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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8.10.4 Conditional uses D. Maximum impervious surface ratio. A
The following uses are permitted as provided in maximum of 66% of the total land area within
Section 6.5: the University of Southern Maine Overlay Zone,
A. Minor wind energy systems, subject to the exclusive of public streets, shall be impervious.
standards of Subsection 6.4.18. E. Maximum coverage by buildings. 40% of the
total land area within the University of
8.10.5 Dimensional requirements Southern Maine Overlay Zone, exclusive of
University buildings and structures shall be subject public streets, shall be covered by building
to the dimensional requirements of the underlying footprint.
zone, except as follows:
A. Minimum setbacks. Minimum setbacks shall be 8.10.6 Parking
the same as in the underlying zone, except as The amount of parking required for any university
shown on the University Campus Overlay building or building addition shall be determined by
Setback Map, incorporated herein by reference. the Planning Board during site plan review, based on
Side and rear setbacks shall not be required an analysis of campus-wide parking demand and
between buildings on contiguous lots owned by supply, pursuant to a comprehensive university
the university on the condition that such parking management plan, and treating all
contiguous lots shall be considered merged and contiguous land (including land on opposite sides of
shall not be separately conveyed unless the street) owned by the university as one lot. In
required setbacks in the underlying zones are determining the amount of parking required for any
provided. university building, the Planning Board may take into
B. Maximum building height. Maximum building account such factors as:
height shall be the same as in the underlying A. The availability of off-campus parking and
zone, except as shown on the University shuttle transportation to and from such off-
Campus Overlay Height Map, incorporated campus facilities.
herein by reference. B. The ratio of commuter students to resident
C. Minimum building height. All new students.
freestanding buildings in height zone B and C. The use of centrally located on-campus parking
height zone C must be built to a height of at facilities so situated that students, faculty, staff
least 35 feet or designed and constructed so and visitors arriving on campus can reasonably
that they can be expanded to 35 feet or higher. be expected to park in the central facilities and
As used in this paragraph, the term “new walk to their various on-campus destinations
freestanding building” means any building during the course of a school day.
which is not an addition to or expansion of a D. Shared use of a single parking facility by two or
building which existed on the date of more buildings when the peak parking demand
enactment of the University of Southern Maine period for such buildings do not overlap.
Overlay Zone. E. Development and implementation of a parking
management plan which discourages on-street 8-32 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE OVERLAY ZONES

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