A. 
In this chapter, certain terms or words are to be interpreted as follows:
(0)
The word "Board" shall mean the "Planning Board," unless otherwise indicated.
[Added 10-25-2005 STM by Art. 12]
(1) 
The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual or any other legal entity;
(2) 
The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular;
(3) 
The word "must" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive. The use of "may" as in "no buildings may be built," or "buildings may not be built," means that permission is not granted to build buildings and thus they are not allowed to be built;
(4) 
The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended," "designed," or "arranged to be used or occupied";
(5) 
The word "building" includes the word "structure," and the word "dwelling" includes the word "residence";
(6) 
The word "lot" includes the word "plot" or "parcel."
B. 
In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any map or illustration, the text controls.
C. 
Terms not defined have the customary dictionary meaning.
In this chapter the following terms have the following meanings unless a contrary meaning is specifically prescribed:
ABUTTER
The owner of any property with one or more common boundaries or points or across the road or stream from the property involved in application or appeal. For purposes of notice, it also includes any property owner within 500 feet of the property involved in the application or appeal.
[Added 3-8-2003 ATM by Art. 26]
ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE
A use or structure of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or structure. Accessory uses, when aggregated, shall not subordinate the principal use of the lot. A deck or similar extension of the principal structure or a garage attached to the principal structure by a roof or common wall is considered part of the principal structure.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
ADULT BUSINESS
Any business, a portion of which consists of selling, renting, leasing, exhibiting, displaying, or otherwise dealing in material or devices of any kind which appeal to prurient interests and which depict or describe specific human sexual activities.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units that can be afforded by households with annual incomes no greater than 80% of the median household income in non-metropolitan York County, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A renter-occupied unit is affordable to such households if the unit's monthly housing costs, including rent and basic utility costs (the costs of heating and of supplying electricity to the unit plus the cost, if any, of supplying public water and public wastewater disposal service to the unit), do not exceed 30% of gross monthly income. An owner-occupied unit is affordable to such households if its price results in monthly housing costs that do not exceed 28% of gross monthly income for principal, interest, insurance, and real estate taxes. Estimates of mortgage payments are to be based on down payments and rates of interest generally available in the area to low- and moderate-income households.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COVENANT
Any agreement among one or more owners, one or more tenants of residential real estate and one or more qualified holders, or between one or more owners and one or more qualified holders, or between one or more tenants and one or more qualified holders, that permits a qualified holder to control, either directly or indirectly, the purchase price of residential housing for the primary purpose of providing that the housing remains affordable to lower-income and moderate-income households. See also the definition of "qualified holder" in this article.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
AGENT
Anyone having written authorization signed by a property owner to act in behalf of that property owner.
AGGRIEVED PARTY
An owner of land whose property is directly or indirectly affected by the granting or denial of a permit or variance under this chapter; a person whose land abuts land for which a permit or variance has been granted; or any other person or group of persons who have suffered particularized injury as a result of the granting or denial of such permit or variance.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
AGRICULTURE
The production, keeping, or maintenance for sale or lease of plants or animals, including but not limited to: forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; livestock; fruits and vegetables; and ornamental greenhouse products. Agriculture does not include forest management and timber-harvesting activities.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
AIRPORT
A tract of land where aircraft take off and land. An airport includes those facilities for public as well as private use.
ALTERATION
Any change, addition, or modification in construction, other than cosmetic or decorative, or any change in the structural members of buildings, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.
ALTERED STRUCTURE
A change in either the intensity of use, such as the addition of bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, or the duration of the use, such as conversion from seasonal to year-round use.
ALTERNATIVE TOWER STRUCTURE
Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, lightpoles and similar alternative design mounting structures that are compatible with the setting and surrounding structures and camouflages or conceals the presence of antennas and or towers. This term also includes any antenna or antenna array attached to the alternative tower structure.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
ANIMAL CARE FACILITY
The use of a building or land for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of ailing or injured animals, which may include overnight accommodations.
ANIMAL DAY CARE
Any tract of land, building or abode where dogs, or other pets (or both) not owned by the property owner are kept over a period not exceeding one day for their owners in return for a fee or other valuable exchange.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
The growing and/or raising of livestock and/or poultry for commercial purposes.
ANTENNA
Any system of poles, panels, rods, reflecting discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of radio or electromagnetic frequency signals.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
ANTENNA HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna support structure at grade to the highest point of the structure, even if said highest point is an antenna. Measurement of tower height shall include antenna, base pad, and other appurtenances and shall be measured from the finished grade of the facility site. If the support structure is on a sloped grade, then the average between the highest and lowest grades shall be used in calculating the antenna height.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
APPELLATE HEARING
A type of public hearing held by a Zoning Boards of Appeals or other quasi-judicial or judicial body, utilized when reviewing a decision made by a lower review authority or court, where the Board or court may only review the record of the proceedings of the lower body, and may not receive or consider any new evidence or testimony that was not presented to the lower review authority or court. See § 160-161C. See also "de novo hearing."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
AQUACULTURE
The growing or propagation of harvestable freshwater, estuarine, or marine plant or animal species.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
ARCADE
A place where three or more coin-operated amusement devices are located.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
The land in the floodplain having one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year, as specifically identified in the flood insurance studies conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
ARTERIAL HIGHWAY OR STREET
U.S. Route 202, State Route 111, State Route 4, and State Route 4A.
ARTISAN'S STUDIO
A building or portion of a building used as a production and display area for works created by an artist, photographer, sculptor, woodworker, glass-blower, or other skilled craftsman. An artisan's studio may include the retail sale of items produced on the premises. For the purpose of this ordinance, the activities of an artisan's studio:
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
A. 
Shall not include outdoor sales;
B. 
Shall not employ more than three persons on the premises; and
C. 
Shall not include motor vehicle related sales and service operations.
AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD
The term "automobile graveyard" shall be defined as in Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3752, as amended.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
BAR
A business, not meeting the definition of “restaurant,” where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption on the premises. The term includes meeting halls of nonprofit organizations if they are licensed to serve alcoholic beverages.
BASAL AREA
The area of cross-section of a tree stem at 4 1/2 feet above ground level and inclusive of bark.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
BASEMENT
Any portion of a structure with a floor-to-ceiling height of six feet or more and having more than 50% of its volume below the existing ground level.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
Any residential structure in which nonhousekeeping rooms are offered and rented to the public for periods typically less than 30 days and in which one meal per day is available and only to the occupants. The building must also be occupied by the resident manager or owner.
BOARDINGHOUSE
Any residential structure in which rooms or rooms and meals are provided for compensation for a period of at least one week. Meals may be available only to the occupants. The building must also be occupied by the resident manager or owner. There may be no provisions for cooking in any individual guest room.
BOARDING KENNEL
Any place, tract of land, or abode in or on which several (three or more) privately-owned dogs, or other pets (or both) are kept over a period (typically but not exclusively greater than one day) for their owners in return for a fee or other valuable exchange to the property owner. A person maintaining a boarding kennel must first obtain a license from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Division of Animal Health and Industry and will be subject to rules adopted by that department.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
BOAT LAUNCHING FACILITY
A facility designed primarily for the launching and landing of watercraft, and which may include an access ramp, docking area, and parking spaces for vehicles and trailers.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
BOTTLE CLUB
A place where social activities occur in which members, guests, or patrons provide their own alcoholic beverages, and where no alcoholic beverages are sold. The term includes meeting halls of nonprofit organizations if members and/or guests provide their own alcoholic beverages.
BREEDING KENNEL
A facility operated for the purpose of breeding, buying, or in any way exchanging for value greater than 16 dogs or cats within a twelve-month period. A person maintaining a breeding kennel must first obtain a license from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Services, Division of Animal Health and Industry and will be subject to rules adopted by that department.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
BUFFER AREA, LANDSCAPED
A part of a property or an entire property, which is not built upon and is specifically intended to separate and thus minimize the effects of a land use activity (e.g. noise, dust, visibility, glare, etc.) on adjacent properties or on sensitive natural resources. A landscaped buffer strip is intended to soften the visual impact of a land use or structure, but is not intended to provide screening, as defined by this ordinance.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
BUILDING
A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals, goods or property of any kind.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance between the highest point of the roof and the average grade of the ground adjoining the building. Solar energy or wind equipment extending above the building are exempt from height restrictions.
BUILDING PERMIT/IRC 2009; SECTIONS R105 AND R202
An official document or certificate issued by the Code Enforcement Office that authorizes performance of a specified activity. Any land use permits issued by the Town must also be reviewed under the same manner. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the use of a building or structure shall first make application to the Building Official and obtain the required permit. (Reference Chapter 88.)
[Added 3-29-2013 ATM by Art. 21]
BUSINESS SIGN
An attached or freestanding structure which directs attention to a business or profession conducted on the premises.
CAMPGROUND
Any area or tract of land to accommodate two or more parties in temporary living quarters, including, but not limited to tents, recreational vehicles or other shelters. Campgrounds will be seasonal from May to October (inclusive) only.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
CANOPY
The more or less continuous cover formed by tree crowns in a wooded area.[1]
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
CHANGE OF USE
A change from one land use category in the Land Use Table[2] to another, or the addition of a new use category to an existing use category.
CHANNEL
A natural or artificial watercourse with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water. Channel flow is water flowing within the limits of the defined channel.
CHILD-CARE FACILITY
A building or group of buildings used to house children overnight, with supervision and meals but not necessarily with medical care.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
A development approach in which building lots are reduced in size and buildings sited closer together than is allowed under nonclustered requirements, provided that the total development density does not exceed that which could be constructed on the site under conventional, nonclustered requirements. The cluster development must be developed in accordance with the applicable standards of this chapter and Chapter 148.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
A person appointed by the Board of Selectmen to administer and enforce this chapter and other land use ordinances and regulations as authorized by this chapter. Reference to the “Code Enforcement Officer” may be construed to include Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Electrical Inspector, and the like where applicable.
COLLOCATION
The use of a wireless telecommunications facility by more than one wireless telecommunications provider.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES
Those uses in Land Use Categories 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16.4, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 28.
COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE
A building or group of buildings, whose sides and/or roof are made largely of glass or other sunlight transmitting material, used to grow plants and/or produce for sale.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER
A building which is used for meetings, recreation, and similar uses by the general public, and not operated for profit.
COMMUNITY LIVING FACILITY
A housing facility for eight or fewer mentally handicapped or developmentally disabled persons which is approved, authorized, certified, or licensed by the state.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The document or series of documents which inventory the resources of the community, articulate the goals and policies for the development of the community and contains strategies for implementation of the policies most recently adopted or amended by the municipal governing body in accordance with 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4321 et seq.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
CONFORMING USE
A use of buildings, structures, or land which complies with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY
A building or group of buildings containing private apartments and central dining facilities and within which supportive services, including medical or social services, are provided to the residents. Such facilities include only those certified by the State of Maine Department of Human Services.
CONSTRUCTED
Includes built, erected, altered, reconstructed, moved upon, or any physical operations on the premises which are required for construction. Excavation, fill, drainage, and the like, associated with construction, are considered a part of that construction.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A one-story retail store containing less than 2,500 square feet of gross floor area that is designed and stocked to sell groceries, beverages, and household supplies. A convenience store may also sell motor vehicle fuels or food in a form ready for consumption. A maximum total of eight seats shall be allowed on the premises, whether at indoor or outdoor counters or tables. However, depending on specific site conditions, the Planning Board may allow additional seating.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24; 3-31-2012 ATM by Art. 22]
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
A building or group of buildings used to house persons who are awaiting trial or persons who have been confined by the courts.
CRAFT AND FLEA MARKET
The sale of merchandise where venders may rent tables and/or display space.
DAY-CARE CENTER
An establishment, licensed by the Maine Department of Human Services, where 13 or more children under the age of six are cared for in return for compensation.
DAY-CARE HOME
An establishment, licensed by the Maine Department of Human Services, where more than three, but fewer than 13, children under the age of six are cared for in return for compensation.
db(A)
The abbreviation designating both the unit of measure of sound level, the decibel, and the mode of measurement that gives the A-weighting of a sound level meter.
DBH
The diameter of a standing tree measured 4.5 feet from ground level.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
DECIBEL (db)
The practical unit of measurement for sound pressure level. The number of decibels of a measured sound is equal to 20 times the logarithm to the Base 10 of the ratio of the sound pressure of the measured sound to the sound pressure of a standard sound (20 micropascals); abbreviated db.
DECK
An uncovered structure with a floor, elevated above ground level.
DECORATIVE CHANGES
Repainting or re-siding; removing or replacing trim, railings, or other nonstructural architectural details.
[Amended 3-29-2013 ATM by Art. 21]
DE NOVO HEARING
A type of public hearing held by a Zoning Board of Appeals or other quasi-judicial or judicial body, utilized when reviewing a decision made by a lower review authority or court, where the Board or court may receive and consider new evidence and testimony, be it oral or written. See § 160-161C. From the Latin, meaning new, young or fresh. See also "appellate hearing."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
DEVELOPMENT
When used in shoreland zoning standards, the term "development" shall mean a change in land use involving alteration of the land, water or vegetation, or the addition or alteration of structures or other construction not naturally occurring.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Numerical standards relating to spatial relationships, including but not limited to setback, lot area, road frontage, shore frontage, and building height.
DISABILITY
Any physical or mental disability, as defined under Title 5 M.R.S.A. § 4553-A, or any disability, infirmity, malformation, disfigurement, congenital defect or mental condition caused by bodily injury, accident, disease, birth defect, environmental conditions or illness, and also includes the physical or mental condition of a person which constitutes a substantial handicap as determined by a physician or, in the case of mental handicap, by a psychiatrist or psychologist, as well as any other health or sensory impairment which requires special education, vocational rehabilitation or related services.
[Added 3-8-2008 ATM by Art. 25]
DISTRICT
A specified portion of the Town, delineated on the Official Zoning Map, within which certain regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this chapter.
DRIVEWAY
A vehicular accessway less than 500 feet in length serving:
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
Two lots, or fewer; or
B. 
Two single-family dwellings or fewer; or
C. 
One two-family dwelling.
DRY CLEANER
An establishment where garments, and the like, are cleaned by using solvents and not soap and water.
DWELLING
A fixed structure containing one or more dwelling units.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
A building containing three or more dwelling units, such buildings being designed for residential use and occupancy by three or more families living independently of one another, with the number of families not exceeding the number of dwelling units.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A building containing only one dwelling unit for occupation by not more than one family.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building containing only two dwelling units, for occupation by not more than two families.
DWELLING UNIT
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
When the term is used for units outside of any Shoreland Zone, the term "dwelling unit" shall mean a room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use by one family as a habitation and which contains independent living, cooking, eating, sleeping, bathing, and sanitary facilities. The term shall include manufactured housing but does not include recreational vehicles, so-called park model mobile homes, or rooms in land use categories other than 1, Residential, of the Land Use Table, in Article V.[3]
When the term is used for units in any Shoreland Zone, the term "dwelling unit" shall mean a room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use by one family as permanent, seasonal, or temporary living quarters, regardless of the time-period rented, and which contains independent living, cooking, eating, sleeping, bathing, and sanitary facilities. The term shall include manufactured housing but does not include recreational vehicles, so-called park model mobile homes, or rooms in land use categories other than 1, Residential, of the Land Use Table, in Article V.
EARTH
Topsoil, sand, gravel, clay, peat, rock, or other similar materials.
EASEMENT
A right or privilege, less than fee simple ownership, that a person may have in another's land, such as a right-of-way.[4]
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Operations conducted for the public health, safety or general welfare, such as protection of resources from immediate destruction or loss, law enforcement, and operations to rescue human beings, property and livestock from the threat of destruction or injury.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
ENGINEERED SYSTEM
A subsurface wastewater disposal system designed, installed, and operated as a single unit to treat 2,000 gallons per day or more; or any system designed to treat wastewater which has characteristics significantly different from domestic wastewater.
EQUIPMENT OR STRUCTURES NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A DWELLING ACCESSIBLE TO A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
Equipment or structures necessary for the purpose of making a dwelling accessible to a person with a disability, limited to ramps, railings, landings, walls, and roof systems, lift devices, or elevators of the minimum size necessary for safety or effectiveness, as required to comply with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any proposed installations beyond the scope of this definition shall be considered as "structures," as defined by this chapter, and therefore shall be required to meet all applicable setback requirements.
[Added 3-8-2008 ATMby Art. 25]
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Gas, electrical, or communications facilities, steam, fuel, electric power or water transmission or distribution lines, towers and related equipment; telephone cables or lines, poles and related equipment; gas, oil, water, slurry or other similar pipelines; municipal sewage lines, collection or supply systems; and associated storage tanks. Such systems may include towers, poles, wires, mains, drains, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm and police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and similar accessories, but shall not include service drops or buildings which are necessary for the furnishing of such services.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
EVENT VENUE
A tract of land, building, or room leased or rented for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet, wedding, or other reception or social event.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
EXCAVATION
Any removal of earth material from its original position.
EXPANSION OF A STRUCTURE
Increase in the footprint of a structure, including all extensions, such as, but not limited to, attached decks, garages, porches, and greenhouses. This term shall also mean the addition of antennas, towers, or other devices to an existing structure.
[Amended 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22; 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
EXPANSION OF USE
The addition of weeks or months to a use's operating season; additional hours of operation; or an increase of footprint or ground area devoted to a particular use.
[Amended 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
EXTERIOR SIDING THAT IS RESIDENTIAL IN APPEARANCE
Siding materials such as clapboards, shingles, and shakes, including synthetic or metal siding manufactured to closely resemble clapboards, shingles, and shakes. This term also includes masonry, wood board-and-batten, and Texture 1-11 exterior plywood.
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living together as a single housekeeping unit where all occupants have common use and access to all living and eating areas, bathrooms, and food preparation and serving areas. The maximum number of occupants of a dwelling unit shall be determined by its dimensions, and the minimum area per occupant requirements of the Building Code adopted by the Town of Alfred, and the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
FARMERS' MARKET
The outdoor display and sale of locally grown farm products. This use may involve one or more vendors displaying and selling produce.
FARM STAND
A temporary structure located on the property of the owner and used to display and sell agricultural products.
[Amended 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission, or its lawful successor.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
FILLING
Depositing or dumping any matter on or into the ground or water.
FLOOD
A temporary rise in a stream flow or tidal surge that results in water overtopping its banks and inundating adjacent areas.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP
The official map on which the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the Town, dated May 18, 1998.
FLOODPLAIN
The lands adjacent to a body of water which have been or may be covered by the base flood.
FLOODPLAIN SOILS, RECENT
The following soil series as described and identified by the National Cooperative Soil Survey:
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
Fryeburg
Hadley
Limerick
Lovewell
Medomak
Ondawa
Alluvial
Cornish
Charles
Podunk
Rummy
Saco
Suncook
Sunday
Winooski
FLOODPROOFING
A combination of structural provisions, changes, or adjustments to properties subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damages to properties, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The sum, in square feet, of the horizontal floor areas of all portions of a building enclosed by exterior walls.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
FOOTPRINT
The entire area of ground covered by the structure(s) on a lot, including but not limited to cantilevered or similarly overhanging extensions, as well as unenclosed structures such as patios and decks.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
FORESTED WETLAND
See “wetland, forested.”
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FOREST MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Timber cruising and other forest resources evaluation activities, pesticide or fertilizer application, management planning activities, timber stand improvement, pruning, regeneration of forest stands and other similar associated activities, exclusive of timber harvesting and the construction, creation or maintenance of roads.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FOUNDATION (DEFINED FOR AREAS INSIDE THE SHORELAND ZONE)
The supporting substructure of a building or other structure, excluding wooden sills and post supports, but including basements, slabs, frostwalls, or other base consisting of concrete, block, brick or similar material.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FOUNDATION (DEFINED FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE SHORELAND ZONE)
The supporting substructure of a building or other structure, including but not limited to basements, slabs, sills, posts, or frost walls.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FRESHWATER WETLAND
See "wetland, freshwater."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FRONTAGE
The linear distance measured along the front lot line which separates the lot from the street, road or right-of-way.
[Amended 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18]
FRONTAGE, SHORE
The length of a lot bordering on a water body or wetland, measured in a straight line, between the intersections of the lot lines with the shoreline at the normal high-water line.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
FUNCTIONALLY WATER-DEPENDENT USES
Those uses that require, for their primary purpose, location on submerged lands or that require direct access to, or location in, inland waters and that cannot be located away from these waters. The uses include, but are not limited to, commercial and recreational fishing and boating facilities, finfish and shellfish processing, fish-related storage and retail and wholesale fish marketing facilities, commercial cranberry production, waterfront dock and port facilities, shipyards and boat building facilities, marinas, navigation aids, basins and channels, shoreline structures necessary for erosion control purposes, industrial uses dependent upon water-borne transportation or requiring large volumes of cooling or processing water that can not reasonably be located or operated at an inland site, and uses that primarily provide general public access to inland waters. Recreational boat storage buildings are not considered to be a functionally water-dependent use.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; amended 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
GARAGE AND YARD SALE
All general sales, open to the public, conducted from or on a residential premises for the purpose of disposing of personal property, meeting the performance standards in § 160-112.
[Amended 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18]
GRADE
In relation to buildings, the average of the finished ground level at the center of each wall of a building.
GREAT POND
See “water body, great pond.”
GREAT POND CLASSIFIED GPA
Any great pond classified GPA, pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. Article 4-A, § 465-A. This classification includes some, but not all impoundments of rivers that are defined as great ponds.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
GROUND COVER
Small plants, fallen leaves, needles and twigs, and the partially decayed organic matter of the forest floor.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
HAZARDOUS WASTES
A waste substance or material, in any physical state, designated hazardous by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection pursuant to Title 38 M.R.S.A. Chapter 13. It does not include waste resulting from normal household or agricultural activities.
HAZARD TREE
A tree with a structural defect, combination of defects, or disease resulting in a structural defect that under the normal range of environmental conditions at the site exhibits a high probability of failure and loss of a major structural component of the tree in a manner that will strike a target. A normal range of environmental conditions does not include meteorological anomalies, such as, but not limited to hurricanes; hurricane-force winds; tornados; microbursts; or significant ice storm events. Hazard trees also include those trees that pose a serious and imminent risk to bank stability. A target is the area where personal injury or property damage could occur if the tree or a portion of the tree fails. Targets include roads, driveways, parking areas, structures, campsites, and any other developed area where people frequently gather and linger.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
HEIGHT OF A STRUCTURE (defined for areas outside of the Shoreland Zone)
The vertical measurement from a point on the ground at the mean finished grade adjoining the foundation as calculated by averaging the highest and lowest finished grade around the building or structure, to the highest point of the building or structure. The highest point shall exclude farm building components, flagpoles, chimneys, ventilators, skylights, domes, water towers, bell towers, church spires, processing towers, tanks, bulkheads, or other building accessory features usually erected at a height greater than the main roofs of buildings.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22; amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
HEIGHT OF A STRUCTURE (defined for areas within the Shoreland Zone)
The vertical distance between the mean original (prior to construction) grade at the downhill side of the structure and the highest point of the structure, excluding chimneys, steeples, antennas, and similar appurtenances that have no floor area.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
HELIPORT
A tract of land where helicopters take off and land. Heliport includes those facilities for public as well as private use.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
A geographically definable area possessing a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development and identified in the Comprehensive Plan, which is listed or is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Such historic districts may also comprise individual elements separated geographically, but linked by association or history.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
HISTORIC LANDMARK
Any improvement, building or structure of particular historic or architectural significance to the Town relating to its heritage, cultural, social, economic or political history or which exemplifies historic personages or important events in local, state or national history identified in the Comprehensive Plan, which have been listed or are eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
HISTORIC OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Resources that are:
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
A. 
Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places or eligible for listing on the National Register;
B. 
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior to qualify as a registered historic district;
C. 
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places;
D. 
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission; or
E. 
Areas identified by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission as having significant value as an historic or archaeological resource and any areas identified in the Comprehensive Plan, which have been listed or are eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation or profession, carried on for monetary gain, which is carried on in a dwelling unit or structure accessory to a dwelling unit, is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes, does not employ more than three persons (or more than two persons within the Shoreland Zone) who are not related, by blood or marriage to the business owner, or who does not reside on the premises, and meets the performance standard of § 160-128. Effective March 11, 2006, the term "home occupation,” shall not include motor-vehicle-related sales and service operations, as defined by this ordinance.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24; 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
OFFICE IN THE HOMEA home occupation which consists primarily of an office. Also in this category are home crafts which have no sales on-site, no parking of commercial vehicles on-site, and no more than three client contacts in the home per week. This does not include home occupations which consist of on-site manufacturing, warehousing, sales, parking of commercial vehicles, or client contact in the home. This does not include those home occupations which employ any one who is not related by blood or marriage to the business owner, or who does not reside on the premises.
B. 
HOME CRAFTSA home occupation which consists of creating or manufacturing of an item, including, but not limited to, dressmaking, knitting, the manufacture of crafts, woodworking, drawing, painting, and sculpting. This does not include those home occupations which employ more than one person who is not related by blood or marriage to the business owner, or who does not reside on the premises. No more than three client contacts in the home per week are permitted.
C. 
IN-HOME SALES AND SERVICEA home occupation which does not meet the definition of "office in the home," or "home crafts," but which does not include those home occupations which employ more than one person who is not related by blood or marriage to the business owner, or who does not reside on the premises.
D. 
HOME-BASED BUSINESSAny home occupation which employs more than one person who is not related by blood or marriage to the business owner, or who does not reside on the premises.
HOSPITAL
An institution providing, but not limited to, overnight health services, primarily for in-patients, and medical or surgical care for the sick or injured, including as an integral part of the institution such related facilities as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices.
INCREASE IN NONCONFORMITY OF A STRUCTURE
Any change in a structure or property which causes further deviation from the dimensional standard(s) creating the nonconformity such as, but not limited to, reduction in water body, tributary stream or wetland setback distance, increase in lot coverage, or increase in height of a structure. Property changes or structure expansions which either meet the dimensional standard or which cause no further increase in the linear extent of nonconformance of the existing structure shall not be considered to increase nonconformity. For example, there is no increase in nonconformity with the setback requirement for water bodies, wetlands, or tributary streams if the expansion extends no further into the required setback area than does any portion of the existing nonconforming structure. Hence, a structure may be expanded laterally provided that the expansion extends no closer to the water body, tributary stream, or wetland than the closest portion of the existing structure from that water body, tributary stream, or wetland. Included in this allowance are expansions which in-fill irregularly shaped structures.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE CAMPSITE
An area of land which is not associated with a campground, but which is developed for repeated camping by only one group not to exceed 10 individuals and which involves site improvements which may include but not be limited to a gravel pad, parking area, fireplace, or tent platform. Individual private campsites may be occupied from May 1 through October 31 only.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 6-15-2019 by Art. No. 19]
INDUSTRIAL
The assembling, fabrication, finishing, manufacturing, packaging or processing of goods, or the extraction of minerals.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
INSTITUTIONAL
A non-profit or quasi-public use, or institution such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, or municipally owned or operated building, structure or land used for public purposes.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE
Hybrid land use directly related to and supporting the principal agricultural activity being conducted on the site. The processing and/or sale of crops and foods either produced on site or the importing of crops and/or foods that are related to the principal crops/foods being produced on site. The sampling and tasting of produce related to agriculture. Tours of the site and events on the site related to the principal purpose of the site. The hosting of cultural and educational events related to and supporting agriculture.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
INTERMITTENT STREAM
A stream which normally ceases flowing for weeks or months each year. See also definition of "stream."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
JUNKYARD
A place, not enclosed in a building, used to store:
A. 
Discarded, worn-out or junked plumbing, heating supplies, household appliances, and furniture;
B. 
Discarded, scrap and junked lumber; or
C. 
Old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper trash, rubber or plastic debris, waste and all scrap iron, steel and other scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
KENNEL
Any place, building, tract of land, abode, enclosure, or vehicle which, for compensation: (1) provides food and shelter for dogs for purposes not primarily related to medical care, or (2) engages in the breeding of more than two female dogs for the sale of their offspring.
LAGOON
An artificial enlargement of a water body, primarily by means of dredging and excavation.
LAND MANAGEMENT ROAD
A route or track consisting of a bed of exposed mineral soil, gravel, or other surfacing materials constructed for, or created by, the passage of motorized vehicles and used primarily for timber harvesting and related activities, including associated log yards, but not including skid trails or skid roads.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
LAUNDROMAT
An establishment where, for compensation, clothes and the like are washed with soap and water.
LICENSED FORESTER
A forester licensed under 32 M.R.S.A. Chapter 76.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
LINE OF SIGHT
The direct view of the object from the noted scenic resource or viewpoint.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
LOT
An area of land in one ownership, or one leasehold, with ascertainable boundaries established by deed or instrument of record, or a segment of land ownership defined by lot boundary lines on a land subdivision plan duly approved by the Planning Board and recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds.
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area of land enclosed within the lot lines, minus land below the normal high-water line of a water body or upland edge of a wetland and areas beneath roads serving more than two lots.
LOT, CORNER
A lot with at least two contiguous sides abutting upon a street.
LOT COVERAGE
The percentage of the lot covered by buildings, structures, parking lots, and other nonvegetated surfaces.
LOT LINES
The lines bounding a lot as follows:
A. 
FRONT LOT LINEOn a lot which abuts only one street, the contiguous line separating the lot from the street right-of-way. On a corner or through lot, the contiguous line separating the lot from either street right-of-way. On a back lot, the contiguous line separating the lot from the lot in front of and closer to the street than that lot.
[Amended 3-8-2003 ATM by Art. 26]
B. 
REAR LOT LINEThe lot line opposite the front lot line. On a lot pointed at the rear, the rear lot line is an imaginary line between the side lot lines parallel to the front lot line, not less than 10 feet long, lying farthest from the lot line. On a corner lot, the rear lot line is opposite the front lot line of least dimension.
C. 
SIDE LOT LINEAny lot line other than the front lot line or rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORD
A parcel of land, a legal description of which or the dimensions of which are recorded on a document or map on file at the York County Registry of Deeds.
LOT, SHOREFRONT
Any lot abutting a water body.
LOT, THROUGH
Any interior lot having frontages on two more or less parallel streets, or between a street and a water body, or between two water bodies, as distinguished from a corner lot. All sides of through lots adjacent to streets and water bodies are considered as frontage, and front setbacks must be provided as required.
LOT WIDTH, MINIMUM
On lots which do not have street frontage the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at the minimum setback line as established by this chapter. Within the Shoreland Zone, the closest distance between the side lot lines of a lot. When only two lot lines extend into the Shoreland Zone, both lot lines shall be considered to be side lot lines.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
LOW-IMPACT SALES OR RENTAL OF GOODS, MERCHANDISE OR EQUIPMENT
The sales or rental of items that are large and bulky, that need a relatively large amount of storage or display area for each unit offered for sale or rent, and that therefore generate less customer traffic per square foot of floor area than stores selling or renting smaller items. This includes goods such as carpeting, major appliances, and furniture.
[Amended 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18]
MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT
A term which includes both mobile homes and modular homes, as defined in this section.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
MARKET VALUE
The estimated price a property will bring in the open market and under prevailing market conditions in a sale between a willing seller and a willing buyer, both conversant with the property and with prevailing general price levels.
MINERAL EXPLORATION
Hand sampling, test boring, or other methods of determining the nature or extent of mineral resources which create minimal disturbance of the land and which include reasonable measures to restore the land to its original condition.
MINING OPERATION or MINERAL EXTRACTION
Any operation which within any twelve-month period removes more than 100 cubic yards of soil, topsoil, loam, sand, gravel, clay, rock, peat, or other like material from its natural location and transports the product removed away from the extraction site or sells the product on-site.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
MOBILE HOME
A detached, residential dwelling unit, as defined in Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4358, that the manufacturer certifies as constructed in compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, transportable in one or more sections, that in the traveling mode are 14 body feet or more in width and are 750 or more square feet. The term shall not include modular homes as defined by this ordinance, nor shall it include recreational vehicles, such as travel trailers, park models RV's, campers or similar units designed for recreation or other seasonal uses.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land under unified ownership designed and/or used to accommodate three or more manufactured housing units.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
MODULAR HOME
A detached residential dwelling unit, as defined in Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4358, that the manufacturer certifies is constructed in compliance with Title 10 M.R.S.A., Chapter 951, and rules adopted under that chapter, meaning structures, transportable in one or more sections, that are not constructed on a permanent chassis and are designed to be used as dwellings on foundations when connected to utilities.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
MOTEL/HOTEL/INN
A building or group of buildings in which overnight lodging is offered to the general public for compensation. A motel/hotel/inn may contain such accessory services as newsstands, personal grooming facilities, and restaurants.
MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED SALES AND SERVICE OPERATIONS
Any building, premises, and/or land in, or upon, which a business or service is conducted or rendered, that involves the rental, sales, maintenance, washing, servicing, repair, body work or painting of vehicles, including motor vehicle fuel sales.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
MULCH
A protective covering of organic matter, such as leaves, straw, or peat, placed around plants to promote erosion and sedimentation control, or to prevent the evaporation of moisture, the freezing of roots, or the growth of weeds.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL
See "dwelling, multifamily."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NATIVE
Indigenous to the local forests.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NONARTERIAL HIGHWAY
Any street other than U.S. Route 202, State Route 111, State Route 4, or State Route 4A.
[Added 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18]
NONCONFORMING CONDITION
Nonconforming lot, structure or use which is allowed solely because it was in lawful existence at the time this ordinance or subsequent amendment took effect.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NONCONFORMING LOT OF RECORD
A legally established, single building lot shown on a plan or deed recorded prior to the effective date of this chapter or amendment which does not meet the area, frontage, width or depth requirements of the district in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A structure that does not meet any one or more of the following dimensional requirements: setbacks, height, lot coverage or footprint, but which is allowed solely because it was in lawful existence at the time this ordinance or subsequent amendments took effect.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
NONCONFORMING USE
Use of buildings, structures, premises, land or parts thereof, that is not permitted in the district in which it is located or which does not meet the performance standards prescribed for it by this chapter (See § 160-28.), but which is allowed to remain solely because it was in lawful existence at the time this ordinance or subsequent amendments took effect.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NONNATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES OF VEGETATION
Species of vegetation listed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry as being invasive in Maine ecosystems and not native to Maine ecosystems. Information on invasive species in Maine can be found by Internet searching on "invasive plants in Maine" or by contacting the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in York County.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE
That line which is apparent because of visible markings, changes in the character of soils due to prolonged action of the water or changes in vegetation, and which distinguishes between predominantly aquatic and predominantly terrestrial land. Areas contiguous with rivers and great ponds that support nonforested wetland vegetation and hydric soils and that are at the same or lower elevation as the water level of the river or great pond during the period of normal high-water are considered part of the river or great pond.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NUISANCE
A term defined by common law, involving an unreasonable or unlawful use of property, characterized by continuous or recurrent acts, creating unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public or unreasonable interference with a particular person's use and enjoyment of his or her land.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
NURSING HOME
A facility, licensed by the state, which provides skilled nursing care and medical supervision to persons who are unable to care for themselves.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL SIGN
A sign erected and maintained in accordance with the Maine Traveler Information Services Act, 23 M.R.S.A. § 1901, et seq. which points the way to public accommodations and facilities or other commercial facilities.
OPEN SPACE USE
A non-intensive use, such as hunting, fishing, hiking, and the like, not involving:
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
A structure;
B. 
Earthmoving activity; or
C. 
The removal or destruction of vegetative cover; spawning grounds; or the habitat of fish, aquatic life, birds, or other wildlife.
PARABOLIC ANTENNA
An antenna which is bowl-shaped, designed for the reception and or transmission of radio frequency communication signals in a specific directional pattern (also known as a “satellite dish antenna”).
[Added 3-17-2001 by Art. 22]
PARKING SPACE
An area exclusive of drives, aisles or entrances, fully accessible for the storage or parking of vehicles, and meeting the performance standard in § 160-98.
[Amended 3-31-2012 ATM by Art. 22]
PATIO
An uncovered floor, usually made of concrete, brick, or other masonry material, which is not elevated above the surface of the ground.
PERENNIAL STREAM
A stream that has continuous flow in parts of its bed all year round during years of normal rainfall. Perennial streams are typically indicated on a USGS 7.5 Minute Series Quadrangle Map with a solid blue line. Perennial streams of second order or above in size, as classified by the USGS, are required to be protected with a stream protection district. See also definition of "stream."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
PERSON
An individual, corporation, governmental agency, municipality, trust, estate, partnership, association, two or more individuals having a joint or common interest, or other legal entity.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
PET GROOMING FACILITY
A home or other facility where dogs, or other pets (or both) not owned by the owner are washed, clipped, or otherwise groomed for a fee or other valuable exchange. The animals in the care or the pet grooming facility's owner/employee must stay indoors (except for brief exercise periods for bodily relief) and will not be boarded on the property overnight.
[Added 2-6-2019 STM by Art. 2]
PIERS, DOCKS, WHARVES, BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND USES EXTENDING OVER OR BEYOND THE NORMAL HIGH-WATER LINE OR WITHIN A WETLAND
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
Temporary:
Structures which remain in or over the water for less than seven months in any period of 12 consecutive months.
 
Permanent:
Structures which remain in or over the water for seven months or more in any period of 12 consecutive months.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
A building or group of buildings used for the conduct of religious services.
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE
The structure in which the primary use of the lot is conducted.
PRINCIPAL USE
The primary use to which the premises are devoted, and the main purpose for which the premises exist.
PUBLIC FACILITY
Any facility, including but not limited to buildings, property, recreation areas, and roads, which is owned, leased, or otherwise operated or funded by a governmental body or public entity.
PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITY
A regionally or locally significant facility, as defined and identified either by state statute or in the Comprehensive Plan, designed to serve the recreational needs of the public.
[Added 3-17-2001 by Art. 22]
PUBLIC UTILITY
Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department, board or commission authorized to furnish gas, steam, electricity, waste disposal, communication facilities, transportation or water to the public.
PUBLIC WORKS AND/OR SAFETY FACILITY
A place used to house or store public highway equipment and/or materials and/or police, fire, or rescue equipment, and/or a building used as temporary living space for on-duty police, fire, or rescue personnel. Such uses may include accessory office uses.
[Added 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18]
QUALIFIED HOLDER
A governmental entity empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of Maine or the United States or a nonprofit organization whose purposes include the provision of affordable housing or the increasing of affordable housing opportunities for lower-income or moderate-income households, including governmental or quasi-governmental entities such as public housing authorities, community action agencies, or other similar nonprofit or governmental entities committed to providing opportunities for lower-income or moderate-income households to obtain affordable housing.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
RECREATIONAL FACILITY
A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities, and other customary and usual recreational activities, excluding boat launching facilities.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle, or an attachment to a vehicle designed to be towed, and designed for temporary sleeping or living quarters for one or more persons, and which may include a pick-up camper, travel trailer, tent trailer, camp trailer, and motor home. In order to be considered as a vehicle and not as a structure, the unit must remain with its tires on the ground and must be registered with the State Division of Motor Vehicles.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
REGISTERED MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY
A registered medical marijuana dispensary means a not-for-profit entity registered, pursuant to Section 6 of the Rules Governing the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program (10-144 CMR Chapter 122) issued by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies or dispenses marijuana, paraphernalia or related supplies and educational materials to registered patients who have designated the dispensary to cultivate marijuana for their medical use and the registered primary caregivers of those patients.
[Added 3-25-2011 ATM by Art. 20]
REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
A subsurface sewage disposal system intended to replace: 1) an existing subsurface wastewater disposal system which is either malfunctioning or being upgraded with no significant change of design flow or use of the structure; or 2) any existing overboard wastewater discharge.
RESIDENTIAL CARE
Care which is greater than that necessarily attendant upon mere eating and lodging services, but which is less than that attendant upon nursing home care or hospital care.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
A building or group of buildings where, for compensation, residential care is provided. This use does not include "nursing home" or "congregate care facility."
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT
See "dwelling unit."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
RESIDENTIAL USE
Land Use Category 1 on the Land Use Table, in Article V.
RESIDUAL BASAL AREA
The average of the basal area of trees remaining on a harvested site.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
RESOURCE PROTECTION DISTRICT
See description in Article XV.
RESTAURANT
A place, the primary use of which is to prepare and serve food and beverages to the general public for compensation, in a form ready for consumption.
[Amended 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A private easement allowing passage by vehicles and/or persons over another's property.
RIPRAP
Rocks that are irregularly shaped and at least six inches in diameter used for the purpose of erosion control and soil stabilization; typically used on ground slopes of two units horizontal to one unit vertical or less.
RIVER
See “water body, river.”
ROAD
A route or track consisting of a bed of exposed mineral soil, gravel, asphalt, or other surfacing material constructed for or created by the repeated passage of motorized vehicles, excluding a driveway as defined.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SAPLING
A tree species that is less than two inches in diameter at 4.5 feet above ground level.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
SCENIC RESOURCES
That specific location, view, or corridors within the municipality, as identified in the Comprehensive Plan or by a state or federal agency statute, that consists of:
[Added 3-17-2001 by Art. 22]
A. 
A three-dimensional area extending out from a particular viewpoint focusing on a single object, such as a mountain, resulting in a narrow corridor or a group of objects, such a downtown skyline or mountain range, resulting in a panoramic view corridor; or
B. 
A vehicular right-of-way or viewpoint that contains lateral terrain features such as valley sides or woodland as observed to either side of the observer, constraining the view into a narrow or particular field, as seen as one travels along a roadway, waterway or path.
SCHOOL, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY
A place where courses of study which are sufficient to qualify attendance as compliance with state compulsory education requirements for Grades K through 12 are taught.
SCHOOL, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NURSERY
A place where courses of study are taught to prekindergarten students.
SCHOOL, SPECIAL PURPOSE
A place where any specialized branch of knowledge, such as dancing, gymnastics, music, automobile driving, business skills, not including horseback riding, is taught for compensation.
SCREENING
A fence and/or landscaped area consisting of densely planted shrubs or trees of sufficient height and density to provide an effective visual barrier.
[Added 3-11-2006 ATM by Art. 24]
SEEDLING
A young tree species that is less than 4.5 feet in height above ground level.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
SERVICE DROP
Any utility line extension which does not cross or run beneath any portion of a water body provided that:
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
In the case of electric service:
(1) 
The placement of wires and/or the installation of utility poles is located entirely upon the premises of the customer requesting service or upon a roadway right-of-way; and
(2) 
The total length of the extension is less than 1,000 feet.
B. 
In the case of telephone service:
(1) 
The extension, regardless of length, will be made by the installation of telephone wires to existing utility poles; or
(2) 
The extension requiring the installation of new utility poles or placement underground is less than 1,000 feet in length.
SETBACK
The nearest horizontal distance between a structure and the property boundary.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
FRONT The distance between the front lot line and the nearest part of the structure.
B. 
SIDE The distance between the side lot line and the nearest part of the structure.
C. 
REAR The distance between the rear lot line and the nearest part of the structure.
SETBACK FROM WATER
The nearest horizontal distance from the normal high-water line of a water body or tributary stream, or upland edge of a wetland, to the nearest part of a structure, road, parking space, or other regulated object or area.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SHORE FRONTAGE
See "frontage, shore."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SHORELAND LIMITED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
See description in Article XVI.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SHORELAND ZONE
The land area located within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of any great pond or river; within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the upland edge of a freshwater wetland; or within 75 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a stream. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "Shoreland Zone" shall include the Shoreland Limited Residential District, the Resource Protection District, and the Stream Protection District.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SHORELINE
The normal high-water line, or upland edge of a freshwater wetland.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SIGN
Any work, name, identification, description, emblem, insignia, symbol, banner, pennant, trade flag, or representation which is affixed to or painted or displayed upon a building, structure, post, or tree, and which is exposed, in whole or in part, to public view and which is designed to convey a message relating to any object, product, place, activity, person, business, service, institution, facility, organization, entertainment, or amusement available either on the lot where the sign appears or in some other location.
SIGN AREA
The measure of the area within the lines connecting and completely enclosing the outermost points of a sign.
SIGN, FLASHING
A sign whose illumination is not kept constant in intensity at all times when in use, and which exhibits changes in light, color, light direction, and/or animation. Illuminated signs which indicate the time and temperature are not considered as flashing signs.
SIGNIFICANT RIVER SEGMENTS
See 38 M.R.S.A. § 437.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SKID TRAIL
A route repeatedly used by forwarding machinery or animal to haul or drag forest products from the stump to the yard or landing, the construction of which requires minimal excavation.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SLASH
The residue, e.g., treetops and branches, left on the ground after a timber harvest.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
SOLAR COLLECTOR
A device or combination of devices, structure, or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A complete design or assembly consisting of a solar energy collector, an energy storage facility (where used) and components for a distribution of transformed energy to the extent they cannot be used jointly with a conventional energy system. Passive solar energy systems are included in this definition but not to the extent that they fulfill other functions, such as structural and recreational.
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
The level of sound measured in dB units with a sound level meter which has a uniform (flat) response over the band of frequencies measured.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Circuses, fairs, carnivals, festivals, or other types of special activities that run for longer than one day but not longer than one week, are intended to or likely to attract substantial crowds, and are unlike the customary or usual activities generally associated with the property where the special event is located.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; or fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, or female breast.
STORM-DAMAGED TREE
A tree that has been uprooted, blown down, is lying on the ground, or that remains standing and is damaged beyond the point of recovery as the result of a storm event.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
STREAM
See “water body.”
STREAM PROTECTION DISTRICT
See description in Article XVIA.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
STREAM, TRIBUTARY
See "water body."
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
STREET
A. 
An existing accepted state, county or Town way; or
B. 
A road which meets the construction standards for streets contained in Chapter 148, dedicated for public use, shown on a plan approved by the Planning Board, and recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds; or
C. 
A road dedicated for public use and shown on a plan recorded in the York County Registry of Deeds prior to November 5, 1974.
D. 
The term "street" does not include those which have been discontinued or abandoned.
STRUCTURE
Anything built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, goods or property of any kind, anything constructed or erected on or in the ground, exclusive of:
[Amended 3-9-2007 ATM by Art. 25; 3-8-2008 ATM by Art. 25; 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
A. 
Fences;
B. 
Poles, wiring and other aerial equipment normally associated with service drops as well as guying and guy anchors;
C. 
Mailboxes;
D. 
Light fixtures;
E. 
Flagpoles;
F. 
Equipment or structures necessary for the purpose of making a dwelling accessible to a person with a disability, as defined by this chapter;
G. 
Subsurface wastewater disposal systems as defined in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4201, Subsection 5;
H. 
Geothermal heat exchange wells as defined in 32 M.R.S.A. § 4700-E, Subsection 3-C; or
I. 
Wells or water wells as defined in 32 M.R.S.A. § 4700-E, Subsection 8. The term "structure" includes structures temporarily or permanently located, including, but not limited to, decks, satellite dishes, or portable storage garages.
SUBDIVISION
Subdivision as defined in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE INPATIENT CARE CENTER
An inpatient facility where people experiencing issues with various forms of substance abuse can be counseled and guided toward recovery. A facility of this type is allowed a maximum occupancy of 30 patients.
[Added 6-15-2019 by Art. No. 19]
SUBSTANCE ABUSE WALK-IN-CARE CENTER
An outpatient facility where people experiencing issues with various forms of substance abuse can be counseled and guided toward recovery. A facility of this type does not offer overnight extended care.
[Added 6-15-2019 by Art. No. 19]
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
Completion of 80% or more of a permitted structure or use, measured as a percentage of estimated total cost.
SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION
Floor space increase of 25% or new materials or processes not normally associated with the existing use.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For purposes of this definition "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions or for any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a state inventory of historical places.
SUBSTANTIAL START
Completion of 30% of a permitted structure or use measured as a percentage of estimated total cost.
SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
Any system designed to dispose of sewage waste or wastewater on or beneath the surface of the earth; which includes, but is not limited to: septic tanks; disposal fields; grandfathered cesspools; holding tanks; pretreatment filter, piping, or any other fixture, mechanism, or apparatus used for those purposes.
 
The term does not include any wastewater discharge system licensed under 38 M.R.S.A. § 414, any surface wastewater disposal system licensed under 38 M.R.S.A. § 413, Subsection 1-A, or any municipal or quasi-municipal sewer or wastewater treatment. The term does not include a wastewater disposal system designed to treat wastewater which is in whole or in part hazardous waste as defined in 38 M.R.S.A. Chapter 13, Subchapter 1.
SUSTAINED SLOPE
A change in elevation where the referenced percent grade is substantially maintained or exceeded throughout the measured area.
TARGETED MARKET COVERAGE AREA
The area which is targeted to be served by a proposed telecommunications facility.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY, CONSTRUCTION, OR REPAIR DWELLING
A residence that is:
A. 
Located on the same lot as a residence made uninhabitable by fire, flood, or other natural disaster and occupied by the persons displaced by the disaster; or
B. 
Located on the same lot as a residence that is under construction or undergoing substantial repairs or reconstruction and occupied by the persons intending to live in the residence when the work is completed; or
C. 
Located on a nonresidential construction site and occupied by persons having construction or security responsibility over such construction site.
TIMBER HARVESTING
The cutting and removal of timber for the primary purpose of selling or processing forest products. Timber harvesting does not include the cutting or removal of vegetation within the Shoreland Zone when associated with any other land use activities. The cutting or removal of trees in the Shoreland Zone on a lot that has less than two acres within the Shoreland Zone shall not be considered timber harvesting. Such cutting or removal of trees shall be regulated pursuant to § 160-109, Clearing or removal of vegetation for activities other than timber harvesting.
[Amended 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
TINY HOUSE
A dwelling that is 400 square feet (37 square meter) or less in floor area, excluding lofts. Tiny homes must be installed on a permanent foundation with wheels, axles and towing tongue removed.
[Added 6-15-2019 by Art. No. 19]
TOWER
Any structure whose principal function is to support something such as an antenna, a windmill, a water tank, an observation platform, or other similar uses.
TREE
A woody perennial plant with a well-defined trunk(s) at least two inches in diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, with a more or less definite crown, and reaching a height of at least 10 feet at maturity.
[Added 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
TRIBUTARY STREAM
See “stream, tributary.”
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
UNDUE ADVERSE IMPACT
An impact which would not have occurred without the proposed development that violates a clear, written community standard(s), such as that enunciated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan; produces an end result which is out of character with the development's surroundings; significantly diminishes the scenic qualities of the area; or produces deleterious effects which stem from the result of the developer(s) which may have been prevented through mitigation activities, such as screening or coloration.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
UPLAND EDGE OF A WETLAND
The boundary between upland and wetland. For purposes of a freshwater wetland, the upland edge is formed where the soils are not saturated for a duration sufficient to support wetland vegetation; or where the soils support the growth of wetland vegetation, but such vegetation is dominated by woody stems that are six meters (approximately 20 feet) tall or taller.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
UTILITY FACILITY
Any above-ground structure or facility owned by a governmental entity or public utility used in the transmission, delivery, collection, or storage of water, electricity, gas, oil, or electronic signals. This definition does not include utility lines and supporting structures located within a public right-of-way.
VEGETATION
All live trees, shrubs, ground cover, and other plants, including without limitation, trees both over and under four inches in diameter, measured at 4 1/2 feet above ground level.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
VIEWPOINT
That location which is easily identified, and from which the impacts on the scenic resource are determined, as identified by the entity that designates the scenic, and which serves as the basis for the location and determination of the particular location or scenic resource.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
VIEWSHED
A visible area, as it appears from one or more viewpoints.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
VOLUME OF A STRUCTURE
The volume of all portions of a structure enclosed by a roof and fixed exterior walls as measured from the exterior faces of these walls and roof.
WATER BODY
Any great pond, river, or stream. See below for individual water body definitions:
[Amended 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18; 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
GREAT PONDAny inland body of water which in a natural state has a surface area in excess of 10 acres, and any inland body of water artificially formed or increased which has a surface area in excess of 30 acres, except, for the purposes of this Chapter, where the artificially formed or increased inland body of water is completely surrounded by land held by a single owner. The great ponds in Alfred are Estes Lake, Middle Branch Pond, and Shaker Pond.
B. 
RIVERA free-flowing body of water including its associated flood plain wetlands from that point at which it provides drainage for a watershed of 25 square miles to its mouth.
C. 
STREAMA free-flowing body of water from the outlet of a great pond or the confluence of two perennial streams as depicted on the most recent highest-resolution version of the national hydrography dataset available from the United States Geological Survey to the point where the stream becomes a river or where the stream meets the shoreland zone of another water body or wetland. When a stream meets the shoreland zone of a water body or wetland and a channel forms downstream of the water body or wetland as an outlet, that channel is also a stream.
[Amended 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
D. 
TRIBUTARY STREAMA channel between defined banks created by the action of surface water, which is characterized by the lack of terrestrial vegetation or by the presence of a bed, devoid of topsoil, containing waterborne deposits or exposed soil, parent material or bedrock, and which is connected hydrologically with other water bodies. "Tributary stream" does not include rills or gullies forming because of accelerated erosion in disturbed soils where the natural vegetation cover has been removed by human activity.
This definition does not include the term "stream" as defined elsewhere in this chapter, and only applies to that portion of the tributary stream located within the Shoreland Zone of the receiving water body or wetland. Water setback requirements apply to tributary streams within the Shoreland Zone.
WATER CROSSING
Any project extending from one bank to the opposite bank of a river, stream, tributary stream, or wetland whether under, through, or over the water or wetland. Such projects include but may not be limited to roads, fords, bridges, culverts, water lines, sewer lines, and cables as well as maintenance work on these crossings. This definition includes crossings for timber harvesting equipment and related activities.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
WATERFRONT
Abutting a water body.
WATER-ORIENTED USE
A use which by its nature of operation requires a waterfront location.
WETLAND
A freshwater wetland.
[Amended 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
WETLAND, FORESTED
A freshwater wetland dominated by woody vegetation that is six meters (approximately 20 feet) tall or taller.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21; amended 3-26-2016 ATM by Art. 22]
WETLAND, FRESHWATER
A freshwater swamp, marsh, bog, or similar area, other than a forested wetland, which is:
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
A. 
Of one or more contiguous acres, as shown on the National Wetlands Inventory Map prepared by the United States Department of the Interior, or of less that one contiguous acre and adjacent to a surface water body, excluding any river, stream, or brook such that in a natural state, the combined surface area is in excess of one acre; and
B. 
Which is inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and for a duration sufficient to support, and which under normal circumstances does support, prevalence of wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils.
Freshwater wetlands may contain small stream channels or inclusions of land that do not conform to the criteria of this definition but are considered part of the wetland.
WETLANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GREAT PONDS AND RIVERS
Wetlands contiguous with or adjacent to a great pond or river and which during normal high water are connected by surface water to the great pond or river. Also included are wetlands which are separated from the great pond or river by a berm, causeway, or similar feature less than 100 feet in width, and which have a surface elevation at or below the normal high-water line of the great pond or river. Wetlands associated with great ponds or rivers are considered to be part of that great pond or river.
WETLAND SOILS
The following soils, as described and identified in the Soil Survey of York County:
A. 
Biddeford mucky peat.
B. 
Chocorua peat.
C. 
Sebago peat.
D. 
Saco.
E. 
Sulfihemists, frequently flooded.
F. 
Vassalboro peat.
G. 
Vassalboro peat, ponded.
H. 
Waskish peat.
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Activities designed to keep certain wildlife populations, including endangered animals, at desirable levels, as regulated by state wildlife managers, such as trapping, culling, controlled burns, reintroduction of species, reforestation or vegetation clearing, installations of nest boxes or salt licks, and the like.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
Any structure, antenna tower, or other device which provides radio/television transmission, commercial mobile wireless services, unlicensed wireless services, cellular phone services, specialized mobile radio communications (SMR), common carrier wireless exchange phone services, and personal communications service (PCS) or other services.
[Added 3-17-2001 ATM by Art. 22]
WOODY VEGETATION
Live trees or woody, non-herbaceous shrubs.
[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of “cellar” which immediately followed was repealed 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Land Use Table is included at the end of this chapter.
[3]
Editor's Note: The Land Use Table is included at the end of this chapter.
[4]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "emergency service facility," which immediately followed, was repealed 3-11-1995 ATM by Art. 18.