Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 10.
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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10.4.2 No adverse impact on marine uses for the Board of Appeals as the review authority. In
No use shall be permitted in the WPDZ if it will have addition to the provisions of Section 6.5, such uses
an adverse impact on future marine development. A shall:
proposed development is deemed to have an A. Not impede or preclude existing or potential
adverse impact if it will result in any one or more of water-dependent development on other lots.
the following: B. Allow for adequate access to the water.
A. The proposed use will displace an existing C. Be compatible with water-dependent and
water-dependent use. marine uses.
B. The proposed use will reduce existing D. Operationally support one or more water-
commercial vessel berthing space. dependent use(s), or be located in a building or
C. The proposed use and any associated structure that is physically adaptable or
structure(s) or site elements including but not relocatable to make way for future
limited to access, circulation, parking, development of water-dependent uses.
dumpsters, exterior storage, or loading E. Meet any additional performance and
facilities, will unreasonably interfere with the dimensional standards set forth below.
activities and operation of existing
water-dependent uses or significantly impede 10.4.5 Prohibited uses
access to vessel berthing or other access to the Uses which are not enumerated in Table 10-A as
water by water-dependent uses. permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. Those
D. The siting of a proposed use will substantially uses that are prohibited shall include, without
reduce or inhibit existing public access to limitation:
marine or tidal waters. A. Residential uses.
B. Hotels or motels, or boatels.
10.4.3 Permitted uses C. Auditoriums, civic centers, convention centers,
Subject to a determination that the proposed use or other meeting facilities.
meets the standards of Subsection 10.4.2, the uses D. Restaurants and bars.
in Table 10-A are permitted (⏺) or conditional (◐) E. Marinas, including marina associated boat
in the Waterfront Port Development Zone. storage facilities.
F. Truck terminals.
10.4.4 Conditional use standards
Conditional uses shall be permitted in the
Waterfront Port Development Zone provided that
notwithstanding Section 6.5 or any other provision
of this code, the Planning Board shall be substituted CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 10-21 WATERFRONT ZONES

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