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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Chapter 916, Residential Compatibility Standards, Section 916.05, Operating Hours, 916.06, Noise, Chapter 917, Operational Performance Standards, and Article IX, Chapter 926, Definitions, to provide current and more enforceable construction and noise standards for the City of Pittsburgh.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Chapter 916, Residential Compatibility Standards, Section 916.05, Operating Hours, is hereby amended as follows:
916.05. - Operating Hours.
The following operating hour restrictions shall apply to all development that is subject to Residential Compatibility Standards:
916.05.A Collection of Garbage and Recyclables
No use subject to Residential Compatibility Standards shall be served by garbage or recyclables collection services between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
916.05.B Loading Operations
No use subject to Residential Compatibility Standards shall conduct loading or unloading operations between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
916.05.C Reserved
Section 2. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Chapter 916, Residential Compatibility Standards, Section 916.06, Noise, is hereby amended as follows:
916.06. - Noise.
No use that is subject to Residential Compatibility Standards shall generate noise in excess of forty-five (45) dB(A), or three (3) dB(A) above Background Sound Level, whichever is greater, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or in excess of fifty-five (55) dB(A), or three (3) dB(A) above Background Sound Level, whichever is greater, at all other times, as measured at the lot line of any lot zoned R1D, R1A, R2, R3, RM, or H.
A. Background Sound Level shall mean the measured sound level in the area, exclusive of extraneous sounds and the sound contribution of the specific source in question.
B. App...
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