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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infrastructure investment shall be Institute, Inc.), inherently and recurrently
submitted to the Planning Authority generated within the Waterfront Central Zone
with the application for site plan shall not exceed 75 decibels on the A scale at
review or change of use permit and the boundaries of any lot, except for sound
shall include details and a from construction activities, sound from traffic
commitment as to how the marine on public streets, sound from temporary
infrastructure will be utilized by activities such as festivals, and sound created as
marine users. The marine a result of, or relating to, an emergency,
infrastructure improvements shall be including sound from emergency warning signal
completed prior to the issuance of a devices. In measuring sound levels under this
certificate of occupancy for the non- subsection, sounds with a continuous duration
marine development project. of less than 60 seconds shall be measured by
b. Financial contribution: If direct the maximum reading on a sound level meter
investment in marine infrastructure is set to the A weighted scale and the fast meter
not made, the developer shall make a response (L maxfast). Sounds with a
financial contribution to the City’s continuous duration of 60 seconds or more
Waterfront Loan and Investment shall be measured on the basis of the energy
Fund. average sound level over a period of 60
seconds (LEQ1).
10.3.8 No contract or conditional rezoning C. Entertainment businesses. Businesses with
permitted entertainment licenses shall be subject to the
No contract or conditional rezoning applications standards of Subsection 6.8.14.
may be approved in the Waterfront Central Zone. D. Vibration. Vibration inherently and recurrently
generated shall be imperceptible without
10.3.9 Performance standards instruments at lot boundaries. This shall not
A. Outdoor storage of materials. Outdoor apply to vibration resulting from activities
storage of commodities and materials aboard a vessel or from railroad vehicle
accessory to normal conduct of business, activities, or from activities on a pile supported
except pilings and/or cranes, shall be permitted pier.
to a maximum height of 45 feet, and such E. Discharges into harbor areas. No discharge
materials shall be entirely contained, including into harbor water areas shall be permitted,
runoff contaminants and residual material, unless permitted by the Maine Department of
within a designated area within the lot Environmental Protection under a waste
boundaries. discharge license and as approved by the
B. Noise. The level of sound, measured by a Department of Public Works in accordance
sound level meter with frequency weighting with Chapter 24, Article III of the City of
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