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Resolution approving an amendment to a previously approved Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Duquesne University entitled “Duquesne University Institutional Master Plan” dated January 2022 on property zoned EMI, Educational Medical Institution District, 1st Ward. Council District No. 6.
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Whereas, the Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh has made specific findings regarding the amendment to the Institutional Master Plan for Duquesne University in the Bluff neighborhood.
Whereas The Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh has recommended approval of this amendment to the Institutional Master Plan with one condition.
Whereas City Council has reviewed the record of the Planning Commission and herewith adopts the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Upon reviewing the record as provided by the Planning Commission of the City of Pittsburgh, it is herewith affirmed that the proposed amendment to the previously approved Institutional Master Plan for Duquesne University has adequately met the standards as provided in Pittsburgh Code Section 905.03.D.
Section 2. Under the provisions of Sections 905.03.D and 922.12.G of the Pittsburgh Code, approval is hereby granted to Duquesne University for an amendment to its previously approved Institutional Master Plan. The subject property is zoned EMI (Educational Medical Institution District) and the amendment is in accordance with Institutional Master Plan Application DCP-MPZC-2025-00049, as outlined in the document titled “Duquesne University Institutional Master Plan 2021-2031,” dated May 2025. This application was recommended for approval-with one condition-by the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission on May 20, 2025. All referenced documents are on file with the Office of the Zoning Administrator, Department of City Planning, and are incorporated herein by reference.