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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10 WATERFRONT ZONES                                            urban context, Portland’s Eastern Waterfront is
                                                               uniquely situated to support a wide range of
10.1 IN GENERAL                                                water-dependent industry and commerce
Portland’s waterfront zones were developed to                  through a variety of marine activities.
support a wide range of industries unique to the           B. The support and expansion of Portland’s
city’s maritime environment that rely upon access              marine industry requires piers, uplands, and
to the working waterfront. Competing demands for               circulation consistent with the transportation
limited access require a more exhaustive use list,             purpose and use of marine facilities. The
specialized performance standards, and a unique set            growth of Portland’s marine passenger industry
of dimensional restrictions that are unlike those of           also requires supporting services and activities
other zones. Given this high degree of specialization,         to provide a safe, convenient, and enjoyable
Article 10 should generally be viewed in isolation             travel experience for users of marine passenger
from other articles within the Land Use Code, with             facilities. Non-marine uses that complement
the exception of waterfront-specific definitions,              the marine passenger industry, are compatible
listed within Article 3. Uses listed within this article       with existing and future water-dependent uses,
may typically be considered part of a larger generic           and provide opportunities for residents and
use category as defined within Article 3. These                visitors alike to enjoy the Eastern Waterfront
specific uses are listed only for the purposes of this         throughout the year, are encouraged.
article, and do not indicate whether such uses are         C. The primary use of the deep-water resources
permitted or conditional in any other zone. In the             shall be for the berthing and support of large
case of any overlap or conflict with uses defined              vessels. Non-marine uses that complement and
elsewhere within this Code, the use as referenced              support the deepwater infrastructure and do
within this article shall control within the waterfront        not conflict or compete for limited space with
zones.                                                         existing or anticipated deepwater-dependent
                                                               uses are encouraged. Existing and future pier
10.2 EASTERN WATERFRONT PORT ZONE                              infrastructure and upland support areas should
     (EWPZ)                                                    be designed and maintained to support a
10.2.1 Purpose                                                 variety of marine uses and be responsive to
A. The Eastern Waterfront Port Zone is created to              future technologies and trends in the marine
     support deepwater-dependent activity within               industry.
     the context of the established waterfront. The        D. Given the need to nurture and support
     transport of goods and passengers by water is             deepwater-dependent uses and the need for
     an important component of both the local and              non-deepwater-dependent uses to
     regional economies and this transport and                 complement the marine passenger industry
     other forms of marine industry are dependent              and to support the maintenance and repair of
     upon land and piers with direct access to                 pier infrastructure, the Eastern Waterfront
     Portland Harbor. Given the existing pier                  Port Zone recognizes the following hierarchy of
     infrastructure, proximity to deep water, and              uses: CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-1 WATERFRONT ZONES
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