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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preservation standards of the Technical planted in landscaped islands to
Manual. screen, shade, and break up parking.
2. Buffers Trees and shrubs in parking lots may
a. Loading and servicing areas, trash and be in informal groups, straight rows,
recycling areas, storage areas, and or concentrated in clusters as
roof- and ground-mounted utility described in the landscaping and
structures, except for renewable landscape preservation standards of
energy systems, shall be screened the Technical Manual.
from view from public sidewalks, b. Landscaped islands shall be
streets and adjacent properties by distributed so that uninterrupted
dense evergreen landscaping, fencing, pavement does not exceed forty
architectural screening products, parking spaces.
masonry walls, building walls, or a c. Where site constraints prevent
combination thereof. implementation of all or a portion of
b. For nonresidential development required parking lot landscaping, as
abutting a residential zone, an determined by the review authority,
evergreen, densely landscaped buffer the requirements may be all or
of not less than 10 feet wide and six partially waived and the applicant shall
feet tall is required along the side contribute an amount proportionate
abutting the residential zone. Where to the cost of required parking lot
site constraints prevent such a buffer trees to the City of Portland Tree
from being established, the width of Fund.
the landscaped buffer may be reduced 4. Street trees
but shall include architectural fencing a. All development shall include street
of not less than six feet tall and a mix trees in numbers and locations as
of evergreen and deciduous trees specified in the Landscaping and
spaced no further than 20 feet apart landscape preservation standards of
abutting the residential zone. the Technical Manual. Street trees are
c. All residential development shall intended to benefit public spaces by
provide and/or preserve evergreen providing green and natural elements
vegetated buffers where necessary to that contribute to the streetscape and
buffer the development from the urban forest ecosystem, provide
detrimental impacts of existing health benefits, and increase the tree
surrounding development. canopy to maximize shade and reduce
3. Parking and vehicle display lot landscaping energy use. Street trees shall be of a
a. Developments shall include at least species identified on the City of
two trees (or one tree and three Portland Recommended Tree List,
shrubs) per five parking spaces unless otherwise approved by the City CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 14-11 SITE PLAN

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