City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0073

• File #: 2004-0073
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 2/10/2004
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 10/12/2004
• Enactment date: 10/12/2004
• Enactment #: 16
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article IX, Parks, Playgrounds and Special Events by adding a new Chapter 471 entitled Permitting of Special Events.
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/22/2004	4	Mayor	Returned Unsigned
10/12/2004	4	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
10/12/2004	4	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
10/6/2004	3	Committee on Finance & Budget	AMENDED	Pass
10/6/2004	4	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
4/28/2004	3	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
4/7/2004	3	Committee on Finance & Budget	Public Hearing Scheduled
3/17/2004	2	Committee on Finance & Budget	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
3/17/2004	3	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
3/3/2004	2	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held in Committee	Pass
2/26/2004	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
2/18/2004	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
2/18/2004	2	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
2/10/2004	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Hertzberg

AS AMENDED

Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article IX, Parks, Playgrounds and Special Events by adding a new Chapter 471 entitled Permitting of Special Events.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows

Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article IX, Parks, Playgrounds and Special Events by adding a new Chapter 471 entitled Permitting of Special Events, as follows:

Section 471.01 Purpose.

Freedom of speech and association are among those precious rights guaranteed and protected by the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions. The law gives the City the ability to balance those rights with its interests in protecting its citizens and preserving City and public property. As a municipal government, the City may enact content-neutral restrictions on the time, place, and manner of such expression in order to promote such significant government interests. The purpose of this Ordinance is to set forth the circumstances under which the City will regulate First Amendment Activity. The City also has an interest in regulating Activity not protected by the First Amendment to ensure that City resources are deployed effectively and proposed events are appropriately scheduled. This Chapter is also intended to address such events. This Chapter is not intended to control the permitting of picnic shelters, ballfields, and park facilities, which are addressed in Chapter 477.

Section 471.02 Definitions.

As used in this Chapter, certain terms are defined as follows:

(a) Applicant. "Applicant" refers to the person or group sponsoring or organizing an Event and applying for an Event permit required under this Chapter.

(b) Athletic Competition. "Athletic Competition" means an event involving sports, games, or exercises which is reasonably anticipated to obstruct the normal...