Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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10 WATERFRONT ZONES urban context, Portland’s Eastern Waterfront is
uniquely situated to support a wide range of
10.1 IN GENERAL water-dependent industry and commerce
Portland’s waterfront zones were developed to through a variety of marine activities.
support a wide range of industries unique to the B. The support and expansion of Portland’s
city’s maritime environment that rely upon access marine industry requires piers, uplands, and
to the working waterfront. Competing demands for circulation consistent with the transportation
limited access require a more exhaustive use list, purpose and use of marine facilities. The
specialized performance standards, and a unique set growth of Portland’s marine passenger industry
of dimensional restrictions that are unlike those of also requires supporting services and activities
other zones. Given this high degree of specialization, to provide a safe, convenient, and enjoyable
Article 10 should generally be viewed in isolation travel experience for users of marine passenger
from other articles within the Land Use Code, with facilities. Non-marine uses that complement
the exception of waterfront-specific definitions, the marine passenger industry, are compatible
listed within Article 3. Uses listed within this article with existing and future water-dependent uses,
may typically be considered part of a larger generic and provide opportunities for residents and
use category as defined within Article 3. These visitors alike to enjoy the Eastern Waterfront
specific uses are listed only for the purposes of this throughout the year, are encouraged.
article, and do not indicate whether such uses are C. The primary use of the deep-water resources
permitted or conditional in any other zone. In the shall be for the berthing and support of