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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telephone electronic equipment a. Each building exceeding 125 feet shall
enclosures, and other similar structures. contain at least 20 dwelling units per
7. Additions to and/or relocation of building.
designated historic structures or b. Building wall stepback requirement
structures determined by the Historic along public street frontage for
Preservation Board to be eligible for such buildings with frontage on one street:
designation. Minimum 10-foot stepback between
8. Portions of buildings more than 50 feet third and fifth stories and a minimum
from the street line. 10-foot stepback between the 125 and
D. In the Bayside Gateway Urban Height District A. 145 foot level.
Buildings in the Bayside Gateway Urban Height c. Building wall stepback requirement
District A as depicted on the Bayside Height along public street frontage for
Overlay Map may be greater than 125 feet but buildings with frontage on multiple
no more than 165 feet in height provided that: streets: Above paragraph (b)
1. Such buildings shall be reviewed by the requirement along longest building
Planning Board as conditional uses under façade street wall, and of the
Section 6.5 of this Land Use Code. remaining street walls the same
2. Such buildings shall be sited to minimize requirement as paragraph (b) or a 15
encroachment into designated view foot wide streetscape improvement
corridors and visual landmarks to and from area containing a public sidewalk,
the downtown or that do not substantially landscaping, and other streetscape
further obstruct such corridors blocked by improvements within the abutting
existing development as referenced in the street right-of-way and/or private
Bayside Height Study Map and the B-7 property along the remaining street
design standards. frontage. A building with frontage on
3. Portions of such buildings higher than 125 four streets shall meet the above
feet shall be stepped back at upper levels requirement except that two of the
to provide light and air to adjacent streets, streets shall have the stepback
trails, and open spaces, with a ratio of no requirement.
less than the ratio of building height to d. The Planning Board shall have the
width of adjacent streets, trails and open authority to waive one or more of the
spaces equivalent to 1.5 to 1. The Planning required stepbacks provided that one
Board may modify this requirement for of the following conditions is met:
master development plans or major site i. The depth of the building lot
plans provided that the following precludes a building having an
conditions are met: 7-16 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

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