Selected Code Chapters (Alphabetical)
The Code, as provided on this website, has been updated as of December 31, 2025. For changes and revisions enacted after the above date, contact the Township by calling 412-831-9000.
The following table identifies sections of the Township Code frequently used by the Department of Planning and Community Development. Click here to view a complete List of All Code Chapters in numerical order.
| Code Chapter Name | Code Chapter Number | Additional Information |
| Alarm Systems | Code Chapter 37 | Alarm Permits & False Alarms Alarm Permit Application |
| Animals | Code Chapter 41 | Animal Control |
| Building Permits | Code Chapter 51 | Building Permit Requirements |
| Burning | Leaf burning, which is regulated by the Allegheny County Health Department, is prohibited in the Township. | |
| Daycare | Code Chapter 130.3.69-70 and Code Chapter 130.8.2.1.2.11-12 | Daycare |
| Dye Tests | Code Chapter 106.46-51 (Article XII) | Dye Tests |
| Fees | Code Chapter 57 | Township Fees |
| Fences | Code Chapter 130.8.3.1.6.8 and 130.8.3.1.10 | Fences |
| Firearms | Code Chapter 59 | |
| Fire Prevention | Code Chapter 61 | Fire Code |
| Fireworks | Fireworks | |
| Floodplain Districts | Code Chapter 130.21-25 | Floods & Floodplains |
| Garage Sales | Code Chapter 130.7.22.1 | Note: For Garage Sale Signs see Code Section on Signs. Garage Sales |
| Grading | Code Chapter 71 | Grading |
| Grass (Brush, Grass and Weeds) | Code Chapter 48 | Grass (Brush, Grass and Weeds) |
| Home Occupations | Code Chapter 130.7.21 and Code Chapter 130.8.3.3.3 | Home Occupations |
| Home Rule Charter | Charter | Home Rule Charter |
| House Numbers | Code Chapter 104 | House Numbers |
| Hunting | Code Chapter 59 | |
| Junk | Code Chapter 80 | Property Maintenance |
| Litter and Handbills | Code Chapter 83 | |
| Mailboxes | Code Chapter 112 (Article XI) | Mailboxes |
| Manager and Assistant Manager | Code Chapter 29 | Township Manager |
| Noise | Code Chapter 89 | Noise |
| Parades and Picketing | Code Chapter 91 | |
| Park and Playgrounds | Code Chapter 93* | Township Parks *added text from Bill No. 3-26 as of 6/1 |
| Peddling | Code Chapter 96 | |
| Property Maintenance | Code Chapter 98 | |
| Recreational Vehicles and Trailers | Code Chapter 102 | Recreational Vehicles |
| Restaurants | Code Chapter 105 | |
| Satellite Dishes | Code Chapter 130.8.3.1.6.9-10 | Satellite Dishes |
| Sheds | Code Chapter 130.8.3.1.12 | Sheds |
| Signs | Code Chapter 130.26-32 | Signs |
| Streets and Highways | Code Chapter 112 | Note: Snow Removal Regulations, Snow Removal in Ch. 109 |
| Swimming Pools | Code Chapter 116 | Swimming Pools |
| Taxation | Code Chapter 118 | Taxes |
| Tenant Registration Statements | Code Chapter 120 | Tenant Registration |
| Traffic Calming Program Policy | Traffic Calming Program Policy | |
| Trees | Code Chapter 121 | |
| Vehicles, Abandoned | Code Chapter 124 | |
| Vehicles and Traffic | Code Chapter 125 | Note: Includes Parking Regulations & Speed Limits. On-Street Parking |
| Wards | Code Chapter 9 | Township Wards and Voting Districts |
| Zoning Code | Chapter 130 |
Selected Code Chapters (Numerical)
Township Code
The Code, as provided on this website, has been updated as of December 31, 2025. For changes and revisions enacted after the above date, contact the Township.
The following table identifies sections of the Township Code frequently used by the Department of Planning and Community Development. Click here to view the Selected Code Chapters (Alphabetical List) with additional website information
- Chapter 11 Administrative General Provisions
- Chapter 13 Government Organization
- Chapter 15 Boards and Commissions
- Chapter 17 Bonds and Insurance
- Chapter 19 Commissioners, Board of
- Chapter 21 Departments of Government
- Chapter 23 Ethics, Code of
- Chapter 25 Fiscal Affairs
- Chapter 27 Intergovernmental Agencies
- Chapter 29 Manager and Assistant Manager
- Chapter 31 Ordinances and Codes
- Chapter 33 Personnel System
- Chapter 37 Alarm Systems
- Chapter 41 Animals
- Chapter 42 Arrests, Warrantless
- Chapter 43 Assessments; Penalty for Failure to Pay
- Chapter 48 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Chapter 51 Building Construction
- Chapter 56 Excavation and Wells; Abandoned
- Chapter 57 Fees
- Chapter 59 Firearms, Hunting and Trapping
- Chapter 60 Fire Insurance Escrow
- Chapter 61 Fire Prevention
- Chapter 64 Floodplain Management
- Chapter 68 Garbage, Waste and Recycling
- Chapter 71 Grading, Excavation and Fill
- Chapter 78 Improvements Costs; Collection
- Chapter 80 Junk
- Chapter 83 Litter and Handbills
- Chapter 89 Noise
- Chapter 91 Parades and Picketing
- Chapter 93 Parks and Playgrounds
- Chapter 96 Peddling
- Chapter 98 Property Maintenance
- 99.0. Table of Contents
- 99.1. Administration and General Regulations
- 99.2. Definitions
- 99.3. Project Administration and Requirements
- 99.4. Construction and Design
- 99.5. Illustrations
- 99.6. Bid Documents and Forms
- Chapter 102 Recreational Vehicles; Trailers
- Chapter 104 Residence Number Identification
- Chapter 105 Restaurants
- Chapter 105A Sewer Accounts; Delinquent
- Chapter 106 Sewers and Drains
- Chapter 109 Sidewalks
- Chapter 112 Streets and Highways
- Chapter 114 Subdivision and Land Development
- Chapter 116 Swimming Pools
- Chapter 118 Taxation
- Chapter 120 Tenant Registration Statements
- Chapter 120A Towing Services
- Chapter 121 Trees
- Chapter 124 Vehicles Abandoned or Illegally Parked
- Chapter 125 Vehicles and Traffic
- Chapter 130.1-130.2 Preliminary Provisions
- Chapter 130.3 Definitions
- Chapter 130.4-130.6 Establishment of Districts; Map
- Chapter 130.7 District Regulations
- Chapter 130.8 R1 Single Family Residential District
- Chapter 130.9 R2 Suburban Residential District
- Chapter 130.10 R3 Medium Density Residential District
- Chapter 130.11 R4 Low-Rise Multifamily Residential District
- Chapter 130.12 R5 Multifamily Residential District
- Chapter 130.13 SB Special Business District
- Chapter 130.14 C1 Neighborhood Commercial District
- Chapter 130.15 C2 Highway Commercial District
- Chapter 130.16 C3 Regional Shopping Center District
- Chapter 130.17 RM Restricted Light Industrial District
- Chapter 130.18 RM-P Planned Restricted Light Industrial District
- Chapter 130.19 R-LI Low Intensity Residential District
- Chapter 130.20 PRT Public Rapid Transit
- Chapter 130.21-130.25 Floodplain Districts
- Chapter 130.26-130.32 Signs
- Chapter 130.35-130.39 Planned Developments
- Chapter 130.40-130.49 Nonconforming Lots, Structures and Uses
- Chapter 130.50-130.61 Administration and Enforcement
- Illustrations and Tables
- Illustrations 130-1 and 130-2
- Illustration 130-3 and 130-4
- Illustration 130-5
- Illustration 130-6
- Tables 130-1 and 130-2