Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 914: Parking, Loading, and Access in order to eliminate minimum parking requirements for single-family attached dwellings.
(Public Hearing held 9/30/20)
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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh wishes to eliminate minimum parking requirements for the development of single-family attached dwellings in order to improve pedestrian safety in our neighborhoods, reduce the number of curb cuts on neighborhood sidewalks, and limit removal of on-street parking spaces; and,
WHEREAS, the removal of minimum parking requirements for development of single-family attached dwellings furthers the City's goals of improving pedestrian safety, enhancing neighborhood walkability, and promoting non-vehicular mobility.
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 914: Parking, Loading, and Access, Section 914.02 Off-Street Parking Schedules is hereby amended as follows:
914.02.A Schedule A
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the minimum and maximum standards included in Parking Schedule A. In lieu of complying with the standards of Parking Schedule A, an applicant may request approval of an Alternative Access and Parking Plan, pursuant to Sec. 914.07. The Zoning Administrator may require an Alternative Access and Parking Plan to be submitted for uses allowed in residential district. The parking schedule in this section shall not apply to the Bicycle Parking Requirement of Section 914.05.D.
Use Type
Minimum Off-Street
Automobile Spaces
Required
Maximum Off-Street
Automobile Spaces
Allowed
Residential Uses
Single-Unit, Detached
1 per unit
4 per unit
Single-Unit Attached
1 0 per unit
4 per unit
Two-Unit
1 per unit
2 per unit
Three-Unit
1 per unit
2 per unit
Multi-Unit
1 per unit
2 pe...
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