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Ordinance amending Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article l, Public Rights-of-Way, Chapter 417: Pavement Protection, by adding new sections, entitled 417.06; Preservation of Brick, Block Stone, Wood and other Original Pavement Material, and 417.07; Pavement Milling, and amending section 412.01(c) to ensure that policies related to the two new sections are filed with the City Clerk.
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Whereas, Streets constructed from brick, block stone and other original material help to define the historic character of older neighborhoods, and their durability speaks for themselves and in some communities, ordinances have been enacted to protect the integrity of their streets and others have developed comprehensive brick street restoration plans; and,
Whereas, In the long run materials such as brick and block stone are far more economical than many asphalt alternatives; and,
Whereas, many of those original materials provide better non-toxic drainage, helping to curb flooding and provide better storm water management; and,
Whereas, brick, block stone and concrete streets provide better traffic calming on neighborhood streets and studies have shown that resale value of homes on these streets are typically higher than their asphalt counterparts; and,
Whereas, there are instances where for safety or for other reasons the use of asphalt may make more sense to the neighbors and the City; and,
Whereas, the purpose of this legislation is to allow for a process to protect existing street material, restore asphalt covered streets as well as to use asphalt to cover streets when it makes sense after thoughtful analysis.
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended and supplemented at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Rights-of-Way, Chapter 417, Pavement Protection, by adding an additional subsection as follows entitled "Preservation of Brick, Block Stone, Wood, and Other Origin...
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