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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Street frontage. The distance for which a lot line
                                                          adjoins a public street, from one lot line intersecting
FIGURE 7-H: SETBACK AVERAGING                             said street to the furthest distant lot line
                                                          intersecting the same street.
Setback, rear. A setback along the rear lot line,
extending between side lot lines, the depth of which      Yard. The area of a lot between a lot line and a
shall be measured perpendicular to the rear lot line.     principal structure, measured as the horizontal
                                                          distance between a specified lot line and a principal
Setback, side. A setback along a side lot line            structure.
extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line,
the depth of which shall be measured perpendicular        Yard, corner side. A yard along the corner side lot
to the side lot line. For townhouse dwellings, side       line, extending from the front yard to the rear lot
setback requirements are only applicable to end           line, measured between the corner side lot line and
units, not to any side sharing a party wall.              a principal structure.

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