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Presented by Ms. Burns
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Resolution approving an Institutional Master Plan under Sections 905.03.D and 922.12 of the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Articles II and VII, Chapters 905 and 922, to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh for approval of the Institutional Master Plan entitled "Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Institutional Master Plan", for the area roughly bounded by Forbes Avenue, Boundary Street and Schenley Drive, and identified as 4400 Forbes Avenue and zoned "EMI" Educational/Medical Institution District, 4th Ward.
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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Whereas, the Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh has made certain findings with regard to the Institutional Master Plan for the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh located at 4400 Forbes Avenue;
Whereas, the Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh has recommended approval of this application for an Institutional Master Plan;
Whereas, City Council has reviewed the record of the Planning Commission and herewith adopts the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Upon a review of the record as provided by the Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh, it is herewith affirmed that the proposed Institutional Master Plan for the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh located at 4400 Forbes Avenue has properly met the Standards for submittal and approval as provided in the Pittsburgh Code Section 905.03.D.
Section 2. Under the provisions of Sections 905.03.D and 922.12 approval is hereby granted to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh for the Institutional Master Plan for the area roughly bounded by Forbes Avenue, Boundary Street and Schenley Drive, identified as 4400 Forbes Avenue and zoned "EMI" Educational/Medical Institution District, 4th Ward, City of Pittsburgh, in accordance with Institutional Master Plan File No. 3 and accompanying documents entitled "Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Institutional Master Plan" and "Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Master Plan Study", which are on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator, Department of City Planning and which are incorporated herein by reference thereto, and subject to the following conditions:
1. That all proposed developments and/or building projects called for in the Institutional Master Plan be reviewed and approved independently by the City Planning Commission according to the Project Development Plan of Section 922.10 for projects requiring Administrator Exceptions and/or by City Council according to Section 922.06 for projects requiring Conditional Uses, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit for such project;
2. That Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh submit for review to the City Planning Commission and/or City Council (as outlined in #1 above) a Final Development Package for each identified project, which is to include but not limited to the following items:
- Site and context plans and sections
- Roof and floor plans, including wall details
- Building elevations and sections
- Door, window and façade details
- Final material palette, including samples
- Transportation impact analysis
- Final landscape plans
- Construction management plan (including, but not limited to: construction staging, hours of operation, truck routing, worker parking and street restrictions
- Final sign designs for the campus and for individual development projects
3. That throughout the construction of the projects identified in the Institutional Master Plan, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh continue to participate in an information-sharing process, which is to include proposed building, landscaping, transportation and parking developments, with the Oakland community and the City;
4. That the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Department of City Planning and other relevant organizations continue to work to resolve the need for short-term parking in the Schenley Plaza area to serve local institutions, especially the Carnegie Library.