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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waive standards listed in the City of and public art. Such light fixtures,
Portland Technical Manual where brackets, conduits, and all other
necessary if it is determined that such components shall be designed by a
a waiver would not jeopardize the lighting professional and shall be
health, safety, or welfare of the scaled and placed to minimize their
development’s occupants, the public, visibility and installed in accordance
or the natural environment. with the lighting standards of the
F. Exterior lighting Technical Manual.
1. Site lighting 3. Street lighting. All development shall
a. All exterior site lighting shall be full provide municipal street lighting adequate
cutoff with no light emitted above the for the safety and comfort of pedestrians
horizontal plane or spilled onto and motorists and, where applicable,
adjacent properties and streets. conforming to specific lighting district
Illumination levels shall be adequate requirements as specified in the street
but not excessive for the safety, lighting standards of the Technical Manual.
comfort, and convenience of G. Noise and vibration. All heating, ventilation
occupants and users of the site, and and air conditioning equipment (HVAC), air
shall conform to the lighting standards handling units (AHU), emergency generators,
of the Technical Manual. and similar equipment shall meet applicable
b. Where light from a proposed state and federal emissions requirements and
development may adversely impact shall be located to the interior of the site, away
adjacent residential properties, from abutting residential properties
exterior lighting shall employ house- H. Signage and wayfinding
side shielding. 1. The size, scale, proportions, design,
2. Architectural and specialty lighting. materials, placement, and source and
a. Architectural and specialty lighting of intensity of illumination of all permanent
such features as architectural details, building or freestanding signs shall be
monuments, public art, or other site designed to complement the subject
features shall be designed to building and its immediate context, as
illuminate specific details or attributes follows:
only and shall meet the lighting a. Signage shall not conceal
standards of the Technical Manual. architectural features such as
b. Up-lighting by any method is window sills, lintels or cornices from
prohibited except for public buildings view.
and parklands; clock towers and b. Signs shall be designed and sized to
steeples; landscape features; fit the scale and proportions of the
designated historic landmarks; flags of building and the feature or area of
state, federal, or national jurisdictions; the building to which it is affixed. 14-16 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SITE PLAN

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