Portland, Maine Municipal Code

Portland ME ordinances

1966 published ordinances from the Code of Ordinances, City of Portland, Maine (Chapters as revised by the City Clerk, latest revision September 9, 2026 (each chapter carries its own revision date)). View the full index →

• 1-1 — How Code designated and cited.
• 1-2 — Definitions and rules of construction.
• 1-3 — Section catchlines and other headings.
• 1-4 — Certain ordinances not affected by Code.
• 1-5 — Code does not affect prior offenses, rights, etc.
• 1-6 — Revival of ordinances.
• 1-7 — Amendments to Code.
• 1-8 — Supplementation of Code.
• 1-9 — Official copies kept by city clerk.
• 1-10 — Revision published by corporation counsel.
• 1-11 — Form and content of extracts.
• 1-12 — Numbering of sections.
• 1-13 — Distribution of Code.
• 1-14 — Severability.
• 1-15 — General penalty; continuing violations.
• 1-16 — Uniform procedure for collecting assessments.
• 2-16 — Positions created.
• 2-17 — Additional duties assigned.
• 2-21 — Definitions.
• 2-22 — Immigration enforcement – No participation.

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What the code says about home occupations, business licenses and city taxes, summarized from and linked to the code: home-based business rules in Portland →

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Source & provenance

Code of Ordinances, City of Portland, Maine (Chapters as revised by the City Clerk, latest revision September 9, 2026 (each chapter carries its own revision date)): published from content.civicplus.com.

Charter of the City of Portland, Maine (Chapters as revised by the City Clerk, latest revision September 9, 2026 (each chapter carries its own revision date)): published from content.civicplus.com. Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page