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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11.4.11 Parking areas B. A holding tank is not allowed for a first-time
Parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 75 feet residential use in the Shoreland Overlay Zone.
from the normal high-water line of a river, stream,
or tributary stream, or the upland edge of a coastal 11.4.13 Stormwater runoff
wetland or freshwater wetland within the Shoreland All new construction and development shall be
Overlay Zone except: designed to be in compliance with the City of
A. In the EWPZ, WCZ, WPDZ, B-3, B-5, I-L, and I-M Portland Technical Manual to minimize stormwater
zones, parking setbacks shall be as established runoff from the site in excess of the natural
for structures in those zones, as specified in predevelopment conditions. Where possible,
Subsection 11.4.1(A). existing natural runoff control features, such as
B. Where the review authority finds that no other berms, swales, terraces, and wooded areas shall be
reasonable alternative exists further from the retained in order to reduce runoff and encourage
shoreline or tributary stream, the review infiltration of stormwater. Stormwater runoff
authority may reduce the parking setback control systems shall be maintained as necessary to
requirement to no less than 50 feet in the OS-R ensure proper functioning.
and I-B zones to the least amount necessary for
construction, provided that the applicant 11.4.14 Agriculture
proves by a preponderance of the evidence A. All spreading or disposal of manure shall be
that appropriate techniques will be used to accomplished in conformance with the Manure
prevent sedimentation of the water body. Utilization Guidelines published by the Maine
C. Parking areas shall be adequately sized for the Department of Agriculture on November 1,
proposed use and shall be designed to prevent 2001, and the Nutrient Management Law (7
stormwater runoff from flowing directly into a M.R.S. §§ 4201-4209).
water body, tributary stream, or wetland, and B. Manure shall not be stored or stockpiled within
where feasible, to retain all runoff on site. 75 feet, horizontal distance, of water bodies,
tributary streams, or wetlands. All manure
11.4.12 Septic waste disposal storage areas within the Shoreland Overlay
All subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be Zone must be constructed or modified such
installed in conformance with the State of Maine that the facility produces no discharge of
Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules and the effluent or contaminated stormwater.
following: C. Agricultural activities involving tillage of soil
A. Clearing or removal of woody vegetation greater than 40,000 square feet in surface area
necessary to site a new system and any within the Shoreland Overlay Zone shall require
associated fill extensions, shall not extend a conservation plan to be filed with the
closer than 75 feet, horizontal distance, from Planning Authority.
the normal high-water line of a water body or D. There shall be no new tilling of soil within 75
the upland edge of a wetland. feet, horizontal distance, from water bodies
and coastal wetlands or within 25 feet, 11-16 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SHORELAND OVERLAY ZONE

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