Subsection 134-1-3-1 - Definitions1.DefinitionsAs used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
A.Building Height means the vertical height from the sidewalk or finished grade at the center of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof surface, if a flat roof; to the deck line of mansard roofs; and to the mean height between eaves and ridges for gables, hip, and gambrel roofs.B.Family means one (1) or more persons occupying a premise and living as a single housekeeping unit.C.Eight Unit Dwellings means a free standing building intended and designed to be occupied and used exclusively for residential purposes by each of not more than eight families.D.Interested Parties means State agencies such as the Department of Transportation, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine Arts Commission, City Officials, abutters or neighbors across the street but are not limited to those stated herein.E.Lot means a registered or recorded parcel of land of at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use and dimensions and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are required. An easement shall not be considered a lot.F.Lot Lines(1)Front means the line separating any lot from a street or streets.(2)Rear means a line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line; in the case of a triangular or irregular lot, a line ten (10) feet long within the lot, parallel to and farthest from the front lot line.(3)Side means any lot line not a front or rear lot line.G.Lot Measurements(1)LotFrontage means the fee simple or leasehold boundary line of a lot which extends along a recorded or recordable street/road Right-of-Way which meets the minimum width requirements for the intended use on said lot. For the purpose of determining yard requirements on corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered "frontage" and yards shall be provided as indicated under "yards" in this section.(2)LotDepth means the distance between the midpoint of straight lines connecting the foremost points of the side lot lines in front and the rearmost points of the side lot lines in the rear.(3)LotWidth means the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured across the rear of the required front yard.H.Non-Conforming Use means the use of buildings, structures, premises, land or parts thereof which is not permitted in the district in which it is situated, but which is allowed to remain solely because it was in lawful existence at the time these rules and regulations or subsequent amendments took effect.I.On Premise Sign means a sign which is erected and maintained according to the standards set forth in these regulations upon the same real property that the residence, business, facility or point of interest is located. The signs shall only advertise the business, residence, facility or point of interest conducted thereon or the sale, rent, or lease of the property upon which it is located.J.Parking Lot means a parcel or area of land designed for the parking of motor vehicles.K.Project means any changes as described in these regulations to buildings or property within the zoning districts noted that require review by the Capitol Planning Commission.L.Quasi-Public means a public or non-profit corporation or institution.M.Re-construction means the rebuilding of a structure or building in which changes are made to the structure so that the spaces enclosed and/or the shape and/or the size of the building is changed.N.Renovation means repairs and improvements which do not change the external structure, shape, or size of the building.O.Setback means the nearest horizontal distance from a lot line or normal high-water line to the nearest part of a structure, road, parking space or other regulated object or area.P.Story means that portion of a building including between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor or the roof next above it. A basement shall be considered a story for the purpose of height measurement where more than one-half (1/2) of its height is above the average level of the adjoining ground.Q.Streets mean any public or private Right-of-Way of a specified width, or a Right-of-Way shown on a recordable subdivision plan approved by the City of Augusta Planning Board, not including State owned driveways.R.Structural Alteration means changes in supporting members of a building, such as supporting walls, beams, columns, and girders.S.Structure means anything built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, goods or property of any kind, together with anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or in the ground, exclusive of fences, utility poles and associated appurtenances, sidewalks and handicap ramps. The term includes structures permanently or temporarily located, such as decks, signs, gas or liquid storage tanks that are principally stored above ground and satellite dishes. Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. Buildings separated only by party walls or abutting walls without openings shall be deemed to be separate buildings.
T.Yard(1) Front means a yard adjoining the front lot line, extending between the principal structure and the street.(2) Rear means a yard adjoining the rear lot line and extending between the rear lot line and the principal structure.(3) Side means a yard adjoining a side lot line extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line as required by district regulations. C.M.R. 18, 134, ch. 1, § 134-1-3, subsec. 134-1-3-1