Committee on Hearings and Policy, May 26, 2026
Votes on Public hearing on Bill 2025-2250 vape shop zoning ordinance
What happened
Pittsburgh City Council's Land Use and Economic Development Committee held a public hearing on Bill 2025-2250, an ordinance amending the zoning code (Title 9, Article 5, Chapter 911) to add 'retail tobacco inhalant and cannabinoids' (vape shops) as a defined primary use with loca…
- Jurisdiction
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsBill 2025-2250 vape shop zoning
Recommended 8-0Meeting Summary
Pittsburgh City Council's Land Use and Economic Development Committee held a public hearing on Bill 2025-2250, an ordinance amending the zoning code (Title 9, Article 5, Chapter 911) to add 'retail tobacco inhalant and cannabinoids' (vape shops) as a defined primary use with loca…
Key Decisions (1)
Public hearing on Bill 2025-2250 vape shop zoning ordinance
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
Downtown Pittsburgh and Squirrel Hill (Lower Murray Avenue) commercial corridors…
Sentiment
Downtown business and residential owners strongly favor stricter zoning of…
Commercial Demand
Persistent vacant storefronts with broken windows in downtown prompted a…
Who Spoke (16)
On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 8 members of the public.
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