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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I, Chapters 411, 412, 415, 416 and 419; Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article II, Chapter 427; and Title Five: Traffic, Article VII, Chapter 548 to clarify the jurisdiction of the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and to update language relative to the Department's maintenance of the use of the right-of-way, especially involving permits and fees.
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Whereas, the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure ("DOMI") has the authority to supervise all construction, maintenance, repair, use, or occupation of public streets, sidewalks or other public ways, bridges, walls, sewers, steps, and anything within the public right-of-way, and to administer and enforce relevant articles of Pittsburgh's Code of Ordinances; and,
Whereas, Title Four, Articles I and II, and Title Five, Article VII, outline procedures, requirements, and fees for work in, use of, and occupation of the right-of-way, but have not been updated to reflect changes in the City's and DOMI's policies and procedures; and,
Whereas, Title Four, Article I must be updated to clarify the jurisdictional powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enable the Department to enhance public safety and ensure the public good; and,
Whereas, Title Four, Articles I and II, and Title Five, Article VII, must be updated to remove references to specific permit fees in order to allow instead for all fees to be publicly posted in the Right-of-Way Fee Schedule and updated annually, subject to Council approval; therefore,
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I, Chapters 411, 412, 415, 416 and 419; Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article II, Chapter 427; and Title Five: Tra...
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