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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)
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17 HISTORIC PRESERVATION                                  17.2 DEFINITIONS
                                                          Alteration. Any act or process requiring a building
17.1 PURPOSE                                              permit and any other act or process not requiring a
The purpose of this article is to promote the             building permit but specifically listed in this article
educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare      as a reviewable action, including without limitation
of the City of Portland by:                               the repair, reconstruction, demolition, or relocation
A.   Creating a mechanism to identify, preserve and       of any structure or object, or any part of a structure
     enhance distinctive areas, sites, structures, and    or object.
     objects that have historic, cultural,
     architectural, and archaeological significance.      Certificate of Appropriateness. A certificate issued
B.   Providing a resource of information and              by the Planning Authority evidencing approval of
     expertise to help those interested in                specific plans for alteration of a structure, site, or
     rehabilitation or new construction in a district     designated historic landscape or new construction
     or restoring a landmark.                             on a site in accordance with this article.
C.   Applying review standards in a reasonable and
     flexible manner to prevent the unnecessary loss      Certificate of Economic Hardship. A certificate
     of the community's historical features and to        issued by the Planning Authority evidencing a
     ensure compatible new construction and               hardship variance approved by the Zoning Board of
     rehabilitation in historic districts while not       Appeals in accordance with Article 2.
     stifling change and development or forcing
     modern recreations of historic styles.               Certificate of Non-Applicability. A certificate
D. Fostering civic pride in the city's history and        issued by the Planning Authority evidencing a
     development patterns as represented in such          determination that specific plans for alteration of a
     distinctive areas, sites, structures, and objects.   structure, site, or designated historic landscape or
E.   Protecting and enhancing neighborhood                new construction on a site do not require approval
     character.                                           under this Article.
F.   Stabilizing and improving the values of
     designated properties and areas.                     Contributing. A classification applied to a site,
G. Protecting and enhancing the attractiveness of         structure, or object within a historic district
     the city to its home buyers, home owners,            signifying that it contributes generally to the
     residents, tourists, visitors, businesses and        qualities that give the historic district cultural,
     shoppers.                                            historic, architectural, or archaeological significance
H. Fostering and encouraging preservation,                as embodied in the criteria for designating a historic
     restoration, and rehabilitation that respects the    district.
     historic, cultural, architectural, and
     archaeological significance of distinctive areas,    Demolition. Any act or process that partially or
     sites, structures, and objects.                      totally destroys a structure or object. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 17-1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION