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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to real estate or improved real estate, to water and sufficient to support, and which under normal
sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents. circumstances do support, a prevalence of
wetland vegetation typically adapted for life in
Floodway encroachment lines. The lines marking saturated soils.
the limits of floodways on federal, state, and local Freshwater wetlands may contain small stream
floodplain maps. channels or inclusions of land that do not conform
to the criteria of this definition.
Foundation. The supporting substructure of a
building or other structure, excluding wooden sills Functionally-dependent use (within the
and post supports, but including basements, slabs, floodplain). A use that cannot perform its intended
frost walls, or other base consisting of concrete, purpose unless it is located or carried out in close
block, brick, or similar material. proximity to water. The term includes only docking
facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the
Forested wetland. A freshwater wetland loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and
dominated by woody vegetation that is six meters ship building and ship repair facilities, but does not
(approximately 20 feet) tall or taller. include long-term storage or related manufacturing
facilities.
Freeboard. A factor of safety usually expressed in
feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain Garage/yard sale. A temporary event held on
management. Freeboard tends to compensate for residential property, during which the owner or
the many unknown factors, such as wave action, occupant offers used personal items, such as
bridge openings, and the hydrological effect of clothing, furniture, and household goods, for sale to
urbanization of the watershed, which could the public.
contribute to flood heights greater than the height
calculated for a selected size flood and floodway General office. An office for the conducting or
conditions. managing of a business or the practice of a
profession, including that of a licensed health care
Freshwater wetland. Freshwater swamps, provider, so long as such office does not include
marshes, bogs, and/or similar areas which are both: laboratory services and facilities for ambulatory
A. Of ten or more contiguous acres or of less than surgical procedures. Such an office may or may not
ten contiguous acres and adjacent to a surface offer services to the public. An office is not
water body except for any river, stream or materially involved in fabricating, assembling, or
brook such that, in a natural state, the warehousing of physical products for the retail or
combined surface area is in excess of ten acres wholesale market, nor engaged in the repair of
or of less than ten acres that is depicted on the products or retail services.
Shoreland Zoning map.
B. Inundated or saturated by surface or ground General services. Establishment primarily engaged
water at a frequency and for a duration in rendering frequent or recurring services to 3-8 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE DEFINITIONS

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