Draft Amendments for Road Frontage

Durham Land use Ordinance Adopted 4-2-2005, updated, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

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ARTICLE 19: DEFINITIONS

Section 19.1. DEFINITIONS

A. Construction of Language: All words not defined herein shall carry their customary and usual dictionary meanings. Words used in the present tense shall include the future. Words used in the singular shall include the plural. The word "shall’’ is used to indicate the mandatory and the word "may” is used to indicate the permissive. The words “occupied” or “used" shall be considered as though followed by the words “or intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied." Obvious typographical errors may be disregarded in interpretation of this Ordinance. Definitions followed by [brackets] indicate that the words have specific reference to individual articles and do not generally apply to all articles.

175. ROAD FRONTAGE: The linear distance between the sidelines of a lot, measured along the lot that borders upon whatever right-of-way serves as legal access to the lot. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following ways shall constitute legal access to a lot along which frontage may be measured.

a. A way accepted by, or established as belonging to, the Town of Durham, Androscoggin County, or the State of Maine, provided access is not specifically prohibited thereon.

b. An existing private way over which the owner of the lot has an established right of way. Also, the total, contiguous length of any lot line(s) that directly abut a public or private road, or approved private way, including curved arc lengths on cul-de-sacs, the sum of multiple faces on approved turnarounds, and the sum of combined frontage on a corner lot measured along the right of way line. Does not include combined frontage from non-contiguous property line segments.

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