Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 1.
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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1. Critical uses. The SLR-DFE for all critical supporting the second floor in a multi-
uses (SLR-DFE-C), including the critical story building, or the roof in a one-story
systems serving such uses, shall be a building, shall be no less than 13 feet above
minimum of one foot above SLR-BFE, as SLR-BFE. In a proposed project containing
defined in Article 3. In a proposed project non-critical uses, the following building and
containing critical uses, the following site elements are permitted to be located
building and site elements are permitted to below SLR-DFE:
be located below the SLR-DFE: a. Lobbies, entries, egress stairs, and
a. Lobbies, entries, egress stairs, and elements required for vertical
elements required for vertical circulation from the SLR-DFE to grade,
circulation from the SLR-DFE to grade, such as elevators, ramps, and stairs.
such as elevators, ramps, and stairs. b. Parking.
b. Parking. c. Storage.
c. Storage. d. Flood protection equipment.
d. Flood protection equipment. 3. Exempt uses. Exempt uses shall not be
2. Non-critical uses. The SLR-DFE for non- subject to dimensional requirements with
critical uses (SLR-DFE-NC), including the respect to SLR-BFE.
critical systems serving those uses, shall be B. Building height. Within the CFROZ, if a
no lower than two feet below SLR-BFE, as proposed project contains principal critical or
defined in Article 3. The minimum non-critical uses on the ground floor, height
elevation of the underside of the beams shall be measured from the SLR-DFE or from CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 8-5 OVERLAY ZONES

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