Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 229-110-1 - Definitions(1)Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation, or his or her designee.(2)Department. "Department" means the Maine Department of Transportation.(3)Municipality. "Municipality" includes cities, towns and plantations. (4)State Highways. "State Highways" means all state highways and state-aid highways designated by the Department pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §53 and 17-229 CMR, Chapter 304.(5)Structure."Structure" means any construction, or any production or piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, or any combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy, use, protection, recreation or ornamentation whether installed on or above, the surface of a parcel of land. The term "structure" includes all houses, commercial buildings, garages, constructed buildings, driveways with E-911 names, all public ways, parking lots, and certain utility buildings. It may also include other features that are associated with or located to serve a particular structure or group of structures. Such features may include, but are not limited to, accessory fences, supports, signs, accessways, lighting fixtures, drainage facilities, and public utility or similar facilities."(6)Town.As used herein, "Town" has the same definition as in Title 23, Section 2. 17-229 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 1