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File #: 2022-0819    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed Finally
File created: 10/7/2022 In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
On agenda: 10/11/2022 Final action: 12/6/2022
Enactment date: 12/6/2022 Enactment #: 27
Effective date: 12/9/2022    
Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IV - Planning Districts, Chapter 910, Downtown Districts, to update review and approval processes. (Public Hearing held 11/23/22)
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 09 - ZONING
Attachments: 1. 2022-0819 Cover Letter-Planning Commission Recommendation Letter GT Amendment, 2. 2022-0819-2022-09-14 GT Zoning Changes Report, 3. Summary 2022-0819
Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IV - Planning Districts, Chapter 910, Downtown Districts, to update review and approval processes.
(Public Hearing held 11/23/22)

Body
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Planning Districts, is hereby amended at Chapter 910, Downtown Districts, as follows:


SEE ATTACHMENT
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910.01. GT, Golden Triangle District.
910.01.A Purpose
The GT, Golden Triangle District is intended to:
1. Maintain and enhance the Golden Triangle as the economic and symbolic core of the region;
2. Support and develop commercial, office and cultural uses; and
3. Develop an attractive, pedestrian-oriented physical environment with a design quality that recognizes the Golden Triangle's regional significance.
910.01.B GT Subdistricts
GT District is further divided into the four five (4) (5) following zoning subdistrict classifications:
1. GT-A, Golden Triangle Subdistrict A
2. GT-B, Golden Triangle Subdistrict B
3. GT-C, Golden Triangle Subdistrict C
4. GT-D, Golden Triangle Subdistrict D
5. GT-E, Golden Triangle Subdistrict E
The term "GT District" when used alone, without the subdistrict letter, shall be deemed to include all five (5) of the subdistricts.
910.01.C General Provisions
The provisions in this section apply to all GT Districts, unless otherwise stated.
910.01.C.1 Use Regulations
(a) Primary Uses
Primary uses shall be allowed in the GT District in accordance with the Use Table of Sec. 911.02.
(b) General Limitations
(1) All merchandise and products shall be sold only at retail, unless otherwise stated.
(2) There may be manufacture, compounding, processing or treatment of products that is clearly incidental and essential to a retail store or business, only when the major portion of such products is to be sold at retail on the premises.
(3) Uses, operations or products sha...

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