City of South Portland, ME, Code of Ordinances ch. 5 (Buildings), Art. VII (Rental Registration)

Citation: City of South Portland, ME, Code of Ordinances ch. 5 (Buildings), Art. VII (Rental Registration)
Jurisdiction: South Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://southportland.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1421/Ch-05-Buildings ↗

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(b) An additional fee may be charged if the Code Enforcement Officer, the Board of
Appeals or the Planning Board needs the assistance of a professional engineer or
other expert to evaluate the application. The expert's fee shall be paid in full
by the applicant within ten (10) days after the city submits a bill to the
applicant. Failure to pay the bill shall constitute a violation of the article
and be grounds for the issuance of a stop work order. No expert shall be hired by
the city at the expense of an applicant until the applicant has been informed of
the plan to do so and has either consented to such hiring in writing or has been
given an opportunity to be heard on the subject. The decision to employ an
outside expert may be appealed to the Board of Appeals.
(Ord. No. 2-90/91, 7-16-90; Ord. No. 17-08/09, 4/6/09 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000]; Ord. No.
20-23/24, 4/16/2024 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000])
SOUTH PORTLAND CODE

Sec. 5-124. Review of development permit application.

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application for a Flood Hazard Development Permit,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall review it to assure that the proposed
development is reasonably safe from flooding and for compliance with this
article. They shall coordinate this review with that required of other federal,
state and municipal officials. In reviewing all permit applications, the Code
Enforcement Officer shall do the following:

(1) Determine that the standards of this article, including all pertinent
standards of Division 4 of this article, have been or will be met.