Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 1.
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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1. The first priority of this zone is to protect D. The siting of a proposed use will substantially
and support existing and potential reduce or inhibit existing public access to
deepwater-dependent uses (those uses marine or tidal waters.
requiring a minimum of 15 feet of water
depth). 10.2.3 Permitted uses
2. The second priority is to allow shallow Subject to a determination that the proposed use
water-dependent and other permitted meets the standards of Subsection 10.2.2, the
marine uses, so long as they do not following uses are permitted in the Eastern
interfere with deepwater-dependent uses, Waterfront Port Zone:
either directly by displacement or A. Marine passenger
indirectly by placing incompatible demands 1. Intermodal marine passenger facilities.
on the zone’s infrastructure. 2. Cruise ship home port and port-of-call
3. Other uses specified herein are allowed berthing and support.
only if they do not interfere with and are 3. International and domestic ferries.
not incompatible with higher priority uses. B. Marine commercial
1. Transient and long-term commercial
10.2.2 No adverse impact on marine uses berthing.
No use shall be permitted, approved or established 2. Marine-related warehousing.
in this zone if it will have an impermissible adverse 3. Marine-related construction,
impact on future marine development manufacturing, fabrication, salvage, and
opportunities. A proposed non-water-dependent repair.
component of a development will have an 4. Storage and repair of fishing equipment.
impermissible adverse impact if it will result in any 5. Ship and other marine vessel construction,
one or more of the following: building, servicing, and repair.
A. The proposed use will displace an existing 6. Boat and marine equipment storage.
water-dependent use. 7. Harbor and marine supplies and services,
B. The proposed use will reduce existing chandleries, and ship supply such as fueling
commercial vessel berthing space. and bunkering of vessels.
C. The proposed use, structure or activities, 8. Public, non-profit, or commercial marine
including but not limited to access, circulation, transportation and excursion services,
parking, dumpsters, exterior storage or loading including captained charter services, sport
facilities, and other structures, will fishing, and water taxis.
unreasonably interfere with the activities and 9. Ship and off-shore support services,
operation of existing water-dependent uses or including but not limited to tug boats, pilot
significantly impede access to vessel berthing boats, and chandleries.
or other access to the water by water- 10. Facilities for marine pollution control, oil
dependent uses. spill cleanup, and servicing of marine
sanitation devices. 10-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE WATERFRONT ZONES

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