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 ↗
Full Text

3,936 chars
14 SUBDIVISIONS                                           14.2.2 Enforcement, conveyance, markers, and
                                                              recording
14.1 PURPOSE                                              A. No person may sell, lease, develop or build
This article is adopted pursuant to the terms and             upon, or convey for consideration, offer or
provisions of 30-A M.R.S. § 3001 and 4403, as                 agree to sell, lease, develop or build upon, or
amended. The purpose of this article is to provide            convey for consideration any land in a
for the harmonious and economic development of                subdivision unless the subdivision has been
the city; for the orderly subdivision of land and its         approved by the Planning Board, and unless a
development; for the orderly development of the               recording plat showing permanent marker
general area surrounding such subdivision; for the            locations at all lot corners has been recorded in
coordination of streets within the general area; for          the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds.
adequate provisions for drainage, flood control,          B. No subdivision plan shall be recorded by the
light, air, and other public purposes; for the                Cumberland County Registry of Deeds which
adequate and proper installation of streets,                  has not been approved as required by this
drainage, sanitary sewers, water, and other utilities         article. Approval for the purpose of recording
and facilities; for the dedication to the City of land        shall appear in writing on the recording plat.
for streets, alleys, or other public purposes or the      C. No public utility, water district, sanitary district,
transfer to the City of easements or other rights or          or any utility company of any kind shall install
privileges; for the reservation for the City of land to       services to any lot in a subdivision which has
be acquired for public facilities; and to protect             not received Planning Board approval.
public safety.                                            D. Any person who sells, leases, develops or builds
                                                              upon, or conveys for consideration any land in
14.2 APPLICABILITY                                            a subdivision which has not been approved as
14.2.1   Jurisdiction                                         required by this article shall be required to
A. This article shall govern each and every                   submit an after-the-fact subdivision application
    subdivision of land as defined under 30-A M.R.S.          for each such occurrence. The City may
    § 4401 and 4402 within the limits of the city             institute proceedings to enjoin any violation of
    unless specifically exempted under this article.          this section.
B. When application is made to resubdivide a
    previously recorded subdivision under the             14.3 REVIEW PROCEDURES
    provisions of these regulations, it shall be          14.3.1 Application
    treated as a new subdivision provided the             To obtain approval of a proposed subdivision the
    applicant is the owner of rights in the recorded      subdivider or applicant shall submit an application
    subdivision.                                          to the Planning Authority in such form as prescribed
                                                          by the Planning Authority. The application shall
                                                          meet the submission requirements of the City of
                                                          Portland Technical Manual, including the provisions
                                                          for a subdivision plat for presentation to the CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 14-1 SUBDIVISIONS
Other Sections in This Document (765)

Full Text
