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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manufacture marijuana using chemicals or solvents; years, and mean high tide is defined as the average
and cultivates no more than: 1) 250 square feet of of the high waters over a 19-year period.
plant canopy where located in a single-family
dwelling or commercial space; or 2) 125 square feet Mean sea level (within the floodplain). For
of plant canopy where located in a dwelling unit purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program,
within a two-family or multi-family building. the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of
1929, North American Vertical Datum (NAVD), or
Marijuana testing facility. A facility licensed to other datum, to which base flood elevations shown
develop, research and test marijuana, marijuana on the City’s FIRM are referenced.
products and other substances as defined by 22
M.R.S. § 2422 or 28-B M.R.S. § 102. Mid-block permeability. A continuous, open-air
corridor at least 20’ in width that physically or
Marina. A commercial operation providing floats, visually connects two streets or public rights-of-way
slips, and piers intended primarily for berthing of and provides a break in the street wall. The corridor
noncommercial vessels and the provision of related must be unobstructed and open to the sky.
services such as supplies, fuel, equipment and
repairs, which may be provided both to tenants and Moderate-income household. A household having
non-tenants. an income not exceeding 120% of median income
for area of residence as set forth in regulations
Market garden. An area of land or a facility, promulgated from time to time by the United Sates
managed and maintained by an individual, group, or Department of Housing and Urban Development
business to grow and harvest food and non-food pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sections 1437 et seq.
crops to be sold for profit on-site, off-site, or both.
Market gardens may be located outdoors or fully National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD). The
enclosed within a permanent building. Market national vertical datum, a standard established in
gardens do not include the cultivation of marijuana. 1929, which is used by the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP). NGVD is based upon mean sea
Market value. The estimated price a property will level in 1929 and also has been called “1929 Mean
bring in the open market and under prevailing Sea Level (MSL)”.
market conditions in a sale between a willing seller
and a willing buyer, both conversant with the Neighborhood nonresidential reuse. Select
property and with prevailing general price levels. nonresidential uses located within a residential
neighborhood to serve nearby residents, and
Mean high tide. The mean height of tidal high occupying a structure which is nonresidential in its
waters at a particular point or station over a period original construction and/or current principal use.
of time to such length that increasing its length
does not appreciably change this mean. For tidal Non-commercial vessel berthing. The use of
waters, the cycle of change covers a period of 19 berthing space for berthing of watercraft other than CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 3-13 DEFINITIONS

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