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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residential structure within the                         toward the maximum number of units
               cottage court, or in a shared parking                    in the development.
               area serving multiple residential
               structures. Common parking areas           7.5 SUPPLEMENTAL DIMENSIONAL
               shall contain no more than ten spaces          STANDARDS
               each and must be screened from             7.5.1    Corner clearance
               abutting lots that are not part of the     No shrub, wall, fence, sign, or pile of material higher
               development. Parking shall not be          than 3 1/2 feet above the lowest elevation at the
               located between principal structures       curbline shall be permitted on a corner lot within
               and the street, or within any required     the area of a triangle formed by a line connecting
             common area.                                 the curblines of the intersecting streets at points 25
F.   Small unit bonus                                     feet from the corner, unless said obstruction is
     1.   Cottage court residential developments          reviewed by the Public Works Authority and found
          may be eligible for a development bonus in      not to be a traffic or public safety hazard.
          exchange for construction of small
          dwelling units as described in this section.    7.5.2 Pedestrian passage required
     2.   To be eligible, all dwelling units, including   A. Where a nonresidential or mixed-use building
          any dwelling units achieved through the             exceeds 300 feet in length along a public right-
          bonus, shall be 800 square feet or less in          of-way, and abuts two parallel frontages with
          floor area.                                         pedestrian facilities, or one frontage with
     3.   Bonus                                               pedestrian facilities and a public park, or other
          a. The number of residential structures             public open space on the side of the building
               able to be developed as part of the            opposite the street frontage, a pedestrian
               overall cottage court residential              passage is required to provide a break in the
               development may be increased by                ground-floor façade and facilitate mid-block
               35%, but shall not exceed three bonus          connectivity. Such passage shall meet the
               residential structures.                        following standards:
          b.   Residential structures achieved                1. Passages shall be designed to
               through the bonus shall meet the                    accommodate pedestrians and, to the
               development standards of the cottage                extent practicable, bicyclists. Vehicular
               court development as set forth in item              access and circulation shall not be allowed
               E above.                                            as a component of a passage.
          c.   Residential structures achieved                2.   Passages shall be a minimum of 30 feet in
               through the bonus are not included in               width and 20 feet in height and shall be
               the calculation of minimum total lot                located within the middle third of the
               area required for the overall cottage               building, measured along the frontage.
               court development, and do not count CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 7-17 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
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