City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2013-1886

• File #: 2013-1886
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/24/2013
• In control: Committee on Public Works
• Final action: 10/15/2013
• Enactment date: 10/15/2013
• Enactment #: 26
• Effective date: 10/17/2013
• Title: Ordinance Providing for the revision of Encroachment Ordinance Chapter 419.05 Telephone Booths, Transit Shelters, Newsracks and Bicycle Racks to include a provision permitting Bike Stations.
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2013	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/15/2013	2	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
10/9/2013	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
10/9/2013	2	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
10/2/2013	1	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
9/24/2013	1	City Council	Read and referred

TITLE
Ordinance Providing for the revision of Encroachment Ordinance Chapter 419.05 Telephone Booths, Transit Shelters, Newsracks and Bicycle Racks to include a provision permitting Bike Stations.
BODY
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh City Code, Sections 419.05 of Title Four, Article I, Chapter 419, which currently reads:
§ 419.05 TELEPHONE BOOTHS, TRANSIT SHELTERS, NEWSRACKS, AND BICYCLE RACKS.
(a) Telephone Booths, Transit Shelters and Newsracks
(1) No person shall erect, install or maintain a telephone booth, public transit shelter, newsrack or news vending machine on any sidewalk or other public place without first obtaining a permit annually therefore from the Department of Public Works. No permit shall be issued for a public transit shelter prior to the enactment of authorizing legislation by Council. All telephone booths, transit shelters, news racks and news vending machines so installed shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the Department of Public Works. The Director of Public Works and a City Council representative of the affected district shall review and approve new sites.
(2) No person shall install a public transit shelter without first having provided thirty (30) days written notice to the owner or owners of the property immediately abutting the easement upon which said shelter shall be located. Said property owner(s) shall file any objections in writing with the Director, Department of Public Works, within ten (10) days. The Director must consider the objections of abutting property owner(s) when issuing permits for such shelters pursuant to this Chapter.
(3) No permit shall be issued for a public transit shelter which contains an advertising sign without first obtaining approval from the Zoning Administrator regarding the design and location of the shelter and the sign, considering issues including, but not limited to, the location relative to residenti...