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Standing Committees

City Council · November 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM · Council Chambers

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New zoning code’s affordable housing bonus program would get regular progress reports.

Council may track how developers use the affordable housing bonus available in the new zoning code. Proposed legislation would require the Department of City Planning to send a semiannual report to council. The department will also issue any recommendations for changes to the program in two years.

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Pittsburgh's zoning rewritePaying for affordable housingTracking Pittsburgh's housing stock

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A 2% tax on unearned income could raise $51 million a year.

A proposed unearned income tax could raise $51 million a year for the city. Council members disagree on how to keep the city afloat during a difficult financial period. If passed, Pittsburgh would be the first municipality to enact such a tax. Council sent the bill to a public hearing.

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A city tax on investment incomeA deficit with State control on the horizonPittsburgh's yearly budget fights