City of South Portland Code of Ordinances TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE... ORDINANCE ADOPTING CODE... CHARTER... II. City Council... III. The City Manager... IV. Department of Finance... V. Budget... VI. Borrowing for Capital Improvements... VII. Tax Administration... VIII. Planning and Zoning... IX. Department of Education... X. Nominations and Elections... XI. Initiative and Referendum... XII. General Provisions... XIII. Referendum Succession in Government... Charter Comparative Table... Charter Index... CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS... CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION... II. City Council... Division 2. Rules of Procedure... III. Boards and Commissions... Division 2. Conservation Commission... Division 3. Board of Appeals... Division 4. Community Development Advisory Committee... Division 5. Planning Board... Division 6. Reports and Vacancies... Division 7. Economic Development Committee Division 8. Energy & Recycling Committee.. Division 9. Arts & Historic Preservation Committee IV. Fiscal Controls... Division 2. Purchasing... i
V. Conflicts of Interest and Personal Indemnification... VI. Legal Counsel and Indemnification... VII. Tree Ordinance... CHAPTER 3. ANIMALS AND FOWL... II. Domesitcated Chickens... III. Bees... CHAPTER 4. BICYCLES... CHAPTER 5. BUILDINGS... II. Administration and Enforcement... Division 2. Building Inspector... III. Oil Burning Equipment and Fuel Storage Tanks... IV. Flood Damage Prevention... Division 2. Administration and Enforcement... Division 3. Development Permitting Procedures... Division 4. Development Standards... Division 5. Appeals and Variances... Division 6. Interpretation... CHAPTER 6. ELECTIONS... II. Board of Registration... CHAPTER 7. ELECTRICITY... II. Administration and Enforcement... Division 2. City Electrician... Division 3. Inspections Generally... Division 4. Permits... III. Standards and Specifications... CHAPTER 8. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION... II. Fire Department... III. Fire Prevention... ii
IV. Marine Oil Terminal and Tank Vessel Fire Protection... V. Gas and Flammable Fluids Safety... VI. Establishment of Fire Lanes... CHAPTER 9. GARBAGE AND REFUSE... II. Private Collection and Disposal... III. Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance... IV. Transfer Station... V. Automated Refuse Collection Ordinance... CHAPTER 10. HEALTH, WELFARE AND SANITATION GENERALLY... II. Rodent Control... III. General Assistance Ordinance... Division 1. Statement of Policy... Division 2. Definitions... Division 3. Administrative Rules and Regulations... Division 4. Application Procedure... Division 5. Eligibility Factors... Division 6. Determination of Eligiblity.. Division 7. The Fair Hearing... Division 8. Recovery of Expenses... Division 9. Severability... IV. Paid Sexual Contact Ordinance... V. Public Indecency Ordinance... VI. Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation VII. Emergency Planning and Response Ordinance. VIII. Reserved... CHAPTER 11. HOUSE-CAR TRAILERS AND MOBILE HOME PARKS.... II. Mobile Home Parks... CHAPTER 12. HOUSING... II. Administration and Enforcement... III. Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants Generally... IV. Rooming Houses... V. Plumbing... VI. Light, Ventilation and Heating... VII. General Space, Use and Occupancy Standards... VIII. Insect, Rodent and Vermin Control... iii
CHAPTER 13. LIBRARIES... II. Library Director... III. Library Advisory Board... CHAPTER 14. LICENSES, PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS GENERALLY... I. In General... II. Special Amusement Permits... III. Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire... IV. Automobile Service Station... V. Lodging Establishments,... VI. Food, Food Handling and Food Establishments... VII. CATV Franchising Ordinance... VIII. Bottle Clubs... X. Coin Operated Game Machine Ordinance... XI. Used Car Lot Regulatory Ordinance... XII. Massage Establishments and Massage Therapists... Division 1. Generally... Division 2. Licenses... Division 3. Operating Requirements... Division 4. Penalties... XIII. Adult Use Establishment License... XIV. Transfer Stations for Municipal Solid Waste XV. Automobile Graveyards, Automobile Recycling Businesses and Junkyards... CHAPTER 15. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC... II. Administration and Enforcement... Division 2. Towing of Vehicles in Violation... Division 3. Traffic Division... Division 4. Traffic Engineer... Division 5. Accidents... Division 6. Traffic-Control Devices Generally... III. Operations... Division 2. Speed... Division 3. One-Way Streets and Alleys... Division 4. Turning Movements... IV. Stopping, Standing and Parking... V. Pedestrians... VI. Junked Motor Vehicles... VII. Emergency No Parking... VIII. Wreckers and Vehicle Towing... iv
Division 2. License... CHAPTER 16. NUISANCES IN GENERAL... CHAPTER 17. OFFENSES -- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS... II. Advertising... III. Anti-Graffiti... CHAPTER 18. PARKS AND RECREATION... II. Parks and Recreation Department... III. Parks and Recreation Director... IV. Reserved... V. Willard Beach... VI. Hinkley Park... VII. Establishment of South Portland Land Bank... CHAPTER 19. PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS... I. Civil Service Commission... II. Civil Service Rules for Personnel Administration... Section 19-11. Rules... Rule 1--Application... Rule 2--Examinations... Rule 3--Original Appointment... Rule 4--Promotional Appointments... Rule 5--Reinstatements; Voluntary Demotions... Rule 6--Disciplinary Action... Rule 7--Chiefs of Department... Rule 8--Administration... III. Bureau of Personnel... CHAPTER 20. PLUMBING... II. Reserved... CHAPTER 21. POLICE... II. Mutual Aid Pacts... v
CHAPTER 22. SEWERS AND DRAINS... I. Purpose... II. Scope... III. Definitions... IV. Use of Public Systems... V. Private Sewage Disposal... VI. Sewer Extensions... VII. Design and Construction Requirements for Sewer Extensions... VIII. Protection from Damage; Powers and Authority of Inspectors... IX. Penalty... X. Validity... XI. Appeals... XII. User Charges... XIII. Capital Improvement... Division 1. Sewer Rehabilitation Fund... Division 2. Fee Schedule; Administration of Fund... Division 3. Maine Mall Service Area Assessment Ordinance... Division 4. Fickett Street Service Area Assessment Ordinance... XIV. Non Storm-Water Discharge... CHAPTER 23. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS... II. Numbering of Buildings... III. Entrances to Public Ways... IV. Excavations in Public Places... V. Design and Construction Standards... VI. Utilities... CHAPTER 24. SUBDIVISIONS... II. Plans... Division 1. Preapplication... Division 2. Minor Subdivision... Division 3. Major Subdivision-- Preliminary Plan... Division 4. Major Subdivision-- Final Plan... III. Enforcement... IV. General Requirements... V. Design and Construction Standards... VI. General Construction Requirements... VII. Monuments... VIII. Variances and Waivers... IX. Nonresidential Subdivisions... vi
X. Performance Guarantee or Bond and Release of Guarantee... XI. Appeals... XII. Separability and Effective Date... XIII. Forms... CHAPTER 25. SWIMMING POOLS AND WADING POOLS... CHAPTER 26. WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES... II. Disposition of Hand Guns... III Blasting... CHAPTER 27. ZONING... I. Administrative Provisions... II. Definitions... III. Nonconformance... IV. Zoning Districts... V. Residential Districts... VI. Reserved... VII. Mixed Use/Commercial Districts... VIII. Reserved... IX. Industrial Districts... X. Residential Conditional/Contract Districts XI. Reserved... XII. Mixed-use, Commercial, Industrial Conditional/Contract Districts XIII. Shoreland Overlay Districts... XIV. Planning Board Review...... XV. Standards... XVI. Moratorium on Develoment Proposals involving the Loading of Oil Sands/Tar Sands Products On to Marine Tank Vessels Docking in South Portland... CHAPTER 28. DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS... CHAPTER 29. SEWER PRETREATMENT AND PERMITS... I. General Pretreatment Requirements... II. Wastewater Contribution Permit Application... III. Wastewater Contribution Permit Requirements... IV. Fees... V. Enforcement... Division 1. Enforcement Response Plan.. Division 2. Enforcement Response Plan Pretreatment Requirements.. CHAPTER 30. NOISE ORDINANCE... vii
CHAPTER 31. USE OF MARIJUANA BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER... viii