Part II - DEFINITIONS
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE shall mean in one- and two- family dwellings not more than three stories height with separate means of egress, a building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building and which is located on the same lot.
ALTERATION shall mean any construction, relocation, replacement, repair, addition, or renovation to an existing structure that requires a permit. Also, a change in a mechanical system that involves the extension, addition or change to the arrangement, type or purpose of the original installation that requires a permit.
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE shall mean 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. The term includes structures temporarily or permanently located such as satellite dishes, decks, patios and porches.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY shall mean the documentation showing completion of code enforcement requirements required by the Town.
CHIMNEY shall mean a primary vertical structure containing one or more flues, for the purpose of carrying gaseous products of combustion and air from a fuel-burning appliance to the outside atmosphere.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: a qualified building inspector appointed by the Board of Selectmen to issue construction, maintenance, alteration, upgrade, and other permits authorized by this ordinance, to inspect such projects within the Town of Sebago, and to enforce the ordinances of the Town so as to insure compliance and promote sage and legal building practices.
CONSTRUCTION shall mean the new building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site or sites. For purposes of this ordinance "construction" shall not apply to alterations of existing structures as defined above.
FOUNDATION shall mean the portion of a building's structure that serves to transfer the weight of the building into the ground.
GARAGE shall mean a building or a residence for storing a car.
LIVING SPACE Shall mean a space within a dwelling unit utilized for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, bathing, washing and sanitation purposes, inclusive of patios, porches, decks and similar structures.
Living space shall have a minimum ceiling height requirement, which is defined as a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet (2134 mm) measured from the finish floor to the lowest projection from the ceiling.
MAINTENANCE shall mean any action to repair an existing structure, which replaces the original components with those having equal or similar utility and value.
MANUFACTURED HOME Shall mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is 8 body feet (2438 body mm) or more in width or 40 body feet (12 192 body mm) or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 square feet (30m2) or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with our without a permanent foundation when connected when connected t the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure that meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary (HUD) and complies with the standards established under this title. For
mobile homes built prior to June 15, 1976, a label certifying compliance to the Standard for Mobile Homes, NFPA 501, in effect at the time of the manufacture is required. For the purpose of these provisions, a mobile home shall be considered a manufactured home.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING shall mean a structure containing more than one self-contained living area with its own kitchen and bath facility.
PERMIT shall mean a construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding onto pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovation. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance with national, regional, and local building codes.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE shall mean a vehicle or vehicular attachment designed for temporary sleeping or living quarters for one (1) or more persons which is not a dwelling and which may include a pickup camper, travel trailer, tent trailer, and motor home.
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING shall mean a room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use as living quarters for only one family including provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating. The term shall include mobile homes, but shall not include trailers or recreational vehicles.
SMOKE DETECTOR shall mean device that detects smoke and issues an alarm to alert nearby people that there is a potential fire.
TRAILER shall mean any vehicle used or so constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance on the public streets and highways and duly licensed as such; it may be constructed in such a manner as to permit occupancy thereof as a temporary dwelling for one (1) or more persons. A trailer shall not be construed as a mobile home, or a manufactured home.
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