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Pittsburgh City Council approved legislation last week to amend the City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Code to allow for child care facilities within single-family residentially zoned neighborhoods and accessory structures and to eliminate parking requirements for such facilities.

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The legislation allows facilities that will care for up to six children to be permitted by-right within R1D (single-unit detached residential) and R1A (single-unit attached residential) zoning districts without getting a special exemption. It also removed off-street parking requirements.

Council first introduced the legislation in October 2023. Trying Together applauds Pittsburgh City Council’s efforts to make these crucial changes to the Zoning Code — allowing more home-based providers to open and operate and increasing families’ access to quality child care.

Read the Pittsburgh Tribune Review for more details.