SECTION 1
In reviewing applications for the subdivision of land, the Board shall consider the following general requirements. In all instances, the burden of proof shall be upon the person proposing the subdivision.
SECTION 2
Any proposed subdivision shall be reviewed by the Board with respect to its effect upon existing services and facilities. The Final Plan shall include a list of the construction items that will be completed by the developer prior to the sale of lots and the list of construction and maintenance items that must be borne by the Town of Sebago, which shall include, but not be limited to:
Schools, including busing
Road maintenance and snow removal
Police and Fire protection
Recreation facilities
Solid waste disposal
The Board shall further require the developer to provide reasonable cost estimates to the town for the above services, and the expected tax revenue of the subdivision.
SECTION 3 RETENTION OF PROPOSED PUBLIC SITES AND OPEN SPACES
1. Depending on the size and location of the subdivision, the Board may required the developed to provide up to ten percent (10%) of his total area for recreation or other town purposes. It is desirable that areas reserved for recreation be a least one acre in size and easily accessible from all lots within the subdivision.
2. Land reserved for park and/or recreational purposes shall be of a character, configuration and location suitable for the particular use intended. A site to be used for active recreation purposes, such as a playground or a playfield, should be relatively level and dry, have a total frontage on one or more streets of at least 200 feet, and have no major dimensions of less then 200 feet. Sites selected primarily for scenic or passive recreation purposes shall have such access as the Board may deem suitable and shall have no less than twenty-five (25) feet of road frontage. The configuration of such cites shall be deemed adequate by the Board with regard to scenic attributes to be preserved, together with sufficient areas for trails, lookouts, etc. where necessary and
appropriate.
3. Where the proposed subdivision is located on a lake, pond, river, or stream, a portion of the waterfront area, when feasible, shall be included in the reserved land.
SECTION 4
The Board may require that a proposed subdivision design include a landscape plan that will show the preservation of existing trees, the replacement of trees and vegetation, graded contours, streams and the preservation of scenic, historic or environmentally desirable areas. The street and lot layout shall be adapted to the topography. Extensive grading and filling shall be avoided as far as possible.
SECTION 5
Where a subdivision is traversed by a natural water course, drainage way, channel or stream, there shall be provided a storm water easement or drainage right of way conforming substantially with the lines of such water course and such further width or construction, of both, as will assure that no flooding occurs and all storm water can be disposed of properly, such easement or right of way shall be wide enough to accommodate the situation.
SECTION 6 RESIDENTIAL LOT STANDARDS
1. Lots shall meet or exceed the minimum requirement of 60,000 square feet per residential dwelling unit.
2. If more than one residential dwelling unit is constructed on a single parcel, the minimum lot size requirement shall be met for each dwelling unit.
3. A lot abutting a lake, pond, river or stream shall have a minimum shore frontage of 150 feet, measured in a straight line between the two points of intersection of the side lot lines with the shorelines at normal high water elevation. A lot abutting a street or highway shall have a minimum frontage on said street or highway of 150 feet, measured in a straight line between the two points of intersection of the side lot lines with the sideline of said street or highway.
4. Structures shall not cover more than 20% of any lot.
5. This section shall not apply to any lot which prior to March 15, 1975 was specifically described as an identifiable and separate lot either in the instrument conveying such lot to the then owner or in a valid and enforceable agreement for purchase and sale or was shown on a plan recorded in accordance with the law, prior to March 15, 1975; provided that on and after March 15, 1975 if two or more lots or combination of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage are in single ownership at the time of passage or amendment of this Ordinance, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements for lot width and area as established by this Ordinance, the land involved shall be considered to be an individual parcel for the purpose of this Ordinance and no portion of said
parcel shall be used or sold which does not meet lot width and area requirements established by this Ordinance, nor shall any division of parcel be made which leaves remaining and lot width or area below the requirements stated in this Ordinance.
6. This Ordinance shall not apply to any structure in existence and in place on or before November 28, 1977, which then or therefore disposed or wastes by means of subsurface waste disposal, except that no person shall reduce the size of the lot upon which said structure is located to a size or frontage less than allowed by M.R.S.A. Title 12, § 4807-B. No lot shall be comprised or more than 15% unusable land.
SECTION 7 PROCEDURES FOR SUBDIVSION REVIEW
1. An application for subdivision approval shall be submitted on a form prepared by the Board, to the Board at the same time that the Sketch Plan is submitted to the Board.
SECTION 8 RESUBDIVISION
1. There shall be no re-subdivision of any lot for a period for five (5) years from the date of approval of the Final Plan. The developer shall note this restriction on all deeds.
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