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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to carry imposed loads with safety which allow the owner to secure financing, labor or
jeopardize its structural integrity. materials.
3. Members of walls, partitions, or other
vertical supports that split, lean, list, or 16.9 PENALTIES
buckle due to defective material or 16.9.1 Fines for violation
deterioration which jeopardize its Failure to perform any act required by this article or
structural integrity. performance of any act prohibited by this article or
4. Structural members of ceilings and roofs, of any conditions or any approvals issued hereunder
or other horizontal structural members, shall constitute a violation and be subject to a fine
which sag, split, or buckle due to defective as provided in 30 A M.R.S. §4452. Each day on which
materials or deterioration or are of there is failure to perform a required act or on
insufficient size to carry imposed loads which a violation exists shall constitute a separate
with safety which jeopardize its structural violation for purposes of this section.
integrity.
5. Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge, or 16.9.2 Withholding of future approvals
settle due to defective material or Where the applicant has done work or caused work
deterioration or are of insufficient size or to be done not in compliance with an approval
strength to carry imposed loads with received under this article or without the approvals
safety which jeopardize its structural required under this article, no new application for a
integrity. historic preservation review shall be considered for
6. Lack of weather protection which the building, structure, object, or site associated
jeopardizes the structural integrity of the with the violation until the work done without
walls, roofs, or foundation. approval is brought into compliance with the
B. The owner or such other person shall repair requirements of this article.
such building, structure, object, or site within a
specified period of receipt of a written order by 16.9.3 Additional penalties for willful violation
the Planning Authority to correct defects or or gross negligence
repairs to any building, structure, object, or site A. In addition to the penalties authorized by
as provided by Subsection 16.8.1(A) above, so Subsections 16.9.1 and 16.9.2, a violation which
that such building, structure, object, or site is intentional, or occurs through gross
shall be preserved and protected from further negligence, shall be subject to the following
deterioration in accordance with the purposes provisions:
of this article. 1. No permit shall be issued under Chapter 6
C. Any such order shall be in writing, shall state of this Code of Ordinances for any
the actions to be taken with reasonable alteration or new construction affecting
particularity and shall specify dates for such property for a period of five years
compliance, which may be extended by the following the last date of the violation,
Planning Authority for reasonable periods to other than permits necessary to correct CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 16-17 HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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