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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following the improvement can be         B.    Public safety and fire prevention
               handled on the adjacent lot or City           1.    All development shall incorporate the
               property without creating ponding,                  following public safety principles for Crime
               flooding or other drainage problems                 Prevention through Environmental Design
               and that the owner of the lot being                 (CPTED) into site design to enhance the
               improved has the legal right to                     security of public and private spaces and to
               increase the flow of stormwater onto                reduce the potential for crime:
               the adjacent lot or City property.                  a.   Natural surveillance that promotes
          c.   Any increase in volume or rate of                        visibility of public spaces and areas.
               stormwater draining from the lot into               b.   Access control that promotes
               the City’s separated storm sewer                         authorized and/or appropriate access
               system can be accommodated in the                        to the site.
               system without creating downstream                  c.   Territorial reinforcement that
               problems or exceeding the capacity of                    promotes a sense of ownership and
               the storm sewer system.                                  responsibility through environmental
     2.   All development shall comply with the                         design.
          Stormwater management standards of the              2.    All developments shall be designed to
          Technical Manual.                                         provide adequate emergency vehicle
     3.   Development shall not pose a risk of                      access to the site and comply with the
          groundwater contamination either during                   Public Safety standards of the Technical
          or post-construction, as described in the                 Manual.
          stormwater management and water supply        C.    Public utilities
          standards of the Technical Manual.                  1.    The development shall not overburden
                                                                    sanitary sewers and storm drains, water
14.6.3 Public infrastructure and community safety                   lines or supply, or other public
     standards                                                      infrastructure and utilities. Development
A.   Consistency with City master plans                             shall provide adequate utility infrastructure
     1.   All developments shall be designed so as to               on-site and in connection to surrounding
          be consistent with City Council-approved                  locations and facilities.
          master plans and facilities plans and with          2.    Electrical service shall be underground
          off-premises infrastructure.                              unless otherwise specified for industrial
     2.   The site plan shall include suitable                      uses, or if it is determined to be unfeasible
          easements, rights, and improvements to                    due to extreme cost, the need to retrofit
          connect or continue off-premises public                   properties not owned by the applicant or
          infrastructure as may be required by the                  complexity of revising existing overhead
          review authority.                                         facilities.
                                                              3.    All sanitary sewer lines, storm drains, water
                                                                    lines, and other utilities proposed as part CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 14-13 SITE PLAN
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