10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 205, § 7 - REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
7.A. General
requirements: Condition of soil, ground water level drainage and topography
shall not create hazards to the property or to the health or safety of the
occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors
or other adverse influences, and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or
sudden flooding, subsidence or erosion shall be used for any purpose which
would expose persons or property to hazards.
7.A.1. Minimum lot sizes: Sites shall contain
a minimum of 1000 square feet (92-9 sq. m) (not including roads and streets)
for each R.V. and tent site, except that in areas subject to the 250-foot
(76.2m) mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act, there shall be a minimum of 5,000
square feet (464.5 sq. m) of suitable land, (not including roads and streets,)
for each site.
7.A.2. Primitive
sites: Primitive site shall contain a minimum of 10,000 square feet (929 sq.
m).
7.B. Setback: All
R.V. and tents shall be located at least 25 feet (7.6m) from any park boundary
line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least 15 feet (4.5 m) from
other park or area property boundary lines, and 100 feet (30.5m) from the
normal high water mark of a great pond classified GPA or a river flowing to a
great pond classified GPA, and 75 feet (22.9 m) from the normal high-water line
of other water bodies, tributary streams, or the upland edge of a wetland
subject to the 250-foot (76.2 m) Shoreland Zoning requirements.
7.C. Roads and streets: All parking areas
shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting
public streets or roads to each R.V. site. Alignment and gradient shall be
properly adapted to topography.
7.C.1.
Surfacing and maintenance: Surfacing and maintenance shall provide a smooth,
hard and dense surface which shall be well drained.
7.C.2. Access to sites: Access to R.V. sites
shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit
and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
7.D. Water stations: Each park, except
wilderness recreational parks, shall be provided with one or more easily
accessible water supply outlets for filling R.V. water storage tanks. Such
supply outlets shall be protected against the hazards of backflow and back
siphonage.
7.D.1. Individual water services:
If facilities for individual water service connections are provided, the
following requirements shall apply:
7.D.1.a.
Riser location: Riser pipes provided for individual water-service connections
shall be so located and constructed that they will not be damaged by the
parking of R.V.'s.
7.D.1.b. Riser
size: Water riser pipes shall extend at least four inches (10.2 cm) above
ground elevation. The pipe size shall be at least one half (1/2) inch (1.3 cm).
7.D.1.c. Frost protection:
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing of service lines, valves
and riser pipes if operated during late fall or winter.
7.D.1.e. Backflow protection: The use of
ordinary stop and waste valves where aspiration or backflow can occur into the
potable water system is prohibited.
7.E. Electrical distribution system: Every
park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures,
equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in
accordance with applicable state and local codes and rules governing such
systems. (Title 32 Chapter l7 M.R.S.A.)
7.F. Swimming pools: Where a swimming pool is
provided, it shall be constructed and operated in accordance with all state
rules applicable to swimming pools.
7.G. Plumbing: All plumbing shall comply with
applicable state and local plumbing laws, ordinances and regulations.
Notes
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