Presenter
Presented by Mr. Ferlo
Recommendation
In Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use, May 30, 2001.
Affirmative Recommendation
AS AMENDED
Title
Ordinance Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title IX, Zoning by adding Section 907.02.G (IPOD-2 and 922.13.B (IPOD-2) Walnut Street. The purpose of this amendment is to create an interim planning overlay district in the Walnut Street corridor.
Body
Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title IX, Zoning by adding Section 907.02.G (IPOD-2 and 922.13.B (IPOD-2) Walnut Street. The purpose of this amendment is to create an interim planning overlay district in the Walnut Street corridor
907.02.G IPOD-2, Walnut Street
907.02.G.1 General Boundaries
The Walnut Street Interim Planning Overlay District is generally defined by properties in the Local Neighborhood Commercial / LNC district on Walnut Street between Aiken Street and Negley Avenue. Specific boundaries of the district are mapped as a supplement to the City's Zoning District Map.
907.02.G.2 Intent
The intent of the Walnut Street Interim Planning Overlay District is generally to create a regulatory mechanism in an area where substantial development growth is imminent and where both the impact of individual development projects and the collective impact of such development on public resources and private properties is not mitigated through the existing zoning classification. Due to the unique circumstances in Shadyside at this point in time, the existing zoning classifications do not serve to carry out the purpose and intent of Chapter 901 and all the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. Specifically, the intent of the Walnut Street IPOD is:
(a) To protect existing commercial development and encourage new commercial development that is accessible to all segments of the community;
(b) To protect and enhance the area's architecture, which includes building siting, massing, facade treatment, materials, proportion, and scale;
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