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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be done on the site. Such written permission shall for performance guarantee release have been
not be required when the only work proposed is the satisfied. The performance guarantee shall be in the
digging of test pits. name of the City and shall be approved by the
finance director as to financial sufficiency and the
15.7.6 Alterations to pending subdivisions Corporation Counsel as to proper form and legal
Alterations may be made to a site with a pending sufficiency.
subdivision application if:
A. At minimum, a performance guarantee for the 15.7.8 Reductions of the performance guarantee
proposed site alterations has been posted and A. Up to three times during the construction of a
final plans have been submitted to the Planning project, upon request of the subdivider, a
Authority. performance guarantee may be reduced by the
B. Written permission has been received from the value equal to the estimated cost of the
Planning Authority or his/her designee that completed improvements. In no case shall any
such site alterations may proceed pending performance guarantee be reduced by any line
subdivision approval. Such permission is solely item on the cost estimate where improvements
within the discretion of the Planning Authority remain to be completed. Requests shall be
and shall be granted only after submission of a submitted on a form provided by the City for
written request setting forth the work review and approval by the Planning Authority.
proposed to be done on the site. All such work B. In no case shall any performance guarantee be
shall be done in compliance with information reduced to an amount equal to or less than the
provided with the subdivision application. An required defect guarantee until all criteria set
erosion control plan shall also be submitted forth for converting to the defect guarantee
when deemed necessary by the Planning have been met, as approved by the Planning
Authority. Such written permission shall not be Authority.
required when the only work proposed is the
digging of test pits. 15.7.9 Extension of the performance guarantee
If the Planning Authority and/or the Public Works
15.7.7 Acceptable forms for the performance Authority has reasonable doubt concerning the
guarantee stability or proper construction of the required site
The performance guarantee, in the amount improvements, the developer shall be required to
approved by the Planning Authority, shall be a letter reconstruct or otherwise address the issues to the
of credit, an escrow account with a responsible City’s satisfaction. If the performance guarantee is
financial institution, or the deposit to the City of scheduled to expire before the extent or necessity
Portland Finance Department and shall be in for such further work can be determined, the
conformance with the templates and forms made developer shall be required to extend the
available by the City. If the performance guarantee performance guarantee covering such
is a deposit to the City, the City shall hold such improvements, or secure a new guarantee, for a
funds in a noninterest-bearing account until criteria period and amount deemed necessary by the CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 15-13 SUBDIVISIONS

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