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Presented by Mr. Hertzberg
AS AMENDED
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PITTSBURGH CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE FOUR, PUBLIC PLACES AND PROPERTY, ARTICLE XI: PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS BY AMENDING THE SCOPE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, BY PROHIBITING OFF-ROAD VEHICLES WITHIN GREENWAYS, AND BY INCLUDING GREENWAYS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF PARK FACILITIES.
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Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh's Greenways Program consolidates hillside properties owned by the City into permanent, passive open spaces that serve to benefit adjacent neighborhoods and the general public; and
Whereas, the existing Greenways are being damaged and eroded by individuals riding noisy off-road vehicles such as motor bikes and four wheel All-Terrain Vehicles ("ATVs") through them; and
Whereas, once officially dedicated as a Greenway by City Council, the property is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance to the Department of Parks and Recreation; and
Whereas, the City would like to amend the City Code of Ordinances to clarify that dedicated Greenways are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation and to prohibit off-road vehicular traffic on these Greenways.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article XI – Parks and Playgrounds, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1. Section 471.01, which currently reads:
§ 471.01 CONTROL AND SUPERVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
The Department of Parks and Recreation shall be responsible for the control and supervision of all city recreational facilities including but not limited to parks, playgrounds, ballfields, and recreation centers.
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 471.01 CONTROL AND SUPERVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
The Department of Parks and Recreation shall be responsible for the control and supervision of all city recreational facilities including but not limited to parks, playgrounds, ballfields, dedicated greenways, and recreation centers. For purposes of this Title, a greenway is defined as a permanent, passive open space that serves to benefit adjacent neighborhoods and the general public that is either dedicated or being studied or planned for designation as such (as kept on a list maintained by the Department of Finance and available to the public upon request).
Section 2. Section 473.03(b) which currently reads:
§ 473.03(b) Vehicles confined to roads. No person in a park shall drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the Director.
is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 473.03(b) Vehicles confined to roads. No person in a park or in a dedicated greenway shall drive any vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or paved greenway roads or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the Director. For purposes of this Section, the definition of vehicle shall include but not be limited to an automobile, truck, all-terrain vehicle ("ATV"), quad, motorcycle, motorbike, or motorized dirt bike.
Section 3. Section 477.01(b)(2), which currently reads:
(2) PARK FACILITY includes, but is not limited to, the grounds of all city-owned, leased, or licensed parks (including Market Squire in the First Ward), senior citizen centers, recreation centers, park buildings, nature centers, skating rinks, ballfields, parklets, playgrounds, tot lots, swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, horseshoe courts, bocci courts, hockey courts, multi-purpose courts, volleyball courts, trails, lakes, passive areas and picnic shelters.
Is hereby amended to read:
(2) PARK FACILITY includes, but is not limited to, the grounds of all city-owned, leased, or licensed parks (including Market Squire in the First Ward), senior citizen centers, recreation centers, park buildings, nature centers, skating rinks, ballfields, parklets, playgrounds, tot lots, swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, horseshoe courts, bocci courts, hockey courts, multi-purpose courts, volleyball courts, trails, lakes, passive areas (including dedicated greenways) and picnic shelters.