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Portland Land Use Code

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Portland Land Use Code 6.
Parent Document
Portland Land Use Code
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Portland (municipal)
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6.2.3 Multiple uses                                     6.2.5 Uses in zones not listed
A. A lot may contain more than one principal use,       A. Use permissions for certain zones within this
    providing each use is allowed within the zone.          Code are not included in Tables 6-A to 6-G, but
    Each principal use shall be permitted                   are addressed separately as follows:
    separately. In certain cases, uses are defined in       1.   Use permissions for overlay zones are
    Article 3 to include accessory uses that provide             found in Article 8.
    necessary support or are functionally                   2.   Use permissions for the India Street Form-
    integrated into the principal use.                           Based Code (IS-FBC) zone are found in
B. Notwithstanding the above, and unless                         Article 9.
    otherwise specifically permitted by this Code,          3.   Use permissions for the waterfront zones
    lots containing a single family, two-family,                 are found in Article 10.
    three-family, or four-family dwelling may
    contain more than one principal use only so         6.3 CHANGE OF USE
    long as the total number of dwelling units on       A change of use from one use in Tables 6-A to 6-G
    the lot does not exceed four, or three on the       to another is governed by the requirements of the
    islands, not including accessory dwelling units.    new use. The use of any part of any building,
                                                        structure, or property shall not be changed to any
6.2.4 Uses operated in an enclosed structure            other use, whether principal or accessory and
A. In all mixed-use, office, and industrial zones,      whether alterations in the building, structure, or
    uses shall be operated within a completely          property are involved or not, until a permit and
    enclosed structure, except for those                certificate of occupancy authorizing such change of
    customarily operated in open air.                   use has first been secured from the Building
B. In the mixed-use zones, open air activities shall    Authority in accordance with Chapter 6 of the City
    be those licensed by the City.                      of Portland Code of Ordinances. 6-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE USE STANDARDS