Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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b. Walls and fences shall meet the 3. One additional story of up to 12 feet in
dimensional requirements in Table 9-B. height is allowed for any development
5. Building additions. Building additions are providing a green roof, where:
exempt from story minimums or a. At least 50% of the cumulative lot area
maximums in order to match existing is pervious.
building in number of stories. All other b. At least 50% of the cumulative roof
subdistrict height standards shall apply area is a green roof. Green roof area
including height minimums and maximums may be applied towards the 50% lot
in feet. area requirement. Maintenance shall
D. Height standards be assured by a maintenance plan and
1. Height bonus applicability. Only one maintenance agreement approved by
height bonus may be applied per structure. the Planning Authority.
2. If a frontage faces a UT street, UN street, 4. For affordable housing projects in which
or allowed UA street according to Table 9- over 75% of units are low-income or
C, then the portion of the building facing workforce units, maximum heights
that street is eligible for a height bonus. may be increased by 12 feet.
For lots with multiple frontages where a E. Parking standards
frontage faces an ineligible street, the 1. Parking shall be provided as per Article 18.
bonus story must be stepped back at least 2. In the case of a building addition, non-
35 feet from ineligible street line. (See conforming existing surface parking may
Subsection 9.1.8(D).) remain. In the case of new construction,
surface parking must be brought into
conformance with IS-FBC standards.

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