Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, by adding a new Chapter, Chapter 136, Department of City Development, and setting forth its powers and duties.
Body
WHEREAS, Section 208 of the City of Pittsburgh's Home Rule Charter permits units of government to be established, revised or abolished by ordinance introduced by the Mayor or City Council; and,
WHEREAS, Section 102 of the Charter defines "unit of government" as including "any subdivision of City government including any department, bureau, division, board, commission or magistrate court"; and,
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via statute Title 53, Part III, Cities of the Second Class, Chapter 53, Executive Departments, Article XIII, Department of City Development, Sections 22801, et seq., empowers the City of Pittsburgh Council to create the Department of City Development which shall be in charge of a City Development Commission by ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, under the laws of this Commonwealth and under the Home Rule Charter the City Council now wishes to begin the process of consolidating various city-services into a type of one-stop-shop, for the Department of City Development to encompass the responsibilities and functions of the current contracts and employees of the Department of City Planning and the Division of Design Review, as set forth herein below.
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding Chapter 136, Department of City Development, and setting forth its powers and duties.
Chapter 136.01 Department of City Development and Commission on City Development
(a) Pursuant to 53 P.S. ? 22801 et. seq., the Department of City Development, is hereby established, which shall be in the charge of a City Development Commission, which is ...
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