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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Green roof. A roof of a building that is partially or   Hospital. An institution providing health services,
completely covered with vegetation and designed to      primarily on an inpatient basis, and medical or
meet the Maine Stormwater Best Management               surgical care of the sick or injured, including as an
Practices Manual standards and recommendations.         integral part of the institution such related facilities
A green roof installation must serve the purpose of     as laboratories, outpatient departments, training
reducing stormwater runoff through retention or         facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices.
slowing and consist of an assembly that at a
minimum includes a root repellent system, a             Hostel. An overnight lodging facility for transient
drainage system, a filtering layer, a growing medium    guests that provides sleeping rooms and common
and plants, and shall be installed on a waterproof      spaces for cooking. A hostel shall not be used as an
membrane.                                               emergency shelter.

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