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Pittsburgh council hears hours of public comment on short-term rentals, holds proposed ordinances for further review
Summary
After extensive public comment both for and against short-term rentals, Pittsburgh City Council members deferred two bills that would create a short-term rental licensing and zoning framework for a later post-agenda discussion.
Dozens of residents, short-term rental hosts and neighborhood advocates urged Pittsburgh City Council to either restrict or preserve short-term rentals during the standing committees meeting on Sept. 10, 2025. Council members heard roughly an hour of public comment on proposed city code changes before voting to hold the two related bills for a post-agenda session.
The speakers’ positions split between homeowners and small hosts who described short-term rentals as a vital source of income and community benefit, and neighborhood residents and housing advocates who argued investor-run units remove housing from the long-term market. Councilwoman Gross moved to hold the two bills for a post-agenda discussion; the motion was seconded and carried, postponing a formal vote on the ordinances.
The bills held for later review are an ordinance to add a short-term…
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