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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b. The site and building design shall not points from the community and
prohibit the enhancement of transit provide a continuous recreational
service to and from the site. loop. Where appropriate, the
c. Bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and perimeter access path will be
motorized vehicular facilities enhanced by wayfinding, lighting,
proposed to and from the site shall landscaping, and safe crossings at
provide sufficient capacity and allow vehicular intersections. Where
for safe connections for modes of possible, building facades will respond
transportation. to the perimeter access path for views
d. Sherwood Street shall be improved to into the building and periodic
accommodate bicycles and activation to building entrances.
pedestrians within the existing right- c. Internal campus circulation pathways
of-way. Separate sidewalks and bicycle will connect major open spaces,
lanes shall be provided where feasible. buildings entrances, and outdoor
4. Parking. Parking requirements in the IOZ, plazas to create a network of multiple
including but not limited to parking ratios, pathways including the perimeter
shall be established at the time of site plan access path. Pathways will be located
review for each phase of development along or oriented toward facades that
based on a parking study that includes a have active programs, architectural
campus-wide analysis of demand and articulation, appropriately scaled
supply. Parking studies shall integrate entrances, and windows. Pathways will
parking and trip reduction achievements avoid traveling along stretches of
and data contained in the TDM Plan. undifferentiated or blank facades back
Parking requirements shall be determined doors or service areas. Pathways will
in accordance with the requirements in the be generally lower-velocity systems
Land Use Code in effect at the time of site than the access loop. Where
plan review. appropriate, the internal campus
5. Circulation circulation pathways will be enhanced
a. The campus shall contain a bike and by wayfinding, lighting, landscaping,
pedestrian circulation network which and safe crossings at vehicular
includes a perimeter access loop, an intersections.
internal system of pathways and a d. The campus promenade will serve as a
major campus “promenade” which will major organizing feature connecting
link campus developments, the upland, the upland and the water and
and the waterfront. providing access to open spaces,
b. The perimeter access path for bicycle allowing views of the principal campus
and pedestrians will serve to connect of buildings, and connecting to the
the campus to primary site entry internal campus circulation pathways 8-30 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE OVERLAY ZONES

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