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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Setback. The required minimum distance a               Setback, corner side. A setback along the corner
structure shall be located from a lot line, which is   side lot line, extending from the front setback to the
open, unoccupied and unobstructed except as            rear lot line, the depth of which shall be measured
otherwise permitted in this code of ordinances. A      perpendicular to the corner side lot line.
setback is located along the applicable lot line for
the minimum depth specified by the zone in which       Setback, front. A setback along the front lot line,
such lot is located, and may be equal to or lesser     extending between side lot lines, the depth of which
than a yard.                                           shall be measured perpendicular to the front lot
                                                       line. For flag lots, the front setback is measured
                                                       from the rear lot line of the lot that separates the
                                                       flag portion of the lot from the street. For through
                                                       lots, the front setback shall be applied on both
                                                       street frontages unless the lot is in a residential
                                                       district, in which case one frontage shall meet the
                                                       front setback requirement and the other shall meet
                                                       the rear setback requirement. In the case of lots
                                                       without frontage on a street, the property line that
                                                       parallels the nearest developed street shall be
FIGURE 7-G: SETBACKS                                   considered the front. Where front yard averaging is
                                                       required to determine the front setback, the
                                                       average is based upon the two adjacent lots on 7-4 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

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