March 2017 Pittsburgh Department of City Planning CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANS WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN sidewalks and sidewalk protection, dust and debris FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW? management, and construction safety plans. A Construction Management Plan (CMP) documents The mitigation measures shall address the following how the construction operation will be handled in topics: order to identify and mitigate any potential negative ●● Construction noise impacts early in the development review process. ●● Traffic WHEN IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN ●● Parking REQUIRED? ●● Air A Construction Management Plan is required as ●● Light part of the Zoning review process for the following ●● Any other relevant areas of potential impact development types: Please note that the CMP will work in conjunction with ●● Any new construction operation that includes a structure or multiple structures totaling more any other existing review processes or requirements than 200,000 sq ft of floor area; including, but not limited to, DPW’s requirements for street/sidewalk closure permits or MPT plans. ●● Any new construction operation that includes Please contact DPW for more information on these a structure or group of structures subject to requirements. Residential Compatibility Standards and that include more than 50,000 sq ft of floor area; WHEN DOES A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ●● Any construction operation including new PLAN GET SUBMITTED? construction or exterior renovation on a lot size A Construction Management Plan should be emailed greater than 2,400 sq ft where the existing or along with the application, site plan, and other required proposed building occupies 90% or more of the documents as part of the Site Plan Review or Planning lot; or Commission application. Please note that for projects ●● Any development proposal that the Zoning requiring Planning Commission approval, a summary of Administrator determines may have significant the CMP must be included as a slide in the presentation impacts in the construction phase. for Planning Commission. WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN A Minor modifications and additional details may be CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN? added to the CMP during the building permit review phase, provided it is substantially similar to the original A Construction Management Plan includes two key CMP approved during the Zoning review. components: the scope with details and the mitigation measures. WHO REVIEWS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANS? The scope and details portion describes the operational aspects of the proposed construction work and shall Construction Management Plans are reviewed by the include the following information: Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department ●● Transportation routing of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI). Once the CMP has been ●● Street closures and obstructions submitted with the Zoning application, Zoning staff ●● Debris/dumpster maintenance will coordinate the review of the CMP with the other ●● Work crew parking departments. ●● Site maintenance FOR MORE INFORMATION ●● Duration of construction ● Any other relevant information See Chapter 917 in the Zoning Code. For project specific ● questions, email the Zoning staff person assigned to the The mitigation portion shall explain the impacts of the review of the proposal. For general questions, contact proposed construction operations and will describe or DCP’s Division of Zoning & Development Review at show the proposed measures to reduce these impacts. [email protected] or 412-255-2241. These meaures may include sound barriers, temporary

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