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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article XI: Parks and Playgrounds, by adding a new Chapter 481: Use Regulations, providing guidance for Development in Parks and Greenways.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article XI: Parks and Playgrounds, by adding a new Chapter 481: Use Regulations, providing guidance for Development in Parks and Greenways.
? 481.01. - PURPOSE.
The purpose of the proposed legislation is to prohibit nonrecreational development in parks and greenways. The scope of this legislation is intended to be limited to city-owned parks and greenways.
? 481.02. - DEFINITIONS.
Commercial establishment - A permanent physical structure that houses or is owned by a business or non-profit.
Park roadway - Any road or street or mobility trail for multi-passenger vehicles within a designated park or greenway.
a. For the purposes of this definition, major arterials are roadways that serve as the primary streets within the city and connect areas of activity to one another.
b. For the purposes of this definition, principal arterials are roadways intended to move through-traffic to and from such major attractors as central business districts, regional shopping centers, colleges and/or universities, military installations, major industrial areas and similar traffic generators within the City; and/or as a route for traffic between communities or large areas.
c. For the purposes of this definition, mobility trail is any paved trail under the purview of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.
Park roadway maintenance - Preserving and keeping each type of roadway and roadside as nearly as possible in its original condition as constructed or as subsequently improved to provide satisfactory and safe transportation.
? 481.03. - RESTRICTIONS ON ...
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