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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ups, engine repair, brake work, muffler replacement,
Animal-related services. Establishments principally tire repair, or similar activities. Such businesses may
for the training, daycare, or boarding of animals. also include car-washes and/or vacuums.
Such uses shall not include veterinary services.
Bar. Any establishment required to be licensed to
Approval. An affirmative decision on an application, sell alcoholic beverages for on‑premises
including an approval with conditions. consumption, which is not regularly used for the
purpose of providing full meals, as defined in Title
Appurtenance. A device or structure not designed 28‑A of the Maine Revised Statutes, on the
for human occupancy and attached to the exterior premises.
of a building.
Base flood. The flood having a 1% chance of being
Archaeological site. A bounded geographic hereof or exceeded in any given year (i.e., a 100-year
location containing the physical evidence of storm).
previous human occupation including but not
limited to structures, artifacts, graphics (paintings Basement. Area of building that includes a floor
or drawings) and discarded material including plants that is subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
or animals.
Bed and breakfast. A detached dwelling that
Area of shallow flooding. Area designated AO and contains no more than nine guest rooms; is used to
AH zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) provide or offer overnight accommodation for
with a 1 % or greater annual chance of flooding to transient guests; has an owner, manager, or
an average depth of one to three feet where a operator living in the building as a permanent
clearly defined channel does not exist, where the resident; does not provide cooking facilities in any
path of flooding is unpredictable, and where of the guest rooms; and provides meals on-site.
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow. Beverage container redemption center. A facility
established with the primary purpose of accepting
Area of special flood hazard. The land in the empty beverage containers from consumers and
floodplain having a 1% or greater chance of flooding paying or otherwise providing the refund value of
in any given year as specifically identified in the such containers.
most recently adopted FEMA Flood Insurance Study
for the City of Portland. Breakaway wall. A wall that is not part of the
structural support of the building and is intended
Auto service station. A business selling fuel for through its design and construction to collapse
vehicles and propane, or providing services specific under specific lateral loading forces, without
to charging electric vehicles, or providing motor damage to the elevated portion of the building or
vehicle repairs including, but not limited to, tune- supporting foundation system. 3-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE DEFINITIONS

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