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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)
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more than 15 feet on center, approved           docks, mechanical equipment
                by the City arborist, and a                     enclosures, and refrigeration units are
                combination of landscaping no less              not subject to the maximum front
                than four feet deep, ornamental brick           setbacks.
                or stone walls, or ornamental fencing.     b.   The maximum front setback may be
    4.   In the B-3/B-3b/B-3c zones. The Planning               increased to more than 10 feet if all of
         Board may require or approve an                        the following conditions are met:
         additional setback to comply with the                   i. 75% of the total building wall
         design standards of Article 14 and the City                length of an individual building
         of Portland Design Manual.                                 facing the abutting streets is
    5.   In the B-6 zone. For lots fronting on more                 setback no greater than 10 feet.
         than one street in the B-6 zone, the front             ii. The increased setback area shall
         setback can be increased more than 10                      include a functional and
         feet if all of the following conditions are                accessible public pedestrian
         met:                                                       entrance into the building that
         a.     The increased setback occurs at the                 faces the street, unless a public
                intersection of the streets.                        pedestrian entrance already exists
         b.     The increased setback area is the                   along the same street.
                primary pedestrian entrance to the              iii. The increased setback shall not
                building.                                           be used for surface parking.
         c.     75% of the total building wall length      c.   For a corner lot having frontage on
                facing the abutting streets shall be            two streets, the maximum setback
                setback no greater than 10 feet. All            shall apply to both streets. In the case
                building wall segments which make up            of a lot having frontage on two or
                the increased setback shall be                  more street corners, newly
                included in the calculation of the total        constructed buildings shall be sited at
                building wall length.                           street corners and meet the maximum
         d.     For new construction on a lot abutting          setback requirement prior to other
                three or more streets, the maximum              freestanding buildings being
                setback shall apply only to the two             constructed on the lot which shall also
                streets with the highest traffic volume.        meet the maximum street setback. In
    6.   In the B-7 zone                                        the case of a corner lot having
         a.     Parking structures, public                      frontage on a third street (but not a
                transportation facilities, utility              corner) the maximum setback need
                substations, secondary building                 not apply to the third street.
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