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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IX - Development Review Procedures, Chapter 922 - Measurements by amending language in Section 922.02.
(Public Hearing held 12/14/21)
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IX - Development Review Procedures, Chapter 922.02 is hereby amended as follows:
922.02. - Record of Zoning Approval and Certificate of Occupancy.
922.02.A Applicability
A Record of Zoning Approval shall be required for all Development subject to the regulations of this code as described in 922.02.A.1 whether or not a Certificate of Occupancy shall be required according to 922.02.A.2.
A Certificate of Occupancy shall be required for the lawful use or occupancy of all lands, structures or premises, or parts thereof as described in 922.02.A.2 whether or not a Record of Zoning Approval shall be required according to 922.02.A.1.
922.02.A.1 Record of Zoning Approval
A Record of Zoning Approval shall be required for all Development subject to the regulations of this code, except that the following actions may be exempted from obtaining a Record of Zoning Approval, unless located within a Chapter 906 Environmental Overlay District. Exempted actions still subject to enforcement for compliance with all relevant requirements within this code:
a. Signs no larger than 4 square feet;
b. Interior renovations that do not result in a change of use in accordance with the use provisions of Chapter 911;
c. Retaining Walls no taller than 4 feet;
d. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Single-Unit Residential or Two- Unit Residential dwelling that are less than 24 inches deep;
e. One story, detached accessory structures used as storage sheds, or similar unoccupied structures, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet in area, accessory to a Single-Unit Residential or Two-Unit Residential dwelling; and
f. Swings and othe...
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