Presenter
Presented by Mr. Ferlo
Title
An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article VI, "Development Standards", Chapter 919, "Signs", to prohibit roof signs and signs extending above the roof line or parapet wall, and to revise regulations regarding business signs and identification signs; and Article VIII, "Review and Enforcement", Chapter 922, "Development Review Procedures", to require approval of a Project Development Plan by the Planning Commission for any new sign installed over 40 feet above grade in the Golden Triangle, Downtown Riverfront and Public Realm Districts.
Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The designated sections of Title Nine, Zoning of the Pittsburgh Code, are hereby amended as follows:
A. Amend Section 919.01.E by adding the following to the list of prohibited signs:
919.01.E Prohibited Signs
6. Any roof sign or sign that extends above the roof line or parapet wall.
B. Amend Section 919.03.M.1 by adding additional standards for all business signs and identification signs:
919.03.M.1 General
(e) Except as where otherwise noted below, wall mounted signs are permitted provided that the total face area attached to a wall shall not exceed two (2) square feet of sign face area for each lineal foot of building wall width to a maximum of eighty (80) square feet, and shall be mounted no higher than forty (40) feet above grade except where expressly permitted. For buildings with multi-commercial tenants on the first and second floors with direct street access one (1) additional sign shall be permitted per tenant identifying the name of the tenant or business, the total fact area of which shall not exceed two (2) square feet of sign face area for each lineal foot of store frontage to a maximum of eighty (80) square feet per sign, and shall be mounted no higher than the second floor above grade.
C. Amend Section 91...
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