Hazelwood rezoning proposal could shift a neighborhood from industry to housing and retail

A zoning change in Hazelwood could change the neighborhood for years to come.

The Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday heard a proposal to rezone a portion of the neighborhood, limiting industrial land uses but also clearing the way for more housing, businesses, retail and schools.

City Councilwoman Barb Warwick in July introduced a bill to alter the zoning in a portion of the neighborhood beginning at Hazelwood Green — a community at the site of a former steel mill — and continuing along the Monongahela River toward Homestead.

The area is currently zoned for general industrial use, which allows for manufacturing plants, warehouses and other industrial uses, along with limited office and retail space. New legislation calls for rezoning to industrial mixed use, allowing for homes, a