Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

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Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
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N. Functional utility of piers and access to the the financial return to property owners
water’s edge. All development, whether for necessary for the maintenance and
marine or non-marine uses, shall anticipate improvement of marine infrastructure.
current and future needs of water-dependent B. Water-dependent and marine-related support
uses to functionally access the water’s edge for uses include unique activities and operational
the transfer of goods, materials, and passengers needs not shared by other commercial and
between berthed vessels and land bound industrial uses in the city. The first and second
vehicles. Provisions for the storage and priority uses established in the WCZ may result
movement of goods, materials, and passengers in noise, odor, dust, hours of operation, parking
shall be designed into all waterside and traffic patterns, and traffic control needs
development and internal circulation routes that are necessary for the convenient and
shall be maintained or otherwise provided as an successful conduct of such uses. Other
element of any development. specified uses are permitted in the Waterfront
Central Zone, provided that they do not
10.3 WATERFRONT CENTRAL ZONE (WCZ) significantly interfere with the activities and
10.3.1 Purpose operation of water-dependent and marine-
A. The Waterfront Central Zone was created to related support uses. Such uses shall be, and
protect and support water-dependent and are assumed to be, aware of the impacts
marine-related uses to ensure their present and associated with marine uses and therefore shall
future viability as key features of Portland’s accept and be tolerant of them. Other specified
waterfront. The Waterfront Central Zone uses in the zone shall accommodate the needs
recognizes the following hierarchy of