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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Public Hearing - 5/24/22
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Bill #2022-0223: Zoning, Sidewalk Cafes
B
Bill
20
to
bill
223,
sorry
orton.
It's
amending
the
pittsburgh
code,
title
9
zoning
code,
article
4
planning
districts,
908
public
ram
districts
and
90901
specially
planned
districts
in
article
5
use
regulations,
chapter
9,
11
primary
uses,
section
9,
1102
use
table
in
section
9
1104
use
standards
to
remove
the
review
of
the
sidewalk
cafes
from
the
zoning
code.
A
Thank
you,
madam
clerk,
and
for
the
record.
We
are
joined
today
by
council
member
krause,
and
is
there
anyone
on
the
fundamental
clerk
no
and
when
earlier
a
few
moments
ago
we
had
councilman
lavelle
was
in
chambers.
We
started
the
meeting
a
few
minutes
late,
so
he
had
to
leave,
but
he
was
here.
Our
first
order
of
business
will
be
in
the
introduction
presentation
by
city
planning
and
domey.
Would
you
like
to
introduce
yourselves
please
to
for
the
public
and
begin
your
presentation.
C
So,
in
february
of
2022
council
bill
2022-007
was
passed
by
city
council
and
signed
by
the
mayor,
changing
the
regulations
around
sidewalk
cafes
and
it
it
changed
the
review
to
have
it
primarily
in
the
department
of
mobility
infrastructure
domi,
and
these
changes
in
some
way
were
duplicative
and
in
other
ways
in
conflict
with
the
regulations
in
the
zoning
code.
But
all
of
the
important
regulations,
such
as
minimum
sidewalk
with
are
now
included
in
the
domain
regulations.
C
This
would
only
affect
only
affect
us,
sidewalk
dining
in
the
actual
city
right-of-way,
and
the
amendment
before
city
council
today
removes
sidewalk
cafes
from
the
zoning
use
table
as
a
primary
use,
and
then
there's
also
numerous
other
places
that
it's
mentioned
in
the
zoning
code,
where
it
might
be
permitted
like
in
public
realm
districts,
especially
planned
districts
and
then
again
the
use
standards
and
the
use
table.
So
just
it,
it
amends
so
many
sections
just
because
it's
excising
the
sidewalk
cafes
completely
from
the
zoning
code.
C
E
C
E
E
E
E
E
Then
it
becomes
a
haven
for
people
to
hang
out
late
at
night,
eat
pizza,
open
fifths
of
liquor,
sit
and
drink
smoke,
reefer
whatever
they
might
feel
like
doing
till
four
and
five
in
the
morning,
and
so
my
phone
rings
with
people
saying
what
the
hell
is
this,
so
there
has
to
be.
There
has
got
to
be
a
way
to
to
provide
provision
for
either
the
street
furniture
to
be
removed
or
managed.
E
So
if
people
who
have
extension
to
premise
wish
to
sit
out
there
or
hire
security
to
be
in
those
places
at
three
and
four
o'clock
in
the
morning
great,
but
there
has
to
be
a
provision
that
they,
this
is
not
something
that
we
can
just
dump
in
a
police
officer's
lap.
The
the
last
recourse
of
of
not
not
effective
planning
is
to
just
say,
oh
well,
let's
just
give
it
to
the
police
they'll
deal
with
it.
We
can't
do
that.
E
We
have
to
find
a
way
to
make
certain
that
either
the
furnishings
are
removed
or
the
or
the
person
who
has
made
the
application
understands.
They
have
a
responsibility
to
manage
that
extension
after
hours
as
long
as
it's
theirs,
they
own
it.
So
they
either
have
to
have
security.
They
have
to
find
a
way
to
rope
it
off
or
chain
it
off
or
find
some
way
to
keep
crowds
from
collecting
it.
It's
we
we
have
all
and
I'll
speak
to
carson
street
alone.
E
We
have
worked
diligently
over
the
years
to
create
mechanisms
for
an
orderly
exodus
once
everything
calms
down.
The
last
thing
we
want
to
do
is
to
have
people
continue
to
hang
around
stay
on
the
street.
You
know
well
past
two,
three
four
o'clock
in
the
morning:
it's
it's
counterproductive
to
the
peace
and
tranquility
of
people
that
just
want
to
live
there
in
peace
right
and
so
excuse
me.
We've
resisted
things
like
having
street
vending
take
place
where
someone
has
all
the
opportunities
to
generate
revenue
without
any
of
the
responsibilities.
E
So,
if
you're
out
there
and
you're
vending,
you
don't
have
to
provide
tables
and
chairs,
you
don't
have
to
provide
waste
receptacles,
you
don't
have
to
provide
sanitation
facilities.
You
don't
have
to
provide
security.
You
just
get
to
make
money
and
then
we
hand
it
off
to
police
officers.
Tell
neighbors
you
just
have
to
live
with
it,
and
if
you
don't
like
it
call
9-1-1,
it's
not
acceptable.
We
can't
do
that.
E
E
I'm
gonna
insist
that
we,
you
know,
even
if
we
have
to
find
provisions
where
we
create
specific
districts
by
which
these
provisions
have
to
be
in
place.
But
when
you
have,
when
you
have
a
burgeon,
burgeoning
business
district
like
east
carson
and
you
have
provisions,
let's
just
even
say
for
like
a
hundred
extra
people
to
hang
around
till
four
o'clock
in
the
morning
sitting
at
tables
and
drinking
liquor
or
falling
asleep
or
eating
pizza
or
whatever
it
just.
It
creates
havoc
for
the
peace
and
tranquility
of
people
who
just
want
to
live
there.
A
D
E
E
F
No,
not
at
all
I'll,
keep
my
comments
brief,
but
good
afternoon,
I'm
kate
irvin,
I'm
the
director
of
place
making
and
activation
for
the
oakland
business
improvement
district.
So
I
oversee
our
planning
mobility
placemaking
activities,
as
well
as
our
special
events
and
I'm
speaking
today
to
a
firm
obit
support
of
bill
20220223
to
remove
the
review
of
sidewalk
cafes
from
the
zoning
code,
which
will
serve
to
concentrate
the
process
under
this
new
outdoor
dining
program,
reviewed
by
domi
and
pli.
F
So
obit
advocates
for
the
health
and
the
vitality
of
the
oakland
community,
and,
as
many
of
you
know,
our
communities
were
significantly
challenged
by
the
pandemic.
Small
businesses
are
vital
to
the
fabric
of
oakland
and
they
make
streets
interesting
and
active
places
for
the
economic
health
of
a
place.
F
We
also
know
that
outdoor
dining
and
activation
of
small
businesses
is
something
that
residents
and
visitors
say
expressed
strong
support
for
by
removing
the
review
of
sidewalk
cafes
from
the
zoning
code
to
concentrate
the
approval
and
permitting
of
all
outdoor
dining
activities
under
domi
and
pli.
We
believe
that
a
more
cohesive
and
holistic
approach
will
be
created,
which
will
also
simplify
and
streamline
the
process
for
all
involved.
F
We
do
also
advocate
for
inclusion
and
ensuring
that
oakland
is
accessible
for
all.
We
support
the
ordinance
amending
the
pittsburgh
code,
but
we
also
ask
that
the
city
continue
to
work
with
the
city
county
task
force
on
disabilities
and
oakland,
for
all,
both
of
which
obit
is
actively
involved
in
to
ensure
that
the
sidewalks,
and
particularly
the
sidewalk
cafes,
remain
accessible
for
all
in
oakland.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
E
Oakland
avenue
comes
to
mind
and
it
was
amazing
what
what
was
set
up
on
oakland
avenue
during
the
pandemic
and
was
the
delightful
outdoor
space,
and
I
didn't
personally
did
not
receive
any
complaints
about
people
inhabiting
that
space
after
hours
that
that
you
know
operated
perfectly
whether
there
were
people
that
were
assigned
specifically
to
manage
or
monitor
the
space.
I'm
not
suggesting
that
something
like
that
needs
to
be
broken
down
every
night
because
it
is
sort
of
under
the
purview
of
a
business
improvement
district,
a
number
of
businesses
around
it.
E
E
I
don't
want
to
be
an
obstructionist
by
any
means,
but
this
far
into
the
new
legislation
and
the
summer
ahead
of
us
and
I'm
holding
my
breath
every
thursday,
friday
saturday
and
sunday
night,
I
would
love
to
get
ahead
of
this
before
it
gets
out
of
hand.
Okay,
thank
you.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
councilman,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
councilman
wilson
has
done
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
on
this,
but
this
will
always
be
a
piece
of
legislation
that
I
remember
you
bringing
to
the
forefront
on
city
council.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
as
well,
which
is
why
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
the
fact
that
you.