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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N. Functional utility of piers and access to the the financial return to property owners
water’s edge. All development, whether for necessary for the maintenance and
marine or non-marine uses, shall anticipate improvement of marine infrastructure.
current and future needs of water-dependent B. Water-dependent and marine-related support
uses to functionally access the water’s edge for uses include unique activities and operational
the transfer of goods, materials, and passengers needs not shared by other commercial and
between berthed vessels and land bound industrial uses in the city. The first and second
vehicles. Provisions for the storage and priority uses established in the WCZ may result
movement of goods, materials, and passengers in noise, odor, dust, hours of operation, parking
shall be designed into all waterside and traffic patterns, and traffic control needs
development and internal circulation routes that are necessary for the convenient and
shall be maintained or otherwise provided as an successful conduct of such uses. Other
element of any development. specified uses are permitted in the Waterfront
Central Zone, provided that they do not
10.3 WATERFRONT CENTRAL ZONE (WCZ) significantly interfere with the activities and
10.3.1 Purpose operation of water-dependent and marine-
A. The Waterfront Central Zone was created to related support uses. Such uses shall be, and
protect and support water-dependent and are assumed to be, aware of the impacts
marine-related uses to ensure their present and associated with marine uses and therefore shall
future viability as key features of Portland’s accept and be tolerant of them. Other specified
waterfront. The Waterfront Central Zone uses in the zone shall accommodate the needs
recognizes the following hierarchy of uses: of higher priority uses as established in this
1. The first priority of this zone is to protect section, provided such higher priority uses are
and support existing and potential not detrimental to public health and safety, and
water-dependent uses in a setting that are conducted in accordance with best
ensures their continued economic viability. practices customary in the trade.
2. The second priority is to encourage other C. Commercial Street is recognized as an
marine and marine-related support uses important economic center for the city and
provided they do not interfere with region. Marine-compatible uses are encouraged
water-dependent uses, either directly by to locate and grow along Commercial Street,
displacement or indirectly by placing while higher priority water-dependent and
incompatible demands on the zone’s marine uses are protected on the waterfront.
infrastructure.
3. Non-marine uses are encouraged provided 10.3.2 Commercial Street Subdistrict
that they do not interfere with and are not A. Purpose. The Commercial Street Subdistrict
incompatible with first and second priority (CSSD) is a portion of the Waterfront Central
uses. Non-marine uses are beneficial to the Zone where new and existing development may
waterfront economy because they provide 10-10 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE WATERFRONT ZONES

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