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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identified by the Federal Emergency ground is also a structure.
Management Agency and that floodplain B. Accessory structure shall mean a structure
management measures be applied in such flood which is on the same parcel of property as a
hazard areas. This article establishes a Flood principal structure and the use of which is
Hazard Development Permit system and review incidental to the use of the principal structure.
procedure for development activities in the C. The following types of structures shall have the
designated flood hazard areas of the city. The following meanings:
purposes of this article are to reduce future 1. Agricultural structure. Structures that are
flood risks and losses, protect against financial used exclusively for agricultural purposes
and human loss resulting from flood disasters, or uses in connection with the production,
and to control the placement of structures, harvesting, storage, raising, or drying of
construction materials, and methods used to agricultural commodities and livestock.
minimize potential property damage due to Structures that house tools or equipment
flooding. The City of Portland has the legal used in connection with these purposes or
authority to adopt land use and control uses are also considered to have
measures to reduce future flood losses agricultural purposes or uses.