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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topography, vegetation and impervious                 may be issued. Work shall recommence only after
    surfaces as shown on the final site plan or           such order has been lifted by the Department of
    alteration of a parcel which was the subject of       Public Works or the Building Authority on the basis
    site plan approval after May 20, 1974, shall          of an approved mitigation plan or action by the
    require the prior approval of a revised site plan     developer.
    by the Planning Board or the Planning Authority
    pursuant to the terms of this article. Any such       13.13.3 After-the-fact review
    parcel lawfully altered prior to the enactment        Where construction, alteration, or modification to a
    date of these revisions shall not be further              site is performed without a valid site plan
    altered without approval as provided herein.              approval, an after-the-fact review shall be
    Modification or alteration shall mean and                 performed by the Planning Board or Planning
    include any deviations from the approved site             Authority, as applicable.
    plan including, but not limited to, topography,
    vegetation, and impervious surfaces shown on          13.14     APPEALS
    the site plan.                                        13.14.1   Minor site plan
B. All construction or alterations to the site            When the Planning Authority has approved,
    performed under authorization of building             approved with conditions, or disapproved a minor
    permits or certificates of occupancy issued for       site plan, any person aggrieved may appeal the
    development within the scope of this Land Use         decision to the Planning Board within 30 calendar
    Code shall be in conformance with the                 days of the date of the written decision of the
    approved final site plan or an amendment              Planning Authority. Upon the taking of such an
    thereto under Section 13.12. The Planning             appeal, the application shall be reviewed as a new
    Authority shall institute or cause to be              application.
    instituted any and all actions, legal or equitable,
    that may be appropriate or necessary for the          13.14.2 Major site plan
    enforcement of this article.                          When the Planning Board has approved, approved
                                                          with conditions, or disapproved a major site plan,
13.13.2 Work pursuant to Chapter 24 or 25                 any person aggrieved or the City may appeal the
Where work is required pursuant to the terms of           decision to the Superior Court, pursuant to Rule
Chapters 24 or 25 as part of an approval granted          80B of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and 30-A
under this article, such work shall be accomplished       M.R.S §§ 2691 & 4483. Decisions of the Planning
in the sequence established by the Public Works           Board are final as of the date the written decision is
Authority. Where the Public Works Authority               issued.
determines that work has been completed prior to
the receipt of all approvals required by this article
or which is out of sequence or is not in compliance
with the standards of Chapters 24 and 25 of the City
of Portland Code of Ordinances, a stop work order 13-22 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SUBDIVISIONS
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