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Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article I: Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902: Zoning Districts in General, at Section 902.01: Establishment of Zoning Districts, by adding a new Specially Planned District at Subsection 902.01.D.2 to be identified as SP-13, West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District; at Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 909: Planned Development Districts, Section 909.01: SP, Specially Planned District, by creating a new district to be identified as SP-13: West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District including rules and regulations; and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing Accessory Parking standards in UI and LNC to SP-13: West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District for property consisting of lots between Freewalt Street the West End Trolley Trail gateway, along McCartney Street, Greentree Road and portions of Warden Street, Woodville Avenue, McKnight Street and Wabash Street as further identified in the attached map and in more detail within the bill below, all located in the 20th Ward.
(Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation)
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WHEREAS, A former trolley trail connecting Crafton with Pittsburgh's West End neighborhood is being transformed into a walking and biking path;
WHEREAS, Pittsburgh City Council has invested alongside the DCNR since 2017 in the establishment of the West End Trolley Trail;
WHEREAS, Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith has been working to revamp the trail since before she took office in 2009;
WEHREAS, The West End Trolley Trail will begin at the city's border with Crafton at Noblestown Road, extend through portions of the city's Crafton Heights, Westwood and Elliott neighborhoods and end behind the West End's historic Old Stone Tavern on Greentree Road;
WEHREAS, Old Stone Tavern, located on Greentree Road, dates back to at least 1782. The tavern served over 100 Revolutionary W...
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