Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 10.
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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10.3.7 (A)(“55% Rule”). Off-street to the extent possible, minimize
parking spaces intended for use by impacts to pedestrian and vehicle
water-dependent uses shall be sited as circulation patterns.
close as reasonably possible to f. Provisions for the storage and
associated vessels and/or ground-floor movement of goods and materials
lease area. shall be designed into all pier edge
b. Proposals for new non-marine development. Circulation routes shall
parking, accessory to an otherwise be maintained or otherwise provided
permitted use in the WCZ, shall as an element of all development. The
submit a parking analysis for all uses siting, design, and circulation of non-
on the subject lot, justifying the marine uses, particularly those allowed
number of non-marine spaces based on first floors, shall accommodate
upon the proposed use and reasonable access for pedestrians,
demonstrating sufficient parking vehicles, and freight transfer to and
supply for marine uses. If sufficient from berthed vessels.
parking is not available to marine uses, g. Non-marine uses shall provide a
off-street parking for non-marine uses dedicated pedestrian route between
shall not be permitted. the proposed use and Commercial
c. Off-street parking, loading facilities, Street, and shall seek to minimize
and access ways designated for water- conflict with vehicle traffic.
dependent uses shall be exclusive to
such uses, except that, if not being 10.4 WATERFRONT PORT DEVELOPMENT
occupied by water-dependent tenants, ZONE (WPDZ)
such parking may be made available to 10.4.1 Purpose
non-marine uses between the hours Transport of goods by water to and from Portland
of 5:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Any such is an important component of both the local and
shared parking arrangements shall be regional economies. As such, the Port of Portland is
documented in the operations and integral to the City’s economic, cultural and fiscal
access management narrative health. The Waterfront Port Development Zone
described above, and clearly signed (WPDZ) aims to support the ongoing success of the
on-site. Port by regulating the development of land directly
d. All properties providing commercial connected to the dredged deep-water channel of
berthing shall demonstrate reasonable the Fore River and Portland Harbor. Activities within
opportunities to load and unload the WPDZ are primarily limited to those requiring
vessels from the subject lot. deep water access and contributing to port
e. Facilities for the loading and unloading operations. Non-marine activities may be permitted
of goods shall account for the if they do not adversely affect marine uses.
frequency of use and vehicle type and, 10-20 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE WATERFRONT ZONES

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