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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Landscaping in designated snow demonstrates compliance with applicable
storage areas shall be such that it can state and federal regulations.
withstand the snow pile. 3. The site plan shall include adequate
4. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging. All measures to protect significant natural
development shall meet applicable EV features to be preserved from
standards as provided in Section 1 of the construction impacts, in accordance with
Technical Manual. the LID standards of the Technical Manual.
E. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) B. Site landscaping and buffers
1. The following types of development shall 1. On-site landscaping.
design and implement a Transportation a. All development subject to this article
Demand Management (TDM) plan: shall provide a minimum of one shade
a. All commercial, institutional, or mixed- tree consisting of species identified on
use developments of 50,000 square the City of Portland Recommended
feet or more in total floor area. Tree list or six plantings, defined as
b. All commercial or institutional uses one shrub, one ornamental grass,
designed to accommodate 100 or and/or three perennials, per 5,000
more employees or, for educational square feet of lot area in accordance
institutions, 100 or more students. with the landscaping standards of the
2. The TDM Plan shall comply with the Technical Manual.
standards for transportation studies and b. Existing vegetation to be preserved on
plans as contained in the Technical Manual. the site may be counted towards this
requirement as described in the
13.6.2 Environmental quality standards landscaping and landscape
A. Preservation of significant natural features preservation standards of the
1. All development shall preserve and protect Technical Manual.
significant natural features by c. Where site constraints prevent the
incorporating the principles of Low-Impact planting of required shade trees or
Development (LID) in accordance with the plantings at the development site, the
LID standards of the Technical Manual. reviewing authority may approve an
2. Where complete preservation of alternative as described in the
significant natural features substantially landscaping standards of the
compromises development of the site as Technical Manual.
otherwise permitted by zoning, the review 2. Buffers and screening
authority may reduce the requirement in a. Loading and servicing areas, trash and
accordance with the LID standards of the recycling areas, storage areas, and
Technical Manual provided that the roof- and ground-mounted utility
applicant implements preservation structures, except for renewable
measures to the extent practicable and energy systems, shall be screened CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 13-9 SITE PLAN

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