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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arts such as music or dance, or the production of
Structure. Anything temporarily or permanently custom, hand-crafted, or limited production of
located, built, constructed, or erected for the products such as furniture, wood, clay, and metal
support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, products, publications, and similar low-impact arts
goods, or property of any kind or anything located, and crafts activities.
built, constructed, or erected on or in the ground or
on another structure. The term includes decks and Subdivision. As defined in 30 A M.R.S. § 4401 and
satellite dishes. Structure does not include fences, 4402.
poles and wiring and other aerial equipment
normally associated with service drops, including Tasting room. A facility for the sampling of beer,
guy wires and guy anchors or subsurface wine, spirits, other alcoholic or non-alcoholic
wastewater disposal systems. Inside the Shoreland beverages, or food.
Overlay Zone, patios and at-grade walkways shall be
considered structures. Telecommunication tower. Radio masts or tower
structures built primarily to hold
Structure (within Article 16). A human-made telecommunication antennas.
construction built for purposes other than human
shelter. It can be an engineering project large in Temporary contractor’s office and contractor’s
scale, such as a bridge or tunnel. yard. A short-term, portable, or modular structure
utilized as a watchman's quarters, construction
Structure, accessory. A structure on a lot that is office, or equipment shed during the construction
incidental and subordinate in area, extent, and/or of a new development. This may include a
use to the principal structure on the lot. A lot may contractor's yard where materials and equipment
have more than one accessory structure. are stored in conjunction with a construction
project.
Structure, nonconforming. A structure which Temporary outdoor sales. Temporary uses, which
does not meet applicable dimensional requirements may include temporary structures where goods are
but which is allowed solely because it was in lawful sold, such as but not limited to arts and crafts fairs,
existence at the time this Code or subsequent flea markets, rummage sales, consignment auctions,
amendments took effect. and holiday sales such as Christmas tree lots and
pumpkin sales lots. Temporary outdoor sales does
Structure, principal. The main structure on a lot not include garage/yard sales, or outdoor sales
having the predominant area, extent, or use. A lot related to a retail goods establishment where such
may have more than one principal structure. goods are part of the establishment’s regular items
offered for purchase.
Studios for artists and craftspeople. A facility for
the production of arts and crafts products such as Temporary outdoor storage container.
paintings, sculpture, or other arts, or the practice of Temporary self-storage containers, delivered to a CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 3-23 DEFINITIONS

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