Standing Committees, June 17, 2026
Votes on Rezoning of Mount Washington parcels (Bill 609), unanimous
What happened
The Pittsburgh City Council Standing Committees advanced several land-use and property items on affirmative recommendations. Bill 609 was sent to the Planning Commission for report and recommendation, proposing to rezone parcels in the Mount Washington neighborhood from GPRA (Gra…
- Jurisdiction
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date
- June 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 21 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsMount Washington parcels from GPRA Subdistrict A to RMU
Awaiting final votePassport Academy Charter School
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 21
Sale of tax-sale properties (Bill 592)
Resolution providing for the sale of certain property acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales, items A through W, including 6601 Lyric Street, 6929 Bennett Street, 234 East Elizabeth Street, and numerous other parcels across multiple council districts. Passed on voice vote, affirmative recommendation.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Pittsburgh City Council Standing Committees advanced several land-use and property items on affirmative recommendations. Bill 609 was sent to the Planning Commission for report and recommendation, proposing to rezone parcels in the Mount Washington neighborhood from GPRA (Gra…
Key Decisions (21)
Sale of tax-sale properties (Bill 592)
Rescind sale (Bill 593)
Repeal of property sales due to incomplete sale (Bill 594)
Litigation settlement warrant (Bill 595)
Agreement with Allegheny County DHS for homeless outreach (Bill 584)
Scrivener's error correction to immigration enforcement ordinances (Bills 587 & 588)
Verizon reimbursement agreement for City Steps Project (Bill 591)
Rezoning of Mount Washington parcels (Bill 609)
Conditional use for Passport Academy Charter School at 1835 Forbes Avenue
Short-Term Rental Housing ordinance (Bill 8)
Adopt-A-Lot program update (Bill 564)
Open Space Institute grant for greenway land acquisition (Bill 562)
City Farm Garden Program (Bill 565)
Greenways program (Bill 566)
Park property use regulations update (Bill 567)
Wilson Group print services lease amendment (Bill 585)
Cyclomedia LIDAR/road imagery agreement amendment (Bill 586)
Pittsburgh Land Bank property acquisition (Bill 412)
Pennsylvania American Water reimbursement agreement for City Steps (Bill 589)
Pennsylvania American Water reimbursement agreement for City Steps (Bill 590)
Mechanical Amusement Device Tax introduction (Bill 20260544)
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (2)
Passport Academy Charter School at 1835 Forbes Avenue
Other
City Steps Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Homeless outreach (ROOTS) expansion and the closure of a Homewood…
Commercial Demand
The proposed rezoning of Mount Washington parcels from Grandview Public…
Sentiment
A new Short-Term Rental Housing ordinance (Bill 8) was held…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 6 staff members and 4 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction… rezone
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business… entitlement
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