Terms defined. As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
AMENITY ZONE
A portion of the public right-of-way, typically adjacent
to the sidewalk but outside the pedestrian walking area, including
FBCVD streetscape elements.
ART CENTER - INDOOR
A structure or complex of structures for housing the visual
and/or performing arts. Includes the retail sale of art.
ART GALLERY/MUSEUM
A public place consisting of a building containing objects
such as, but not limited to, paintings, prints, sculptures, scientific
and historical objects, which are either for sale to the general public
or are displayed for viewing only. Outdoor display, excluding retail
sales, is permitted only as an accessory use during business hours
and may not impede pedestrian traffic.
BLOCK LENGTH
The distance between new FBCVD street intersections. The
applicable FBCVD street frontage type determines block length.
BOATYARD
A facility, whether open or enclosed, providing for the storage
of watercraft. This definition does not include properties that are
used to store watercraft exclusively for non-commercial, personal
use.
BUILDABLE AREA
The area of the lot that building(s) may occupy. The buildable
area sets the limits of the building footprint now and in the future;
additions to structures must be within the designated area.
BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The part of the section that establishes basic parameters
regulating building form, including the envelope, placement (in three
dimensions) and certain permitted/required building elements, such
as storefronts, street walls, building height, and window proportionality.
Building development standards are determined by the applicable FBCVD
street frontage type standards. This produces a coherent FBCVD streetscape
and context.
BUILDING FORM
The form of a building, based on its massing, private frontage,
and height.
CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE FBCVD STREET
Visible from the Form Based Code Village District street,
which includes squares, civic greens, parks, and all public space
except alleys. A building element more than 30 feet from the front
of the FBCVD street (such as items facing a common lot line more than
31 feet away from a FBCVD street) is by definition not clearly visible
from the FBCVD street. Also common and/or party walls are by definition
not clearly visible from the FBCVD street.
CONNECTIVITY MASTER PLAN
A plan that demonstrates the key elements of the Form Based
Code Village District, including connectivity within the development
and to adjacent parcels, block lengths and other standards as prescribed
by applicable FBCVD street frontage types (such as Town Center or
Town Residential). A plan must show how the project will conceptually
relate to the context, allowing for a proactive planning process.
A conceptual Connectivity Master Plan must be approved by the Planning
Board in order for an applicant to obtain subdivision or site plan
approval for a project located in a Form Based Code Village District.
CONTEXT
Surroundings, including a combination of architectural, natural
and civic elements that define district, neighborhood, FBCVD street
or specific block character.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail establishment that accommodates neighborhood needs
for groceries and sundries and that may sell, as accessory uses, prepared
food for carry-out.
DRIVEWAY
A public or private roadway that provides vehicular access
to the front, side or rear of a panel.
FACADE
The face of a building, specifically the front that looks
onto an FBCVD street or public space.
FBCVD STREET
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner
District or the Sebago Lake Village District and primarily used for
vehicular movement and on-street parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape"
for a more detailed definition of the role of the FBCVD street as
part of the public realm as typically defined by the facade of buildings
on either side of the FBCVD street right-of-way.
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGE
The lot line coincident with the required build-to-zone (RBZ)
or that portion of the building that is coincident with the required
build-to-zone (RBZ) as required by this section.
FBCVD STREET FRONTAGE TYPE
Street frontage type of a public or private right-of-way
established by a Form Based Code Village District Regulating Plan.
FBCVD STREET SPACE
The space as defined between buildings on opposite sides
of the FBCVD street, including streetscape components such as sidewalk
and amenities.
FBCVD STREET WALL
A wall, such as masonry, decorative wood or metal, set back
(or forward) not more than eight inches from the required build-to-zone
(RBZ) or adjacent building facade and built to the height specified
in the FBCVD street frontage type standards.
FBCVD STREETSCAPE
The urban element that establishes the major part of the
public realm. The FBCVD streetscape is composed of thoroughfares (travel
lanes for vehicles and bicycles, parking lanes for cars, and sidewalks
or paths for pedestrians) as well as the visible private frontages
(building facades and elevations, porches, yards, fences, awnings,
etc.) and the amenities of the public frontages (FBCVD street trees
and plantings, benches, FBCVD streetlights, etc.).
FENESTRATION
An opening in the building wall, such as doors or windows,
allowing light and views between interior and exterior. Fenestration
is measured as glass area for enclosed space and as open area for
parking structures.
GROUND FLOOR
The first floor of a building other than a cellar or basement
and that is most level with the ground as viewed from the public street.
INDOOR AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATION
Establishments providing indoor amusement or entertainment
for a fee or admission charge, such as arcades containing coin-operated
amusements and/or electronic games (five or more such games or coin-operated
amusements in any establishment constitutes an arcade in compliance
with this definition, four or less are not considered a land use separate
from the primary use of the site); card rooms, billiard and pool halls;
bowling alleys; ice skating and roller skating; dance halls, clubs
and ballrooms which are principal uses rather than being subordinate
to an eating or drinking place; gymnasiums, reducing salons, health
and athletic clubs including indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities;
tennis, handball, racquetball, indoor archery and shooting ranges
and other indoor sports activities.
LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID)
A more sustainable land development pattern that results
from a site planning process that first identifies critical natural
resources, then determines the best layout of an FBCVD street pattern
while meeting the applicable Form Based Code Village District street
standards for the applicable Form Based Code Village District street
frontage type, and incorporates a range of best management practices
(BMPs) that preserve the natural hydrology of the land to minimize
and treat stormwater runoff in a decentralized manner.
MINIMUM LOT SIZE REDUCTION PERMIT
A permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer for lots
located within a Form Based Code Village District that are less than
20,000 square feet in area but more than 15,000 square feet in area
and that meet the standards of 22 M.R.S.A. § 42, the Maine
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules (10-144 CMR Ch. 241), 12 M.R.S.A.
§ 4807, and the Maine Minimum Lot Size Rules (10- 144 CMR
Ch. 243), as such statutes and rules may be amended from time to time.
OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALES
The display and sale of products and services, during hours
of operation, primarily outside of a building or structure approved
for such use, excluding vehicles, garden supplies, tires and motor
oil, boats, farm equipment, motor homes, burial monuments, building
and landscape materials, and lumber yards. Any such incidental use
may not impede pedestrian movement and must meet the applicable standards
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
OUTDOOR RECREATION LIMITED
A facility that is smaller than three acres for various outdoor
participant sports and types of recreation (e.g., amphitheaters, miniature
golf courses, skateboard parks, swim and tennis clubs, etc.).
PARKING, STACKED
A parking arrangement in a manner that all cars do not have
direct access to a parking aisle.
PEDESTRIAN ORIENTATION
A physical structure or place with design qualities and elements
that contribute to an active, inviting and pleasant place for pedestrians
that typically includes most of the following elements:
(1)
Building facades that are highly articulated at the FBCVD street
level, with interesting uses of material, color, and architectural
detailing, located directly behind the sidewalk;
(2)
Visibility into buildings at the FBCVD street level;
(3)
Continuity of building facades along the FBCVD street with few
interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores;
(4)
Signs oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather than the
motorist.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED USE
A land use that is intended to encourage walk-in customers
and that generally does not limit the number of customers by requiring
appointments or otherwise excluding the general public. A pedestrian-oriented
use provides spontaneous draw from the sidewalk and FBCVD street due
to visual interest, high customer turnover, and/or social interaction.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
The building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted,
usually located toward the frontage of the lot.
PRIVATE FRONTAGE
The privately held layer between the required build-to-zone
(RBZ) and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping
may be held to specific standards. The variables of private frontage
are the depth of the setback and the combination of architectural
elements such as fences, stoops, porches, and galleries.
PUBLIC FRONTAGE
The area between the curb of the vehicular lanes and the
required build-to-zone (RBZ). Elements of the public frontage include
the type of curb, walk, planter, FBCVD street tree, and FBCVD streetlight.
PUBLIC WATER
A common water service operated by a municipality, governmental
agency, or a public utility for the furnishing of water that meets
the standards of the State of Maine for drinking water.
RAIN GARDEN
A planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious
urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted
lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed.
REGULATING PLAN
The coding key for the Form Based Code Village District street frontage types. FBCVD street frontage types illustrate aspects of the built environment such as how each building lot relates to adjacent properties, building development standards, the FBCVD streetscape, civic space, parks, parking lots as well as the overall desired pattern of development, particularly the importance of connectivity between neighborhoods. Regulating Plans for the Standish Corner District and the Sebago Lake Village District are
included at the end of this chapter as Attachment 2 (Standish Corner District) and Attachment 3 (Sebago Lake Village District) and incorporated herein by reference.
Within the Form Based Code Village Districts, a required
build-to-zone establishes where the placement of a building may be
in accordance with the applicable FBCVD street frontage type.
ROD
A historic unit of measure equal to 16.5 feet.
SCD
Standish Corner District as shown on the Town of Standish's
Official Zoning Map.
SCD STREET
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Standish Corner
District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street
parking. Refer to "FBCVD streetscape" for a more detailed definition
of the role of the SCD street as part of the public realm as typically
defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the SCD street
right-of-way.
SIGNABLE AREA
An area on the facade of a building specifically designed
for locating signage. On existing buildings, the signable area is
a space free of windows and doors and does not interfere with architectural
details such as columns or cornices.
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
A structure containing one primary dwelling unit. A "single-family home" may include accessory dwelling units as defined in §
181-3 subject to all relevant standards of this section.
Sebago Lake Village District as shown on the Town of Standish's
Official Zoning Map.
SLVD STREET
Specifically the area from curb to curb or shoulder to shoulder
within a public or private right-of-way located in the Sebago Lake
Village District, and primarily used for vehicular movement and on-street
parking. Refer to "FBCVD Streetscape" for a more detailed definition
of the role of the FBCVD street as part of the public realm as typically
defined by the facade of buildings on either side of the FBCVD street
right-of-way.
SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING BOARD REVIEW
A formal Planning Board review separate and apart from site
plan or subdivision review triggered by certain types of projects
in a Form Based Code Village District.
TYPE
A category, determined by function, disposition, and configuration,
including size or extent. There are community types, FBCVD street
types, frontage types and civic space types.
VILLAGE HOUSING
A building or buildings located in a Form Based Code Village District that contain at least four but no more than 48 dwelling units with no age restriction on residents. Village housing may be accessed by a private internal driveway and orient buildings to that driveway as if it were a Town Residential or SLVR road provided the vegetated buffer requirements of §
181-28.1 are met.
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