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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FIGURE 7-E: BUILDING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT                Lot line, interior side. Any lot line that is not a
                                                       front, rear, or corner side lot line and abuts an
Landscaped open space ratio. The proportion of         adjacent lot.
lot area covered by landscaped open space,
calculated by dividing the total landscaped open       Lot line, rear. The lot line opposite and most
space area by the lot area. For the purposes of this   distant from the front lot line. In cases where a lot
measurement, landscaped open space shall not           has multiple lot lines that meet this definition, each
include green roofs or structured or engineered        of those lines shall be considered a rear lot line for
surfaces.                                              the purposes of applying setback and other
                                                       dimensional requirements. In the case of triangular
Lot area. The area of a lot enclosed within the        or similar irregularly shaped lots, the rear lot line
boundary lines of a lot. For townhouse dwellings,      shall be established as a line of ten feet in length
the minimum lot area per dwelling unit applies to      entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum
the overall townhouse development and not to           distance from the front lot line. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 7-3 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FIGURE 7-F: LOT LINES

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