As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings. [1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §127 (NEW).]
1.Unorganized and deorganized areas. "Unorganized and deorganized areas" includes all unorganized and deorganized townships, plantations that have not received
commission approval under section 685-A, subsection 4 to implement their own land use controls, municipalities that have organized
since 1971 but have not received commission approval under section 685-A, subsection 4 to implement their own land use controls
and all other areas of the State that are not part of an organized municipality except Indian reservations.
[
1999, c. 333, §1 (AMD)
.]
2.Subdivision.
[
2001, c. 431, §1 (RP)
.]
2-A.Subdivision. Except as provided in section 682-B, "subdivision" means a division of an existing parcel of land into 3 or more parcels
or lots within any 5-year period, whether this division is accomplished by platting of the land for immediate or future sale,
by sale of the land or by leasing.
The term "subdivision" also includes the division, placement or construction of a structure or structures on a tract or parcel
of land resulting in 3 or more dwelling units within a 5-year period.
[
2001, c. 431, §2 (NEW)
.]
3.Building. Building shall mean any structure having a roof, partial roof supported by columns or walls used or intended to be used
for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or objects regardless of the materials of which it is constructed.
[
1971, c. 457, §2 (RPR)
.]
4.Structure. "Structure" means anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or in the ground, or attached to something having
a fixed location on or in the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings, mobile homes, retaining walls, billboards,
signs, piers and floats. It does not include a wharf, fish weir or trap that may be licensed under Title 38, chapter 9.
[
1999, c. 333, §2 (AMD)
.]
5.Accessory use or accessory structure. Accessory use or accessory structure shall include a use or structure subordinate to a permitted or conditional use or structure
and customarily incidental to the permitted or conditional use of the structure.
[
1973, c. 569, §4 (AMD)
.]
6.Person. Person shall mean an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation, state agency
or other legal entity.
[
1971, c. 457, §2 (NEW)
.]
7.Development. Development shall mean any land use activity or activities directed toward using, reusing or rehabilitating air space, land,
water or other natural resources, excluding, however, such specific uses or classes and categories of uses as the commission
may by regulation determine do not need regulating to achieve the purpose, intent and provisions of this chapter.
[
1973, c. 569, §5 (AMD)
.]
8.Land use district. Land use district shall mean the area located within the boundaries of air, land or water delineated vertically or horizontally
by the commission for distinct categories of use.
[
1973, c. 569, §5 (AMD)
.]
8-A.Moratorium. "Moratorium" means a temporary land use regulation or ordinance approved by the commission or a municipal legislative body
which prevents development or subdivision by withholding authorization or approval necessary for development.
[
1989, c. 47, §1 (NEW)
.]
9.Nonconforming structure. Nonconforming structure shall mean a structure, lawfully existing at the time of adoption of district regulations or subsequent
amendment made thereto, that does not conform to the district regulations.
[
1971, c. 457, §2 (NEW)
.]
10.Nonconforming use. Nonconforming use shall mean a use of air, land, water or natural resources or a parcel of land, lawfully existing at the
time of adoption of district regulation or subsequent amendments made thereto, that does not conform to the district regulations.
[
1971, c. 457, §2 (NEW)
.]
11.Dwelling unit. "Dwelling unit" means any part of a structure which, through sale or lease, is intended for human habitation, including
single-family and multifamily housing, condominiums, time-share units, and apartments.
[
1987, c. 885, §2 (NEW)
.]
12.Real estate. "Real estate" means land and structures attached to it.
[
1987, c. 885, §2 (NEW)
.]
13.Spaghetti-lot. "Spaghetti-lot" means a parcel of land with a lot depth to shore frontage ratio greater than 5 to 1. Shore frontage means
land abutting a river, stream, brook, coastal wetland or great pond as these features are defined in Title 38, section 480-B.
[
1989, c. 762, §1 (NEW);
1989, c. 762, §4 (AFF)
.]
14.Commercial sporting camp. "Commercial sporting camp" means a building or group of buildings devoted primarily to the offering of primitive lodging
facilities for a fee to persons primarily in pursuit of primitive recreation or snowmobiling.
[
1995, c. 386, §1 (NEW)
.]
15.Campsite. "Campsite" means a camping location containing tents, registered tent trailers, registered pickup campers, registered recreational
vehicles, registered trailers or similar devices used for camping. "Campsite" does not include a camping location that has
access to a pressurized water system or permanent structures other than outhouses, fireplaces, picnic tables, picnic tables
with shelters or lean-tos. A campsite may be designed to contain a maximum of 4 camping sites for transient occupancy by
12 or fewer people per site, or numbers of sites and occupancy rates consistent with a landowner's recreational policy filed
with the commission. The commission may require a campsite permit if it determines that the recreational policy is inconsistent
with the commission's comprehensive land use plan.
[
2001, c. 402, §1 (RPR)
.]
16.Setback. "Setback" means the minimum horizontal distance from a lot line, shoreline or road to the nearest part of a structure.
[
1995, c. 386, §1 (NEW)
.]
17.Shoreline. "Shoreline" means the normal high water mark of tidal waters, a coastal or inland wetland, a standing body of water or flowing
water.
[
1995, c. 386, §1 (NEW)
.]
18.Transient occupancy. "Transient occupancy" means occupancy that does not exceed 120 days in a calendar year.
[
2009, c. 16, §1 (AMD)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1969, c. 494, (NEW).
1971, c. 544, §28-B (AMD).
1971, c. 457, §2 (RPR).
1973, c. 569, §§2-5 (AMD).
1979, c. 541, §A127 (AMD).
1979, c. 631, §1 (AMD).
1981, c. 698, §70 (AMD).
1987, c. 514, §1 (AMD).
1987, c. 810, §§1,11 (AMD).
1987, c. 885, §§1,2 (AMD).
1989, c. 47, §1 (AMD).
1989, c. 584, §1 (AMD).
1989, c. 762, §§1,4 (AMD).
1989, c. 772, §1 (AMD).
1991, c. 306, (AMD).
1991, c. 687, §1 (AMD).
1995, c. 386, §1 (AMD).
1999, c. 333, §§1-2 (AMD).
2001, c. 402, §§1,2 (AMD).
2001, c. 431, §§1,2 (AMD).
2009, c. 16, §1 (AMD).
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