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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541: General Parking Regulations, by amending Section 541.04B, entitled Smart Loading Zones, to increase the maximum parking duration, and by revising Section 541.04C, entitled Smart Loading Zone Rates and Penalties, to include a new 4-tiered pricing structure.
(Briefing held 10-19-23)
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
? 541.04B - SMART LOADING ZONES.
(A) A smart loading zone pilot program is hereby created and shall have a duration of three (3) years from the effective date of the implementing legislation.
(B) A smart loading zone is defined as a designated space along the curb dedicated to loading and unloading passengers, food, or goods, regulated, in part, by sensor, camera, and software technology.
(C) The Director is hereby authorized to determine the location and effective hours of smart loading zones by the placement of appropriate signs.
(D) The maximum continuous legal time a vehicle may be parked in the same location within a smart loading zone shall not exceed one (1) two (2) hours.
(E) The Director shall cause appropriate signage to be installed and maintained in any location designated as a smart loading zone pursuant to this Section.
(F) All smart loading zones shall be accompanied by signage advising the public of the presence of the sensor, camera, or software technology monitoring the smart loading zone.
(G) Any smart loading zone established by this section shall be subject to the parking rates shown in Section 541.04C.
(H) Vehicle operators parked in any smart loading zone shall deposit payment in the manner prescribed on smart loading zone signage and in accordance with Section 541.04C.
(I) The Director is authorized to promulgate regulations as are deemed necessary or appropriate for the proper administration and enforcement of this Section.
(J) The Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh...
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