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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either side, or, in the case of a corner lot, the next Story. That portion of a building included between
two adjacent lots or, in the case of a lot the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor,
configuration where only one lot is available for or the roof, next above. A half story is a story
averaging, the adjacent lot. situated under a sloping roof, the area which at a
height four feet above the floor does not exceed
two‑thirds of the floor area of the story
immediately below it. A story which exceeds 18 feet
in height shall be counted as two stories. A
basement shall be counted as a story for the
purpose of height measurement where more than
one‑half of its height is above the average level of
the adjoining ground.

Street frontage. The distance for which a lot line
adjoins a public street, from one lot line intersecting
FIGURE 7-H: SETBACK AVERAGING said street to the furthest distant lot line
intersecting the same street.
Setback, rear. A setback along the rear lot line,
extending between side lot lines, the depth of which Yard. The area of a lot between a lot line and a
shall be measured perpendicular to the rear lot line. principal structure, measured as the horizontal
distance between a specified lot line and a principal
Setback, side. A setback along a side lot line structure.
extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line,
the depth of which shall be measured perpendicular Yard, corner side. A yard along the corner side lot
to the side lot line. For townhouse dwellings, side line, extending from the front yard to the rear lot
setback requirements are only applicable to end line, measured between the corner side lot line and
units, not to any side sharing a party wall. a principal structure.