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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development and for all new construction and manufactured home parks divided into two or
substantial improvements shall be paid to the more lots, assure that:
Building Authority, and a copy of a receipt for the 1. All such proposals are consistent with the
same shall accompany the application. An need to minimize flood damage.
additional fee may be charged if the Code 2. All public utilities and facilities, such as
Enforcement Officer, Planning Board, and/or Board sewer, gas, electrical and water systems
of Appeals needs the assistance of a professional are located and constructed to minimize
engineer or other expert. The expert’s fee shall be or eliminate flood damages.
paid in full by the applicant within 10 days after the 3. Adequate drainage is provided so as to
City submits a bill to the applicant. Failure to pay reduce exposure to flood hazards.
the bill shall constitute a violation of the ordinance 4. All proposals include base flood elevations,
and be grounds for issuance of a stop work order. flood boundaries and, in a riverine
An expert shall not be hired by the City at the floodplain, floodway data. These
expense of an applicant until the applicant has determinations shall be based on
either consented to such hiring in writing or been engineering practices recognized by the
given an opportunity to be heard on the subject. An Federal Emergency Management Agency.
applicant who is dissatisfied with a decision to hire 5. Any proposed development plan must
expert assistance may appeal that decision to the include a condition of plan approval
Board of Appeals. requiring that structures on lots in the
development be constructed in
12.4.4 Review procedure accordance with Subsection 12.4.5 of this
A. Upon determination by the Building Authority article. Such