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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i. Additions to and relocations of easement or right-of-way which existed as of July 15,
designated historic structures or 1985. Such easement or right-of-way shall have a
structures determined to be eligible minimum width of 16 feet and a minimum travel
by the Historic Preservation Board width of eight feet except that an easement or
shall be exempt from the maximum right-of-way providing access for three or more lots
setback requirement. or providing the only means of access to a parcel or
G. Minimum setback exceptions for lots of parcels of three acres or more, shall meet the
record construction requirements of Chapter 25, Article III
1. In the case of a lot of record existing as of of the City of Portland Code of Ordinances. In the
June 5, 1957 in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R- IR-1 zone, such easement or right-of-way shall
5a, and R-6 zones and less than 100 feet conform to the requirements contained within the
deep, the front setback need not be City of Portland Technical Manual. In the IR-2 zone,
deeper than 20% of the depth of the lot. such easement or right-of-way shall be a minimum
2. In the case of a lot of record existing as of of 32 feet wide. Such easement or right-of-way shall
June 5, 1957 in a residential zone, the be sufficient to permit municipal service delivery.
required side setback for principal
structures may be reduced in order to
provide a buildable width of up to 24 feet,
but in no case shall the resulting side yards
be less than the following:
a. R-1, R-2: 12 ft.
b. R-3, R-5: 8 ft.
c. R-4, R-5a: 10 ft.

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