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Standing Committees, June 17, 2026

Votes on Rezoning of Mount Washington parcels (Bill 609), unanimous

2h 25m16,477 words
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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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Pittsburgh, PA
Date
June 17, 2026
Decisions
21 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

Mount Washington parcels from GPRA Subdistrict A to RMU

Awaiting final vote
Parcels 1P28, 29, 36, 40, 40-1, 40-102, 40-103, 40-104, 54, 42, 43, 44, and 4B13-001, Mount Washington
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Passport Academy Charter School

Approved

Free 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…

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Key Decisions (21)

Approved

Sale of tax-sale properties (Bill 592)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rescind sale (Bill 593)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Repeal of property sales due to incomplete sale (Bill 594)

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Litigation settlement warrant (Bill 595)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Agreement with Allegheny County DHS for homeless outreach (Bill 584)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Scrivener's error correction to immigration enforcement ordinances (Bills 587 & 588)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Verizon reimbursement agreement for City Steps Project (Bill 591)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Other

Rezoning of Mount Washington parcels (Bill 609)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Conditional use for Passport Academy Charter School at 1835 Forbes Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Short-Term Rental Housing ordinance (Bill 8)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Adopt-A-Lot program update (Bill 564)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Open Space Institute grant for greenway land acquisition (Bill 562)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

City Farm Garden Program (Bill 565)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Greenways program (Bill 566)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Park property use regulations update (Bill 567)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Wilson Group print services lease amendment (Bill 585)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Cyclomedia LIDAR/road imagery agreement amendment (Bill 586)

Vote: unanimous
Withdrawn

Pittsburgh Land Bank property acquisition (Bill 412)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Pennsylvania American Water reimbursement agreement for City Steps (Bill 589)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Pennsylvania American Water reimbursement agreement for City Steps (Bill 590)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Other

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)

Staff · 6Public · 4

On the record: 6 staff members and 4 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction… rezone

Case 2026-0609
No vote recorded

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business… entitlement

Case 2026-0008
No vote recorded

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