City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0767

• File #: 2004-0767
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 10/26/2004
• In control: Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use
• Final action: 12/19/2005
• Enactment date: 12/19/2005
• Enactment #: 39
• Effective date: 12/23/2005
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IX, Chapter 911-"Primary Uses" Section 911.02 "Use Table" by adding Forestry as a permitted use under Administrator's Special Exception in all zoning districts, Chapter 911.04.A. "Standards That Apply to Uses Listed in the Use Table" to address Forestry; and by supplementing Chapter 926, "Definitions", by including additional definitions.
• Sponsors: Gene Ricciardi, Douglas Shields, William Peduto
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 09 - ZONING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/29/2005	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/19/2005	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
12/14/2005	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
12/14/2005	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
12/7/2005	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held in Committee	Pass
11/22/2005	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held in Committee	Pass
11/15/2005	1	Committee on Hearings	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
11/15/2005	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
11/3/2004	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
11/3/2004	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Referred for Report and Recommendation	Pass
10/26/2004	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin

AS AMENDED

Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IX, Chapter 911-"Primary Uses" Section 911.02 "Use Table" by adding Forestry as a permitted use under Administrator's Special Exception in all zoning districts, Chapter 911.04.A. "Standards That Apply to Uses Listed in the Use Table" to address Forestry; and by supplementing Chapter 926, "Definitions", by including additional definitions.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IX, Chapter 911-"Primary Uses" Section 911.02 "Use Table" by adding Forestry as a permitted use under Administrator's Special Exception in all zoning districts, Chapter 911.04A, "Standards That Apply to Uses Listed in the Use Table" to address Forestry; and by supplementing Chapter 926, "Definitions", by including additional definitions as follows:.


Amend 911.02 Use Table by adding Forestry as a use permitted via Administrator's Exception in all zoning districts.

Forestry Activities: The management, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of timber from a site of one quarter acre (10,890 square feet; approximately 104.35 feet by 104.35 feet) or more, or a linear extent in any direction exceeding 200 feet. Does not include the production or processing of lumber or similar activities whether grown on site or off site.


Amend 911.04.A (Standards that apply to Uses Listed in the Use Table) to address Forestry

Forestry Uses shall be subject to the following standards:

Site Plan (Logging Plan) Review will be required as per Section 922.04
Such a plan must be drawn to scale and in addition to information required in Section 922.09 of the Zoning Code depict: the location of trees to be cut and residual stands; the location of all skid roads, skid trails and log landings; the location of any streams or wetlands; the l...