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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Temporary runoff control features such as drainage outlets shall be protected from
hay bales, silt fencing, or diversion ditches. erosion from water flowing through them.
3. Permanent stabilization structures such as Drainage ways shall be designed and
retaining walls or riprap. constructed in accordance with the City of
B. In order to create the least potential for Portland Technical Manual.
erosion, development shall be designed to fit F. When an excavation contractor will perform an
with the topography and soils of the site. Areas activity that requires or results in more than
of steep slopes where high cuts and fills may be one cubic yard of soil disturbance, the person
required shall be avoided wherever possible, responsible for management of erosion and
and natural contours shall be followed as sedimentation control practices at the site
closely as possible. must be certified in erosion control practices
C. Erosion and sedimentation control measures by the Maine Department of Environmental
shall apply to all aspects of the proposed Protection. This person must be present at the
project involving land disturbance and shall be site each day earth-moving activity occurs for a
in operation during all stages of the activity. duration that is sufficient to ensure that proper