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File #: 2025-1545    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Reported from Standing Committee
File created: 2/21/2025 In control: Commission - Planning Commission
On agenda: 7/15/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General, to add Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, to add a sunset clause to 907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV, Development Standards, to amend 915.07, Performance Points System; Article II, Base Zoning, Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Chapter 913 Use Exceptions and Conditions Not Listed in Use Table; Article VI, Development Standards; Chapter 914 Parking Loading and Access; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures. to remove minimum off-street parking from the Zoning Code; Article V Use R...
Sponsors: Deborah L. Gross, Erika Strassburger, Robert Charland, Bobby Wilson
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 09 - ZONING
Attachments: 1. 2025-1545 Cover Letter-Coverletter for Council, 2. 2025-1545 -Housing Needs Assessment PC Decision 2025-01-29, 3. 2025-1545 -Housing Needs Assessment Text Amendments Hearing Report, 4. Summary 2025-1545, 5. 2025-1545 VERSION 2 PLEASE USE FOR FULL TEXT
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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General, to add Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, to add a sunset clause to 907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV, Development Standards, to amend 915.07, Performance Points System; Article II, Base Zoning, Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Chapter 913 Use Exceptions and Conditions Not Listed in Use Table; Article VI, Development Standards; Chapter 914 Parking Loading and Access; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures. to remove minimum off-street parking from the Zoning Code; Article V Use Regulations; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Article IX Measurements and Definitions; Chapter 925, Measurements; and Chapter 926, Definitions.
(Public Hearing held 9/10/25)
(Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 10/15/25)

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

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, is hereby amended at Chapter 902 as follows:

SEE ATTACHMENT
Attachment

902.04 Affordable Housing Bonus Program

902.04.A.1 Need for Affordable Housing Bonus Program

The Affordable Housing Bonus Program is necessary to incentivize the private market's contribution to the City's affordable housing stock. Implementation of the Program will help the City meet existing and anticipated housing and employment needs and to provide a diverse range of housing choices within the City. The Bonus Program will provide adequate balances by ensuring that the n...

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