Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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necessitate another hearing and shall not provide notice of any decision of the Historic
invalidate any action of the board. Preservation Board to the applicant.
C. Procedures. The Historic Preservation Board
may adopt procedural rules for the conduct of 2.2.9 Jurisdiction and authority
its business not inconsistent with the statutes The Historic Preservation Board shall have the
of the state and this article. Any rule may be following jurisdiction and authority:
vetoed, in whole or in part, by order of the A. To conduct or administer an ongoing survey to
Council within 45 days of the date of filing with identify historically, culturally, architecturally,
the City Clerk. No rules change shall take effect and archaeologically significant buildings,
until that time period has elapsed. If a part of a structures, objects, sites, and areas with special
rule is vetoed, the remainder shall continue in attention to Indigenous and historically
effect. Any rule so adopted, which is not marginalized heritage.
required by the statutes of the state or by this B. To review buildings, structures, objects, sites,
article, may be waived by the chair upon good and areas nominated for local historic
cause being shown. Except as otherwise designation, and to make recommendations to
provided in Subsection 2.2.7, all meetings, the Planning Board and City Council for their
hearings, and deliberations of the Historic designation as landmarks, historic districts, and
Preservation Board and its committees shall be historic landscape districts as applicable.
open to the public in accordance with Title 1 C. To participate in the Certified Local
M.R.S. § 401 et seq. Testimony at any hearing Government Program of the National Historic
may be required by the Historic Preservation Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and the
Board to be given under oath. Maine Historic Preservation Commission, and
carry out any responsibilities delegated to it
2.2.8 Record and decisions under that program, including review and
A. Record. The minutes of the staff, and the audio comment on any National Register of Historic
or video recording or transcript if one is made, Places nominations submitted to the Historic
and all exhibits, papers, applications, and Preservation Board.
requests filed in any proceeding before the D. To hold workshops and public hearings to
Historic Preservation Board and the decision of advise and assist owners of historically
the Board shall constitute the record. designated properties on historic preservation
B. Decision. Every final decision of the Historic and rehabilitation, and to review applications
Preservation Board and every recommendation for historic preservation review affecting
of the Historic Preservation Board to the historically designated properties and to
Planning Board or City Council shall include approve or deny such applications.
written findings of fact, and shall specify the E. To provide testimony to the Board of Appeals
reason or reasons for such decision or in connection with any application for a
recommendation. The Planning Authority shall certificate of economic hardship. 2-8 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE ADMINISTRATION

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