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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16 HISTORIC PRESERVATION 16.2 HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS
16.2.1 Categories of historic designations
16.1 PURPOSE A. Landmark. A discrete building, structure,
The purpose of this article is to promote the object, or site and any associated area found to
educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare have particular or individual significance or
of the City of Portland by: prominence. Landmarks may be in or outside of
A. Creating a mechanism to survey, identify, historic districts or historic landscape districts.
historically designate, and protect buildings, B. Historic district. A geographically defined area
structures, objects, sites, and areas of historic, possessing a significant concentration, linkage,
cultural, architectural, and archaeological or continuity of buildings, structures, sites, or
significance consistent with the National objects united by past events, culturally, or
Register of Historic Places and the Secretary of aesthetically by design, plan, or physical
the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for development. The defined area may comprise
Archeology and Historic Preservation. individual elements separated geographically
Attention will be given to the preservation of but linked by association or history.
sites of cultural significance to marginalized C. Historic landscape district. A geographically
communities and Indigenous peoples, including defined area possessing a significant
the Wabanaki people, to ensure their cultural concentration, linkage, or continuity of natural
legacy is recognized and protected; or man-made landscape components including
B. Establishing standards for review of alterations buildings, structures, sites, or objects which are
and new construction affecting historic united by past events, culturally, or aesthetically
designations consistent with the Secretary of by design, plan or physical development. The
the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of defined area shall be owned in its entirety by a
Historic Properties; unit of federal, state, or local government, or
C. Encouraging compatible rehabilitation and new any combination of such ownership at the time
construction affecting historic designations, of nomination.
preventing the unnecessary loss of the
community's significant character without 16.2.2 Criteria for historic designation
stifling change and development; A. Any building, structure, object, site, or area
D. Providing a resource of information and nominated for historic designation must be
expertise to help those interested in historic found to demonstrate significance to the City
designation, and rehabilitation or new of Portland, State of Maine, New England
construction affecting historic designations; region, United States, or the Wabanaki people
and under at least one of the following:
E. Fostering civic pride in the city's history as 1. Significant aspect of heritage. Value as a
represented in the city’s historic designations. significant example of the cultural, historic,
architectural, archaeological, or related
aspect of heritage. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 16-1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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