Township Code
The Code, as provided on this website, has been updated as of Sept. 30, 2023. 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 |
| 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: Includes Snow Removal Regulations. Snow Removal |
| 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 |