Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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Animal-related services. Establishments principally tire repair, or similar activities. Such businesses may
for the training, daycare, or boarding of animals. also include car-washes and/or vacuums.
Such uses shall not include veterinary services.
Bar. Any establishment required to be licensed to
Approval. An affirmative decision on an application, sell alcoholic beverages for on‑premises
including an approval with conditions. consumption, which is not regularly used for the
purpose of providing full meals, as defined in Title
Appurtenance. A device or structure not designed 28‑A of the Maine Revised Statutes, on the
for human occupancy and attached to the exterior premises.
of a building.
Base flood. The flood having a 1% chance of being
Archaeological site. A bounded geographic hereof or exceeded in any given year (i.e., a 100-year
location containing the physical evidence of storm).
previous human occupation including but not
limited to structures, artifacts, graphics (paintings Basement. Area of building that includes a floor
or drawings) and discarded material including plants that is subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
or animals.
Bed and breakfast. A detached dwelling that
Area of shallow flooding. Area designated AO and contains no more than nine guest rooms; is used to
AH zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) provide or offer overnight accommodation for
with a 1 % or greater annual chance of flooding to transient guests; has an owner, manager, or
an average depth of one to three feet where a operator living in the building as a permanent
clearly defined channel does not exist, where the resident; does not provide cooking facilities in any
path of flooding is unpredictable, and where of the guest rooms; and provides meals on-site.
velocity flow