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File #: 2025-1771    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: In Standing Committee
File created: 4/21/2025 In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
On agenda: 4/22/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.
Sponsors: Barbara Warwick
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 10 - BUILDING CODE
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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.

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

Section 1. The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby amends The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified, as follows:

?1004.02 - Changes Specified
Section 101.1: Insert "The City of Pittsburgh" for [NAME OF JURISDICTION].
Section 102.3: Amend to read as follows:
102.3 Application of other codes. Repairs, additions, or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the currently adopted International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code, International Residential Code, Article XV Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Code, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70 - National Electrical Code. Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify, or set aside any provision of Title Nine - Zoning Code of the Pittsburgh City Code.
Section 103.1: Insert "The Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspection (referred to hereinafter as "PLI")" for [NAME OF DEPARTMENT].
Section 103.2: Amend to read as follows:
103.2 Appointment. The code official shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 104.1: Amend to read as follows:
104.1 Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be as established by the PLI Director, incorporated and published in the City of Pittsburgh Fee Schedule by the Director of Finance, and ...

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