Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 15.
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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15.5.7 Lots                                                     departments and the Planning Board and sent
A.   Lots shall conform to the provisions of Article 7          to the City Council for final determination.
     and all other relevant provisions of the City of      C.   If a tract or parcel is designed or intended to be
     Portland Code of ordinances.                               owned and used in common for recreational or
B.   Where easements for public utilities, storm                other public or semi-public purposes and such
     drains, or sanitary sewers are contemplated,               intent is so designated on the subdivision plat,
     the lot lines shall be located in such a manner            appropriate documents in form approved by
     as to facilitate construction of such facilities           the Corporation Counsel shall be submitted to
     and the maintenance thereof.                               the Planning Board. Such documents shall
C.   Lots which are reserved or laid out for                    clearly:
     business, commercial, or industrial purposes               1.   Set forth the nature of the permanent
     shall have sufficient width and depth to                        organization under which common
     accommodate the off-street parking and                          ownership is to be established, including its
     loading facilities required for the type of use                 purpose, how it shall be governed and
     and development contemplated, as established                    administered, the provisions made for
     in Article 19.                                                  permanent care and maintenance of the
D. Where feasible, side lot lines shall be at right                  common property for its share of the cost
     angles to street lines (or radial to curving street             of administering and maintaining such
     lines).                                                         common property.
                                                                2.   Set forth the extent of common interest
15.5.8 Public open space                                             held by the owner of each individual parcel
A.   In all subdivisions open space may be provided                  in the tract held in common with others.
     for parks, recreational and other public areas.
     Where no public open space or recreational            15.5.9 Access to shoreline
     areas exist in close proximity to the subdivision,    A.   In all subdivisions having shore frontage on the
     or where a lack of such areas in the subdivision           island of Casco Bay, existing legal rights of
     would require its disapproval under Section                public access to the shoreline shall be
     15.4, the Planning Board may require provision             preserved. The proposed street layout and
     of land for park or recreational purposes. Such            circulation plan shall be suitably integrated with
     lands may be designated for public or private              such existing public access in a manner that
     ownership in accordance with the conditions                reasonably promotes the public use of such
     stated in this subsection, subject to the                  access. The proposed street layout and
     approval of the Planning Board.                            circulation plan shall also be designed to
B.   If a tract or parcel is intended for public                preserve any legal rights to any significant
     ownership and is so designated on the                      water views and scenic vistas from such rights-
     subdivision plat, the acceptance of such land              of-way.
     shall be first recommended by the various             B.   In all subdivisions having any lots within the
                                                                Shoreland Zone, legal rights of private access to CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 15-9 SUBDIVISIONS
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