(A) Unless otherwise defined herein, the
definitions contained in the Act and the Fletcher Zoning Bylaw shall apply to
these regulations.
(B) Words, phrases and terms neither defined
herein nor elsewhere in these regulations shall have their usual and customary
meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
(C) Any interpretation or clarification of
words, phrases or terms contained herein by the DRB or other jurisdiction shall
be based on the following definitions, state statute, and the need for
reasonable and effective implementation of these regulations.
For the purposes of these
regulations, the following words shall be defined as follows:
The Act: The Vermont Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act,
Title 24, Chapter 117, Vermont Statutes Annotated.
Building Envelope: A specific area delineated on
a lot within which all structures are to be located..
Buffer: A designated strip or area
of land intended to visibly and/or functionally separate one use from another;
to shield or block noise, lights or other nuisance from neighboring properties;
and/or to lessen the visual or physical impact of development on surface
waters, wetlands and other natural and scenic areas.
Community Sewage Disposal System:
Any wastewater disposal system other than a municipal sewage disposal
system, owned by the same person or persons, that disposes of sewage for
domestic, commercial, industrial or institutional uses to two or more users or
customers.
Community Water System: Any water
system owned by the same person or persons that supplies water for domestic,
commercial, industrial, or institutional uses to two or more users or
customers.
DRB: The Development Review Board
of the Town of Fletcher.
Final Plat: The final drawings on which
the subdivision is presented to the DRB for approval and which, if approved,
shall be filed for record with the Town Clerk.
Lot:
A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by only one principal use,
and accessory structures or uses customarily incidental to the principal
use (unless otherwise approved as part
of mixed use or Planned Unit Development)
A lot shall have sufficient size to meet the zoning requirements for
use, area, setbacks, density, and coverage, and to provide such yards, and
other open areas as herein required. Such lot shall have frontage on a
maintained public road or other legal access as approved by the DRB. For the purposes of these regulations, Town
Road rights-of-way shall not be considered lot boundaries unless approved as
such by the DRB.
Open Space: The undeveloped portion of
any development parcel(s) which is not occupied by buildings, streets, rights‑of‑way,
driveways, parking spaces, commercial recreation facilities, or yard (setback)
areas, and which is set aside, dedicated, or designated for the use and enjoyment
of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space, or
for the preservation and continued use of agricultural land, or for the protection of natural areas.
Preliminary Plan: The preliminary drawings for
a major subdivision indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision to be
submitted to the DRB for its consideration.
Resubdivision: Any change in a recorded
subdivision plat, if such change affects any street layout on such plat, or
area reserved thereon for public use, or any lot line; or if the change affects
any map, plan or conditions recorded in association with the subdivision plat.
Sketch Plan: An informal sketch of the
proposed subdivision, the purpose of which is to enable the sub-divider to
reach general agreement with the DRB as the form of the subdivision and
objective and requirements of these regulations.
Street: Any road, highway, avenue,
street, land or other way between right-of-way lines, commonly used for
vehicular traffic and serving three or more lots.
Subdivider: Any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association, or any of these entities working in
cooperation, who shall lay out for the purpose of sale or development or
otherwise any subdivision or part thereof as defined in these regulations,
either for himself or others. The term
shall include an applicant for subdivision approval.
Subdivision: Division of any lot or parcel of land, after the effective date of
these regulations, for the purpose of conveyance, transfer of ownership, improvement,
building, development, or sale. The
term subdivision includes re-subdivision.
Any residential subdivision containing four (4) or more lots, including
all lots created from a single parcel within the past four (4) years; and any
multi-family housing project, and/or planned residential
Development (PRD) or planned
unit development (PUD), as defined in the Fletcher Zoning Bylaws.
Town Plan: The Fletcher Town Plan as
most recently adopted.
Tract of Land: A defined area of land.
Wetlands: To include all wetlands identified on National Wetland Inventory (NWI)
maps, wetland areas identified as “Ecologically Significant Wetlands” by the
Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage Program, and/ or wetland areas identified
through site analysis to be inundated by surface or groundwater with a
frequency sufficient to support vegetation or aquatic life that depend on
saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction
pursuant to the Vermont Wetland Rules.