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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the principal use, such as dormitories, cafeterias,
Park. A noncommercial public facility that serves         restaurants, retail sales, indoor or outdoor
the recreational needs of residents and visitors. Park    recreational facilities, preschool facilities, and similar
includes, but is not limited to, playgrounds,             uses.
ballfields, golf courses, gymnasiums, playing fields,
courts, dog parks, skateboard parks, pools,               Private club or non-profit social and recreational
community gardens, marinas, sports complexes, and         facility. A private club or nonprofit social and
passive recreation areas. Parks may also include          recreational facility is open exclusively to members
non-commercial indoor or outdoor facilities,              and to their bona fide guests accompanying them,
including zoos and amphitheaters, accessory               in order to promote fellowship, social living, proper
services such as, but not limited to, restaurant and      recreation, civic responsibility, neighborhood
retail establishments, and temporary outdoor uses         responsibility, community welfare, or other
such as festivals and performances.                       endeavors. It shall be permissible to serve food and
                                                          meals on such premises provided adequate dining
Party wall. Any partition wall common to two              room space and kitchen facility are available and are
adjacent or attached buildings.                           provided within all regulations of this Land Use
                                                          Code and other applicable codes and ordinances.
Place of assembly. A building or portion of a
building used as a community hall, private club,          Real estate project sales office/model unit.
fraternal organization, or place of religious             A residential unit or other structure within a
assembly. This definition shall not include buildings     development that is temporarily used for display
or portions of buildings used as a community hall,        purposes as an example of dwelling units available
private club or non-profit social and recreational        for sale or rental in a residential development
facility, or place of religious assembly where eight or   and/or sales or rental offices for dwellings within the
fewer people, not including the permanent                 development.
residents of a single-family dwelling, assemble. A
place of assembly may include accessory uses, such        Recent floodplain soils. Recent floodplain soils
as childcare facilities or preschools, meeting rooms,     include the following soil series as described and
                                                          identified by the National Cooperative Soil Survey:
food preparation and dining areas, auditoriums,
                                                          Alluvial. Charles, Cornish, Fryeburg, Hadley,
and/or classrooms.
                                                          Limerick, Lovewell, Medomak, Ondawa, Podunk,
                                                          Rumney, Saco, Suncook, Sunday, and Winooski.
Post-secondary school. A facility for post-               Recreational vehicle. A vehicle that is:
secondary higher learning that grants associate or        A. Built on a single chassis;
bachelor's degrees. The institution may also have         B. 400 square feet or less when measured at the
research facilities and/or professional schools that           largest horizontal projection, not including
grant master and doctoral degrees. Post-secondary              slideouts;
schools may also include additional uses as part of CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 3-15 DEFINITIONS
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