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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feet from any street or public open space, 2. Structures with multiple façades abutting a
with the following exceptions: street or public open space are subject to
a. Structures subject to standards that the following:
require a stepback below 125 feet in a. Structures with two façades subject to
height shall be exempt from providing the required stepback must meet the
additional stepback above 125 feet. standard as established in (A) above
This exemption applies regardless of for both façades.
the dimension of the required b. Structures with three façades subject
stepback at lower building heights. to the required stepback must meet
b. Structures that voluntarily achieve a the standard as established in (A)
total stepback, below 105 feet in above for the two longest building
height of 20 feet or greater from any façades. The third façade shall either
street or public open space, with at meet the standard as established in
least one stepback occurring between (A) above, or provide a 15 foot wide
35 and 65 feet in height. No individual streetscape improvement area
stepback used to meet this standard containing a public sidewalk,
shall be less than ten feet in depth. landscaping, and other streetscape
improvements within the abutting
street right-of-way and/or private
property along the street frontage.
c. Structures with four or more façades
subject to the required stepback must
meet the standard as established in
(A) above for the two longest building
façades. The remaining building
façades shall either meet the standard
as established in (A) above, or provide
a 15 foot wide streetscape
improvement area containing a public
sidewalk, landscaping, and other
streetscape improvements within the
abutting street right-of-way and/or
private property along the street