Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 11.
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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11.3 REVIEW PROCEDURE                                  11.3.3 Rules of measurement
11.3.1 Review authority                                For the purposes of this article:
Development activities within the Shoreland Overlay    A. Footprint shall be measured as the entire area
Zone shall be reviewed by the Building Authority           of ground covered by the structure(s) on a lot,
and/or the reviewing authority designated under            including but not limited to cantilevered or
Article 13 of this Land Use Code for compliance with       similar overhanging extensions, as well as
the requirements and standards of this article.            unenclosed structures, such as patios and
                                                           decks.
11.3.2 Review procedure                                B. Height shall be measured as vertical distance
A. Every applicant for a site plan or building             between the mean original (prior to
    permit within the Shoreland Overlay shall              construction) grade at the downhill side of the
    submit a written application, including a scaled       structure and the highest point of the
    plan, on a form provided by the review                 structure, excluding chimneys, steeples,
    authority. Plans shall be prepared by qualified        antennas, and similar appurtenances that have
    professionals, based upon a boundary survey.           no floor area, except that with respect to
B. All applications shall be signed by an owner or         existing principal or accessory structures,
    individual who can show evidence of right, title       including legally existing nonconforming
    or interest in the property or by an agent,            structures, located within an area of special
    representative, tenant, or contractor of the           flood hazard that have been or are proposed to
    owner with authorization from the owner to             be relocated, reconstructed, replaced or
    apply for a permit hereunder, certifying that          elevated to be consistent with the minimum
    the information in the application is complete         elevation required in Article 12, height shall be
    and correct.                                           measured as the vertical distance between the
C. All applications shall include preconstruction          bottom of the sill of the structure to the
    photographs and, no later than 20 days after           highest point of the structure, excluding
    completion of the development,                         chimneys, steeples, antennas and similar
    postconstruction photographs of the shoreline          appurtenances that have no floor area.
    vegetation and development site.                   C. Lot area shall be measured as the area of land
D. If the property is not served by a public sewer,        enclosed within the boundary lines of a lot,
    a valid plumbing permit or a completed                 minus land below the normal high-water line of
    application for a plumbing permit, including the       a water body or upland edge of a wetland and
    site evaluation approved by the Building               areas beneath roads serving more than two
    Authority, shall be submitted whenever the             lots.
    nature of the proposed structure or use would      D. Setback shall be the nearest horizontal distance
                                                           from the normal high-water line of a water 11-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SHORELAND OVERLAY ZONE
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