The Department of City Planning is proposing legislation to ensure the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Code complies with the federal Fair Housing Act.
At its meeting on September 3, 2024, the Planning Commission held a hearing on the Fair Housing Zoning Code Text Amendments, which update Group Residential uses and definitions to ensure the City's compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act. The Commission recommended approval of these changes to City Council, and also asked that the City Planning Department provide updated information and opportunity for community input before proceeding to a City Council Hearing.
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The federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 effectively prohibits placing additional zoning requirements on a community residence for people with disabilities that otherwise meets the zoning code requirements for other residential uses.
The Department of City Planning (DCP) is working with City Council to ensure the City’s Zoning Code complies with the federal Fair Housing Act to better align with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regulatory standards, to provide additional flexibility and opportunity for development of housing, and to make it easier for applicants and communities to understand the Zoning Regulations around group living uses.
DCP created a working group with City Councilmembers, Planning Commission Members, Allegheny County D epartment of H uman S ervi ces , and housing and service providers to help inform these changes.
These fair housing amendments are intended to give group housing and service providers greater clarity and flexibility to provide these much-needed services without altering the look and feel of neighborhoods. Compliance with existing zoning regulations such as setback and height requirements, as well as state licensing requirements for providers are still needed.
DCP created a working group with City Councilmembers, Planning Commission Members, Allegheny County D epartment of H uman S ervi ces , and housing and service providers to help inform these changes. Discussions with the working group helped shape the draft Fair Housing Amendments to the Zoning Code.
V iew the draft legislation and summary memo in the Document Library section.
These proposed amendments will be introduced at Planning Commission to be recommended to City Council.
Councilmembers will then have the opportunity to adopt or amend the proposed legislation from its current draft form. The public will also have the opportunity in both Planning Commission and City Council sessions to provide public feedback.
Please use the “Share your Questions” form below to ask questions or provide initial feedback prior to this legislation going to the Planning Commission and City Council.
What questions or feedback do you have about the forthcoming Fair Housing Amendments? Comments on this tool were closed on September 3, 2024.
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The Planning Commission will be considering a Zoning Text Amendment to update the Zoning Code to comply with Fair Housing practices.
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format at the City County Building at 414 Grant Street, City Learning Lab (Room 646, Use Grant Street elevators) and hosted on Zoom and streamed on YouTube Live. Click this link to join the Zoom webinar, or call 301-715-8592 with Webinar ID: 882 7511 3502.
If you are not planning to testify, please watch the YouTube Live stream (linked here) to allow those testifying to be able to join the meeting.
Planning Commission Public Hearing
The Planning Commission will be considering a Zoning Text Amendment to update the Zoning Code to comply with Fair Housing practices.
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format at the City County Building at 414 Grant Street, City Learning Lab (Room 646, Use Grant Street elevators) and hosted on Zoom and streamed on YouTube Live. Click this link to join the Zoom webinar, or call 301-715-8592 with Webinar ID: 882 7511 3502.
If you are not planning to testify, please watch the YouTube Live stream (linked here) to allow those testifying to be able to join the meeting.
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