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File #: 2019-1730    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed Finally
File created: 5/24/2019 In control: Committee on Public Works
On agenda: 6/12/2019 Final action: 7/16/2019
Enactment date: 6/18/2019 Enactment #: 19
Effective date: 6/24/2019    
Title: Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Seven: Business Licensing, Chapter 719: Vendors and Peddlers, by amending the existing language of Sections 719.02, 719.04, 719.09, and 719.10 and adding Section 719.04BA, to better align Peddler licensing with Allegheny County Health Department food regulations, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure ("DOMI") to the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections as a voting member of the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee.
Attachments: 1. Summary 2019-1730.docx
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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Seven: Business Licensing, Chapter 719: Vendors and Peddlers, by amending the existing language of Sections 719.02, 719.04, 719.09, and 719.10 and adding Section 719.04BA, to better align Peddler licensing with Allegheny County Health Department food regulations, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure ("DOMI") to the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections as a voting member of the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee.

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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh has a strong interest in ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction, including but not limited to the provision and sale of goods, merchandise, and food within the City;

WHEREAS, the provision and sale of goods, merchandise, and food within or near the City's right-of-ways directly affect the use of those right-of-ways and the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction;

WHEREAS, the City recognizes the Allegheny County Health Department's interest in regulating the provision and sale within Allegheny County;

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure has a strong interest in and expertise and jurisdiction regarding the use of right of ways within the City to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction;

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses has a strong interest in and expertise and jurisdiction regarding the licensing of businesses and trades within the City to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, the City wishes to maintain updated, comprehensive, and cooperative regulation of the provision and sale of goods...

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