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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M. Is or is not in a flood prone area, based on the 14.5 TECHNICAL AND DEVELOPMENT
Federal Emergency Management Agency's STANDARDS
flood boundary and floodway maps and flood 14.5.1 Technical standards
insurance rate maps and/or the City of Portland All subdivisions and associated improvements,
Coastal Flood Resilience Overlay Zone, and excluding subdivisions exempted under Section 14.12
information presented by the applicant. If the of this article, shall, in addition to the criteria listed
subdivision, or any part of it, is in such an area, herein, adhere to all applicable standards of the City
the subdivider shall determine the 100-year of Portland Technical Manual, unless formally
flood elevation and flood hazard boundaries waived by the Planning Board.
within the subdivision, and/or the applicable
SLR-DFE and SLR-BFE per Section 8.1. The 14.5.2 Timing of subdivision improvements
proposed subdivision plan must include a The Department of Public Works shall establish the
condition of plan approval requiring that sequence in which work is to be accomplished.
structures in the subdivision will be Where it is determined by the Public Works
constructed in compliance with the provisions Authority that work has been completed prior to
of Section 8.1 and Article 12. the receipt of all approvals required by this article,
N. Will provide for adequate stormwater or which is out of sequence, or is not in compliance
management as demonstrated by compliance with the standards of this section and of Chapter 25,
with the stormwater standards of the City of the Public Works Authority may issue a stop work
Portland Technical Manual. order. Work shall recommence only after the stop
O. Will not have lots with a lot depth-to-shore work order has been lifted by the Public Works
frontage ratio greater than 5 to 1 if any lots in Authority. Violation of the stop work order shall be
the proposed subdivision have shore frontage considered an offense.
on a river, stream, brook, great pond, or coastal
wetland as these features are defined in Title 38 14.5.3 Subdivision names
§ 480-B. For purposes of this measurement, Subdivision names for plats shall be subject to
shore frontage shall be the length of a lot approval by the Planning Board and shall not
bordering on a water body or wetland duplicate the name of any plat already recorded.
measured in a straight line between the
intersections of the lot lines with the shoreline. 14.5.4 Streets
P. For any proposed subdivision that crosses A. All streets shall be platted along contour
municipal boundaries, will not cause elevations which result in minimal grade
unreasonable traffic congestion or unsafe changes and ensure the greatest visibility
conditions with respect to the use of existing wherever practicable, with consideration given
public ways in an adjoining municipality in for anticipated use of the land. Street grades in
which part of the subdivision is located. all proposed subdivisions shall be subject to
approval by the Public Works Authority. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 14-5 SUBDIVISIONS

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