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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floor mixed use in the foreseeable footprint of the garage, the nine-
future. foot floor-to-ceiling requirement
ii. The first floor of the garage is set only applies to the street with
back a minimum of 35 feet from higher traffic volumes.
the street right-of-way and its c. Where the Board allows a waiver of
design does not provide an first floor mixed use, garages shall
impediment for development of display architecture that enhances the
such space for mixed-use in the pedestrian experience and disguises
future. Such space (between the the parking use to the extent possible.
garage and the street) shall, in the Use of traditional storefront design
interim, not be used for surface concepts and traditional building
parking. materials is encouraged.
iii. The applicant can demonstrate to 4. Surface parking in the B-3, B-6, and B-7
the satisfaction of the Planning zones
Board that a market for first floor a. Surface lots shall be laid out in a
mixed uses currently does not manner conducive to development of
exist, provided that the structure future buildings, and/or structured
of the garage is designed to parking.
accommodate retail and or b. Surface parking, including parking
mixed-uses in the future. In these aisles, shall be located at least 35 feet
cases, the Planning Board will from a street. The 35-foot setback
need to find that, on the street- shall not apply to driveways
level deck of a proposed parking perpendicular to the street providing
garage, a minimum of 20 feet access to the site.
horizontal distance of depth from c. In the B-7 zone, surface parking that
the street and nine feet finished does not meet the 35-foot parking
floor-to-finished ceiling clearance setback may be permitted as a
could house future retail and or conditional use, provided that:
mixed use. The applicant will i. All or a portion of the 35-foot
further need to demonstrate that setback area had a gravel surface
the garage design anticipates the on September 29, 2015.
future development of utilities ii. The total gravel surface area on
and circulation necessary for non- the lot and any contiguous lots
parking uses. Where a parking did not exceed 15,000 square feet
garage fronts on more than one on September 29, 2015.
public street and where there is iii. The parking spaces provide
an existing change in grade parking to a principal building on
elevation of over 5% across the a contiguous lot. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-27 USE STANDARDS

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