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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the water. Such measures may include the       that by itself or in combination with other activities
          use of staked hay bales, and/or silt fences.   or substances will impair designated uses or the
E.   Natural and man-made drainage ways and              water classification of the water body, tributary
     drainage outlets shall be protected from            stream or wetland.
     erosion from water flowing through them.
     Drainage ways shall be designed and                 11.4.7 Archaeological sites
     constructed in accordance with the City of          Any proposed land use activity involving structural
     Portland Technical Manual.                          development or soil disturbance on or adjacent to
                                                         sites listed on, or eligible to be listed on, the
11.4.5 Soils                                             National Register of Historic Places, as determined
All land uses shall be located on soils in or upon       by the Department of Planning and Urban
which the proposed uses or structures can be             Development, shall be submitted by the applicant to
established or maintained without causing adverse        the Maine Historic Preservation Commission for
environmental impacts, including severe erosion,         review and comment at least 20 days prior to action
mass soil movement, improper drainage, and water         being taken by the Planning Authority. The Planning
pollution, either during or after construction.          Authority shall consider comments received from
Proposed uses requiring subsurface wastewater            the commission prior to rendering a decision on the
disposal and commercial or industrial development        application. Such sites shall also comply with all
or other similar intensive land uses shall require a     applicable provisions of Article 17 of this chapter.
soils report based on an on-site investigation and
prepared by state certified professionals. Certified     11.4.8 Installation of public utility service
persons may include Maine Certified Soil Scientists,     No public utility of any kind shall install services to
Maine Registered Professional Engineers, Maine           any new structure located in the Shoreland Zone
State Certified Geologists and other persons who         unless written authorization attesting to the validity
have training and experience in the recognition and      and currency of all local permits required under this
evaluation of soil properties. The report shall be       Code has been issued by the appropriate municipal
based upon the analysis of the characteristics of the    authorities. Following installation of service, the
soil and surrounding land and water areas,               public utility shall forward the written authorization
maximum ground water elevation, presence of              to the appropriate municipal authorities, indicating
ledge, drainage conditions, and other pertinent data     that installation has been completed.
which the evaluator deems appropriate. The soils
report shall include recommendations for a               11.4.9 Essential services
proposed use to counteract soil limitations where        Where feasible, the installation of essential services
they exist.                                              shall be limited to existing public ways and existing
                                                         service corridors. The installation of essential
11.4.6 Water quality                                     services, other than road-side distribution lines and
No activity shall deposit on or into the ground or       within existing service corridors, is not allowed in a
discharge to the waters of the state any pollutant       Resource Protection or Stream Protection Zone, 11-6 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SHORELAND ZONE
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