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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C. A cottage court residential development may dwellings under the base zoning
be designed as dwellings on individual lots, or district.
as multiple dwellings on a lot in common b. In the IR-2 zone, the minimum total lot
ownership. area required for a cottage court
D. Use limitations residential development is calculated
1. Only single-family and two-family dwellings as 3,000 square feet per dwelling, for
are permitted within a cottage court all proposed dwellings.
residential development. c. Individual lots within a cottage court
2. No more than 25% of the residential residential development are exempt
structures in a cottage court development from the standards of the underlying
shall be two-family dwellings. zone for lot area, street frontage,
3. Accessory dwelling units are not permitted setbacks, lot coverage, and landscaped
within a cottage court residential open space ratio. However, standards
development. for street frontage, setbacks, lot
4. Buildings for common facilities for use by coverage, and landscaped open space
the residents, such as laundry facilities, ratio apply to the cottage court
communal kitchens, and common rooms, residential development as a whole.
are also permitted. 4. All residential structures within a cottage
E. Development standards court shall front onto a street or a
1. A cottage court residential development common open space.
shall contain a minimum of four residential 5. Common open space areas within cottage
structures. court residential developments shall meet
2. The maximum number of residential the following standards:
structures within a cottage court a. Required common open space shall be
development is 12. When cottage court provided at a ratio of 300 square feet
residential development is occurring on per dwelling unit.
multiple adjacent development sites, the b. Required common open space shall be
maximum number of residential structures provided in the form of a centrally
within all development sites is 24. located, contiguous open space. Such
3. All standards of the underlying zone apply, open space shall maintain a minimum
with the following exceptions: dimension of 30 feet in width, and
a. In the RN-1, RN-2, and RN-3zones, the shall front on a public street.
minimum total lot area required for a c. A maximum of 30% of the common
cottage court residential development open space shall be hardscape.
is calculated as 50% of the cumulative d. Off-street parking may be provided on
lot area required for all proposed individual development sites for each 7-16 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

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