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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C. Vibration. Vibration inherently and recurrently Department of Public Works and shall be
generated shall be imperceptible without accomplished in a manner so as to ensure that
instruments at lot boundaries. This shall not a stable and impermeable wall of acceptable
apply to vibration resulting from activities materials will completely contain the fill
aboard a vessel or from railroad vehicle material and will not permit any fill material to
activities, or from activities on a pile-supported leach into docking areas or navigable waters.
pier. H. Off-street parking and loading. Off-street
D. Federal and state environmental parking and loading shall be exempt from the
regulations. All uses shall comply with federal standards of Article 18.
and state environmental statutes and I. Shoreland and Floodplain Management
regulations regarding emissions into the air, regulations. Any lot or a portion of a lot
except where provisions of this code are more located in a Shoreland Overlay Zone as
stringent. identified on the City zoning map or in a flood
E. Discharges into harbor areas. No discharge hazard area shall be subject to the
into harbor water areas shall be permitted, requirements of Articles 11 and 12.
unless permitted by the Maine Department of J. Lighting. All lighting on the site shall be
Environmental Protection under a waste shielded such that direct light sources shall not
discharge license and as approved by the interfere with vessels transiting the harbor, nor
Department of Public Works in accordance have an unreasonable adverse impact on
with Chapter 24, Article III of the City of adjacent residential zones, and shall be
Portland Code of Ordinances. All private compliant with the site lighting standards of the
sewage disposal or private wastewater City of Portland Technical Manual.
treatment facilities shall comply with the K. Signs. Signs shall be permitted as set forth in
provisions of Chapter 24, Article II of the City of Article 19.
Portland Code of Ordinances and federal and L. Storage of pollutants and oily wastes. On-
state environmental statutes and regulations premises storage of pollutants and oily wastes
regarding wastewater discharges. shall not be permitted for more than 45 days.
F. Storage of vehicles. Storage of any M. Compatibility of non-marine uses with
unregistered automotive vehicle on the marine uses. Non-marine uses, structures, and
premises for more than 10 days shall not be activities, including but not limited to access,
permitted. circulation, parking, dumpsters, exterior
G. Landfill of docking and berthing areas. storage, and loading facilities or other
Landfill of docking and berthing areas shall be structures shall neither unreasonably interfere
governed by 38 M.R.S. § 471-478, and permitted with the existence or operation of marine uses
only if the landfill does not reduce the amount nor significantly impede access to vessel
of linear berthing areas or space, or berthing berthing or other access to the water by
capacity. If approved, construction shall be existing or potential marine uses.
undertaken using methods approved by the CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-9 WATERFRONT ZONES

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