Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 14.
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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14.9 TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP                                14.11 VACATION OF PLATS
The purchasing party or other succeeding owner of         Any such plat recorded, or any portion thereof, may
a subdivision for which a recording plat has received     be vacated with the consent of the City Council as
prior approval, but which has not yet been accepted       follows:
by the City, shall assume full responsibility for         A. At any time before the sale of any lot therein,
completion of the subdivision's improvements until            by written instrument, signed by the City and
the subdivision street or streets are accepted by the         the owners of such subdivision, declaring the
City. The purchaser or other succeeding owner of              same to be vacated and describing therein the
an unaccepted subdivision shall be required to                part or portion to be so vacated.
comply with all the provisions of this article as if he   B. At any time after the sale of any lot therein and
were the original subdivider, and shall become                by written instrument, signed by the City and all
responsible for completing such improvements in               owners of record of lots shown on the plat,
the same manner as the original subdivider.                   declaring the same to be vacated and
                                                              describing therein the part or portion to be so
14.10 PLAT AMENDMENTS                                         vacated.
The Planning Authority may approve alterations to         C. Any instrument so executed vacating all or a
an approved recording plat when all of the following          portion of any plat shall be duly filed and
conditions are met. Otherwise, a new subdivision              recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of
plat must be submitted to the Planning Board:                 Deeds. The execution and recording of the
A. The rearrangement of lot lines does not                    instrument described in (B) above shall vest fee
    increase the number of lots within a block or             simple title to the centerline of the street, alley
    other subdivision unit or area.                           or easement for public passage so vacated in
B. The alteration will not affect any street, alley,          the owners of abutting properties. Title to
    utility easement or drainage easement.                    property located within the vacated streets,
C. The alteration meets all of the minimum                    alleys, or easements for public passage shall
    requirements of this Land Use Code and other              pass to abutting property owners free and clear
    applicable state and local codes.                         of any rights of the public or other owners of
D. The alteration is approved by the Public Works             lots shown in the plan, but subject to the rights
    Authority and the Fire Department.                        of the owners of any public utility installations
Such approved alterations shall be properly                   which have been previously erected therein.
recorded in the registry within 30 days thereof or
they shall be null and void. Recording of approved        14.12 EXEMPTIONS
alterations also shall be in accordance with the          14.12.1    Subdivisions prior to 1979
requirements of 30-A M.R.S. § 4406.                       This article does not apply to subdivisions approved
                                                          prior to June 6, 1979, nor to subdivisions in
                                                          existence prior to June 6, 1979, nor to subdivisions
                                                          which have been legally recorded in the Registry of
                                                          Deeds prior to June 6, 1979. 14-14 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SUBDIVISIONS
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