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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properties, the location of the septic system of the structure shall be replanted with
and other on-site soils suitable for septic vegetation which may consist of grasses,
systems, and the type and amount of shrubs, trees, or a combination thereof.
vegetation to be removed to accomplish the
relocation. 11.6.5 Reconstruction or replacement
C. When it is necessary to remove vegetation Any nonconforming structure which is located less
within the water or wetland setback area in than the required setback from a water body,
order to relocate a structure, the Building tributary stream, or wetland and which is removed,
Authority shall require replanting of native damaged, or destroyed, regardless of the cause, by
vegetation to compensate for the destroyed more than 50% of the market value of the structure
vegetation in accordance with Subsection before such damage, destruction, or removal may
11.4.3(C). In addition, the area from which the be reconstructed or replaced provided that a
relocated structure was removed must be permit is obtained within two years of the date of
replanted with vegetation. Replanting shall be said damage, destruction, or removal, and provided
required as follows: that such reconstruction or replacement is in
1. Trees removed in order to relocate a compliance with the water body, tributary stream or
structure must be replanted with at least wetland setback requirement to the greatest
one native tree, three feet in height, for practical extent as determined by the Building
every tree removed. If more than five trees Authority in accordance with the purposes of this
are planted, no one species of tree shall ordinance and the following standards:
make up more than 50% of the number of A. In no case shall a structure be reconstructed or
trees planted.