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1 | PRESERVEPGH Goal | Policy # | Policy Description | PRIORITY (Very High, High, Medium, Low) | CITY LEAD | FUNDING LEVEL ($, $$, $$$) | RECURRING (R) OR ONE-TIME (1) COST | CITY FUNDING | GRANT FUNDING | Add City Staff | Hire Consultant | |
2 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.1-A | Integrate the City’s Historic Resources Inventory into the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission | VH | X | $ | 1 | X | ||||
3 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.1-B | Develop a standard operating procedure to continually maintain and update the City’s Historic Resources Inventory. It is anticipated that the City will manage the Inventory and use some or all of the following means for its maintenance and update: • As standard protocol as part of the City permit process. • Through data sharing arrangements with partner agencies and organizations. • By field verification of each record. • By additional research to supplement the information of each record. • By adding all relevant information compiled during Reconnaissance Surveys (see PRESERVE 1.2-A and I.3-B). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, Colleges and Universities, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Young Preservationists Association | H | X | $$ | R | X | X | X | ||
4 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.2-A | Conduct a Citywide Reconnaissance Survey (cursory visual inspection). • Identify areas that are potentially eligible for new listings as City-Designated Historic Districts and National Register Historic Districts. Focus on areas that: o Have been previously identified as potentially eligible (see PRESERVEPGH Appendix B). o Have a high percentage of structurally-sound and architecturally significant pre-1940 buildings. • Identify individual structures and sites outside of City-Designated and National Register historic districts that are potentially eligible for individual nomination as a City-Designated historic resource and/or for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Focus on structurally-sound resources that: o Would not otherwise be part of an eligible historic district. o Are significant or unique for their architecture and/or engineering. o Would severely and adversely impact the neighborhood's form, character, or economic growth potential if demolished or negatively altered. (Consider existing and former schools, religious buildings, and civic or quasi-civic spaces such as libraries, parks, fire stations, community centers, etc.). Potential Funding Sources: PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, National Park Service, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | H | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | X | X | |
5 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.2-B | Based on the Citywide Reconnaissance Survey (see PRESERVE 1.2-A) and PRESERVEPGH Appendix B, support nominations of City-Designated historic resources and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. • Assign a high priority for City-Designated historic resource nominations to areas that: o Are threatened by inappropriate building modifications, demolitions, and/or incompatible infill construction. o Include a central commercial core or linear row of commercial buildings constructed in the late 19th or early 20th century. o Are participating in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's business development programs or are located within an identified Redevelopment Target Area. • Assign a high priority for nominations to the National Register of Historic Places to resources that: o Have income-producing potential (business, store, lodging, restaurant, industry, rental housing, etc.). Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Urban Redevelopment Authority | H | $ | R | X | |||||
6 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.3-A | Complete a Citywide Reconnaissance Survey to identify structures and sites of historic significance that developed after 1940. Create an inventory of post-1940 resources that are potentially eligible for nomination as City-Designated or National Register resources. • Focus on structurally sound resources that: o Are significant or unique for their architecture and/or engineering. o Include notable housing built for World War II defense workers. o Exemplify post World War II suburban planning practices. o Would severely and adversely impact the neighborhood's form, character, or economic growth potential if demolished or negatively altered. Potential Lead Agents: Colleges and Universities, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh Preservation Partners: American Institute of Architects, Community Groups/Organizations, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | M | $$ | 1 | X | |||||
7 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.3-B | Based on the Post-1940 Citywide Reconnaissance Survey (see PRESERVE 1.3-A), support nominations of City-Designated historic resources and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. • Assign a high priority for nominations as City-Designated historic resources to areas that are threatened by inappropriate building modifications, demolitions, and/or incompatible fill construction. • Assign a high priority for nominations to the National Register of Historic Places to resources that have income-producing potential (business, store, lodging, restaurant, industry, rental housing, etc.). Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Urban Redevelopment Authority | M | $$ | 1 | X | |||||
8 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.4-A | Provide universal public access to the City’s Historic Resources Inventory at local libraries, through internet access, and by other forms of modern technology. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | M | X | $$ | R | X | X | X | ||
9 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.4-B | Provide universal public access to maps of City-Designated Historic District boundaries; City-Designated Historic Structures, Sites, and Objects; and listings on the National Register of Historic Places. Make the maps available at local libraries, through internet access, and by other forms of modern technology. Clearly indicate on the maps which resources are subject to the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | VH | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
10 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.4-C | Encourage public and private K-12 schools and local colleges and universities to use the City's Historic Resources Inventory (and Pennsylvania's CRGIS) as part of their educational curricula. Potential Lead Agents: PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Young Preservationists Association Preservation Partners: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, K-12 Schools (including Pittsburgh Public Schools), Museums, National Park Service | M | $ | R | ||||||
11 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.5-B | Acknowledge the importance of archival efforts conducted by museums, universities, and other organizations that collect, store, and publicly display artifacts, art, photos, videos, books, documents, and other information about the history of Pittsburgh. Continue to work with these entities to supplement the City’s Historic Resources Inventory. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions | L | $ | R | ||||||
12 | DOCUMENT | PRESERVE 1.5-C | Prepare Archaeological Sensitivity Maps, showing areas of the City that have a high likelihood for the discovery of archaeological resources. Lead Agent: PA Historical and Museum Commission Potential Funding Sources: Archaeological Institute of America, National Park Service, Private Foundations/Non-Profits, PA Historical and Museum Commission Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions | L | $$ | 1 | ||||||
13 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-A | Make modifications to the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance to: • Reorganize its sections to follow a logical sequence of implementation. Begin with the HRC's establishment, followed by the designation of landmarks and districts, followed by the design review process and Certificates of Appropriateness, followed by provisions for economic hardship consideration. • Clarify the definition of “Exterior Alteration.” • Establish sequencing of Historic Review Commission review/approval in relation to other Commission reviews, such as the Planning Commission and Art Commission. • Provide a stronger legal and technical footing for design review in historic districts that do not have district-specific design guidelines (not necessary if PRESERVE 2.1-B is implemented). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, PA Historical and Museum Commission Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission | H | X | $ | 1 | X | X | X | ||
14 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-B | Compile the design guidelines currently used for each individual historic district into one "City of Pittsburgh Historic District Design Guidelines" document that is: • Well-organized and user-friendly. • Organized by building element (doors, roofs, windows, signs, lighting, etc.) and building type (residential, commercial, industrial, civic, accessory structure, etc.). • Applicable to infill development as well as building renovations and rehabilitations. • Applicable to adaptive reuse and use conversion projects (including single building conversions to multi-family housing). • Richly illustrated with photos and sketches. • Clear about proper positioning of buildings in relation to the streetscape, including build-to lines and ranges, rather than only addressing minimum setbacks. • Practical in addressing the acceptable use of modern building materials and systems. • Proactive in addressing how to overcome the most frequent design review issues. • Informative about remediation techniques for common environmental and human health hazards encountered in historic buildings. • Structured to include an appendix or sub-chapter for each historic district that: 1) documents their key design characteristics and 2) clearly describes what is considered appropriate for exterior modifications and infill development (new construction). • Explicit about the City’s review procedures for administrative approvals and HRC approvals that are required to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA). • Educational about the values of historic preservation, including its contribution to economic development, community character, and environmental sustainability. • Consistent in format and content with the Streets Design and Urban Design Manuals developed under MOVEPGH and DESIGNPGH. Potential Funding Sources: National Park Service, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Green Building Alliance, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Urban Redevelopment Authority | VH | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | X | ||
15 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-C | Stagger the terms of HRC members to ensure that a minimum of four (4) seated members of the HRC return for the subsequent year. Create a program whereby outgoing members or returning members train and mentor new members. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission | M | X | $ | 1 | X | ||||
16 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-D | Conduct a required annual training program for HRC members, to include a review of the City’s Historic Resources Inventory, the City’s goals for historic preservation, and an update on the implementation of PRESERVEPGH. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission | H | X | $ | R | X | X | X | ||
17 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-E | Prepare a policy document that clearly explains the role of public comment in the HRC process. Make this document available online and to anyone that requests it, including to each HRC member. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission | M | X | $ | 1 | X | X | |||
18 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.1-F | Update the HRC website. Post HRC agendas, minutes, links to the City's Historic Resources Inventory (PRESERVE 1.4-A), the Historic Preservation Ordinance (PRESERVE 2.1-A), Historic District Maps (PRESERVE 1.4-B), Historic District Design Guidelines (PRESERVE 2.1-B), guidelines for public comment (PRESERVE 2.1-E), and outside resources about historic building maintenance (such as the National Park Service’s Preservation Briefs). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission | H | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
19 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.2-A | Create and implement a demolition / neighborhood stabilization strategy to address distressed properties. The strategy should set forth a method to prioritize buildings for demolition or stabilization that considers: 1) the characteristics of the building (physical condition, listing in the City's Historic Resources Inventory, its contributing nature to a City-Designated or National Register Historic District, its placement on a street or alley, and whether it is a party wall structure); 2) characteristics of the land (the property's location in a floodplain, landslide prone slope, or area designated as a planned greenway, park, woodland, or open space system); 3) characteristics of the surrounding neighborhood (proximity to a City-Designated or National Register Historic District, the percentage of vacant lots within the block or neighborhood, and adjacency to neighborhood assets); and 4) tools and metrics available to the City (PGHSNAP and other components of PLANPGH). Efforts to place condemned properties into productive ownership through the City's Treasurer's Sale or other means should be an integral part of this strategy for properties not prioritized for demolition. Means to transition condemned properties and properties on the verge of condemnation into productive ownership include, but are not limited to: • Keeping accurate and current maps of building condemnation and demolition sites and make these maps available to the public. Ask neighborhood groups and organizations for assistance in identifying absentee owners and attracting potential investors for purchase and reuse of distressed properties. • Developing policy incentives that can be applied to improvement plans for distressed properties, including but not limited to: Waiver, reduction, or deferment of City permit fees; Expedited permit processing; City-conducted streetscape repair/improvements at frontage; Accessory use standards • Encouraging local financial institutions and non-profit organizations to identify and develop reliable funding programs available to owners of distressed properties for building rehabilitation and maintenance. • Promoting increased owner-occupancy of housing units by collaborating with real estate professionals and organizations to promote Pittsburgh’s housing to potential buyers located within and outside of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. • Requiring that buildings with some remaining rehabilitation or repair potential to go to Treasurer’s Sale before being placed on the demolition list. As a condition of the sale, the purchaser should be required to make a commitment to repair and maintain the property to minimum maintenance standards within a specified time period. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Private Foundations/Non-Profits, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Urban Redevelopment AuthorityPreservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Urban Redevelopment Authority | H | X | $$$ | R | X | X | X | ||
20 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.2-B | Explore policy incentives that encourage companies contracted by the City for the purpose of demolishing a structure to participate in a deconstruction and salvage program for that structure before the remainder of the building is demolished and routed to a landfill. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Construction Junction, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development | M | X | $ | 1 | X | ||||
21 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.2-C | Partner with salvage organizations to inform and educate building owners, renters, and contractors about available architectural salvage programs and opportunities in the Pittsburgh region. Potential Lead Agents: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Construction Junction Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development | M | $ | R | ||||||
22 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.2-D | Coordinate historic preservation with the Citywide sustainability efforts by promoting historic preservation as an environmentally sound and sustainable form of energy conservation. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, Green Building Alliance, Sustainable Pittsburgh | H | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
23 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.3-A | Explore best practices for performance-based point systems that provide incentives for the preservation and reuse of existing buildings, the rehabilitation of historic structures, and the salvage and reuse of building materials. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund Preservation Partners: PA Department of Community and Economic Development | M | X | $ | 1 | X | ||||
24 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.3-B | Following (or in conjunction with) preparation of the "City of Pittsburgh Historic District Design Guidelines" (see PRESERVE 2.1-B), amend the Zoning Code as appropriate and practical to regulate aspects of the Design Guidelines that can and should be codified by zoning. Potential Funding Sources: PA Department of Community and Economic Development Preservation Partners: PA Department of Community and Economic Development | H | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | |||
25 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.3-C | Commission a study to determine the feasibility of adding a “Historic Area Conservation Overlay District” as part of Zoning Code Section 907. Considering applying overlays to areas that have historic significance and that are threatened by inappropriate building modifications and demolitions, and are not City-Designated Historic Districts. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development Preservation Partners: PA Department of Community and Economic Development, PA Historical and Museum Commission | H | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | X | X | |
26 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.3-D | Amend Zoning Code Section 909 (Provision 909.01.B(4)(e)) to clearly indicate the circumstances under which analysis of structures or sites of historic, archaeological, architectural, recreational, scenic or environmental significance is required. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | M | X | $ | I | X | ||||
27 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.4-A | As resources allow, incrementally expand staffing levels for the City’s Historic Preservation Program to include three (3) positions: 1) Historic Preservation Planner (to the HRC); 2) Neighborhood Outreach, Education, and Inter-Departmental Coordinator; and 3) Section 106 Coordinator. • Historic Preservation Planner: Increase administrative attention given to each CoA application, including time to field check application sites as necessary. Administer photo documentation prior to historic building demolitions (PRESERVE 1.5-A). Lead HRC training sessions (PRESERVE 2.1-D). • Neighborhood Outreach, Education, and Inter-Departmental Coordinator: Provide education on the "City of Pittsburgh Historic District Design Guidelines" (PRESERVE 2.1-B). Work with neighborhood groups and City departments to facilitate historic preservation efforts and the City's demolition strategy (PRESERVE 2.2-A and 2.5-C). Manage the City's Historic Resources Inventory database (including routine maintenance and updates) (PRESERVE 1.1-B). • Section 106 Coordinator: Lead the City's efforts to comply with federal historic preservation requirements pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Pursue and administer historic preservation planning grants (PRESERVE 2.6-B). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | M | X | $$$ | R | X | X | |||
28 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.4-B | In addition to the three (3) positions listed above and as resource allow, incrementally expand long-term staffing levels for the City’s Historic Preservation Program to a total of five (5) positions, adding the positions of: 4) Historic Economic Development Coordinator; and 5) Planner Responsible for Citywide Survey and National Register Nominations. • Historic Economic Development Coordinator: Promote historic preservation as part of the City's economic growth strategy. Work with financial institutions and preservation partners to economically incentivize historic preservation projects. Provide economic data to perspective historic building investors. Document the economic impact of historic preservation in the City. Assume responsibility to pursue and administer historic preservation planning grants (PRESERVE 2.6-B). • Planner Responsible for Citywide Survey and National Register Nominations: Assume responsibility for the City's Historic Resources Inventory database (including routine maintenance and updates) (PRESERVE 1.1-B). Oversee the Citywide Reconnaissance Surveys (PRESERVE 1.2-A and 1.3-A). Provide assistance to preservation partners preparing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (PRESERVE 1.2-B and 1.3-B). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | L | X | $$$ | R | X | X | |||
29 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.5-A | Maintain the City’s status as a Certified Local Government (CLG). Communicate the City’s responsibilities in its role as a CLG and the benefits derived from being a CLG to City officials, departments, commissions, and agencies. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission | VH | X | $ | X | X | ||||
30 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.5-B | Translate Pittsburgh’s National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 agreement into a policy document for City departments, commissions, and agencies. Train City staff about the procedures and requirements of projects that trigger a Section 106 review. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission Preservation Partners: PA Historical and Museum Commission | H | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
31 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.5-C | Establish a programmatic agreement that requires all City departments and agencies to notify the City's Historic Preservation Planner prior to administrative and discretionary permit approvals. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | VH | X | $ | R | X | ||||
32 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.5-D | Communicate the benefits of historic preservation to City officials and employees by some or all of the following means: • Continue to educate City employees about the State History Code, the goals and benefits of historic preservation, and the requirements of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance so that there is consistent messaging being delivered from the City to its stakeholders. • Provide the Mayor's Office, Planning Commission, and City Council with an annual briefing on the City’s Historic Preservation Program and the implementation of PRESERVEPGH. Give specific examples of how preservation spurred economic investment, environmental sustainability, neighborhood stabilization, and other positive effects in the City or region. • Hold inter-departmental coordination meetings to discuss the City’s Historic Preservation Program. Aim to coordinate efforts to effectively achieve mutual goals and benefits. • Educate City employees that may have direct or indirect involvement with historic preservation issues about the City’s historic preservation goals and the benefits of cultural heritage preservation. Conduct this education through formal training and/or the distribution of informational materials. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, PA Historical and Museum Commission Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Preservation Pennsylvania | H | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
33 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.6-A | Actively pursue grants for preservation-related projects that advance the goals and objectives of PRESERVEPGH. Provide letters of support for grant-funded projects that are compatible with PRESERVEPGH. Lead Agents: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Community Groups/Organizations, Friends of the Riverfront, Green Building Alliance, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Pittsburgh Public Schools/Other K-12 Schools, Preservation Pittsburgh, Riverlife, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Tree Pittsburgh, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Young Preservationists Association | M | $ | R | X | X | ||||
34 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.6-B | Explore expanding design review by introducing a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) component to the City's design review process and Urban Design Manual for building rehabilitations and new construction. Potential Funding Sources: PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Private Foundations/Non-Profits, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development | L | X | $$$ | R | X | X | X | ||
35 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.6-C | Implement the City's Side Yard Program to allow for future infill development in locations where infill would make a positive contribution to neighborhood character (for example, discourage parcel mergers and set expiration dates on deed restrictions in areas that have long term development potential). Potential Funding Sources: Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group | L | $ | I | ||||||
36 | COMMIT | PRESERVE 2.6-D | Establish a Paint Rebate Program. Such a program would provide low dollar amount rebates for consumable painting materials or for costs of hiring a painting contractor if the owner of a property paints their structure in keeping with the historic architectural style of the building. (These types of programs have been shown to dissuade tendencies to install siding.) Potential Lead Agents: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations | M | $ | 1 | ||||||
37 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.1-A | Prepare design standards for streetscape features in City-Designated and National Register Historic Districts. Distinctive features should complement the districts' historic period and overall character. These features include, but are not limited to, welcome signs, street name signs, directional signs, street furniture, lamp posts, lighting, landscaping, accessibility features, and surface materials for streets, curbs, and sidewalks. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations | VH | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | X | ||
38 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.2-A | Reduce auto dependence in residential neighborhoods that traditionally lack garages by supporting a strong pedestrian environment (through the use of sidewalks, crosswalks, street lamps, street furniture, curb ramps, accessible traffic signals, and other pedestrian-friendly features), encouraging alternative forms of transportation (public transit, bicycle, etc.), and discouraging the retrofitting of buildings to add garages in ways that detract from the traditional aesthetic of the streetscape. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development Preservation Partners: PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh | M | X | $$$ | 1 | X | X | |||
39 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.2-B | Maintain the City steps network as a unique feature of Pittsburgh by treating City steps as an integral component of Pittsburgh's non-vehicular circulation system. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | M | X | $$$ | R | X | X | |||
40 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.3-A | Encourage and guide the efforts of partner organizations to administer consistent plaque programs that note the historic significance of Pittsburgh's resources. Plaques should indicate if the resource is a City-Designated resource subject to the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | L | $ | R | ||||||
41 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.3-B | Encourage property owners to place construction/establishment dates on buildings (typically seen as cornerstones or date stones/markers). Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | L | $ | R | ||||||
42 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.4-A | Compile an inventory of monuments, markers, and interpretive signs in the City that are historic or that interpret Pittsburgh's history. Develop a maintenance plan for the existing inventory and prepare guidelines for the placement, design and composition of new monuments, markers, and interpretive signs. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation | M | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | X | ||
43 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.4-B | Encourage the use of modern technologies to educate and provide interpretation of historic events and places. Potential Lead Agents: Colleges and Universities, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Community Groups/Organizations, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission | L | $ | R | ||||||
44 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.4-C | Develop a universally accessible “Pittsburgh Story Trails” interpretive plan along trails and other walking routes to tell stories of Pittsburgh’s past. Consider linking the Story Trails to self-guided tours related to themes, such as industry, architectural styles, sports, ancestry/ethnicity, building materials (steel, aluminum, glass), transportation (bridges, rivers, steps, inclines, railroads), people, and the historic landscape of Pittsburgh. Potential Lead Agents: Friends of the Riverfront, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Community Groups/Organizations, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission | M | $$$ | 1 | ||||||
45 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.4-D | Continue participation in the PHMC Historical Marker Program, but limit the placement of markers to areas that have a high potential to be viewed by a pedestrian or from a slow moving vehicle. Avoid the placement of PHMC markers in isolated areas with no pedestrian access, along roads with speed limits above 35 mph, and in places where the marker would aesthetically conflict with its surroundings or be vulnerable to vandalism. Lead Agent: PA Historical and Museum Commission Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations | M | $ | R | ||||||
46 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.5-A | Include historic districts, particularly those with commercial cores and linear commercial rows, as part of the City’s wayfinding sign system. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund | H | X | $$ | 1 | X | ||||
47 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.5-B | Post links on the City website to partner organizations' walking, biking, and driving tours that highlight historic structures, districts, sites, and objects. Encourage walking routes in areas with sidewalks, curb ramps, accessible traffic signals, and crosswalks; with any safety precautions clearly indicated. Potential Funding Sources: PA Tourism Office, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Community Groups/Organizations, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, PA Tourism Office, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Preservation Pittsburgh, Riverlife, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Young Preservationists Association | M | $$$ | 1 | ||||||
48 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.5-C | Use promotion strategies to widely advertise Pittsburgh’s cultural and historic resources to potential visitors, locally, nationally, and internationally. Include historic districts and sites of historic interest as part of promotional materials for City tourism. Promote the City’s historic neighborhood commercial cores as destinations for visitors. Highlight the City’s rich ethnic and architectural diversity in promotional materials. Lead Agents: Colleges and Universities, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, PA Tourism Office, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Film Office, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, PA Tourism Office, Pedal Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Film Office, Pittsburgh Port Authority, Riverlife, Young Preservationists Association | M | $$ | R | ||||||
49 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.6-A | Encourage and promote historical and cultural themed celebrations in Pittsburgh, including community events, festivals, fairs, parades, and Citywide celebrations. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, PA Tourism Office, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Folk Festival | M | $ | R | ||||||
50 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.6-B | Encourage community organizations to distribute information about the ethnic diversity of distinct cultures in neighborhoods via community newsletters and promotional materials. Explore opportunities to house these materials on the City of Pittsburgh's website in an universally accessible format. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Folk Festival | L | $$ | R | ||||||
51 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.6-C | Educate Pittsburghers about the importance of historical societies, museums, genealogical societies, educational institutions, and other organizations that promote the display and expression of Pittsburgh's heritage. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, City of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Community Groups/Organizations, Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, Pittsburgh Public Schools, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Folk Festival | L | $ | R | ||||||
52 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.7-A | Commission the preparation of a detailed and objective economic study to quantify the economic benefits of historic preservation in Pittsburgh and publicize the results. Consider expenditures on rehabilitation, the impact that historic preservation has on property values and business retention and attraction, the economic impact of heritage tourism, and costs associated with building demolitions vs. rehabilitation, including energy expenditure and environmental impact. Potential Funding Sources: Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Colleges and Universities, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Pittsburgh, Sustainable Pittsburgh | H | X | $$$ | 1 | X | ||||
53 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.7-B | Continue and widely advertise the Mayor’s award program and other recognition programs for historic preservation. Encourage the efforts of preservation partners in administering awards programs for notable historic preservation projects. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Green Building Alliance, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | H | X | $ | R | X | ||||
54 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.7-C | Call attention to the importance of historic preservation by responding to media requests for coverage on the economic, environmental, and quality of life benefits of historic preservation. Include case studies in media that could encourage additional preservation efforts. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, WQED Multi-Media, Young Preservationists Association | M | $$ | R | ||||||
55 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.7-D | Highlight successful adaptive reuse projects when promoting economic opportunities to potential investors and developers (Bakery Square, Heinz Lofts, Station Square, Armstrong Cork Factory, Church Brew Works, Priory Hotel, etc.). Potential Lead Agent: Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, Private Lending Institutions/Banks, Green Building Alliance, Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Urban Redevelopment Authority | M | $ | R | ||||||
56 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.7-E | Acknowledge the success of Pittsburgh’s past in terms of modern-day relevancy. For example, a “what it is worth today” campaign would show the cost, in today’s dollars, to build Pittsburgh’s historic structures and sites if they were constructed today. Potential Lead Agents: Colleges and Universities, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Green Building Alliance, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Sustainable Pittsburgh | L | $$ | 1 | ||||||
57 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.8-A | Implement Pittsburgh’s Regional Parks Master Plan, which addresses ways to balance the demands for current park uses while preserving the historic legacy and ecological integrity of each park. Lead Agents: City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission | M | X | $$$ | R | X | X | |||
58 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.8-B | Support park management and maintenance policies that address restoring and maintaining the historic integrity of 19th and early 20th century parks. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | H | X | $ | R | X | ||||
59 | APPRECIATE | PRESERVE 3.8-C | Develop a Heritage and Notable Tree program to recognize and foster appreciation and maintenance of trees and tree groves having historic significance. Potential Funding Sources: PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Tree Pittsburgh, City’s Shade Tree Commission, Treevitalize, and/or Green Up Pittsburgh | L | X | $$ | 1 | X | X | |||
60 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.1-A | Cultivate a unified voice for preservation in Pittsburgh that is consistent with the goals of PLANPGH and recommendations of PRESERVEPGH by convening an annual or semi-annual meeting of preservation organization leaders in the greater Pittsburgh area. Discuss common objectives, mutual interests, and opportunities to coordinate public education, programs, events, research activities, and preservation efforts. Potential Lead Agent: PA Historical and Museum Commission Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Pittsburgh, Remaking Cities Institute, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Young Preservationists Association | H | $ | R | X | |||||
61 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.1-B | Participate in regional Smart Growth and environmental sustainability initiatives that encourage infill development and discourage sprawl into rural areas surrounding Pittsburgh. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Sustainable Pittsburgh, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania | M | X | $$ | R | X | X | |||
62 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.1-C | Continue to collaborate with partner groups and organizations that are working in the City to address vacant lots, blight, historic building preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance. Identify ways that these efforts can align with the City's demolition and neighborhood stabilization strategy (see PRESERVE 2.2-A). Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, (The) Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Young Preservationists Association | VH | X | $ | R | X | ||||
63 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-A | Develop partnerships with professional real estate organizations to encourage training of real estate professionals about the promotion and disclosure of a property’s historic status at the time a historic property is listed for sale, shown to prospective buyers, and purchased. Prepare an informational brochure about the benefits of owning and maintaining a historic property that real estate professionals can enclose in their sales literature. Also, work with the MLS (multiple listing service) and/or Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission to improve the disclosure of historic property/district status when a property is listed for sale. Lead Agent: Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, PA Historical and Museum Commission, PA Real Estate Commission, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | H | $$ | R | X | X | ||||
64 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-B | Encourage partner organizations to distribute information to property owners and tenants in City-Designated and National Register Historic Districts about the benefits of owning and/or occupying a historic building, as well as upkeep and weatherization tips and available assistance programs and resources for maintenance. Lead Agent: All Preservation Partners Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Preservation Pennsylvania, Preservation Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association | L | $$ | R | ||||||
65 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-C | Prepare a comprehensive Building Owners’ Guidebook and/or build an online library of resources that contains easy-to-follow best-practice information for maintaining and caring for historic buildings in the City of Pittsburgh. Include information about remediation of common environmental and health hazards in older buildings, repair of wood features, compatible additions, repair of wood windows, use of modern building materials and systems, weatherproofing to reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling systems, universal accessibility, improvement of the building’s sustainability, and compliance with City building codes and requirements. Develop partnerships to provide education, outreach, and design assistance to owners of historic properties, contractors, and tradesmen. Potential Lead Agent: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Green Building Alliance, National Trust for Historic Preservation, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Preservation Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group | M | $$$ | 1 | ||||||
66 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-D | Facilitate partnerships with Pittsburgh Community Television (PCTV) and preservation partner organizations or a home improvement coalition to develop a property maintenance and improvement program focused on the Pittsburgh region that is broadcasted on a regular schedule. Potential Lead Agent: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Green Building Alliance, PA Historical and Museum Commission, Preservation Pennsylvania | L | $$$ | R | ||||||
67 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-E | Publicize Rehabilitation Tax Credits (RTCs) and easement programs that are available for the rehabilitation and renovation of eligible buildings (currently available only to income-producing properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places and buildings more than 50 years old that follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation). Potential Lead Agents: PA Historical and Museum Commission, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Private Lending Institutions/Banks, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Preservation Pennsylvania | H | $ | R | X | |||||
68 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.2-F | Prepare a guidance document that encourages community development organizations to implement vacant storefront window programs in neighborhood commercial districts. Potential Lead Agent: Urban Redevelopment Authority Preservation Partners: City of Pittsburgh, Community Groups/Organizations | M | $ | 1 | ||||||
69 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.3-A | Continue to inspect the condition of historic buildings, monuments, markers, and signs on City-owned property on a regular basis. Remove graffiti and repair vandalism as soon as possible. Foster partnerships and agreements with partner organizations to manage graffiti and repairs quickly. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Private Foundations/Non-Profits Preservation Partners: Community Groups/Organizations | H | X | $ | R | X | X | |||
70 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.3-B | Keep publically-owned historic buildings occupied and in use as needed and as funding capacity allows. Potential Funding Sources: City General Fund, Funds of Other Public Agencies and Organizations Preservation Partners: All Public Agencies and Organizations | M | X | $$$ | R | X | X | |||
71 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.4-A | Encourage institutions of higher learning and trade schools to expand their curricula to include the development of skills associated with historic preservation. Potential Lead Agent: Young Preservationists Association Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation | L | $ | R | ||||||
72 | STEWARD | PRESERVE 4.4-B | Encourage public and private school administrators to expand local history education in school curricula. Potential Lead Agent: Young Preservationists Association Preservation Partners: Colleges and Universities, Pittsburgh Public Schools/Other K-12 Schools, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation | M | $ | R |