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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nonresidential structure accessory residential or existing accessory
thereto. structure shall be 24.
c. The maximum capacity shall be 12 vii. Any additions or exterior
children for facilities located in alterations such as facade
residential or existing structures materials, building form, roof
accessory thereto, unless the pitch, and exterior doors shall be
additional standards in paragraph (d) designed to be compatible with
below are met. the architectural style of the
d. Preschool facilities located either in building and preserve the
structures that have been in residential appearance of the
residential use within the past five building.
years or in existing accessory J. Raising of domesticated animals for non-
structures and that serve between 13 commercial purposes
and 24 children shall meet the 1. No animals shall be kept on any lot less
following additional standards: than three acres or closer than 100 feet to
i. The facility shall provide a any street or lot line, except domesticated
minimum of 75 square feet of chickens as regulated in Chapter 5 of the
outdoor play area per child. City of Portland Code of Ordinances.
ii. The play area shall be located in 2. This use shall not create any odor, noise,
the side and rear yards only and health, or safety hazards, or other nuisance
shall not be located in front yards. to neighboring properties.
iii. Outside play areas shall be 3. Raising of pigs or reptiles is not permitted.
separated from abutting K. Sheltered care group homes
properties by a fence at least 48 1. A sheltered care group home shall not be
inches in height. located within 500 feet of another, as
iv. A 10-foot-wide landscaped buffer measured along street lines to the
shall be required outside of the respective property lines.
fenced play area, and shall be 2. The facility shall make provision for
established in accordance with adequate on-site staffing and supervision
the landscaping standards of the in accordance with applicable state
City's Technical Manual. licensing requirements. If a facility is not
v. The minimum lot size for a licensed by the state, there shall be a
preschool located in a residential minimum of one staff person for every 10
or existing accessory structure residents or fraction thereof.
and serving more than 12 children 3. The Board of Appeals or Planning Board
shall be 20,000 square feet. may impose conditions upon a conditional
vi. The maximum number of children use permit concerning the creation or
in a preschool facility located in a operation of a sheltered care group home CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-29 USE STANDARDS

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