Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 8.
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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8.3.2 Standards 2. Each landing pad shall be set back at least
Notwithstanding any other section of this Land Use 200 feet from any residence, school or
Code, development in the Fort Sumner Park Height church. Each landing pad shall be set back
Overlay shall be subject to the following additional at least 50 feet from any commercial or
provisions: industrial structure. All setbacks shall be
A. The top of structures, including rooftop measured from the edge of the landing
appurtenances, within the overlay shall not pad.
exceed the baseline vertical height of the apex 3. The area in which a landing pad is located
point (160.27’ City of Portland Datum (Mean shall be enclosed by a fence or other
Tide)). For each 25’ radially away from the apex barrier of not less than three feet in height
point, the vertical height permitted in the or shall be secured by a locked gate, as
overlay is reduced by 1 foot. (See Figure 8-A.) approved by the Fire Department.
B. The minimum building setback from the park 4. All high-volume helistops shall be subject
property shall be 15 feet. to review under Article 14.
B. Low-volume helistops (five or fewer landings
8.3.3 Review process per month)
Any project within the Fort Sumner Park Overlay 1. All low volume helistops shall be subject to
shall go before the Parks Commission for a approval by the Building Authority and the
recommendation to the Planning Board regarding Fire Department.
potential impacts on Fort Sumner Park.
8.5 INSTITUTIONAL OVERLAY (IOZ)
8.4 HELISTOP OVERLAY 8.5.1 Purpose
8.4.1 Purpose The Institutional Overlay Zone (IOZ) designation
The intent of the Helistop Overlay is to allow for provides a regulatory mechanism available to the
helicopter landing areas on individual sites in city’s four major medical and higher education
addition to those uses permitted in the underlying campuses where an improved regulatory structure
zone. The purpose of this zone is to protect the is needed to facilitate a consistent, predictable, and
public health and safety by allowing helicopters clear growth management process. The purposes of
serving medical needs to land in certain areas, while the Institutional Overlay Zone are to:
protecting surrounding areas from any negative A. Acknowledge that the city’s major academic
effects associated with such a use. and medical institutions play a prominent role
in the health and well-being of the local and
8.4.2 Helistop standards regional community, and in order to sustain
A. High volume helistops (more than five that role, these institutions need flexibility to
landings per month) change and grow.
1. All take-off, landing, and parking areas shall B. Encourage proactive planning for institutional
be surfaced with grass or with a dust-proof change and growth which identifies and
material. addresses likely long-term institutional needs 8-4 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE OVERLAY ZONES

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