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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maintenance of the marine infrastructure A. Minimum lot size: None
for commercial vessels, and visual and B. Minimum frontage: None
physical access to the waterfront for the C. Minimum yard dimensions:
general public. 1. Front setback: None
5. The non-marine portion of the 2. Side setback: None
development will not significantly restrict 3. Rear setback: None
air or light for marine uses located in the 4. Setback from pier line: Notwithstanding
immediate vicinity; will not create the above requirements, a minimum
significant adverse local climatic effects on setback of 25 feet from the edge of any
marine uses such as an undue increase of pier, wharf or working edge of the
winds or shadowing; and will not adversely hardened shoreline shall be required for
affect the efficient operation of marine any structure, provided that marine
uses, such as by producing less efficient offices, as defined in Section 10.2.3(B)(12),
traffic, parking or circulation patterns. may be located up to five feet from the
6. The rezoning contains adequate provisions edge of any pier, wharf, or working edge of
and/or conditions to ensure that on-site the hardened shoreline. The setback area
water-dependent infrastructure remains may be utilized for water-dependent uses
occupied by commercial marine use(s) and public uses and activities, subject to
listed in Subsections 10.2.3 and 10.2.4 and the provisions of Subsections 10.2.2 and
that said use is not abandoned after the 10.2.4, and shall not be utilized for
project is developed. restaurant, drinking, or other non water-
B. Notwithstanding Subsection 10.2.8(H) and off- dependent uses or for off-street parking.
street parking standards of Article 14, all on-site The edge of any pier, wharf or bulkhead
parking constructed or used for non-marine shall include any attached apron(s).
uses allowed only by contract or conditional D. Maximum impervious surface: 100%
rezoning shall be subject to the conditional use E. Maximum building height: 45 feet, except as
provisions Subsection 10.2.4(C)(5). follows:
Additionally, the total amount of parking shall 1. For purposes of this subsection only,
be established by the City Council in the moveable elements such as cranes and
conditional or contract rezoning agreement gantries, connection devices such as
after consideration of the Planning Board’s conveyors or bridges, and floating vessels
recommendation on the same. shall not be subject to the space and bulk
requirements, but shall be subject to a
10.2.7 Dimensional requirements. determination by the Federal Aviation
In addition to the generally applicable provisions of Administration that the location of such
Section 7.5 of this Land Use Code, lots in the EWPZ equipment will not create a hazard to air
shall be subject to the following requirements: traffic. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-7 WATERFRONT ZONES

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