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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TABLE 19-A: REVIEW AUTHORITY
19.3.3 Permanent sign permits
Application Building Planning Authority – Sign permit required. A sign permit is required
Type Authority Historic Preservation
to erect, install, construct, move, alter, replace,
Sign permit ⏺ - suspend, display, or maintain (i.e., removal of the
Signs in historic sign so that structural elements supporting the
⏺ ⏺
districts sign may be maintained) any permanent sign,
unless otherwise specified in this article. Each
19.3.2 Applications and fees sign and change of copy (i.e., changing of the
A. Filing of applications. An application for a face or letters on a sign) requires a separate sign
permanent or temporary sign permit must be permit except as allowed in Subsection 19.6.4.
submitted to the Building Authority on an Exceptions to the requirement for a sign permit
application form or in accordance with the include the exemptions listed in Subsection
application specifications published by the 19.2.3, as well as building-mounted directional
Building Authority. Each application must be signs, building-mounted directory signs, and
accompanied by the applicable fee, which shall window signs. Refer to Section 19.7 for
be established by the City Council. permanent sign standards that apply even when
B. Review and approval no sign permit is required. Any sign not
1. Following receipt of a complete authorized pursuant to this article is not
application, the Building Authority shall allowed.
review all sign permit applications and Assignment of permanent sign permits. A
supporting documentation for compliance current and valid permanent sign permit issued
with the standards of this article. under this article shall be freely assignable to a
2. The Building Authority shall either: successor as owner of the property or
a. Issue the sign permit if the sign that is operator of the premises. The assignment shall
the subject of the application not require approval by the Building Authority.
conforms to the requirements of this C. Expiration. A permanent sign permit will expire
article, and also provided that any and become null and void if the work
other required permits as determined authorized in compliance with the permit is not
by the Building Authority have been commenced within 180 days from the date of
obtained, or issuance of the permit, or if work is suspended
b. Deny the sign permit if the sign that is the or abandoned for a period of 180 days or more
subject of the application fails to conform at any time after the work has commenced.
to the requirements of this article. If the
sign permit application is denied, the 19.3.4 Signs in historic districts
reason shall be stated in writing. A. Applicability. The standards established in this
subsection shall be applied within historic
districts in addition to the standards otherwise
established in this article. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 19-3 SIGNS

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