Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning, Article III: Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907: Development Overlay Districts, to amend Section 907.04: IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 910: Downtown Districts, to amend Section 910.01: GT, Golden Triangle District; Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to amend Section 911.04: Use Standards; and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 915: Environmental Performance Standards, to amend Section 915.07: Performance Points System.
(Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 12/18/24)
(Report and Recommendation received 2/21/25)
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh ordains as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article III: Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907: Development Overlay Districts, is hereby amended at Section 907.04: IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District, as follows:
907.04. - IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District.
907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District
[907.04.A.1] General Boundaries
[The specific boundaries of the Inclusionary Housing Planning Overlay District (IZ-O) are mapped as a supplement to this Section and as an amendment to the City's Zoning District Map, in accordance with Section 902.03.]
907.04.A.1[2] Need for [Zoning Overlay] Inclusionary Housing
[The] Inclusionary Housing [Planning Overlay District] is necessary to increase the production of affordable housing to meet existing and anticipated housing and employment needs and to provide a diverse range of housing choices within the [District boundaries] City of Pittsburgh. The [updated] zoning will provide adequate balances by ensuring that the neighborhoods can elect to encourage the creation of inclusionary housing within their boundaries and continue to offer new housing units at a variety of...
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