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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species is required, unless there is new   Authority or City Arborist if the following
          tree growth already present. New tree      requirements are met:
          growth must be as near as practicable      a.   Within the shoreline buffer, when the
          to where the hazard tree was removed            removal of storm-damaged trees
          and be at least two inches in diameter,         results in a cleared opening in the tree
          measured at four and one half feet              canopy greater than 250 square feet,
          above the ground level. If new growth           replanting is not required, but the area
          is not present, then replacement trees          shall be required to naturally
          shall consist of native species and be          revegetate, and the following
          at least two inches in diameter,                requirements must be met:
          measured at four and one half feet              i.      The area from which a storm-
          above the ground level.                                 damaged tree is removed does
     c.   The removal of standing dead trees,                     not result in new lawn areas, or
          resulting from natural causes, is                       other permanently cleared areas;
          permissible without the need for                ii.     Stumps from the storm-damaged
          replanting or a permit, as long as the                  trees may not be removed;
          removal does not result in the                  iii. Limbs damaged from a storm
          creation of new lawn areas, or other                    event may be pruned even if they
          permanently cleared areas, and                          extend beyond the bottom one-
          stumps are not removed. For the                         third of the tree; and
          purposes of this provision dead trees           iv. If after one growing season, no
          are those trees that contain no foliage                 natural regeneration or regrowth
          during the growing season.                              is present, replanting of native
     d.   The Building Authority or City Arborist                 tree seedlings or saplings is
          may require the property owner to                       required at a density of one
          submit an evaluation from a licensed                    seedling per every 80 square feet
          forester or arborist before any hazard                  of lost canopy.
          tree can be removed within the             b.   Outside of the shoreline buffer, if the
          Shoreland Overlay Zone.                         removal of storm damaged trees
     e.   The Building Authority or City Arborist         exceeds 40% of the volume of trees
          may require more than a one–for-one             four inches or more in diameter,
          replacement for hazard trees removed            measured at four and one half feet
          that exceed eight inches in diameter            above the ground level in any 10 year
          measured at four and one half feet              period, or results, in the aggregate, in
          above the ground level.                         cleared openings exceeding 25% of
2.   Storm-damaged trees in the Shoreland                 the lot area within the Shoreland
     Overlay Zone may be removed without a                Overlay Zone or 10,000 square feet,
     permit after consultation with the Building          whichever is greater, and no natural CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 11-11 SHORELAND OVERLAY ZONE
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