City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0385

• File #: 2004-0385
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Died due to expiration of legislative council session
• File created: 5/18/2004
• In control: Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services
• Final action: 12/31/2005
• Title: An Ordinance amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article I, Public Rights of Way, Chapter 419, Regulated Activities, Section 419.04 Business and Political Advertising, by permitting limited advertising on property which is owned or controlled by the City for business or political purposes to generate revenue.
• Sponsors: Jim Motznik
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/1/2005	1	City Council	TABLED	Pass
2/23/2005	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Affirmatively Recommended	Fail
2/16/2005	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
2/10/2005	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
12/8/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
11/17/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
10/20/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
9/8/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
6/16/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
5/26/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held in Committee	Pass
5/18/2004	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Ravenstahl

NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION

Title
An Ordinance amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article I, Public Rights of Way, Chapter 419, Regulated Activities, Section 419.04 Business and Political Advertising, by permitting limited advertising on property which is owned or controlled by the City for business or political purposes to generate revenue.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article I, Public Rights of Way, Chapter 419, Regulated Activities, Section 419.04 Business and Polictical Advertising, is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:


419.04 BUSINESS AND POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

[ No person shall display any advertising matter on any property which is owned or controlled by the City for either business or political purposes, except as provided under § 419.06 of this Chapter, and no display shall be made in connection with any municipal, state or national election of pictures or written matter relating to the various candidates for office. Where any City property is used for a polling place, sample ballots may be displayed, but no display shall be made of any one (1) or more candidates, or of any matter relating to candidates other than a formal notice relating to all the candidates of all parties. ]

Advertising is permitted on any property which is owned or controlled by the City, subject to Title IX of the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, for business purposes. No display shall be made in connection with any municipal, state or national election of pictures or written matter relating to the various candidates for office. Where any City property is used for a polling place, sample ballots may be displayed, but no display shall be made of any one (1) or more candidates, or of any matter relating to candidates other than a formal notice relating to...