A. 
For the purposes of this chapter, words and terms used herein shall be interpreted as listed in § 335-17 of this chapter.
B. 
If a word is not defined by this chapter but is defined by Chapter 405, Zoning, of this Code, as amended, the definition in Chapter 405, Zoning, shall apply. If a word is not defined by this chapter but is defined by the Washington County Stormwater Ordinance, then the Stormwater Ordinance shall apply.
C. 
The word "includes" shall mean to specifically include an item but not necessarily be limited to such item.
D. 
Any word or term not defined in this chapter or Chapter 405, Zoning, or the Stormwater Ordinance shall have its plain and ordinary meaning as determined by the Development Coordinator or designee within the context of the word's use within the applicable section of this chapter. A standard reference dictionary may be consulted.
When used in this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless expressly stated otherwise or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITY ORDINANCE
The Adequate Public Facility Ordinance adopted by the Town Council, with any subsequent revisions.[1]
APPLICANT
A landowner or developer who has filed an application for a subdivision or land development, including his/her heirs, successors or assignees.
BLOCK
A tract of land or a lot or group of lots, bound by streets, public parks, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses or bodies of water, boundary lines of the Town or by any combination of the above.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE or BUILDING RESTRICTION LINE
The line beyond which a building shall not extend in either a front, side or rear direction as determined by requirements of Chapter 405, Zoning, of this Code, County Health and Human Services Department regulations, or the County Highway Plan. In the case of conflict among the requirements, the most restrictive shall apply.
CARTWAY
The paved portion of a street or highway designed for vehicular traffic and paved areas intended for on-street parking.
COMMISSION
The Planning Commission of the Town of Smithsburg.
DAYS
Calendar days.
DEDICATION
The deliberate setting aside of land by the owner for any general and public uses, reserving to himself no other rights than such are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.
DEVELOPER (SUBDIVIDER)
Any landowner, agent of such landowner or tenant with permission from a landowner who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or land development.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or structures, street and other paving, utilities, mining, dredging, filling, grading, excavation or drilling operations and the subdivision of land, as well as sewage disposal systems and water supply systems.
DWELLING
A building or portion thereof arranged or designated to provide one or more dwelling units.
A. 
DWELLING UNITA dwelling or portion thereof providing complete living facilities for one family; provided, however, that this term shall not be deemed to include rooming houses, boardinghouses, or lodging houses or hotels, motels, tourists homes or other similar places offering overnight accommodations for transients.
B. 
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGA building, commonly known as a "single-family house," designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence having one dwelling unit from the ground to roof and open space on all sides; where a private garage is structurally attached to such a dwelling, it shall be considered as part thereof.
C. 
TWO-FAMILY DETACHED (DUPLEX) DWELLINGA single building containing two dwelling units separated by a party wall and intended and designed to be occupied as a residence by two families living independently of each other as separate housekeeping units.
D. 
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED (TOWNHOUSE) DWELLINGA portion of a building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for only one family and having:
(1) 
Only one dwelling unit from ground to roof;
(2) 
Two points of independent outside access;
(3) 
At least two other dwellings built in conjunction therewith; and
(4) 
Any portion of one or more walls in common with an adjoining dwelling.
E. 
MULTIFAMILY (APARTMENT) DWELLINGA building containing one dwelling unit above another dwelling unit or a building containing three or more dwelling units and designed to be occupied by three or more families living independently of one another.
EASEMENT
A grant by the property owner to the public, a corporation, a person, group of persons or another tract of land of a use of land for specified purposes.
ENGINEER, TOWN
The registered professional engineer designated by Town Council to perform all duties required of the Town Engineer by the provisions of this chapter.
FLOODPLAIN, ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR
The floodplain as delineated in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) prepared by the Department of Housing and Urban Development/Federal Insurance Administration (HUD/FIA) showing areas subject to inundation by waters of the one-hundred-year flood.
FOREST CONSERVATION ORDINANCE
The Washington County Forest Conservation Ordinance adopted by the Board of County Commissioners for Washington County on February 2, 1993, and any subsequent revisions, including, by reference, the Washington County Conservation Technical Manual. See Chapter 405, Zoning, § 405-26B.
IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT
An agreement in a form and manner acceptable to the Town requiring a developer to install the improvements required by this chapter or which appear on the official approved plans.
LANDOWNER
The owner of a legal or equitable interest in land, including the holder of a formal option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee (if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the right of the landowner), or other person having a substantial proprietary interest in land.
LANE
A right-of-way other than a street which provides service access for vehicles to the side or rear of abutting property.
LOT
A contiguous area of land within defined lot lines that is a distinct and legally recorded separate parcel of land according to the official records of the County Recorder of Deeds.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
The revision or deletion of one or more lot lines in such a way that all of the following are true:
A. 
No additional lot(s) will be created beyond what was previously approved;
B. 
No additional street segments or significant changes in alignment are proposed other than what was previously approved;
C. 
No additional new nonconformities will be created under Chapter 405, Zoning; and
D. 
No new land development will be considered other than land development that was previously approved or buildings to support crop farming.
LOT, REVERSE FRONTAGE
A lot that abuts a public street on one side of the lot but has vehicular access only from a public street on the opposite side of the lot.
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
An agreement, in a form and manner acceptable to Town Council, requiring the developer of required improvements to make any repairs or reconstructions and to maintain such improvements for a certain period.
MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE
Financial which is acceptable to the Town to secure the promise made by a developer in the maintenance agreement that required improvements shall be maintained by the developer. (Note: These guarantees typically include acceptable letters of credit, performance bonds, escrow agreements, and other similar collateral or surety agreements.)
MAJOR SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel which does not qualify as a minor subdivision.
MDE
The Maryland Department of the Environment or its applicable successor agencies.
MINOR SUBDIVISION
A proposal involving land, other than a land development, which is either:
A. 
A lot line adjustment; or
B. 
A subdivision:
(1) 
That results in only one new additional residential lot, or only one new additional clearly agricultural lot of more than 10 acres, in addition to the one preexisting parent lot; and[2]
(2) 
Which does not involve an extension or new segment of a street (other than what was previously approved).
MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE
The Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, and as may further be amended, or its successor legislation.
ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD
A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur every 100 years (such as that has a one-percent chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year) or as defined in the Washington County Floodplain Ordinance.
OPEN SPACE
The area of a lot not occupied by principal or accessory structures, streets, driveways, or parking areas, but may include areas occupied by walkways, picnic pavilions, play equipment and other areas occupied by noncommercial outdoor recreation facilities.
OPEN SPACE, COMMON
The definition in Chapter 405, Zoning, shall apply.
OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC
Common open space owned by a government agency or the Town for public recreation.
OWNER
The individual, firm, association, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under this chapter.
PANHANDLE LOT
A polygonal-shaped lot with the appearance of a pan or flag and staff in which the handle is most often used as the point of access to a street or road. The handle, when less than the minimum width for a building lot in the zoning district where it is to be located, is not to be used in computing the minimum area required.
PARCEL
A tract, lot, or area of land.
PARKING
Outdoor areas or specially designed buildings or garages used for the storage of vehicles; unless otherwise stated, shall mean off-street parking.
PATHWAY
A pedestrian accessway which is not adjacent to a street or access drive and conforms to this chapter.
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission of the Town of Smithsburg, appointed by the Mayor and Council pursuant to the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
PLAT
A map, plan, chart or drawing indicating the subdivision or resubdivision of land filed or intended to be filed for the record.
A. 
PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION PLANA preliminary sketch plan of the proposed plat showing the subdivider's desires in regard to the future development of land for informal consideration by the Planning Commission.
B. 
PRELIMINARY PLATA tentative map indicating the subdivision of land, prepared in accordance with the requirements of this chapter as a basis for consideration prior to the preparation of the final plat.
C. 
FINAL PLATThe final map or plan which legally describes the subdivision of land, containing a detailed plan of the property, giving all dimensions, angles and bearings, together with such information, statements and certificates as required by this chapter, presented to the Planning Commission for approval, and which, when approved, will be submitted to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County for recording.
RESUBDIVISION
A change in a plat of an approved or recorded subdivision if such change affects any street layout, any lot line, or any area reserved or dedicated to public use.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, PRIVATE
An easement or right of passage over privately owned lands.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC
A land area designated, dedicated, or reserved for use as a highway, street, alley, or interior walk, or for a drainage channel or other public purpose.
SHA
The Maryland State Highway Administration.
STREET
A public right-of-way intended for vehicular traffic, including arterials, parkways, thoroughfares, collector streets, local streets, culs-de-sac, marginal access streets, avenues, roads, lanes and other public ways, with the exception of alleys and as now or hereafter or otherwise designated.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND and SUBDIVIDE
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development. It includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of resubdivision or to the land or territory subdivided, as defined in the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended from time to time.
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED
In the judgment of the Town Engineer, at least 90% (based upon the cost of the required improvements for which financial was posted) of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated for its intended use.
TOWN
The Town of Smithsburg, Washington County, Maryland. Unless otherwise stated, this shall mean Town Council and its authorized agents.
TOWN COUNCIL
The Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Smithsburg.
WATER, CENTRAL SYSTEM OR SERVICE
Service by a water system which transmits water from a common source to more than one dwelling, principal use lot.
WATERCOURSE
Any natural or artificial waterway, stream, river, creek, ditch, channel, millrace, canal, conduit, gully, ravine or wash in which water flows in a definite direction or course, either continuously or intermittently, and which has a definite channel and bed and shall include any area adjacent thereto subject to inundation by reason of overflow of floodwaters.
WATER, PUBLIC SYSTEM OR SERVICE
Central water service that is owned and/or operated by a municipal authority or a Maryland Public Service Commission regulated water company and that serves more than 50 dwelling units or principal uses.[3]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 300, Public Facilities, Adequate.
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[3]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).