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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either side, or, in the case of a corner lot, the next    Story. That portion of a building included between
two adjacent lots or, in the case of a lot                the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor,
configuration where only one lot is available for         or the roof, next above. A half story is a story
averaging, the adjacent lot.                              situated under a sloping roof, the area which at a
                                                          height four feet above the floor does not exceed
                                                          two‑thirds of the floor area of the story
                                                          immediately below it. A story which exceeds 18 feet
                                                          in height shall be counted as two stories. A
                                                          basement shall be counted as a story for the
                                                          purpose of height measurement where more than
                                                          one‑half of its height is above the average level of
                                                          the adjoining ground.

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