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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article II, Section 905.03 - EMI, Education/Medical Institution District - by changing regulations regarding Institutional Master Plans.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Title Nine - Zoning of the Pittsburgh Code is hereby amended as follows:
A. Amend Section 905.03 - EMI, Education/Medical Institution District by changing the following:
905.03. EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District.
905.03.A Purpose
The EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District is intended to:
1. Accommodate educational and medical institutional uses, such as hospitals, colleges and universities, within the urban context;
2. Promote and enhance the development and expansion of medical and educational uses; and
3. Minimize the adverse impacts that can result when institutional uses are located near neighborhoods.
905.03.B Use Regulations
905.03.B.1 Primary Uses
Primary uses shall be allowed in the EMI District in accordance with the Use Table of Sec. 911.02.
905.03.B.2 Accessory Uses
Accessory uses shall be permitted in the EMI District in accordance with the Accessory Use regulations of Chapter 912.
905.03.C Site Development and Design Standards
Land within an EMI District shall be developed in accordance with an approved Institutional Master Plan which shall contain a detailed description of the site development standards and the design standards applicable within the subject EMI District. Since each EMI District will accommodate a different institution in a different neighborhood setting, each Institutional Master Plan, and hence each EMI District, will have different site development standards and design standards. Land within an EMI District shall be subject to the Residential Compatibility Standards of Chapter 916.
905.03.D Institutional Master Plans
905.03.D.1 Purpose
The Institutional Master P...
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