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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ornamental fencing to provide screening, a variety of uses to support the mission of
buffers, and enhancement. Interim areas of the Institute. Campus uses will include
the site which are not actively used for classrooms and laboratories, housing,
parking or construction staging will be faculty offices, dining areas, convening
appropriately landscaped or accommodate spaces, fitness centers, retail facilities,
gathering on lawns or other aesthetically entrepreneurial spaces, light
hardened spaces. manufacturing, incubator space, research
3. Minor amendments that change the and design facilities, hotel, and office
approach to parking, transportation, space. The mixture of uses is intended to
neighborhood engagement or design shall support collaboration with private
be reviewed by the Planning Board for industry, other institutions, and community
consistency with the objectives of the IDP. organizations. A range of rental housing
This review may occur simultaneously with options will provide on-site opportunities
the site plan review of a proposed project. for students, faculty, staff, and their
4. Major amendments shall be reviewed by the families, easing some of the housing
Planning Board and are required under the pressure and traffic that might otherwise
following circumstances: result from new residents attracted to
a. A change to the regulatory framework Portland by the institute. Housing units not
is required. occupied by residents affiliated with the
b. The IDP is no longer representative of Roux Institute may be made available to
the institutional mission or approach the public to further assist in easing the
to community as a result of housing pressure.
redevelopment in the area or City 2. The Roux Institute campus will be designed
upgrades to neighborhood planning to include uses that will welcome
(such as roadway changes, neighbors to the campus, including
infrastructure upgrades, community publicly available open space, waterfront
design, lighting). access, recreational opportunities,
c. A change in approach to parking, restaurant, dining, small neighborhood
transportation, neighborhood grocery, and/or other limited retail options.
engagement or design is inconsistent 3. In addition to the uses permitted in the
with the objectives of the IDP, underlying zone, laboratory and research
resulting in a modification to the facilities, low-impact industrial uses, and
applicable objectives. high-tech manufacturing shall also be
5. Review of major amendments may occur permitted as a matter of right in all
simultaneously with the site plan review of buildings that are located within the IOZ
the proposed project. and on land owned or leased by the Roux
C. Uses Institute. On the pier residential uses are
1. The Roux Institute campus will encompass explicitly prohibited and any allowed use CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 8-25 OVERLAY ZONES

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