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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11.3 REVIEW PROCEDURE 11.3.3 Rules of measurement
11.3.1 Review authority For the purposes of this article:
Development activities within the Shoreland Overlay A. Footprint shall be measured as the entire area
Zone shall be reviewed by the Building Authority of ground covered by the structure(s) on a lot,
and/or the reviewing authority designated under including but not limited to cantilevered or
Article 13 of this Land Use Code for compliance with similar overhanging extensions, as well as
the requirements and standards of this article. unenclosed structures, such as patios and
decks.
11.3.2 Review procedure B. Height shall be measured as vertical distance
A. Every applicant for a site plan or building between the mean original (prior to
permit within the Shoreland Overlay shall construction) grade at the downhill side of the
submit a written application, including a scaled structure and the highest point of the
plan, on a form provided by the review structure, excluding chimneys, steeples,
authority. Plans shall be prepared by qualified antennas, and similar appurtenances that have
professionals, based upon a boundary survey. no floor area, except that with respect to
B. All applications shall be signed by an owner or existing principal or accessory structures,
individual who can show evidence of right, title including legally existing nonconforming
or interest in the property or by an agent, structures, located within an area of special
representative, tenant, or contractor of the flood hazard that have been or are proposed to
owner with authorization from the owner to be relocated, reconstructed, replaced or
apply for a permit hereunder, certifying that elevated to be consistent with the minimum
the information in the application is complete elevation required in