Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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10 WATERFRONT ZONES                                      B.   The support and expansion of Portland’s
                                                              marine industry requires piers, uplands, and
10.1 IN GENERAL                                               circulation consistent with the transportation
Portland’s waterfront zones were developed to                 purpose and use of marine facilities. The
support a wide range of industries unique to the              growth of Portland’s marine passenger industry
city’s maritime environment that rely upon access             also requires supporting services and activities
to the working waterfront. Competing demands for              to provide a safe, convenient, and enjoyable
limited access require a more exhaustive use list,            travel experience for users of marine passenger
specialized performance standards, and a unique set           facilities. Non-marine uses that complement
of dimensional restrictions that are unlike those of          the marine passenger industry, are compatible
other zones. Given this high degree of specialization,        with existing and future water-dependent uses,
Article 10 should generally be viewed in isolation            and provide opportunities for residents and
from other articles within the Land Use Code, with            visitors alike to enjoy the Eastern Waterfront
the exception of waterfront-specific definitions,             throughout the year, are encouraged.
listed within Article 3. Uses specific to Article 10     C.   The primary use of the deep-water resources
may feature some degree of overlap with other                 must be for the berthing and support of large
defined uses allowed elsewhere within the city.               vessels. Non-marine uses that complement and
However, in such instances, the use as referenced             support the deepwater infrastructure and do
within this article shall control.                            not conflict or compete for limited space with
                                                              existing or anticipated deepwater-dependent
10.2 EASTERN WATERFRONT PORT ZONE                             uses are encouraged. Existing and future pier
     (EWPZ)                                                   infrastructure and upland support areas should
10.2.1 Purpose                                                be designed and maintained to support a
A.   The Eastern Waterfront Port Zone is created to           variety of marine uses and be responsive to
     nurture deepwater-dependent activity within              future technologies and trends in the marine
     the context of the established waterfront. The           industry.
     transport of goods and passengers by water is       D. Given the need to nurture and support
     an important component of both the local and             deepwater-dependent uses and the need for
     regional economies and this transport and                non-deepwater-dependent uses to
     other forms of marine industry are dependent             complement the marine passenger industry
     upon land and piers with direct access to                and to support the maintenance and repair of
     Portland Harbor. Given the existing pier                 pier infrastructure, the Eastern Waterfront
     infrastructure, proximity to deep water, and             Port Zone recognizes the following hierarchy of
     urban context, Portland’s Eastern Waterfront is          uses:
     uniquely situated to support a wide range of             1.   The first priority of this zone is to protect
     water-dependent industry and commerce                         and nurture existing and potential
     through a variety of marine activities.                       deepwater-dependent uses (those uses CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-1 WATERFRONT ZONES
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