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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D. The term “may” is permissive and does not substantial change in circumstance or substantial
express a requirement or imposition. new evidence is available.
E. The conjunction “and” indicates that all
connected words or provisions apply. 1.10 AMENDMENTS
F. The conjunction “or” indicates that the 1.10.1 Authority
connected words or provisions may apply The City Council may amend this Land Use Code
singly or in any combination. and the zoning map incorporated herein.
G. The conjunction “either […] or” indicates that
the connected words or provisions apply singly, 1.10.2 Procedure
but not in combination. A. An application for a text or zoning map
amendment shall be filed with the Planning
1.8.6 Gender Authority. A payment of a nonrefundable
Words denoting one gender apply to all genders. application fee, as established by the City
Council to cover administrative costs and costs
1.8.7 Abbreviations of a hearing, shall accompany each application.
Building Authority. Either the Department of The fee for text or zoning map amendment
Permitting and Inspections, its director, or their applications may be waived or reduced by the
designee. Planning Authority in the case of an application
submitted by a governmental body or where an
Council. The Portland City Council. applicant can establish financial hardship. If a
text or zoning map amendment application is
Planning Authority. Either the Department of withdrawn by an applicant prior to the
Planning and Urban Development, its director, or submission of the advertisement copy to the
their designee. newspaper to announce the public hearing, a
refund of half of the amount of the application
Public Works Authority. Either the Department of fee will be made to the applicant by the City
Public Works, its director, or their designee. provided that all costs incurred by the City have
been paid in full by the applicant.
1.9 SUCCESSIVE APPLICATIONS B. Once it is determined that the application is
Whenever any application, appeal, or other request complete, the Planning Authority shall give a
filed pursuant to this Land Use Code has been finally dated receipt to the applicant and, in the case
denied on its merits, a second application, appeal or of a map amendment, shall notify, by mail, all
other request seeking essentially the same relief, property owners within the limits of the
whether or not in the same form or on the same proposed zoning map amendment and all
theory, shall not be brought within one year of such property owners 500 feet beyond said area,
denial unless, in the opinion of the authority or except that for map amendments to a site
board before which it is brought, there has been a located within industrial zone designations the
notice range shall be 1,000 feet. The notice CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 1-3 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

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