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 ↗

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Planning Board and the decision of the Board H. To review and offer its recommendations to
shall constitute the record. the City Council on certain public projects.
B. Decision. Every final decision of the Planning I. To review and approve, conditionally approve,
Board and every recommendation of the or disapprove site plans for regulated projects
Planning Board to the City Council shall include in shoreland areas.
written findings of fact, and shall specify the J. To prepare and offer its recommendations to
reason or reasons for such decision or the City Council with regard to the City's annual
recommendation. The Planning Authority shall Capital Improvement Program.
provide notice of any decision of the Planning K. Upon reasonable request, to make its special
Board to the applicant. knowledge and expertise available to any
official, department, board, or agency of the
2.1.10 Jurisdiction and authority city, county, state, or federal governments to
In addition to the jurisdiction conferred on it by aid them in the performance of their respective
other provisions of state law and the ordinances of duties relating to the planning and
the City and in accordance therewith, the Planning development of the city and its region,
Board shall have the following jurisdiction and including request from the City Council to
authority: review proposed developments in which the
A. To prepare and recommend a Comprehensive developer does not have the right, title, or
Plan to the City Council. interest in all the property necessary for the
B. To prepare and recommend to the City Council proposed development because some or all of
changes in and amendments to the that property is owned by the City.
Comprehensive Plan. L. To make such investigations, maps and reports,
C. To aid and assist the City Council and and recommendations in connection therewith,
departments and agencies of the City in relating to the planning and development of the
implementing general plans and in planning, city as seem desirable.
developing, and completing specific projects. M. To employ or contract with such experts and
D. To hear, review, and approve, conditionally other assistants as may be necessary or
approve, or deny major site plans. convenient to carry out its duties hereunder
E. To hear, review, and approve, conditionally and to pay for their services and for such other
approve, or deny applications for subdivision expenses as may be necessary and proper,
approval. provided, however, that such expenditures shall
F. To hear, review, and approve or deny not exceed such funds as may be appropriated
applications for conditional uses as specified in for such purposes by the City Council.
Article 6. N. To hear, review, and offer its recommendations
G. To hear, review, and offer its recommendations to the City Council on petitions for street
to the City Council on applications for vacations and discontinuances.
amendments to, or revisions of, this Land Use O. To hear, review, and decide appeals where it is
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