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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requiring a minimum of 15 feet of water 10.2.3 Permitted uses
depth). Subject to a determination that the proposed use
2. The second priority is to allow shallow meets the standards of Subsection 10.2.2, the
water-dependent and other permitted following uses are permitted in the Eastern
marine uses, so long as they do not Waterfront Port Zone:
interfere with deepwater-dependent uses, A. Marine passenger
either directly by displacement or 1. Intermodal marine passenger facilities.
indirectly by placing incompatible demands 2. Cruise ship home port and port-of-call
on the zone’s infrastructure. berthing and support.
3. Other uses specified herein are allowed 3. International and domestic ferries.
only if they do not interfere with and are B. Marine commercial
not incompatible with higher priority uses. 1. Transient and long-term commercial
berthing.
10.2.2 No adverse impact on marine uses 2. Marine-related warehousing.
No use shall be permitted, approved or established 3. Marine-related construction,
in this zone if it will have an impermissible adverse manufacturing, fabrication, salvage, and
impact on future marine development repair.
opportunities. A proposed non-water-dependent 4. Storage and repair of fishing equipment.
component of a development will have an 5. Ship and other marine vessel construction,
impermissible adverse impact if it will result in any building, servicing, and repair.
one or more of the following: 6. Boat and marine equipment storage.
A. The proposed use will displace an existing 7. Harbor and marine supplies and services,
water-dependent use. chandleries, and ship supply such as fueling
B. The proposed use will reduce existing and bunkering of vessels.
commercial vessel berthing space. 8. Public, non-profit, or commercial marine
C. The proposed use, structure or activities, transportation and excursion services,
including but not limited to access, circulation, including captained charter services, sport
parking, dumpsters, exterior storage or loading fishing and water taxis.
facilities, and other structures, will 9. Ship and off-shore support services,
unreasonably interfere with the activities and including but not limited to tug boats, pilot
operation of existing water-dependent uses or boats, and chandleries.
significantly impede access to vessel berthing 10. Facilities for marine pollution control, oil
or other access to the water by water- spill cleanup, and servicing of marine
dependent uses. sanitation devices.
D. The siting of a proposed use will substantially 11. Marinas located east of the eastern
reduce or inhibit existing public access to boundary of the parcel of land owned by
marine or tidal waters. the City of Portland pursuant to a deed
from the State of Maine dated February 10-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE WATERFRONT ZONES

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