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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ii.    The reconstruction of the street        3.    All or some of this standard may be
                         is specifically identified and                waived if the review authority determines
                         approved in the first or second               one or more of the following:
                         year of the current CIP or has                a.    That some or all of the required
                         been funded through an earlier                      improvements cannot reasonably be
                         CIP or through other sources.                       made due to site constraints and/or
                  iii.   The street has been rehabilitated                   insufficient right of way width.
                         without curbing in the last 60                b.    That the development is not
                         months.                                             anticipated to generate public transit
                  iv. Strict adherence to the curb                           usage due to particular
                         requirement would result in the                     characteristics of the development
                         loss of significant site features                   or proposed use.
                         related to landscaping or           D. Parking
                         topography that are deemed to          1.    Vehicular parking
                         be of a greater public value.                a.    All developments shall provide off-
                  v.     Runoff from the development site                   street parking in accordance with the
                         or within the street does not                      parking requirements of this Land Use
                         require curbing for stormwater                     Code.
                         management.                                  b.    Where a parking study is required, the
C.   Public transit access                                                  City encourages Transportation
     1.    All residential development consisting of                        Demand Management (TDM)
           20 or more dwelling units and all                                strategies to be employed.
           commercial and institutional developments                  c.    Developments proposing to exceed
           of at least 20,000 square feet gross floor                       minimum parking requirements by
           area shall provide a transit shelter adjacent                    10% or more must demonstrate
           to or within the public right-of-way along                       through a parking study that the
           its frontage when the following criteria are                     amount of parking is appropriate for
           met:                                                             the proposed use of the site.
           a.     The development is proposed along                   d.    Parking spaces and aisles shall meet
                  an existing public transit route on a                     applicable dimensional standards as
                  principal or minor arterial roadway, as                   detailed in the transportation systems
                  shown in the Federal Street                               and street design standards of the
                  Classification Map.                                     Technical Manual.
           b.     The nearest existing transit shelter on       2.    Bicycle parking
                  the route is more than ¼ mile from                  a.    All development shall provide secure
                  the site, measured along rights-of-way.                   bicycle parking in accordance with the
      2.    Transit facilities shall be connected to the                    parking requirements of this Land Use
            public sidewalk system.                                         Code and the transportation systems 14-8 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SITE PLAN
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