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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18 OFF-STREET PARKING & LOADING                          E.   Exemptions
                                                              1.   The waterfront zones in Article 10 shall not
18.1 OFF-STREET PARKING                                            be subject to parking maximums.
18.1.1 General                                                2.   In any zone, any required accessible
Off-street parking, either by means of structured or               parking spaces in compliance with the
surface spaces, in addition to being a permitted                   standards of the Americans with
principal use in certain zones, shall be considered as             Disabilities Act (ADA) shall not be included
an accessory use when provided to serve principal                in the calculation of parking maximums.
uses. The provisions of this article shall apply to      F.   Permission to exceed parking maximums
parking as an accessory use.                                  1.   A parking maximum may be exceeded by
                                                                   up to 25% if one or more of the following
18.1.2 No vehicle parking spaces required                          conditions are met:
Off-street vehicle parking is not required. However,               a.   10% of the total parking spaces
a Transportation Demand Management Plan is                              provided are available for public use
required for certain development actions and uses,                      24 hours a day, seven days a week.
per Subsection 13.6.1.                                             b.   20% of the total number of spaces are
                                                                        provided as shared spaces, available
18.1.3 Vehicle parking maximums                                         for public use from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
A. Table 18-A establishes the maximum number of                         p.m., Monday through Friday.
    off-street parking spaces that may be provided                 c.   20% of the total number of spaces are
    for each designated use. In some cases, uses                        provided as shared spaces, available
    that are considered part of a larger generic use                    for public use from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
    category may be listed with specific parking                        a.m., seven days a week.
    maximums. These specific uses are listed only             2.   When public use spaces are provided in
    for the purposes of this article, and do not                   order to exceed a parking maximum, the
    indicate whether such uses are permitted or                    following shall apply:
    conditional within any zone.                                   a.   When located within a parking
B. In the TOD zones, the maximum total number                           structure, public use spaces shall be
    of off-street parking spaces permitted shall be                     located within the first two floors of
    reduced by 25%.                                                     the structure.
C. Certain uses listed within Table 18-A are not                   b.   Signs shall be provided indicating the
    subject to parking maximums, and are indicated                      availability and location of public use
    as such where applicable.                                           spaces.
D. For any use not listed in Table 18-A, the parking               c.   Shared spaces not available to the
    provisions for the most similar use, as                             public 24 hours a day, seven days a
    determined by the Building Authority or the                         week shall be clearly marked,
    Planning Authority, shall apply.                                    indicating the hours of availability for
                                                                        public use. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 18-1 OFF-STREET PARKING & LOADING
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