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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Floodproofing. Any combination of structural or or of less than ten acres that is depicted on the
nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to Shoreland Zoning map.
structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage B. Inundated or saturated by surface or ground
to real estate or improved real estate, to water and water at a frequency and for a duration
sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents. sufficient to support, and which under normal
circumstances do support, a prevalence of
Floodway encroachment lines. The lines marking wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in
the limits of floodways on federal, state, and local saturated soils.
floodplain maps. Freshwater wetlands may contain small stream
channels or inclusions of land that do not conform
Foundation. The supporting substructure of a to the criteria of this definition.
building or other structure, excluding wooden sills
and post supports, but including basements, slabs, Functionally-dependent use (within the
frost walls, or other base consisting of concrete, floodplain). A use that cannot perform its intended
block, brick, or similar material. purpose unless it is located or carried out in close
proximity to water. The term includes only docking
Forested wetland. A freshwater wetland facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the
dominated by woody vegetation that is six meters loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and
(approximately 20 feet) tall or taller. ship building and ship repair facilities, but does not
include long-term storage or related manufacturing
Freeboard. A factor of safety usually expressed in facilities.
feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain
management. Freeboard tends to compensate for Garage/yard sale. A temporary event held on
the many