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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and perimeter access path. The                  evolving technology and industry
              promenade will be enhanced by                   standards. The charter will require all
              lighting, wayfinding, landscape buffers,        development on the campus to utilize
              and open spaces. Viewsheds and                  critical components of industry standard
              topography along the promenade will             benchmarking systems such as LEED,
              emphasize the Roux Institute and                SITES, WELL, ILFI, and Passive House. The
              Burnham & Morrill (B&M) Cannery                 charter will be submitted to the Planning
              Building, pier, and other principal             Authority prior to submission of the first
            buildings and spaces.                             site plan application. Proposed site plans
F.   Environment                                              shall be consistent with the goals outlined
     1.   The IOZ shall contain a minimum of three            in the charter.
          acres of public open space designed to         3.   Development shall utilize lighting designs
          enhance waterfront access and provide               required for safety and comfort and that
          bicycle/pedestrian network connectivity.            minimize impact to the night sky in
          This open space requirement shall be met            accordance with light pollution reduction
          at the completion of construction of the            standards in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-
          first site plan approval and shall be               2007 or its most current edition.
          maintained at all phases of development.       4.   Development shall be carried out in such a
          The three acres need not be contiguous              way as to minimize the impacts of sea level
          and may be provided in new and/or                   rise, protecting infrastructure and site
          different locations following completion of         features by designing to a minimum of 2-
          development phases. The public open                 feet above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
          space shall be meaningful space,                    as shown on the most current FEMA Flood
          functioning as recreation areas, social             Insurance Rate Map.
          gathering spaces, or natural buffers           5.   The shoreline edge and immediate
          consisting of a diverse mix of native woody         adjacent upland shall be protected through
          and herbaceous vegetation, including a              shoreline armoring and vegetation to
          well-distributed mix of trees. The method           prevent erosion and enhance natural
          of assuring public access to the public             resource protection. Vegetation shall
          open space shall be determined at site plan         consist of a diverse mix of native woody
          review.                                             and herbaceous vegetation. Work in
     2.   A Sustainability and Resilience Charter will        coastal wetlands and significant wildlife
          be created by the Roux Institute for the            habitats (as defined by the Maine
          campus. The charter shall contain                   Department of Environmental Protection)
          sustainability goals related to development         will be minimized to the maximum extent
          categories such as energy, water,                   practicable and shall comply with all
          transportation, equity, and resilience and          applicable local, state and federal
          may be revised over time in response to CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 8-31 OVERLAY ZONES
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