Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/ae8cabd1-66eb-4a1c-9224-92bbca5e792f ↗

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1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS                                necessary for the enforcement of the Land Use
                                                         Code.
1.1 TITLE
The title of this chapter of the City of Portland Code   1.5.2     Violations
of Ordinances is the City of Portland Land Use Code      Any person being the owner or occupant of, having
and is referred to as the City of Portland Land Use      control of, or having the use of any building or
Code or the Land Use Code.                               premises or part thereof, who violates any of the
                                                         provisions of this Land Use Code, shall be guilty of
1.2 ZONING MAP                                           an offense and subject to the penalties and
The City of Portland zoning map is incorporated by       remedies provided in Chapter 1, Section 1-15 of the
reference.                                               City of Portland Code of Ordinances and 30-A
                                                         M.R.S. § 4452.
1.3 PURPOSE
The intent of the Land Use Code is to protect the        1.6 RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LAWS
health, safety, and general welfare of the residents     1.6.1 Federal and state law
of Portland, consistent with the City’s                  Where conditions, standards, or requirements
Comprehensive Plan, through standards that govern        imposed by any provision of this Land Use Code are
the orderly and compatible use of land, the form         found to be inconsistent with a provision listed in
and mass of buildings, and the relationship of           the law or regulations of the State of Maine or
development to the public realm, Portland’s open         federal government, the more restrictive provision
spaces, and the environment.                             shall control.

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