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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a. In residential zones, solar energy 35 feet from any right-of-way, not including
systems mounted on flat roofs are limited-access roads.
limited to a height of 5 feet above the B. Substations shall be suitably screened and
surface of the roof upon which they landscaped so as to ensure compatibility with
are mounted, and shall be set back the surrounding neighborhood. The remainder
from the edge of the roof one foot for of the lot not occupied by the utility substation
every one foot of solar energy system and its related access shall be designed and
height. designated for future development.
b. In B-4 and industrial zones, flat roof- C. In the OS-R zone, sewage pumping and
mounted systems are not subject to treatment facilities shall be permitted. Water
limitations on height, or to a required pumping stations shall be treated as a
setback. conditional use and subject to the additional
c. In all other zones, solar energy standards of subsection 6.5.6.
systems mounted on flat roofs are
limited to a height of 8 feet above the 6.4.40 Warehousing and distribution facilities
surface of the roof upon which they A. Warehousing and distribution facilities in the I-
are mounted, and shall be set back L and I-Lb zones are limited to a maximum of
from the edge of the roof one foot for 10,000 square feet in gross floor area.
every one foot of solar energy system B. No outdoor storage is permitted as a
height. component of warehousing and distribution in
2. Solar energy systems mounted on pitched the B-4 and I-L/I-lb zones, except for boat
roofs shall meet the following standards: storage.
a. Solar energy systems on pitched roofs
shall be mounted with a maximum 6.4.41 Wind energy systems (major and minor)
distance of one foot between the A. General
surface of the roof to the