Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 16.
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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16.5.6 Lapse in application                                 which addresses the proposed project’s
An application for historic preservation review shall       compliance with the standards of Section 16.6.
be diligently pursued from the date of submission.      C. In the case of applications being reviewed at a
Applicants shall provide additional information as          workshop or workshops prior to the public
requested by the Planning Authority or Historic             hearing, they shall be informational and not
Preservation Board when determined to be                    result in any formal approval or disapproval of
reasonably necessary to make any determination              the project. At a workshop, the Historic
required by this article. Failure of an applicant to        Preservation Board shall review the plans and
provide a response to the request for additional            submittals, consider the staff review with
information within 120 days of the date upon which          respect to the standards of Section 16.6, hear
the written request was made shall cause the                public comments and questions, and provide
application to expire and be deemed null and void.          direction to the applicant regarding issues to
                                                            be addressed to bring the application into
16.5.7 Administrative review                                compliance with the standards of Section 16.6.
An application for historic preservation review         D. At a hearing, the Historic Preservation Board
subject to administrative review shall be reviewed          shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny
by the Planning Authority for compliance with the           the application based on the standards of
standards of Section 16.6. The Planning Authority           Section 16.6. Should the Historic Preservation
may request revised plans and submittals necessary          Board deny an application, it shall enter findings
to determine compliance. The Planning Authority             of fact concerning the relationship between the
shall approve the application, approve the                  application and standards of Section 16.6 within
application with conditions, or deny the application.       60 days of the close of the public hearing.
                                                            Written notice of the determination of the
16.5.8 Historic Preservation Board review                   Historic Preservation Board on the application,
A. An application for historic preservation review          including a copy of the findings of fact, shall be
    subject to Historic Preservation Board review           sent by regular mail to the applicant.
    shall be reviewed by the Historic Preservation
    Board for compliance with the standards of          16.5.9 Review process involving major site plans
    Section 16.6. The Planning Authority may            Site plan review by the Planning Board and historic
    request revised plans and submittals necessary      preservation review by the Planning Authority or
    to determine compliance with the standards of       Historic Preservation Board shall, to the extent
    Section 16.6 prior to scheduling a Historic         feasible, proceed concurrently. Any proposed
    Preservation Board workshop or public hearing.      major site plan required to obtain historic
B. The Planning Authority shall schedule the            preservation approval under this article shall be
    project for review at a workshop or public          exempt from the design standards included in
    hearing on a date that meets public noticing        Article 13, and shall comply with the standards of
    requirements and prepare a report for the           Section 16.6.
    Historic Preservation Board’s consideration CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 16-9 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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