Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0566    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Held in Standing Committee
File created: 5/29/2026 In control: Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services
On agenda: 6/17/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 455: Greenways, to authorize the Department of City Planning and its appointed designees to establish a Greenways Program, which permits stewardship and urban agriculture activities in the greenways, all under certain terms and conditions.
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES
Attachments: 1. 2026-0566 Cover Letter-2026.5.19 Greenways, 2. Summary 2026-0566
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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 455: Greenways, to authorize the Department of City Planning and its appointed designees to establish a Greenways Program, which permits stewardship and urban agriculture activities in the greenways, all under certain terms and conditions.

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

CHAPTER 455: Greenways

? 455.01 Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) GREENWAY means a permanently conserved, primarily passive open space that serves to benefit adjacent neighborhoods and the general public.

(b) STEWARD means an individual or community-based group responsible for maintaining and operating a specific, designated area of a City greenway.

(c) GREENWAY STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT means a one- to five-year agreement granted by the City to steward a specific, designated area of a City greenway. Following the successful completion of the first term, then the current Steward will have the option to renew the Stewardship Agreement.

(d) URBAN AGRICULTURE LEASE means a one-year agreement granted by the City to steward a specific, designated area of a City greenway for urban agriculture. Following the successful completion of the first term, then the current Steward will have the option to renew the Urban Agriculture Agreement for a one- to five-year term.

(e) POLICY GUIDE means a guide developed by the Department of City Planning regarding the process and available tools to designate and implement the Greenways Program.

? 455.02 Creation of the Greenways Program; Powers of the Director of City Planning.
The Director of the Director of City Planning (the "Director") are authorized to establish a Greenways Program (the "Program") which will allow for the creation and stewardship of greenways on eligible City-owned and City-controlled land in accordance wi...

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