APPENDIX C.
STANDARDS
Note: Appendix C will be repealed at the adoption of a Town of Sebago Land Use Ordinance.
Section 1. Size of Lot
A. No building, including a mobile home, shall be constructed upon or moved to a lot with an area of less than 60,000 square feet, except as noted in sub-section B, with a frontage width facing any highway,
street, lake or pond of less than 150 feet.
B. Any lot of record existing before March 1975 and not adjoined by other land of the same ownership,
may be used in accordance with State law. If two or more lots or combination of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage are in single ownership at the time of March 15, 1975, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirement for lot width and area, the land involved shall be considered to be an individual parcel of land and may be used in accordance with State law.
C. If an existing building burns, is demolished or moved, it may be replaced even though the lot may
measure less than 60,000 square feet, so long as reconstruction has commenced within a period of one year from the date of destruction.
D. Set Back. No building shall be erected on a lot unless the building shall be set back from the highway right-of-way at least twenty-five feet. [The rear line and side line setback requirements shall change
from fifteen (15) feet to five (5) feet for accessory buildings to be placed on lots of less than 20,000 square feet. This shall be meant to include not more than one structure of not more than 150 square feet, of not more than ten (10) feet in height, and shall not be used for additional dwelling unit(s).] [Added as an amendment October 22, 2002.]
E. Access to Lots. No building permit shall be issued to erect any structure on a lot without frontage on a highway, street, lake or pond unless an access road meeting the following criteria has been
constructed within a deeded right-of-way, a minimum of thirty (30) feet in width. The access road shall be constructed to a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet. The access road shall contain a minimum depth of fifteen inches of bank-run gravel and have drainage ditches and culverts at all appropriate points. Such an access road shall serve no more than two dwelling units. Any access road serving three dwelling units or more shall meet the road design and construction standards of the Sebago
Planning Board Standards for Reviewing Land Subdivisions.
F. Side Yard Width. No building shall be set less than fifteen (15) feet from any adjoining lot line. [The rear line and side line setback requirements shall change from fifteen (15) to five (5) feet for accessory buildings to be placed on lots of less than 20,000 square feet. This shall be meant to include not more than one structure of not more than 150 square feet, of not more than ten (10) feet in height, and shall
not be used for additional dwelling unit(s).] [Added as an amendment October 22, 2002.]
G. Driveways. Each lot shall be provided with a driveway of not less than ten feet (10) in width.
H. Off-street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount of three hundred (300) square feet per dwelling unit. This may be accomplished by driveway space, garage space, or parking lot space or any combination of the three.
Section 2. Minimum Floor Area
A. Every dwelling unit to be used by a single family shall enclose an area of at least six hundred (600) square feet of living space on the ground floor. Living space shall mean actual enclosed space, above or below grade, suitable for seasonal or year-round occupancy and shall not include porches, patios, and similar areas whether or not enclosed.
B. Seasonal homes (dwellings designed for occupancy for less than three months) must meet the living space requirement and no seasonal home may be converted to a permanent dwelling unit or used as such unless these requirements are met.
C. Existing dwelling units not meeting the requirements of this section may be enlarged, repaired, or altered.
D. Multi-family dwelling houses are exempt from the ground floor requirements for each unit, but must contain a minimum unit area of 750 square feet. Multi-family dwelling housed shall be defined as structures containing more than one self-contained living area with its own kitchen and bath facility. Each additional dwelling unit shall require an additional 60,000 square feet of lot area, with the following exception:
1. A one-bedroom family apartment may be allowed as an accessory use of an existing single-family residence, regardless of lot size and road frontage. It shall be occupied only by a direct family member, by blood, adoption, or marriage. If a family apartment has been approved
by the Town and the family member no longer lives in the apartment,
the Town approval shall be considered void. This specifically disallows usage of said apartment by non-family members. All structural changes shall meet all applicable state and local plumbing and building codes. (Added as amended November 30, 2002.)
Section 8. Exterior Finish
A. The exterior walls of all dwelling houses, accessory garages and commercial buildings shall be finished with a covering of clapboards, wood siding, wood or asbestos shingles, masonry, brick, stone or other approved material.
B. Such coverings shall be completed within two years after the outside studding is in place or within two years of the date that the building is relocated to the lot.
C. Tarred paper or tarred felt or similar substances shall not be used on any building unless completely hidden from view by the finished exterior wall covering.
D. Every new roof or roof which is hereafter recovered shall be covered with non-combustible or fire resistant roofing materials. The used of tarred felt or tarred paper as a permanent roof covering is prohibited.
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