Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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TABLE 5-D: MIXED-USE ZONE PURPOSE STATEMENTS
To provide locations in the city for the development and operation of businesses serving a regional or larger
market, to provide locations for large-scale commercial uses that require larger land areas to accommodate
their operations, and to support moderate to high-density housing including three-family, four-family,
B-4
townhouse, and multi-family structures. Standards of the B-4 zone acknowledge the need to maintain
automobile access while encouraging improvement of the pedestrian environment and accommodating
alternative modes of transportation.

B-5 To provide areas on or proximate to the waterfront, downtown, and the peninsula where a mixture of uses,
including marine, industrial, commercial, and a broad range of residential options, is encouraged. The B- 5 zone
is characterized by larger underdeveloped lots with great potential for dense, clustered, urban mixed-use
development and reuse of existing land and buildings. It is anticipated that the dense, mixed-uses of the B-5
zone will rely on a shared infrastructure system, including service alleys, parking lots, public transportation
facilities, stormwater management, and driveways.

B-6 To establish a zoning district for the upland portion of the Eastern Waterfront area. The B-6 zone encourages
a distinctly urban form through development that emphasizes a quality pedestrian experience, promotes
public transit, and demonstrates exemplary urban design. The zone promotes a broad range of both
residential and commercial uses to achieve 24-hour urban vitality, and shared use of parking infrastructure as
recommended in the Eastern Waterfront Master Plan for redevelopment. The B-6 zone promotes a mixed-use
development pattern envisioned for urban land on Portland’s peninsula.