City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2008-0070

• File #: 2008-0070
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 1/29/2008
• In control: Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use
• Final action: 12/30/2008
• Enactment date: 12/30/2008
• Enactment #: 27
• Effective date: 1/13/2009
• Title: Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Eleven - Historic Preservation, Chapter 1101.03(i)(4), § 1101.03 DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES, DISTRICTS, SITES AND OBJECTS
• Sponsors: Reverend Ricky V. Burgess
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 11 - HISTORIC DESIGNATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/14/2009	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/30/2008	3	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
12/17/2008	3	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
12/17/2008	3	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
12/15/2008	2	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
11/19/2008	2	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
11/19/2008	2	Committee on Land Use and Economic Development	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
2/6/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Referred for Report and Recommendation	Pass
2/6/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Referred for Report and Recommendation
2/6/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
2/6/2008	1	Committee on Planning, Zoning & Land Use	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
1/29/2008	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Eleven - Historic Preservation, Chapter 1101.03(i)(4), § 1101.03 DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES, DISTRICTS, SITES AND OBJECTS

Body
Whereas, Chapter 1101.03(i)(4) states that “Council shall vote on the designation of a nominated district, structure, site or object within 90 days of the receipt of the Historic Review Commission and the City Planning Commission.”; and

Whereas, these currently exists no statutory remedy or consequence contained within this statute for the failure of Council to act on historic designation legislation; and

Whereas, this could potentially lead to the infringement of due process; and

Whereas, Council has an obligation to ensure that its laws, either through commission or omission, do not result in a deprivation of rights guaranteed through the Constitutions of the United States or this Commonwealth.

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:


Title Eleven: Historic Preservation

Chapter 1101.03 DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES, DISTRICTS, SITES AND OBJECTS


1101.03(b) Notification of nomination and public hearing. After submission of a completed nomination form, the Commission shall give notice by the following methods:
(1) Within five (5) business days of the receipt of a nomination of a Historic Structure, Site, or Object, by mailing such notice to the property owner of record, tax address, and street address for the nominated property.
(2) Within ten (10) business days of receipt of a nomination of a Historic District, by mailing such notice to each owner of record, tax address, and street address for every property in the District.

1101.03(c) Effects of nomination to the Historic Review Commission.
(1) a. No exterior alterations, as defined in § 1101.02(e) shall be undertaken upon a nominated structure, or a structure located within a nominated district, or a nominated site or object, beginni...