Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and… site plan
Case 2025-1545
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Pittsburgh Meetings
Standing Committees, July 29, 2026
Approves Transfer of $200,000 to Parks and Rec for McKinley Recreation Center (Bill 773), unanimous
2h 46m21,053 words
114 mentionsmotion to approveapprovedland usepublic hearingdeferredzoningoverlay districtresidentialcommercialindustrialmixed useshort term rentalcomprehensive planPittsburgh, PA
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What happened
This Pittsburgh Standing Committees meeting produced no zoning rezoning approvals but advanced several land-use items. The city held Bill 2025-1545 (a major zoning code amendment adding optional inclusionary/affordable-housing bonus programs and removing minimum off-street parkin…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 29, 2026
- Decisions
- 34 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 34
East Carson Street Improvement District (Bill 518)
Ordinance establishing an East Carson Street (South Side) Improvement District (Neighborhood Improvement District) at behest of the East Carson Street Business District Advisory Committee. Bill amended to add the final plan as an attachment, then held for cablecast public hearing. Assessment (not a tax) on property owners; second public hearing targeted for September 2nd, followed by a 45-day voting window per state Neighborhood Improvement District law.
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
This Pittsburgh Standing Committees meeting produced no zoning rezoning approvals but advanced several land-use items. The city held Bill 2025-1545 (a major zoning code amendment adding optional inclusionary/affordable-housing bonus programs and removing minimum off-street parkin…
Key Decisions (34)
Amended
East Carson Street Improvement District (Bill 518)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Transfer of $200,000 to Parks and Rec for McKinley Recreation Center (Bill 773)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Transfer $270 to Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (Bill 776)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Amend agreement with Global Wordsmith (Bill 782)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Capital budget closure amendments (Bills 783-791)
Vote: unanimous
Continued
Home Rule Charter budget referendum (Bill 39)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Capital reallocation for Grandview Avenue cameras (Bill 654)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Rescind sales (Bill 756)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Sale of tax-sale properties (Bill 757)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Quitclaim of 7217 Monticello Street to Marvin Miller (Bill 758)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Litigation settlement warrant (Bill 759)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Capital reallocation for parklet (Bill 770)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Grant for head of talent acquisition public safety (Bill 744)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Grant for mini pitch at Ormsby Recreation Center (Bill 781)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Charles Anderson Bridge construction phase (Bill 752)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Newton Street project property agreements (Bill 753)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
West Carson Street Bridge final design (Bill 754)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Three Rivers Heritage Trail Esplanade redevelopment (Bill 755)
Vote: unanimous
Continued
Inclusionary Zoning / parking minimum removal code amendment (Bill 2025-1545)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued
Short-term rental housing ordinance (Bill 8)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
CDBG reallocation for Lincoln Place Presbyterian Church (Bill 760)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
CDBG reallocation for Lincoln Place Presbyterian Church (Bill 761)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
CDBG line item amendments re HUD clawback (Bill 762)
Vote: unanimous
Amended
HOME-ARP supportive services agreement (Bill 763)
Vote: unanimous
Continued
CDBG reprogramming Program Year 2020 (Bill 768)
Vote: unanimous
Continued
CDBG public service grants District 7 (Bill 769)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Remove vehicle-protection parking exception (Bill 771)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Musco Sports Lighting software warrant (Bill 745)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Federal government affairs consulting (Bill 746)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
HOME-ARP coordinated entry cooperation agreement (Bill 747)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
SPC membership dues (Bill 748)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Sewage facilities plan revision - 2039 Broadhead-Fording Road (Bill 749)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Pittsburgh Water RAISE grant reimbursement (Bill 750)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
URA land sale at 604 Liberty Avenue to MK Liberty Partners (Bill 751)
Vote: unanimous
Development Activity (3)
East Carson Street Improvement District
Commercial
MK Liberty Partners land acquisition at 604 Liberty Avenue
Commercial
Three Rivers Heritage Trail Esplanade redevelopment
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Pittsburgh is advancing an optional inclusionary/affordable-housing bonus program (Bill 2025-1545)…
Infrastructure
Removal of minimum off-street parking requirements citywide (Bill 2025-1545) would…
Commercial Demand
South Side's East Carson Street business corridor is pursuing a…
Who Spoke (19)
ChairCouncilmember · 7Staff · 6Public · 3
On the record: the chair, 7 councilmembers, 6 staff members, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business… entitlement
Case 2026-0008
No vote recorded
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