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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Planning Authority that the requirements in 9.1.5 Regulating Plan
Subsection 9.1.3(C) below have been met: The Regulating Plan shows the location of the zone
1. Building orientation. boundary and subdistricts subject to regulation by
2. Blank façade length (max.). the IS-FBC Zone.
3. Fenestration, ground floor facade area.
4. Building entry frequency, orientation, or 9.1.6 General development standards
elevation. A. Prohibited uses
5. Garage door setback or width. 1. Correctional pre-release facilities.
6. Additional building length – ground floor 2. Funeral homes.
partition or module requirements. 3. Drive-through facilities.
C. A waiver request must meet the following 4. High‐impact industrial uses.
requirements: 5. Auto service stations.
1. The intent of the IS-FBC Zone as stated in 6. Truck terminals.
Subsections 9.1.1 and 9.1.8. 7. Recycling and solid waste disposal services.
2. Be the least adjustment necessary to 8. Storage and parking facilities for Class 1
satisfy the practical, programmatic, or flammable and combustible liquids (having
functional needs of the proposed an aggregate total of more than 100
development. gallons) but excluding storage that is part
3. At least one of the following applies: of a motorized vehicle or pleasure craft
a. The proposed zoning alternative facility.
better achieves the zone and B. Performance standards. All uses permitted
subdistrict intent. within this Article 9 shall conform to the mixed-
b. The zone or subdistrict intent will not use and B-2/B-2b zone performance standards
be met by applying the requirement in established in Section 6.8. Where no zone is
this particular circumstance. specified, the performance standard applies.
c. There is a legal or practical necessity C. Siting standards
or unique conditions. 1. Mid-block permeability
d. Unique site factors make the zoning a. On lots with frontage on two streets
requirement impractical or cost roughly parallel to
prohibitive. Commercial/Thames Street, for each
and every 200 feet in street line length
9.1.4 Establishment of subdistricts of lot, a full break between structures
The India Street Form-Based Code Zone as shown of at least 20 feet in width shall be
on the Regulating Plan is divided into three provided roughly perpendicular to
subdistricts: Commercial/Thames Street and within
A. Urban Neighborhood (UN) Subdistrict. the middle third of the applicable
B. Urban Transitional (UT) Subdistrict. street frontage. (See Figure 9-F.)
C. Urban Active (UA) Subdistrict. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 9-3 FORM-BASED ZONES

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