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File #: 2003-1377    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed Finally
File created: 1/28/2003 In control: Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use
On agenda: Final action: 11/10/2003
Enactment date: 11/10/2003 Enactment #: 31
Effective date: 11/21/2003    
Title: AS AMENDED An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V by amending certain provisions of the Code as they pertain to Adult Entertainment uses in the Use Table and the Use Standards for the same.
Sponsors: Barbara Burns
 
 
Title
AS AMENDED
An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V by amending certain provisions of the Code as they pertain to Adult Entertainment uses in the Use Table and the Use Standards for the same.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
 
Section 1:      The designated sections of Title Nine, Zoning of the Pittsburgh Code, are hereby amended as follows:
 
A.      Amend Use Standards, Section 911.04.A.1 Adult Entertainment, by adding section (d) as follows:
 
911.04.A.1(d)      Operational Standards
(1)      Establish a minimum size space for adult cabaret performance.
(2)      Establish a minimum size space for showing movies or videos.
(3)      Stages are required for all live entertainment.
(4)      A floor layout of premises is required that ensures that the manager has visual control of the premises.
(5)      Operating days and hours shall be specified.
(6)      Access control measures shall be specified.
(7)      Posting and enforcement of a "no-loitering" policy is required.
[(8)      All Adult Entertainment establishments shall be licensed with the Bureau of Building Inspections.]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B.      Amend Use Standards, Section 911.04.A.1 Adult Entertainment, by amending section (b) as follows:
 
911.04.A.1(b)      Separation from Other Uses
The building housing an Adult Entertainment use shall be located at least 500 feet from the following uses. The 500 foot area shall be defined by a radius of 500 feet from the property line of the subject building:
(1)       Religious Assembly;
(2)       Library;
(3)       Cultural Service;
(4)       Child Care Center;
(5)       Elementary or Secondary School;
(6)       Community Center;
(7)       Single-Unit Detached Residential;
(8)       Single-Unit Attached Residential;
(8)      Two-Unit Residential; and
(9)      Three-Unit Residential.
(11)      Public Assembly (General).