City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2002-0393

• File #: 2002-0393
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 4/16/2002
• In control: Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use
• Final action: 6/27/2002
• Enactment date: 6/18/2002
• Enactment #: 21
• Effective date: 6/27/2002
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, by adding a special exception for height and the floor area ratio of buildings in Urban Industrial Districts; revising parking and signage provisions to ensure conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements; clarifying a provision under Environmental Performance Standards and clarifying residential fencing standards; allowing for advertising on public information kiosks; clarifying notification procedures for City Council hearings; reestablishing a special exception for firearms business establishments; revising signage regulations in the SP-4 District; and adding the college use as a conditional use in certain districts.
• Indexes: CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION, PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 09 - ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2002	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
6/19/2002	2	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use		Pass
6/19/2002	3	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
6/19/2002	3	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
6/18/2002	1	City Council	RECOMMITTED
6/18/2002	2	City Council	RECOMMITTED	Pass
6/12/2002	2	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
6/12/2002	2	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use		Pass
6/5/2002	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
4/24/2002	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
4/16/2002	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Ms. Burns

AS AMENDED

Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, by adding a special exception for height and the floor area ratio of buildings in Urban Industrial Districts; revising parking and signage provisions to ensure conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements; clarifying a provision under Environmental Performance Standards and clarifying residential fencing standards; allowing for advertising on public information kiosks; clarifying notification procedures for City Council hearings; reestablishing a special exception for firearms business establishments; revising signage regulations in the SP-4 District; and adding the college use as a conditional use in certain districts.

Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. The designated section of Title Nine, Zoning of the Pittsburgh Code, is hereby amended as follows:


1. Amend Section 904.07.A UI, Urban Industrial District, Purpose, by adding the following new subsection:
4. Encourage adaptive reuse of manufacturing buildings and allow the development of high density multi-unit residential buildings.

2. Amend Section 904.07.C.4 UI, Urban Industrial District, Special Exception for Height in the UI District, as follows:
a. Delete Subsection (i);
b. Designate subsection (ii) as (i);
c. Designate subsection (iii) as (ii).


3. Add Section 904.07.C.5 to UI, Urban Industrial District, as follows:
904.07.C.5 Special Exception for FAR Adjustment in the UI District.
Where at least 75% of the building will be used for multi-unit residential purposes, the Maximum Floor Area Ratio ("FAR") may be increased, provided the applicant meets the Special Exception procedures of Section 922.07 and satisfies the following standards:
(i) The Maximum FAR shall not exceed 10:1.

(ii) The site shall not be within 200 feet of any property which is zoned residential.

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