City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2007-1740

• File #: 2007-1740
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/11/2007
• In control: Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services
• Final action: 10/30/2007
• Enactment date: 10/30/2007
• Enactment #: 20
• Effective date: 11/8/2007
• Title: Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article III, Sewers, Chapter 433, Illegal StormWater Connections, in order to include federal and state-mandated prohibitions regarding the drainage or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, of non-storm water discharge from real property including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water into the Waters of the Commonwealth, and to add a definition of "Sale" exempting sales of real property pursuant to the Second Class City Treasurer's Sale and Collection Act, 53 P.S. § 27101 et seq., as amended, from the requirements of the ordinance with regard to sales of real property, and to remove the prohibition against discharging from the Illegal Surface StormWater Connection upon or across public or private sidewalks in conformance with the Allegheny County Health Department's Rules and Regulations for Plumbing and Building Drainage, Article XV.
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2007	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/30/2007	3	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
10/24/2007	2	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
10/24/2007	2	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
10/18/2007	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
10/11/2007	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Scheduled
9/19/2007	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
9/19/2007	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	AMENDED	Pass
9/11/2007	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Koch

Title

Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article III, Sewers, Chapter 433, Illegal StormWater Connections, in order to include federal and state-mandated prohibitions regarding the drainage or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, of non-storm water discharge from real property including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water into the Waters of the Commonwealth, and to add a definition of "Sale" exempting sales of real property pursuant to the Second Class City Treasurer's Sale and Collection Act, 53 P.S. § 27101 et seq., as amended, from the requirements of the ordinance with regard to sales of real property, and to remove the prohibition against discharging from the Illegal Surface StormWater Connection upon or across public or private sidewalks in conformance with the Allegheny County Health Department's Rules and Regulations for Plumbing and Building Drainage, Article XV.

Body

WHEREAS, a comprehensive program of stormwater management, including reasonable regulation of development and activities causing accelerated runoff, is fundamental to the public health, safety and welfare and the protection of people of the Commonwealth, the City, their resources and the environment; and

WHEREAS, federal and state regulations require certain municipalities and authorities including the City and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to implement a program of stormwater controls and to obtain a permit for storm water discharges from its separate storm sewer systems under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES"); and

WHEREAS, procedures for sales of real property by the City are governed by the Second Class City Treasurer's Sale and Collection Act of October 11, 1984, No. 171, P.L. 876, § 101, 53 P.S. § 27101 et seq., as amended.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:


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