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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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F.   Except in the WCZ, EWPZ, WPDZ, and I-B                  less than two acres within the Shoreland Zone
     zones, no new structure shall be built on, over         shall not be considered timber harvesting.
     or abutting a pier, wharf, dock or other                Cutting or removal of such trees shall be
     structure extending beyond the normal high-             regulated pursuant to this subsection.
     water line of a water body or within a wetland     E.   For purposes of this subsection, vegetation is
     unless the structure requires direct access to          defined as all live trees, shrubs, and other plants
     the water as an operational necessity.                  including without limitation, trees both over
G. No existing structures built on, over or abutting         and under 4 inches in diameter, measured at 4
     a pier, dock, wharf, or other structure                 ½ feet above ground level.
     extending beyond the normal high-water line of     F.   In all areas other than the Resource Protection
     a water body or within a wetland shall be               Zone, a buffer strip of vegetation shall be
     converted to residential dwelling units in any          preserved, except where clearance is required
     zone.                                                   for development of permitted uses, within a
                                                             strip of land extending 75 feet, horizontal
11.4.3 Clearing or removal of vegetation                     distance, from the normal high-water or upland
A.   In all shoreland areas in Resource Protection           edge of a coastal wetland, river, stream, or
     Zones, the cutting or removal of vegetation             tributary stream within a Shoreland Zone, in
     shall be limited to that which is necessary for         accordance with the following:
     uses expressly authorized in that zone.                 1.   There shall be no cleared opening greater
B.   The clearing or removal of vegetation                        than 250 square feet in the forest canopy
     standards of this subsection shall not apply to              or other existing vegetation if a forested
     the following zones: EWPZ, WCZ, WPDZ, B-3, B-                canopy is not presented as measured from
     5/B-5b, B-6, B-7, I-L (on-peninsula), and I-M                the outer limits of the tree or shrub crown.
     zones (on-peninsula).                                        Notwithstanding this limitation, a footpath
C.   The clearing or removal of vegetation                        not to exceed six feet in width as measured
     standards of this subsection shall not apply to              between tree trunks and/or shrub stems is
     those portions of public recreational facilities             allowed provided that a cleared line of
     adjacent to public swimming areas. Cleared                   sight to the water through the buffer strip
     areas in these locations shall be limited to the             is not created.
     minimum amount necessary.                               2.   Selective cutting of trees within the buffer
D. Other than cutting or removal of vegetation as                 strip is allowed provided that a well
     provided for in this subsection, timber                      distributed stand of trees and other
     harvesting shall not be permitted. For                       vegetation is maintained. For the purposes
     purposes of this subsection, timber harvesting               of this subsection, a “well distributed stand
     is defined as the cutting and removal of timber              of trees” adjacent to a water body,
     for the primary purpose of selling or processing             tributary stream or wetland shall be
     forest products. The cutting or removal of                   defined as maintaining a minimum rating
     trees in the Shoreland Zone on a lot that has CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 11-3 SHORELAND ZONE