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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feet from any street or public open space,     2.   Structures with multiple façades abutting a
      with the following exceptions:                      street or public open space are subject to
      a.   Structures subject to standards that           the following:
           require a stepback below 125 feet in           a.   Structures with two façades subject to
           height shall be exempt from providing               the required stepback must meet the
           additional stepback above 125 feet.                 standard as established in (A) above
           This exemption applies regardless of                for both façades.
           the dimension of the required                  b.   Structures with three façades subject
           stepback at lower building heights.                 to the required stepback must meet
      b.   Structures that voluntarily achieve a               the standard as established in (A)
           total stepback, below 105 feet in                   above for the two longest building
           height of 20 feet or greater from any               façades. The third façade shall either
           street or public open space, with at                meet the standard as established in
           least one stepback occurring between                (A) above, or provide a 15 foot wide
           35 and 65 feet in height. No individual             streetscape improvement area
           stepback used to meet this standard                 containing a public sidewalk,
           shall be less than ten feet in depth.               landscaping, and other streetscape
                                                               improvements within the abutting
                                                               street right-of-way and/or private
                                                               property along the street frontage.
                                                          c.   Structures with four or more façades
                                                               subject to the required stepback must
                                                               meet the standard as established in
                                                               (A) above for the two longest building
                                                               façades. The remaining building
                                                               façades shall either meet the standard
                                                               as established in (A) above, or provide
                                                               a 15 foot wide streetscape
                                                               improvement area containing a public
                                                               sidewalk, landscaping, and other
                                                               streetscape improvements within the
                                                               abutting street right-of-way and/or
                                                               private property along the street
                                                               frontages.
                                                     3.   The Planning Board shall have the
                                                          authority to waive one or more of the
FIGURE 7-J: TOWER STEPBACK CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 7-19 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
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