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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article V: Chapter 153 - City Clerk, by adding a new section requiring an institution of a calendar control system to track all zoning legislation sent to the planning commission for report and recommendation.
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WHEREAS, the City Code requires that all legislative text amendments to the City Zoning Code, as proposed by the City Council, requires the City Planning Commission to review of said legislation, conduct a public hearing(s) and, to provide a report and recommendation to the City Council within ninety (90) days of receipt of said legislation; and,
WHEREAS, failure by the Planning Commission to do so within ninety (90) days results in the legislation being deemed denied by the Planning Commission and, as such is a de-facto negative recommendation: and,
WHEREAS, from time to time, legislation adding to or amending existing sections of the city's zoning code that has been conveyed to the Department of Planning and the Planning Commission, have not been considered in a timely fashion, as required by city ordinance's ; and,
WHEREAS, the city code 922.05.D states, “Hearing and action by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may hold a public hearing on the application or may choose not to conduct a hearing. In any case, the Commission shall act to recommend approval or denial of the application within 90 days of the receipt of the completed application. Where the Commission fails to render its decision within the period required by this subsection, the decision shall be deemed to have been rendered in denial of the application unless the applicant has agreed in writing or on the record to an extension of time. When a decision has been rendered in denial of the application because of the failure of the Commission to meet or render a decision as hereinabove provided, the City shall give public notice of said decision within 10 days, according to the provisions of Sec...
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