Pittsburgh city agriculture rules advance
Ceasia Williams, 14, left, and Jayda Harden, 14, water newly planted seedlings in a raised bed for the Lots of Hope gardening project at The Pittsburgh Project on the North Side. Photo by Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette.
“It helps people to have clarity about what’s allowed and what isn’t.”
By Rick Wills
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 1, 2010
Excerpt:
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission gave its final approval to legislation that would regulate small-scale, urban agriculture.
The proposed legislation, which goes to City Council for action, applies to honeybees, poultry and community gardens, for which no permitting has been required. The commission passed the proposal 6-1, with Commissioner Monte Rabner voting against.
“This essentially allows use of property for various types of urban agriculture, which until now has not been regulated at all,” said Jason Kambitsis, a senior planner for the Department of City Planning.
Under the proposal, beekeepers and city residents who keep poultry would be required to get permits from the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. People who want to sell goods grown in community gardens also must obtain a permit.
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Is there anything these politicians can’t keep their noses out of ? They feel they have to micro-manage every aspect of the citizens life, but cannot take care of the real problems facing this city (crime, pension costs, education).
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