City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2018-0660

• File #: 2018-0660
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Died due to expiration of legislative council session
• File created: 7/6/2018
• In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
• On agenda: 9/19/2018
• Final action: 12/31/2019
• Title: Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title X: Building, Chapter 1001: Scope, Intent and Application, ?1001.01 Enactment and General Scope and ?1001.04 Purpose and Intent by adding additional language requiring accessible public entrances. (Public Hearing held 8/28/18)
• Sponsors: Deborah L. Gross
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 10 - BUILDING CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2019	1	City Council	Died due to expiration of legislative term
8/29/2018	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
8/29/2018	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
8/28/2018	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
7/18/2018	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
7/10/2018	1	City Council	Read and referred	Pass

Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title X: Building, Chapter 1001: Scope, Intent and Application, ?1001.01 Enactment and General Scope and ?1001.04 Purpose and Intent by adding additional language requiring accessible public entrances.
(Public Hearing held 8/28/18)

Body
WHEREAS, When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, most facilities in the public realm were inaccessible. Congress required that new buildings must be constructed to accessible standards, and existing facilities were required to make accessibility improvements when certain triggering events occurred. Time of construction and renovation are two of these triggers.

WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh, through its Department of Permits, Licensing and Inspection (PLI), operates a programs of granting building permits, businesses licenses and inspections.

WHEREAS, PLI currently overseas a facility's compliance with the state building code, which requires that a minimum of 20% of the renovation costs be allocated to accessibility modifications on the path of travel to the renovated space. However, none of these funds are required by the building code to be allocated to accessibility modifications for the facility's entrance.

WHEREAS, City governments are required to make reasonable modifications to policies practices, or procedures to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability. Reasonable modifications can include modifications to local laws, ordinances, and regulations that adversely impact people with disabilities.

WHEREAS, a municipality may enact an ordinance containing standards that equal or exceed the Uniform Construction Code as adopted by ?403.21 (relating to the Uniform Construction Code) under section 503 of the Act (35 P.S. ?7210.503) after Department Review and approval.

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

SECTION 1. The City Code is hereby amended and supplemented at Title X: Bui...