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About Us
The Department of Community Development is charged with overseeing development of the Municipality through its land use regulations. The Department is responsible for:
- Enforcement of the Municipal Zoning Ordinance
- Administration of the Municipal Subdivision Ordinance
- Reviews of subdivision and site plan applications
- Development and Implementation of the Municipal Comprehensive Plan
The Department is headed by the Director of Community Development and Zoning Officer, who shall coordinate with the Departments of Engineering, Public Works, Fire, Building and other municipal departments.
- Standard for Construction Ordinance (Ordinance 2530) (PDF)
- Street and Traffic Standards Ordinance (Ordinance 2527) (PDF)
- Stormwater Management Ordinance (Ordinance 2700) (PDF)
- Stormwater Release Rate District Map (PDF)
- Land Disturbance Ordinance (Ordinance 2651)) (PDF)
- 2025 Fee Ordinance (Ordinance 2799) (PDF)
- Stormwater Product List (PDF)
Applications & Forms
Applications for fences, sheds and signs can be submitted online. All other permits must be submitted via mail or in person.
- Your application is not submitted until the review fee is paid.
- Online applications are subject to a 3.5% service fee, as well as copy fees.
Zoning Permit Applications are required for the following:
| New Residential Home | New Commercial Building |
| All Residential Alterations | All Commercial Alterations |
| All Residential & Commercial Accessory Structures | (decks, ALL size sheds, retaining walls, swimming pools) |
| All Residential & Commercial Roofs | Signs (including face replacements) |
All applications require a plot plan or survey. If a survey is not available please use a copy of the map located on the go to the Allegheny County Real Estate Portal.
Please visit the Building & Engineering Department webpage for additional permitting information.
- If you are excavating in or placing above-ground facilities over a Municipal road right-of-way or are building a new or expanding an existing driveway abutting a Municipal road you will need a Roadway Occupancy Permit, please download the following:
- If you plan to perform grading, a filling operation, timbering, or logging you will likely need a Land Disturbance Permit, please download the following:
- If you plan to perform timber harvesting you will likely need a Timber Harvesting Permit, please download the following:
Any applicant for the Planning Commission or Zoning Hearing Board must submit a complete application before the deadline(s) listed below to be placed on the agenda.
- Planning Commission Application Deadline Schedule (PDF)
- Zoning Hearing Board Application Deadline Schedule (PDF)
- Planning Commission Application (PDF)
- Zoning Hearing Board Application (PDF)
- Associated Fees (PDF)
- Petition to Amend Zoning Ordinance (PDF)
- Land Development Modification Application (PDF)
- Site Plan Review Checklist (PDF)
Comprehensive Plans & Projects
A Strategic Action Plan for the Future
Monroeville Council adopted the Municipal Comprehensive Plan on January 10, 2006. The comprehensive plan provides a strategic direction for the Municipality's future land use patterns and serves as a blueprint for implementation of policies related to development. The document can be accessed below:
The Municipality retained Urban Design Associates to study the Business Route 22 corridor and to recommend improvements to its structure and appearance. A vision for the corridor was developed through a community-oriented public design process. Recommendations from this process were incorporated into the Municipality's Comprehensive Plan.
The purpose of the Monroeville Active Transportation plan is to create ways for residents to get where they need and want to go – safely, conveniently and comfortably – without the use of a motor vehicle.
This plan builds upon the implementation strategies in the “Churchill-Monroeville-Wilkins Multimunicipal Playbook,” the communities’ 2018 Implementable Comprehensive Plan, and those addressed in “Active Allegheny,” the County’s first active transportation plan.
Churchill, Monroeville and Wilkins, three eastern suburbs in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
have been popular bedroom communities with much to offer.
Great things are happening in these communities, and residents are proud of their municipalities.
As part of this planning process, Guiding Principles were developed to prepare for any upcoming challenges.
MultiMunicipal Planning Playbook
MultiMunicipal Planning Playbook - Appendices