Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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Manual and Design Manual standards, provided D. Conditions and limitations. Any right granted by
that such standards shall be additional to and the reviewing board on appeal shall be subject to
consistent with the provisions of this Land Use the same conditions and limitations as if secured
Code, necessary and reasonable, and in without the necessity of an appeal.
accordance with sound engineering and urban
design practice. 2.1.12 Planning Board appeals
An appeal from any final decision of the Planning
2.1.11 Administrative appeals Board as to any matter over which it has final
A. Application procedures. An appeal may be taken authority may be taken by any party or by any
to the Planning Board by any person affected by a authorized officer or agent of the City to the
final decision of the Planning Authority except as superior court in accordance with Rule 80B of the
provided elsewhere in this Land Use Code. Such Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. No appeal shall lie
appeal shall be taken within 30 days of the action concerning any matter as to which the power of the
complained of by filing with the Planning Board is limited to the making of a
Authority an application for appeal specifying the recommendation.
grounds thereof. The application shall be in such
form as specified by the Planning Authority. A 2.2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
payment of a nonrefundable filing fee, as 2.2.1 Composition
established by the City Council to cover The Historic Preservation Board shall consist of
administrative costs and costs of hearing, shall seven voting members who shall serve without
accompany each application. The Planning compensation. Members shall not be officers or
Authority shall forthwith transmit to the Planning employees of the City. Members shall have
Board all of the papers constituting the record demonstrated interest, knowledge, ability,
upon which the action appealed from was taken. experience, or expertise in restoration,
B. Public hearing. A public hearing shall be set, rehabilitation, or neighborhood conservation or
advertised and conducted by the Planning Board revitalization and shall be residents of the city.
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
C. Action. Within 30 days following the close of the 2.2.2 Appointments
public hearing, the Planning Board shall render a A. Terms. Members shall be appointed by the
decision on the appeal in the manner and form Council for terms of three years. Appointments
specified in the provisions of this article and the shall be staggered so that the terms of not
statutes of the state. The failure of the board to more than three members expire in any
act within 30 days shall be deemed a denial of the calendar year. Members may serve for three
appeal unless mutually extended in writing by the consecutive three-year terms.
appellant and the board. Within five days of such B. Vacancies. Vacancies on the Historic
decision or failure to act notice thereof shall be Preservation Board shall be filled within 60
mailed to each party. days. However, every member shall continue in
office after expiration of the term until a CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 2-5 ADMINISTRATION

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