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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the removal of vegetation is limited to that                    Response Action Program pursuant 38
        which is necessary:                                             M.R.S. section 343-E, and that is located
        a.    The removal of vegetation that occurs                     along a coastal wetland or a river.
              at least once every two years for the             f.      The removal of non-native invasive
              maintenance of legally existing areas                     vegetation species, provided the
              that do not comply with the                               following minimum requirements are
              vegetation standards in this chapter,                     met:
              such as but not limited to cleared                        i.       If removal of vegetation occurs
              openings in the canopy or fields. Such                             via wheeled or tracked motorized
              areas shall not be enlarged, except as                             equipment, the wheeled or
              allowed by this section. If any of these                           tracked motorized equipment is
              areas, due to lack of removal of                                   operated and stored at least 25
              vegetation every two years, reverts                                feet, horizontal distance, from the
              back to primarily woody vegetation,                                shoreline, except that wheeled or
              the requirements of Subsection                                     tracked equipment may be
              11.4.3(A) apply:                                                   operated or stored on existing
       b.    The removal of vegetation from the                                  structural surfaces, such as
             location of allowed structures or                                   pavement or gravel;
             allowed uses, when the shoreline                          ii.       Removal of vegetation within 25
             setback requirements of section 11.4.1                              feet, horizontal distance, from the
             are not applicable;                                                 shoreline occurs via hand tools;
       c.    The removal of vegetation from the                                  and
             location of public swimming areas                        iii.       If applicable clearing and
             associated with an allowed public                                   vegetation removal standards are
             recreational facility;                                              exceeded due to the removal of
       d.    The removal of vegetation associated                                non-native invasive species
             with allowed agricultural uses, provided                            vegetation, the area shall be
             best management practices are utilized,                             revegetated with native species to
             and provided all requirements of                                    achieve compliance.
             Subsection 11.4.14 are complied with;               g.          The removal of vegetation associated
       e.    The removal of vegetation associated                            with emergency response activities
             with brownfields or Voluntary                                   conducted by the Maine Department
             Response Action Program (VRAP)                                  of Environmental Protection, the U.S.
             projects provided that the removal of                           Environmental Protection Agency, the
             vegetation is necessary for remediation               U.S. Coast Guard, and their agents.
             activities to clean-up contamination on     C. Revegetation requirements. When
             a site that is part of a state or federal       revegetation is required in response to
             brownfields program or a Voluntary              violations of the vegetation standards set forth 11-8 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SHORELAND OVERLAY ZONE
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