Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
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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the Historic Preservation Board approves a of fire, accidental catastrophic damage, or a
development for the site as consistent with natural disaster.
the Historic Resource Design Standards as G. Enforcement
applied to a new building prior to the 1. The Planning Authority and Building
conclusion of the 12-month delay period. Authority are each specifically authorized
Examples of such proposals may include to institute any and all actions and
but are not limited to: proceedings, in law or in equity, as they
a. Demolition of a portion of the building deem necessary and appropriate to obtain
while maintaining the principal compliance with the requirements of this
structure and/or most architecturally subsection, or to prevent a threatened
significant portion of the building. violation thereof.
b. Demolition of the Preferably 2. No building permit shall issue for a new
Preserved Building but with a building on any premises where a
replacement proposal that is significant building is voluntarily
acceptably contextual in the demolished in violation of this ordinance
surrounding neighborhood. In this for a period of two years after the date of
case, the Board may condition demolition.
demolition on construction of a H. Reporting. A demolition review shall be
project substantively consistent with reported to the City Council annually as a
the approved replacement proposal, communication.
and any substantive variation from
that plan would be treated as a 8.8 PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES DISTRICT (PAD)
violation under (G) below. OVERLAY
c. Notwithstanding the initial The following restrictions shall apply in the
determination, demonstration by the Pedestrian Activities District (PAD) Overlay Zone,
applicant, substantiated by the written which shall include street frontages as delineated on
opinion of a licensed engineer with the PAD Overlay Zone map.
experience in renovation, restoration
or rehabilitation and confirmed by the 8.8.1 Permitted uses
Building Authority, that the structural A. At least 75% of the street level frontage of a
condition of the building is so severe building on a street located within the PAD
as to make it infeasible to rehabilitate. Overlay Zone must be occupied, and, at
F. Emergency demolition. Nothing in this minimum, the floor area to be occupied shall
subsection shall interfere with the ability of the be 75% of the street level frontage multiplied
Building Authority to permit demolition of by a 20 foot depth, by:
buildings determined dangerous to life or 1. Retail as permitted in the B-3 zone.
property due to a condition that pre-dates the 2. General services.
effective date of this subsection or is the result 3. Hotels. 8-28 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE OVERLAY ZONES

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