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Pittsburgh right-of-way staff cite limited enforcement capacity after DOMI presentation to Clean Pittsburgh Commission
Summary
Department of Mobility and Infrastructure officials told the Clean Pittsburgh Commission that DOMI performed more than 30,000 right-of-way inspections in 2024 but only two dedicated code-enforcement inspectors handle most sidewalk, litter and obstruction complaints, limiting proactive enforcement and cleanup options.
Katie Wettick, senior right-of-way manager with the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, told the Clean Pittsburgh Commission at the panel’s February meeting that DOMI’s permitting and inspection work has grown and that enforcement capacity has not kept pace.
Wettick said the department “did over 30,000 inspections” in 2024 and that roughly 17 percent of those inspections were code-enforcement related — work handled largely by two inspectors who respond to 311 complaints for blocked sidewalks, litter, debris and overgrowth. “We only have 2 code enforcement inspectors for the whole city,” she said, describing the office as primarily reactive: inspectors open cases after public reports, issue requests for compliance, then follow up before filing criminal complaints if violations remain.
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