Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/a5dcd1dc-4117-40b3-b3da-74a56919e14b ↗
Full Text

3,457 chars
1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS                                legal or equitable, that may be appropriate or
                                                         necessary for the enforcement of the Land Use
1.1 TITLE                                                Code.
The title of this chapter of the City of Portland Code
of Ordinances is the City of Portland Land Use Code      1.5.2 Violations
and is referred to as the City of Portland Land Use      Any person being the owner or occupant of, having
Code or the Land Use Code.                               control of, or having the use of any building or
                                                         premises or part thereof, who violates any of the
1.2 ZONING MAP                                           provisions of this Land Use Code, shall be guilty of
The City of Portland zoning map is incorporated by       an offense and subject to the penalties and
reference.                                               remedies provided in Chapter 1, Section 1-15 of the
                                                         City of Portland Code of Ordinances and 30-A
1.3 PURPOSE                                              M.R.S. § 4452.
The intent of the Land Use Code is to protect the
health, safety, and general welfare of the residents     1.6 RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LAWS
of Portland, consistent with the City’s                  1.6.1 Federal and state law
Comprehensive Plan, through standards that govern        Where conditions, standards, or requirements
the orderly and compatible use of land, the form         imposed by any provision of this Land Use Code are
and mass of buildings, and the relationship of           found to be inconsistent with a provision listed in
development to the public realm, Portland’s open         the law or regulations of the State of Maine or
spaces, and the environment.                             federal government, the more restrictive provision
                                                         shall control.
1.4 APPLICABILITY
This Land Use Code applies to all land, uses, and        1.6.2 City of Portland Land Use Code
structures within the corporate limits of the City of    If any provision of this Land Use Code contains an
Portland. No building or structure shall be erected,     actual, implied, or apparent conflict with another
structurally altered, enlarged, repaired, moved,         provision of this code, the more restrictive
rebuilt, or used, and no land shall be sold, leased,     provision shall control.
conveyed, used, developed, or altered except in
conformity with the provisions of this Land Use          1.6.3 Fair Housing accommodation
Code.                                                    The City of Portland may make reasonable
                                                         modifications to the requirements of the Land Use
1.5 ENFORCEMENT                                          Code to accommodate the needs of persons with
1.5.1 Enforcement                                        disabilities as so defined in Title VII of the Civil
The Building Authority and/or a City of Portland         Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to institute      Amendments Act of 1988.
or cause to be instituted by the Corporation
Counsel in the name of the City any and all actions, CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 1-1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Other Sections in This Document (765)

Full Text
