City Council
TL;DR
Pittsburgh City Council passed two ordinances aimed at economic development on the city's Northside and regulating amusement businesses. The council approved a real estate tax exemption program to incentivize construction and adaptive reuse of buildings in the Northside area, and established a new tax and licensing framework for mechanical amusement devices.
Key Decisions
- Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Northside Construction/Adaptive Reuse Passed Finally
- Mechanical Amusement Devices Tax and Licensing (Chapter 774) Passed Finally
Agenda
- ROLL CALL
- REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
- COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 2026-0671 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 24, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.ReportAction: Read, Received and Filed Passed
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried.
- 2026-0426 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, by creating a new Chapter 269: Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Construction or Adaptive Reuse of Buildings on Pittsburgh’s Northside. (Public Hearing held 6/22/26)OrdinanceAction: Passed Finally Passed
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 2026-0544 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven, Business Licensing, Article Nine, Amusement Businesses with a new Chapter, Chapter 774: Mechanical Amusement Devices Tax and Licenses.OrdinanceAction: Passed Finally Passed
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:
- MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
- EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- ADJOURNMENT