The Waterfront institutes curfew, youth supervision policy

The Waterfront shopping and dining complex in Homestead will implement a new curfew policy next week.

Under the new curfew policy, visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a supervising adult who is 21 or older and carrying identification after 6 p.m.

Visitors under 18 who are at the Waterfront prior to the curfew must leave at the curfew time unless they’re accompanied by an adult over 21.

“The Waterfront is committed to providing a pleasant, safe, family friendly and enjoyable shopping, restaurant and entertainment environment for all of our guests,” the shopping complex wrote on its website. “For this reason, we are establishing the following Curfew and Youth Supervision Policy to promote a more family friendly environment and to deter disruptive activity.”

The curfew is slated to go into effect Monday.

The policy will cover the entire Waterfront property, including common areas and businesses, according to a notice of the curfew policy posted to the Waterfront’s website. Property management, property security and local authorities will enforce the new rule, they said.

A parent or guardian may accompany up to four juveniles, according to the new curfew policy, and they may be held responsible for the actions of juveniles they’re accompanying to the site.

No visitors under 21 are allowed at the Waterfront after midnight, according to the curfew rules.

People who violate the property’s code of conduct or the curfew can be barred for the property for a set period of time or permanently, depending on the nature of their violation. Parents and guardians accompanying banned juveniles can also be barred from entering the property.

This comes after Pittsburgh City Council last month proposed ramping up enforcement of a citywide curfew for minors. They ultimately nixed the curfew proposal after Mayor Ed Gainey voiced concerns about whether the policy would harm police-community relations and whether it would be enforceable given that people are not required to carry identification in public places.