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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a. Minimum lot size: 10 acres which may d. Any addition or exterior alteration,
include adjacent land owned by the such as change in façade materials,
institution on both sides of a public building form, or roof pitch, shall be
street. designed to be compatible with the
b. Minimum setback between buildings architectural style of the structure.
on-site: 20 feet. e. In the R-3 zone, any addition or
c. Minimum setback from external exterior alteration shall be limited to a
property boundary: 30 feet, except gross floor area equal to or less than
that parking garages over 35 feet in 25% of the total existing floor area as
height must be located 50 feet from of June 13, 2018.
external property boundaries when f. Paved areas shall be designed to be
adjacent to an adjoining residential compatible in size and scale with
use. neighboring properties in the area and
d. The area between the structure and properly screened from adjacent
adjoining residential uses must be streets.
adequately screened with appropriate 2. In the I-B zone
landscaping or other features to a. Multi-family buildings shall have a
buffer the building and effects thereof maximum of four units.
(i.e. noise, light, etc.) from abutting b. No open outside stairways or fire
properties. escapes above ground floor shall be
G. Multi-family constructed or have been constructed
1. In the R-3 and R-5 zones. Alteration of a in the immediately preceding five
structure existing and not in residential use years.
as of January 1, 1984 to three or more c. A below grade dwelling unit shall be
dwelling units shall be permitted as a permitted only if access is provided
conditional use provided that: directly to the outside of the building.
a. No open outside stairways or fire d. Density shall be determined by the
escapes above the ground floor shall most restrictive abutting residential
be constructed or have been zone, except for those lots which are
constructed in the immediately served by public water and sewer,
preceding five years. where density shall be determined by
b. 3,000 square feet of land area per the least restrictive abutting
dwelling unit shall be required. residential zone. If no residential zone
c. A lower level dwelling unit shall have a is abutting, density shall be
minimum of one-half of its floor-to- determined by the nearest residential
ceiling height above the average zone. Residential uses shall meet the
adjoining ground level. requirements of such abutting or
nearest residential zone. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-25 USE STANDARDS

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