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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking; by amending language to Sections 541.01, 541.03, and 541.05.
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WHEREAS, residential streets are intended primarily for residents to park their personal vehicles near and around their homes; and,
WHEREAS, businesses are using residential streets as permanent parking spots for their business vehicles which are often times oversized; and,
WHEREAS, these oversized vehicles are not only unsightly in neighborhoods, but they also pose serious public safety threats for residents and motorists pulling in and out of driveways and intersections; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh has a legitimate interest in balancing the interests of businesses, residents and motorists,
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking; by amending language to Sections 541.01, 541.03, and 541.05:
541.01 DEFINTIONS.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings as set forth:
(A) Oversized vehicle means a vehicle which meets one or more of the following criteria
(1) Vehicle exceeds 7.5 feet in height (not including any accessory items that may be secured to the top of the vehicle); or
(2) Vehicle exceeds 9 feet in width, as measured from the widest portion of the vehicle or load, but not including mirrors; or
(3) Vehicle length, including load length if any, exceeds 22 feet in combination with any attached trailers; or
(4) Manufacturer's gross vehicle weight exceeds 17,001 pounds;
541.0102 PROHIBITIONS IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no operator of a vehicle shall, and no owner of a vehicle shall allow the vehicle to:
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