1. Jun 9, 2026

   City Council

   meeting page

   Referred · Read and referred

2. Jun 23, 2026

   City Council

   meeting page

   Passed · Passed Finally8–0, 1 absent

   • Anthony CoghillY
   • Barbara WarwickY
   • Bobby WilsonY
   • Deborah L. GrossY
   • Erika StrassburgerY
   • Khari MosleyY
   • R. Daniel LavelleY
   • Robert CharlandY
   • Kim Salinetro—

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Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 12 of 2026, effective May 14, 2026, entitled, "Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, by adding Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495 - Protecting Community Spaces." to update the article number to XIX from IX.

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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Ordinance Number 12 of 2026, effective May 14, 2026, entitled, "Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, by adding Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495 - Protecting Community Spaces." is hereby amended as follows:
 
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Four: Public Places and Property is hereby amended to include a new Article XIX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, and new Chapter 496 - Protecting Community Spaces as follows:
 
Article XIX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces

Chapter 496 - Protecting Community Spaces
 
� 496.01 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Section:
(a) Law Enforcement Officer. Any "peace officer" as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. � 501 (relating to definitions).
(b) Judicial warrant. A warrant based on probable cause and issued by a judge appointed pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution or a federal magistrate judge appointed pursuant to Section 631 of Title 28 of the United States Code.  The term "judicial warrant" as used herein does not include administrative warrants issued by an immigration enforcement official, including those from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or an administrative immigration judge (IJ), relating to suspected violations of immigration law, such as an I-200 "Warrant for Arrest of Alien", I-205 "Warrant of Removal/Deportation", and any successor or similar forms.
(c) "Safe Community Place" means any property or facility owned, controlled, or operated by the City, including but not limited to such property that is a:
(1) Library;
(2) Designated disaster and emergency response site;
(3) Courthouse;
(4) Homeless shelter, rape crisis center, domestic violence shelter, family justice center, or human trafficking service provider;
(5) Legal service provider;
(6) Park, Healthy Active Living center, or recreation center;
(7) Greenway;
(8) Community resource center;
(9) Any other location p

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• 2026-0587Pittsburgh will update its code to change the article number for rules about city-owned spaces. This change affects city-owned or controlled properties, including buildings, parks, and libraries. No money is mentioned in the update.