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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14 14.
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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14.14 AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED PLANS                        Authority. Major amendments include changes that
14.14.1 Field changes                                     exceed the limited criteria for a minor amendment
Changes associated with unforeseen difficulties that      under Subsection 14.14.2. Review procedures shall
arise during the course of construction and               follow those for major site plan review.
involving such technical detail as utility location and
substitution of equivalent plantings shall be             14.15 CONSISTENCY WITH APPROVED SITE
approved by the Public Works Authority and/or the              PLANS
Planning Authority. Field changes shall not involve       A.   Sites shall be developed and maintained as
substantial alteration of the approved plan or                 depicted in the approved final site plan and the
conditions imposed by the review authority.                    written submission of the applicant. Any
                                                               deviations from an approved site plan,
14.14.2 Minor amendments                                       including, but not limited to, changes in
The Planning Authority is authorized to approve                topography, vegetation and impervious
minor amendments to site plans and master                      surfaces as shown on the final site plan or
development plans. An applicant may request a                  alteration of a parcel which was the subject of
minor amendment to an approved site plan or                    site plan approval after May 20, 1974, shall
master development plan by submitting a written                require the prior approval of a revised site plan
statement of the proposed amendments and                       by the Planning Board or the Planning Authority
proposed amended plans to the Planning Authority.              pursuant to the terms of this article. Any such
Minor amendments:                                              parcel lawfully altered prior to the enactment
A.   Are generally consistent with the approved                date of these revisions shall not be further
     plan.                                                     altered without approval as provided herein.
B.   Do not impact the layout of buildings and open            Modification or alteration shall mean and
     space.                                                    include any deviations from the approved site
C.   Do not propose new uses.                                  plan including, but not limited to, topography,
D. Do not increase building ground coverage,                   vegetation, and impervious surfaces shown on
     floor area ratio, or residential density.                 the site plan.
E.   Do not substantially change access, circulation,     B.   All construction or alterations to the site
     or infrastructure on or adjacent to the site.             performed under authorization of building
F.   Do not involve new waiver requests.                       permits or certificates of occupancy issued for
G. Do not affect any condition or requirement of               development within the scope of this Land Use
     the Planning Board.                                       Code shall be in conformance with the
                                                               approved final site plan or an amendment
14.14.3 Major amendments                                       thereto under Section 14.14. The Planning
An applicant may request approval by the review                Authority shall institute or cause to be
authority of a major amendment to an approved                  instituted any and all actions, legal or equitable,
site plan or master development plan by submitting             that may be appropriate or necessary for the
an application for the amendment to the Planning               enforcement of this article. 14-26 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SITE PLAN