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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b. Boat rack structures shall not exceed D. Drinking establishments, private clubs, or non-
10,000 square feet of building profit social and recreational clubs.
footprint. E. Ground mounted telecommunication towers,
B. Utility substations. Public utility substations, antennas, and/or disks.
including but not limited to electrical F. Drive-up services for any use other than a
transformers, sewage, and stormwater pumps, permitted use listed under Subsections
and telecommunication switching stations, are 10.3.3(A) or 10.3.4(A)(1).
permitted under the following conditions: G. Auto service stations.
1. The facility is located more than 100 feet H. Laundry and dry-cleaning services.
from the water’s edge. I. Convenience stores with gas pumps.
2. The facility occupies no more than 50 J. Commercial parking for non-marine uses.
square feet of structure above ground.
3. The facility provides no dedicated on-site 10.3.6 Dimensional requirements
parking and all subsurface elements of the In addition to the generally applicable provisions of
facility are installed and operated such that Section 7.5 of this Land Use Code, lots in the
land occupied by the facility is otherwise Waterfront Central Zone shall be subject to the
usable and made available for marine uses, following requirements:
including but not limited to parking, travel A. Minimum lot size: None
ways, and/or storage. B. Minimum frontage along Commercial Street:
4. The facility shall be sized, sited and 75 feet
screened to minimize visual impact and C. Minimum lot width within the CSOZ: 50 feet
prominence from public ways. measured parallel with Commercial Street and
C. Wind energy systems. such lot width shall be continuous for the full
. depth of the lot located within the CSOZ.
10.3.5 Prohibited uses D. Minimum yard dimensions:
Uses which are not enumerated in either 1. Front setback: None
Subsections 10.3.3 or 10.3.4 as permitted or 2. Side setback: None
conditional uses are prohibited. Uses enumerated in 3. Rear setback: None
Subsection 10.3.3(E) shall be considered prohibited 4. Setback from pier edge: Notwithstanding
uses outside of the CSOZ. Those uses that are the above requirements, a minimum first-
prohibited shall include, without limitation: floor setback of 10 feet from the edge of
A. Residential uses. any pier, wharf, or bulkhead shall be
B. Hotels, motels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, required for any structure, exclusive of
inns, lodging houses, tourist homes, short-term structurally necessary posts supporting
rentals, or boatels. upper floors, and deck-mounted
C. Auditoriums, civic centers, convention centers, equipment for loading and unloading
or other meeting facilities not accessory to an vessels. The edge of any pier, wharf, or
otherwise permitted use. bulkhead shall include any attached 10-14 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE WATERFRONT ZONES

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