the spouse, parents, sibling or immediate family member can demonstrate that the person seeking the growth permit owned the title to the property that is the subject of the growth permit independently of his spouse, parents, siblings or immediate family members.
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Editor's Note: See now 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401(4).