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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shall be less than the minimum required for a F. Maximum front setbacks
one-story building. 1. Maximum front setbacks shall not apply to
B. Setbacks in the O-P zone. The Planning Board utility substations and secondary building
may reduce by up to 50% the minimum setback components.
if another yard within the lot is correspondingly 2. In the B-1/B-1b zone. Building additions are
increased so that the combined minimum yards encouraged but not required to meet
on all four sides equal 150 feet. If two or more front setbacks.
buildings are located on one lot, only the 3. In the B-2/B-2b/B-2c zones
requirements of the front, rear or side setbacks a. Building additions do not have to
that adjoin any external property boundary meet maximum front setback
must be met, provided a sufficient fire line is requirements.
provided. b. The Planning Board or Planning
C. Projections in required setback areas. Any Authority may approve a different
setback may be occupied by a one-story front setback for irregularly shaped
entrance porch not enclosed, with or without a lots or lots with frontage greater than
roof, if the area of the porch does not exceed 40 feet in width provided the front
50 square feet nor the projection from the setback is met to the maximum extent
building exceed six feet. A basement bulkhead practicable.
of similar size, but not more than 24 inches in c. If a lot has less than 40 feet of
height, is also permitted. A cornice eave, sill, frontage and is more than 100 feet
canopy, chimney, bay window, balcony, or deep, then no maximum setback is
other similar architectural feature may project required.
into any required setback a distance of not d. If existing structures are within 20 feet
more than two feet. of the street or meet the front
D. Pavement setbacks. Pavement setbacks shall setback maximum and the remainder
not apply to entrance drives. of the lot has less than 40 feet of
E. Corner lot setbacks. In case a principal frontage, then no maximum setback is
residential structure has its front yard upon the required.
long side of a corner lot, the rear setback may e. The Planning Board or Planning
be reduced to a depth not less than the Authority may waive the maximum
required side setback on the lot, provided that front setback for utility substations
the aggregate of the widths of both sides and and alternative energy installations.
depths of front and rear yards is not less than f. Where setbacks exceed 10 feet, a
the similar aggregate of required dimensions of continuous, attractive, and pedestrian-
all setbacks if the front yard were faced on the scaled edge treatment shall be
short side of the lot. constructed along the street,
consisting of street trees spaced at no CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 7-21 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

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