Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/ae8cabd1-66eb-4a1c-9224-92bbca5e792f ↗

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A. Prohibited uses alleys, passages, or streets.
1. Correctional pre-release facilities. c. Any development providing mid-block
2. Funeral homes. permeability with public access
3. Drive-through facilities. between two streets is eligible for one
4. High‐impact industrial uses. additional story of up to 12 feet in
5. Auto service stations. height under the provisions of
6. Truck terminals. Subsection 9.1.7(C). Public access
7. Recycling and solid waste disposal services. shall be defined through a legal
8. Storage and parking facilities for Class 1 agreement such as an easement or
flammable and combustible liquids (having license.
an aggregate total of more than 100 d. Refer to Regulating Plan for identified
gallons) but excluding storage that is part required mid-block permeability
of a motorized vehicle or pleasure craft locations.
facility. 2. Frontage requirements
B. Siting standards a. Minimum street frontage: 30 feet
1. Mid-block permeability b. Building length measurement shall not
a. On lots with frontage on two streets include porches, decks, or balconies
roughly parallel to that are appended to the principal
Commercial/Thames Street, for each structure.
and every 200 feet in street line length c. In the case of a corner lot or lot
of lot, a full break between structures bounded by at least three streets,
of at least 20 feet in width shall be maximum building lengths may not be
provided roughly perpendicular to exceeded in order to meet front yard
Commercial/Thames Street and within setbacks.
the middle third of the applicable d. Additional building length is allowed
street frontage. (See Figure 9-G.) beyond the maximum building length
b. Is encouraged in any location that under the following circumstances
connects existing public or private and according to Table 9-A:

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