Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 2.
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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2.1.6 Quorum and necessary vote Urban Development, their staff, an
As to any matter requiring a hearing, no business applicant, or others. These meetings will be
shall be transacted by the Planning Board without a open for public comment according to the
quorum, consisting of four members, being present. rules of the Planning Board. Such
The vote of a majority of the members present shall meetings, unless open to the public as
be necessary to authorize any action by the board. If provided in Title 1 M.R.S. § 401 et seq. shall
less than a quorum is present, the hearing may be be informational only and shall not result
adjourned for a period not exceeding three weeks in final decisions on any matter.
at any one time. The Planning Authority shall notify 2. Public hearings. Public hearings shall be
in writing all members of the date of the adjourned held as required by the various statutes,
hearing and shall notify such other interested codes, and ordinances pursuant to which
parties as may be directed in the vote of matters are brought before the Planning
adjournment. Board and shall be conducted in
accordance with relevant state law, the
2.1.7 Conflicts Land Use Code, and the rules of the board.
No member of the Planning Board shall participate B. Notice. The Planning Authority shall give
in the hearing or disposition of any matter in which notice of the time and place of public
they have an interest. Any question of whether a workshops and hearings, including a brief
member has a conflict of interest sufficient for a description of the application(s) to be
member to be recused shall be decided by a considered, as follows:
majority vote of the members present, except the 1. Site plan and subdivision. Notice shall be
member whose possible conflict is being examined. sent by regular United States mail at least
Where such vote results in a tie, the subject 13 calendar days in advance of the
member shall be recused from the matter. workshop or hearing date to the applicant,
the owner(s) of the subject property, and
2.1.8 Meetings and procedures all owners of property located within 500
A. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Planning feet of the subject property. Notice shall
Board shall be held at the call of the chair or as also be given to the general public by
provided by rule of the board. Special meetings publication in a newspaper of general
may be called by the chair or any four members circulation in the City of Portland at least
of the Board or at the request of the City two times, the date of the first publication
Council. to be at least 12 calendar days prior to the
1. Workshops. Workshops of the Planning public hearing.
Board or any of its committees may be 2. Land Use Code or zoning map amendment.
held at the call of the board or committee For map amendments, notice shall be sent
chair, as the case may be, for the by regular United States mail to at least 13
presentation of information by the calendar days in advance of any workshop
Director of the Department of Planning & or hearing date to all property owners 2-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE ADMINISTRATION

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