2025-2035 Comprehensive Plan

Over the past year, Township staff along with consultant engineers at Herbert, Rowland, and Grubic, Inc. (HRG) have engaged with the community to create an updated Comprehensive Plan for 2025-2035. The plan is now on public display. You can view the plan by clicking on the link below or by visiting the Upper St. Clair Township Library to view it in-person.

Relevant 2025-2035 Comprehensive Plan Documents:
Final 2025-2035 Comprehensive Plan
Appendices
Survey Results
Trends Report

A Comprehensive Plan:

Documents and illustrates what a community looks like today and what direction it has decided it wants to go for the future; it includes assessments of existing resources and issues, projections of future conditions and needs, and consideration of collective goals and desires.

Is a policy guide and provides a framework for future land use decision-making and the physical development of the municipality. It will not only address buildings and infrastructure, it will also include the important social, natural resource and economic values of the community. The Comprehensive plan is a method of translating the community's values into specific actions.

Covers an approximate time frame of ten years; it is assumed that shorter-term reviews will keep it current with the changing needs of the community.

Is closely integrated with other municipal documents and initiatives, for the recently completed Sidewalks and Bikeways Plan.

The Comprehensive Plan is not a zoning ordinance, a subdivision regulation, a budget, a capital improvement program or other regulatory document. It is meant to provide the framework for the development of these implementation tools.

Elements of a Comprehensive Plan:

The comprehensive planning process will result in a final document that will contain a series of chapters covering various topics such as land use, transportation, and recreation serving as a guide for the Board of Commissioners, Planning Commission, and staff when making critical decisions regarding the future of the Township. While final chapters within the plan will be determined throughout the planning process, some of the typical items found within a comprehensive plan include: 

  • Land Use Plan: amount, intensity, and character of future land use including new housing developments, office buildings, or open space
  • Housing Plan: future housing needs, housing options, neighborhood design and character
  • Transportation Plan: travel modes including recommendations regarding how the community plans to move people and goods within the Township
  • Open Space and Recreation: management, protection and access to open space and recreation opportunities both passive and active
  • Implementation: how the goal will be achieved and who will be involved in this process

2015-2025 Comprehensive Plan

On November 2, 2015, by Resolution No. 1605 the Township of Upper St. Clair completed the process of updating our community’s Comprehensive Plan. We embarked on this process to review what we have accomplished to date, and to refine our goals for the future. As in any planning process, the input received from Township residents, business owners, and stakeholders was critical in maintaining a high quality of life in our community.  

In the spring of 2013, the Township selected the consulting firm Environmental Planning and Design to lead the development efforts of the 2015-2025 Comprehensive Plan (the Plan). Through the collaborative efforts of Township residents, the Township Board of Commissioners, the Township Planning Commission, and focus groups the Plan came together. This website served as a fully functional tool for any and all information regarding the Comprehensive Plan. Throughout the last two years the Township worked diligently at outlining the plan to maintain the community as one that is highly regarded for its desirability, safety, and high quality of life. We would like to thank everyone who became engaged in this planning process staying up to speed on plan progress, reviewing meeting notes, adding comments, and discovering future opportunities for involvement.  

Survey Results

Past Events 

Focus Group Session

Date: November 4, 2013

Objective: Key community stakeholders with similar backgrounds and perspectives gathered to share thoughts on issues and opportunities related to future development, capital investments, and the present and future needs of the Township.

Bounty at Boyce Mayview Fall Fest 

Date: November 9, 2013

Objective: Carolyn Yagle, of Environmental Planning and Design, Inc. attended Bounty at Boyce Mayview in order to introduce residents to the initial public input aspect of the 2015-2025 Comprehensive Plan; the Quality of Life Survey. Ms. Yagle distributed cards with a Quick Response Code (QR) inviting event attendees to complete the survey. Ms. Yagle was also available to discuss the Comprehensive Planning process.   

Focus Group Session

Date: November 21, 2013

Objective: Key community stakeholders with similar backgrounds and perspectives gathered to share thoughts on issues and opportunities related to future development, capital investments, and the present and future needs of the Township. 

Public Open House 

Date: August 20, 2014 4:00 P.M.  - 8:00 P.M.

Objective: Township staff in coordination with Environmental Planning and Design conducted a public open house in an effort to provide community members with an opportunity to share their thoughts on the progress of the Comprehensive Plan to date, and the results of the Quality of Life survey. A brief presentation was made at the beginning of each hour followed by time for discussion and comments. 

Contact 

Should you have any questions or comments regarding the 2015-2025 Comprehensive Plan Update, call 412-831-9000, ext. 5010.