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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or rear of the principal building where e. Where automobiles may queue,
practicable, except where such waiting for drive-through services,
placement will be detrimental to an their impacts shall be substantially
adjacent residential zone or use, and mitigated to protect adjacent
shall be located a minimum of 40 feet residential properties from headlight
from any adjoining property in a glare, exhaust fumes, and noise. As
residential zone. This distance shall be deemed necessary by the review
measured from the outermost edge of authority, mitigation measures shall
the outside drive-through feature to consist of installation of solid fencing
such property line. In addition, drive- with landscaping along any residential
through features shall be located a property line which is exposed to the
minimum of 25 feet from a right-of- drive-through or the enclosure of the
way. drive-through fixtures and lanes so as
b. The site shall have adequate stacking to buffer abutting residential
capacity for vehicles waiting to use properties and to further contain all
these service features without associated impacts.
impeding vehicular circulation or f. Drive-through lanes shall be designed
creating hazards to vehicular and placed to minimize crossing
circulation on adjoining streets. principal pedestrian access-ways or
c. Any speakers, intercom systems, or otherwise impeding pedestrian access.
other audible means of
communication shall not play pre-
recorded messages. Any speakers,
intercom systems, audible signals,
computer prompts, or other noises
generated by drive-through services
or fixtures shall not exceed 55 dB or
shall be undetectable above the
ambient noise level as measured by a
noise meter at the property line.
d. Site and vehicular light sources shall FIGURE 6-A: DRIVE-THROUGH SITING
not unreasonably spill over or be
directed onto adjacent residential D. Heliports. A heliport shall be designed and
properties and shall otherwise constructed in accordance with all federal and
conform to the lighting standards set state regulations.
forth in the City of Portland Technical E. Home occupations
Manual. 1. A home occupation shall be incidental to
the residential use of a dwelling, and shall CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-29 USE STANDARDS

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