§ 167-22. Utility lots.

A. 

Purpose. In the course of development, it may be necessary to site utility facilities on lots separately created for this sole purpose. Strict application of zoning limitations may inadvertently hamper or even prevent utility placement on separately created lots. For example, a utility lot may not be directly contiguous to a public roadway; it may not meet minimum lot size, frontage, setback or minimum lot coverage requirements. It is the Town's intention to allow creation of otherwise substandard lots for utility facility placement when devoted to facilitating development of surrounding or contiguous lands.

B. 

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

INTEGRATED SUPPLY NETWORK

A network intended to supply utilities or other supplies or services where the individual delivery is united with a larger coordinated system.

UTILITY

Infrastructure for the distribution of gas, electricity, water, information, or discharge of stormwater or sewage, for a specific residential subdivision or planned development district, delivered by an integrated supply network. "Utility" shall not include water towers, cell towers, power transmission lines, outdoor generation, photovoltaic arrays, substations, pipelines, satellite dishes, microwave dishes and conversion stations.

UTILITY LOT

A lot created within the Town soles for the placement of utility facilities.

C. 

The creation of a utility lot is subject to Town Planning Board subdivision review authority pursuant to Chapter 143 of the Malta Town Code.

D. 

In all zoning districts of the Town currently existing or hereinafter created, including all planned development districts, in which utility use is not an allowed use, it shall be a permitted use and will be subject to Town Planning Board special use permit review authority pursuant to Town Code § 167-38.1.

E. 

Utility lots are not subject to any dimensional limitations otherwise established by this chapter, including maximum lot coverage limitations, minimum lot size requirements, minimum setback requirements and minimum road frontage requirements. The sufficiency and/or suitability of the lot for its intended purpose will be considered by the Planning Board during special use permit review.

Added 7-7-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014