Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 2.
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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2. Elevated building. A non-basement building b. Certified or preliminarily determined
that is: by the Secretary of the Interior as
a. Built, in the case of a building in Zones contributing to the historical
A, AE, AO, or AH, so that the top of significance of a registered historic
the elevated floor, or in the case of a district or a district preliminarily
building in Zones VE or Coastal AE, to determined by the Secretary of the
have the bottom of the lowest Interior to qualify as a registered
horizontal structural member of the historic district;
elevated floor, elevated above the c. Individually listed on a Maine state
ground level by means of pilings, inventory of historic places at such
columns, posts, or piers; and, time that one is created; or,
b. Adequately anchored to not impair d. Designated as a local landmark or
the structural integrity of the building identified as a contributing property
during a flood of up to two feet above under Article 16.
the magnitude of the base flood. 4. Manufactured home. A structure,
In the case of Zones A, AE, AO, or AH, transportable in one or more sections,
elevated building also includes a building which is built on a permanent chassis and
elevated by means of fill or solid is designed for use with or without a
foundation perimeter walls with hydraulic permanent foundation when connected to
openings sufficient to facilitate the the required utilities. For floodplain
unimpeded movement of flood waters, as management purposes the term
required in Subsection 12.4.5(N) In the case manufactured home also includes park
of Zones VE or Coastal AE, elevated trailers, travel trailers, and other similar
building also includes a building otherwise vehicles placed on a site for greater than
meeting the definition of elevated building, 180 consecutive days.
even though the lower area is enclosed by 5. Manufactured home park or subdivision. A
means of breakaway walls, if the breakaway parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land
walls meet the standards of subsection divided into two or more manufactured
12.4.5(R)(2)(c)(iii). home lots for rent or sale. Existing
3. Historic structure. Any structure that is: manufactured home park or subdivision
a. Listed individually in the National shall mean a manufactured home park or
Register of Historic Places (a listing subdivision that was recorded in the deed
maintained by the Department of registry prior to July 17, 1986.
Interior) or preliminarily determined
by the Secretary of the Interior as 12.3.2 Development classifications
meeting the requirements for A. Development. Any human-made change to
individual listing on the National improved or unimproved real estate. This
Register; includes, but is not limited to, buildings or other 12-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

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