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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produce stands shall be seasonal and plans, and which provide a comfortable,
temporary. Any properly permitted durable, accessible, readily maintainable, and
structure may remain on the premises aesthetically pleasing environment.
year-round. B. Natural features, such as mature trees and
4. In the IR-1 and IR-2 zones, a single stand natural surface drainageways, shall be
with no more than 200 square feet of floor preserved to the greatest possible extent
area for the sale of agricultural products consistent with the uses of the property.
produced on the premises or the sale of C. Loading areas shall be screened and parking
fish or shellfish caught by the occupant of areas shall be screened and landscaped so as to
the premises shall be permitted as a avoid a large continuous expanse of paved area.
temporary use. D. Buildings and structures shall be sited to avoid
E. Truck load sales. Truck load sales shall not obstructing significant scenic views presently
extend beyond three consecutive days nor enjoyed by nearby residents, passersby, and
occur more frequently than three times a users of the site.
calendar year. E. Storage of commodities and equipment shall
be completely enclosed within buildings or
6.8 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS provided with screening by a fence, wall, or
6.8.1 Design landscaping.
A. In the B-3 zone, all development, all building and F. The outer perimeter of playfields, play lots, and
site alterations, and all provision of landscaping other active recreational areas shall be
or other pedestrian amenities shall be screened, or shall be located a reasonable
consistent with the Downtown Urban Design distance from any residential use.
Guidelines.
B. In the B-7 zone, all buildings shall have a 6.8.3 Discharges
minimum of one operable public pedestrian No discharge shall be permitted at any point into
entrance facing the street frontage of the lot. any private sewage disposal system, or stream, or
Such building entrances shall comply with the into the ground, of any materials in such a way or of
B-7 design standards. such nature or temperature as to contaminate any
water supply, or otherwise cause the emission of
6.8.2 Development in the R-OS zone dangerous or objectionable elements, except in
All development in the Recreation and Open Space accordance with standards approved by the Public
Zone shall comply with the following development Health Authority or by the Public Works Authority.
standards: No discharge into harbor water areas shall be
A. All ground areas not used for parking, loading, permitted, unless permitted by the Maine
vehicular, or pedestrian areas and not left in Department of Environmental Protection under a
their natural state shall be suitably landscaped waste discharge license and as approved by the
and designed with quality materials that are Department of Public Works in accordance with
consistent with adopted City policy or master Chapter 24 of the City of Portland Code of CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-39 USE STANDARDS

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