Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 1.
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/a5dcd1dc-4117-40b3-b3da-74a56919e14b ↗

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1.6.4 Comprehensive Plan Use Code, they are interpreted by their common
The City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan serves as dictionary meaning or customary usage consistent
the basic policy guide for this Land Use Code. with their context.
Amendments to this Land Use Code shall be
generally consistent with the current adopted 1.8.2 Graphics and illustrations
Comprehensive Plan. Graphics and illustrations are included to illustrate
the intent of the text. In the case of a conflict
1.6.5 Current versions and citations between the text and any graphic or illustration, the
All references to other regulations or manuals in text shall control.
this Land Use Code refer to the most current
version and citation for those regulations or 1.8.3 Lists and examples
manuals, unless expressly indicated otherwise. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, lists of items
When the referenced regulations or documents or examples that use “including,” “such as”, or
have been repealed and not replaced by other similar terms are intended to provide examples only,
regulations or manuals, Land Use Code and shall not be construed as being limited to the
requirements for compliance are no longer in items or examples listed.
effect.
1.8.4 Time
1.6.6 Private agreement When a number of days is specified as a period
This Land Use Code does not nullify any private from a certain day within which or after or before
agreement or covenant. However, where this code which an act is authorized or required to be
is more restrictive than a private agreement or completed, time is computed as the number of
covenant, this code controls. The City does not calendar days excluding the calendar day when the
enforce private agreements. act is authorized or required to be completed.
Business days shall be interpreted as days on which
1.7 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY the City of Portland is open for business.
Whenever a provision requires the head of a
department to perform an act or duty, that 1.8.5 Obligatory terms and conjunctions
provision will be interpreted as authorizing the The terms in the text of the Land Use Code shall be
department head or officer to delegate that interpreted in accordance with the following rules
responsibility to others over whom they have of construction:
authority. A. The terms “must”, “shall”, and “will” are
mandatory terms that express a requirement or
1.8 RULES OF INTERPRETATION impose an obligation.
1.8.1 Meaning of words and terms B. The terms “must not”, “shall not”, “will not”,
All words and terms shall have the meanings shown and “may not” express a prohibition.
in Article 3, unless otherwise expressly stated. For
words or terms not specifically defined in this Land 1-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

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