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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TABLE 5-D: MIXED-USE ZONE PURPOSE STATEMENTS
    B-1   To provide limited areas for the location of small-scale commercial establishments intended to serve a local market.
          Uses that are complimentary, quiet, and generally do not disturb the comfort and enjoyment of the adjoining
          neighborhood environment are encouraged, and should be designed for the pedestrian scale and to provide
          convenient access for nearby residents and workers to walk in to purchase goods and services. Buildings and uses shall
          be designed with attractive storefronts or similar features, with windows and doors convenient to a public sidewalk.
          This zone encourages mixed-use buildings, such as commercial first floor with residential uses above or combined
          retail/office uses in a multi-story structure. The zone also provides the opportunity for high residential density. Suitable
          locations for this zone may include street intersections and arterial streets with existing or proposed traditional
          neighborhood retail and service uses.
   B-1b   To provide appropriate opportunities for the establishment of small-scale ground floor commercial uses to serve a
          local market, while supporting mixed-use buildings with residential uses above ground floor commercial space and on
          the ground floor where the principal street frontage is maintained for active commercial uses. The zone also provides
          the opportunity for mixed use and high residential density. Suitable locations for this zone may include street
          intersections, arterial streets, and sites with existing or traditional neighborhood retail and service uses.
    B-2   To provide appropriate locations for the development and operation of community centers offering a mixture of
          commercial uses, housing, and services serving the adjoining neighborhoods and the larger community. The variety,
          sites, and intensity of the permitted commercial uses in the B-2 zone are intended to be greater than those permitted in
          the B-1/B-1b zones. The zone provides a broad range of goods and services with a mixture of large and small buildings,
          such as grocery stores, shops and services located in major shopping centers and along arterial streets. Such
          establishments should be readily accessible by automobile, by pedestrians and by bicycle. Development in the B-2 zone
          should relate to the surrounding neighborhoods by design, orientation, and circulation patterns. The zone should
          provide locations for moderate to high-density housing in urban neighborhoods along arterials.
   B-2b   To provide neighborhood and community retail, business and service establishments that are oriented to and built
          close to the street. The B-2b zone is appropriate in areas where a more compact urban development pattern exists or
          where a neighborhood-compatible commercial district is established which exhibits a pedestrian scale and character.
          Such locations may include the peninsula and other arterials and intersections with an existing urban or neighborhood-
          oriented building pattern. The B-2b should provide locations for moderate to high-density housing in urban
          neighborhoods along arterials.
   B-2c   To protect and enhance the quiet enjoyment of adjoining residential neighborhoods from the impacts of businesses
          that serve liquor and from other uses that are incompatible with adjoining neighborhoods due to noise.
  B-3 &   To maintain and enhance the role of the downtown as the business and commercial center of the region; to enhance
   B-3b   and promote the orderly expansion of retail and service businesses downtown, satisfying the related needs of the city’s
          resident, working, and visitor populations; to encourage increased housing opportunity downtown for a diverse
          residential population; to enhance the pedestrian environment through the encouragement of intensive mixed-use
          activities, through the enhancement and maintenance of public and private open space, and through the enlivenment
          and increased attractiveness of the street environment; to encourage excellence in urban design; to preserve and
          capitalize on the unique character and historic fabric of the downtown through the encouragement of reuse of
          significant existing structures; to provide opportunity for an enhanced presence and integration of the arts and cultural
          activities; to reinforce the role of the downtown as a meeting place for community residents and visitors alike from all
          walks of life and all socio- economic groups; to provide adequate parking and transportation facilities which promote
          accessibility, enhance and encourage development opportunity, and enhance and protect the pedestrian environment;
          In the Pedestrian Activities District (PAD) Overlay Zone, to create continuity of pedestrian-oriented uses along streets
          where such uses predominate and along streets which, over time, will establish and maintain a strong retail and
          pedestrian-oriented use pattern; and to provide for the relocation of residents who are displaced by development. 5-6 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE ZONES
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