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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A. Outdoor play areas shall be screened and B. Conversion standards
buffered from surrounding residences with 1. No multi-family conversion is allowed in an
landscaping and/or fencing. existing structure with less than 1,500
B. Solid waste shall be stored in covered square feet of habitable floor area.
containers. Such containers shall be screened 2. Any new off-street parking provided for
on all sides. multi-family conversion of existing
C. For child care centers in residential and island residential structures shall be located to
residential zones, the following additional the side or rear of the structure.
standards apply:
1. Outdoor play areas shall be located in the 6.4.13 Dwellings, townhouse
side or rear yards only, and shall be A. For townhouse dwellings, interior side setback
screened from adjacent properties by a requirements do not apply to the interior side
fence or wall at least 48 inches in height. yard where the party wall for the structure is
2. The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 located. Such requirements only apply to end
square feet. units without an attached party wall.
B. There shall be a minimum separation of 15 feet
6.4.10 Commercial and service uses in the B-1 between exterior sidewalls of townhouse
zone buildings. Where the front or rear wall of a
A. Commercial and service uses in the B-1 zone townhouse faces the front or rear wall of
shall be permitted provided that such uses another townhouse, the minimum required
generate less than 100 peak hour vehicle trips separation between such buildings shall be 30
per 2,000 square feet of floor area and less feet. Driveways and parking areas may be
than 100 peak hour vehicle trips in total. located within this minimum separation area.
B. No beverage container redemption centers
shall be permitted. 6.4.14 Emergency shelters
A. In the B-3 zone, no emergency shelters shall be
6.4.11 Dairies permitted north of Oxford Street.
In the B-2 and B-2b zones, dairies are permitted only B. The facility shall provide adequate space for
if an expansion of an existing dairy. conducting security searches and other
assessments.
6.4.12 Dwellings, multi-family C. The facility shall be designed with a centralized
A. Use limitations shelter operations office on each level
1. In the RN-1 and RN-3 zones, multi-family providing sightlines to sleeping areas. This
dwellings are allowed only as conversions provision shall not apply for emergency
of existing nonresidential structures. shelters designed for family use.
2. In the I-B zone, multi-family dwellings are D. A management plan adequately outlining the
allowed only as conversions of existing following areas shall be provided: management
residential or nonresidential structures. responsibilities; process for resolving 6-14 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE USE STANDARDS

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