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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a buffer strip of
Subsection 11.4.3(C).
vegetation shall be preserved, except
where clearance is required for
11.4.3 Vegetation and clearing
development of permitted uses, within a
A. Clearing or removal of vegetation
strip of land extending 75 feet, horizontal
1. The clearing or removal of vegetation
distance, from the normal high-water line
standards of this subsection shall not apply
of a river, stream, or tributary stream, or
to those portions of public recreational
the upland edge of a coastal wetland or
facilities adjacent to public swimming
freshwater wetland within the Shoreland
areas. Cleared areas in these locations shall
Overlay Zone, in accordance with the
be limited to the minimum amount
following:
necessary.
a. There shall be no cleared opening
2. In the Resource Protection subdistrict, the
greater than 250 square feet in the
cutting or removal of vegetation shall be
forest canopy or other existing