City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2020-0701

• File #: 2020-0701
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/11/2020
• In control: Committee on Public Works
• On agenda: 9/15/2020
• Final action: 9/29/2020
• Enactment date: 9/29/2020
• Enactment #: 32
• Effective date: 10/8/2020
• Title: Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions: Sections 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Caf?, Including Permits and Fees to further extend the effectiveness of certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk caf? permit application process for an additional [60] 120 days.
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2020	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/29/2020	2	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
9/23/2020	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
9/23/2020	2	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
9/15/2020	1	City Council	Read and referred

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Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions: Sections 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Caf?, Including Permits and Fees to further extend the effectiveness of certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk caf? permit application process for an additional [60] 120 days.

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WHEREAS, availability and promotion of outdoor dining provides a viable means to increase service while remaining in compliance with the executive orders of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Allegheny County during the COVID-19 pandemic; and,

WHEREAS, on July 21, 2020, Council voted to amend the City Code to provide for certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk caf? permit application process for 60 days; and,

WHEREAS, due to the increased demand for outdoor dining permits, the City of Pittsburgh wishes to continue to provide for certain temporary expedited applications processes for said permits; and,

WHEREAS, the temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk caf? permit application process currently expire on September 20, 2020, and the City wishes to further extend the effectiveness of the temporary expedited measures for an additional [60] 120 days through [November 19, 2020] January 18, 2021.

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enact as follows:

Section 1. The City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions; Section 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Caf?, Including Permits and Fees; shall be amended as follows:


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d. Department of Permits, Licensing, and Inspection (PLI). PLI checks the applicant's record for violations. Any violations must be rectified before a sidewalk caf? permit can be issued. No permit can be issued unless the proprietor has a valid occupancy permit fo...