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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02, IPOD, Interim Planning Overlay District, by adding a new section 907.02.I to establish a new Interim Planning Overlay District for Uptown.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
*Amend Article III, Chapter 907.02.I - IPOD-4, Uptown, to read as follows:
907.02.I IPOD-4, Uptown
907.02.I.1 General Boundaries
The Uptown Interim Planning Overlay District is generally defined by properties located in the Bluff/Uptown and West Oakland neighborhoods bounded by Colwell Street/Fifth Avenue, Beelen Street, Crosstown Boulevard, Boulevard of the Allies, and the western edge of the OPR-D zoning district, but does not include existing SP or EMI zoning districts. Specific boundaries of the district are mapped as a supplement to the City's Zoning District Map.
907.02.I.2 Intent
The intent of the Uptown Interim Planning Overlay District is generally to create a regulatory mechanism in an area where substantial development growth is imminent and where both the impact of individual development projects and the collective impact of such development on public resources and private properties is not mitigated through the existing zoning classification. Due to the unique circumstances in Uptown at this point in time, the existing zoning classifications do not serve to carry out the purpose and intent of Chapter 901 and all the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance. Specifically, the intent of the Uptown IPOD is:
(a) To protect existing residential, commercial and office uses and encourage new uses that are complementary to the context of the mixed-use nature of Uptown;
(b) To protect and enhance the area's architecture, which includes building siting, massing, facade treatment, materials, proportion, and scale; and
(c) To allow for a thorough and effective co...
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