Town of Shapleigh, ME Chapter 85 Streets and Sidewalks

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Shapleigh as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Street design standards — See Ch. 89, § 89-36.

Article I Street Specifications

[Adopted 3-11-1972 ATM by Arts. 31 and 32]

§ 85-1 Existing roads; acceptance by town.

A. Any existing so-called private road henceforth to be eligible for plowing and sanding by the town shall be brought to a thirty-two-foot right-of-way and 16 feet of hard surface between the shoulders. Said road must be of sufficient gravelled base to support year-around traffic.

B. The above conditions shall be financed by other than town funds.

C. When the proposed road has met these specifications, it may be presented to the townspeople for acceptance as a town way.

§ 85-2 New roads.

Any newly constructed road shall have a fifty-foot right-of-way and 18 feet of hard surface between the shoulders.