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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14 1.
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)
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1.   Vessel access. Non-marine uses allowed         project costs exceed $250,000. The value
     under this provision shall not disrupt or      of the investment shall be not less than 5%
     block access to vessel berthing and shall      of total project costs over $250,000 for
     otherwise adhere to the performance            constructing non-marine space and
     standards of this zone described in            associated site improvements in the CSOZ.
     Subsection 10.3.9.                             Required investment may occur by one or
2.   Maximum setback for new development on         both the following methods:
     lots with 75 or more feet of Commercial        a.   Direct investment in marine
     Street frontage. Any new non-marine                 infrastructure located on the same lot:
     development constructed subject to this             Investment shall be for the benefit of
     provision which is located on a lot with 75         marine uses listed in Subsection
     or more feet of frontage along the                  10.3.3(A) within the same lot as the
     Commercial Street right-of-way shall be             proposed non-marine development.
     located with its front façade no further            Investment may include dredging, pile
     than 35 from the southerly sideline of the          replacement, new or replaced
     Commercial Street right-of-way.                     structural decking (but not pavement
     Furthermore, any such development shall             resurfacing), new or replaced
     orient its front façade and its primary             fendering systems, new or replaced
     pedestrian entrance toward Commercial               floats, pier expansions, permanent
     Street and no vehicular circulation or              conversions of recreational berthing
     parking may occupy the land or pier area            to commercial berthing, bulkhead or
     between the front façade of the building            seawall repair or improvements, or
     and Commercial Street. Non-marine                   any combination of similar
     development subject to this provision on            improvements. Plans for the marine
     lots with fewer than 75 feet of frontage            infrastructure investment shall be
     along the Commercial Street right-of-way,           submitted to the Planning Authority
     changes of use within existing buildings,           with the application for site plan
     and/or building additions of less than 5,000        review or change of use permit and
     square feet of new development to                   shall include details and a
     existing buildings are exempt from the              commitment as to how the marine
     maximum setback provisions established              infrastructure will be utilized by
     herein.                                             marine users. The marine
3.   Investment in marine infrastructure. All            infrastructure improvements shall be
     applicants for site plan review or a change         completed prior to the issuance of a
     of use permit for non-marine development            certificate of occupancy for the non-
     in the CSOZ are required to invest in               marine development project.
     marine infrastructure as a condition of        b.   Financial contribution: If direct
     development, provided that the total                investment in marine infrastructure is CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-17 WATERFRONT ZONES