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Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of Pittsburgh

Emergency Declaration: Resolution providing for a Declaration of Emergency issued by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh... as it pertains to the existing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus

Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020) · City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
35 Pa.C.S. 7501 (Emergency Management Services Code); Pittsburgh Code 113.03(c)
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13
End
Renewed by Council resolutions (Res. 139/140 of Mar. 17, 2020; Res. 162 Apr. 7; Res. 214, 217, 225, 239, 249, 261, 271, 281, 310, 319, 433, 456, 514, 581, 631 of 2020; Res. 9, 123, 192, 255, 296, 379 and 431 of 2021), the last making the Declaration effective until August 3, 2021; no later renewal appears in the Council's legislative record (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • City departments
  • Director of Public Safety
  • organizers of gatherings and permitted events
  • the public
Functions reached
  • EV permitted events and large gatherings
  • OP city services
  • CB
  • MK
Collection
Pittsburgh MET-PIT

Operative words

Section 4. Subject to applicable law, the Mayor or his appropriate designee may adopt and implement precautionary measures to mitigate the anticipated effects of this disaster and is authorized to execute and enforce any such rules or orders that it has adopted and promulgated with regard to said precautionary measures. These measures may include, but are not limited to: a. the cancellation or limitation of large gatherings; b. the cancellation or limitation of events or gathering that require a City issued permit or permits; c. the encouraged use of social distancing to prevent initial exposure and secondary transmission; d. the cancellation or limitation of selected City services; and e. the cancellation or limitation of any other activities or conduct, whether of a public or private nature, that could increase exposure or secondary transmission or are otherwise risks to public health and safety.

Enforcement

Section 8: powers under 35 Pa.C.S. 7501(d) exercised without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities; Section 2: duration limited to seven days absent Council consent (35 Pa.C.S. 7501(b); Code 113.03(c)(3)).

Notes

Predicate for Executive Orders 2020-001, -002, -005 and No. 7, Chapters 626A, 626B and 782. In force in Q3 2021 through August 3, 2021 (Res. 431 of 2021, MET-PIT-048).

Retrieval note

Exhibit A to Council File 2020-0221 (Res. 140 of 2020); four scanned pages read from renderings.