Ordinance 2026-0609 · Pittsburgh City Council
PassedPittsburgh City Council is considering a proposal by Councilmember Kim Salinetro to rezone 13 parcels in the Mount Washington neighborhood from Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict-A to Residential-Mixed Use. The change would also set a 45-foot base height and a 100-foot maximum height for the properties. The measure has been sent to the Planning Commission for review.
Official title›
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 1-P-28, 1-P-29, 1-P-36, 1-P-40, 1-P-40-1, 1-P-40-102, 1-P-40-103, 1-P-40-104, 1-P-54, 1-P-42, 1-P-43, 1-P-44, and 4-B-13-0-01 from the GPR-A (Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict-A) to R-MU (Residential-Mixed Use), and to amend the Height Map for those parcels, in the Mount Washington neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 6/17/26))
- Topic
- Land use & zoning
- Money
- none named
- Who it affects
- property owners and residents in Mount Washington
- Sponsors
- Kim Salinetro
Where: Mount Washington.
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Record
What happened, and who voted how
Passed · Waived under Rule 8
Referred · Read and referred
Source text
From the legislative file
..title Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 1-P-28, 1-P-29, 1-P-36, 1-P-40, 1-P-40-1, 1-P-40-102, 1-P-40-103, 1-P-40-104, 1-P-54, 1-P-42, 1-P-43, 1-P-44, and 4-B-13-0-01 from the GPR-A (Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict-A) to R-MU (Residential-Mixed Use), and to amend the Height Map for those parcels, in the Mount Washington neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 6/17/26)) ..body The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, is hereby amended to rezone certain properties in the19th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh known in the Allegheny County Office of Deed Registry as parcels 1-P-28, 1-P-29, 1-P-36, 1-P-40, 1-P-40-1, 1-P-40-102, 1-P-40-103, 1-P-40-104, 1-P-54, 1-P-42, 1-P-43, 1-P-44, and 4-B-13-0-01 from the GPR-A (Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict-A) to R-MU (Residential-Mixed Use), and to amend the Height Map to add a 45 Ft. Base Height and 100 Ft. Maximum Height to those parcels, in the Mount Washington neighborhood.
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Land use & zoning
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