Municipality Penn Hills, PA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-07-21. Official source: https://ecode360.com/PE4297

Every town writes its own rules, and Municipality Penn Hills's live in its municipal code — 164 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Municipality Penn Hills code

• Ch C — Charter (Section 1 – Section 7)
• Ch 202 — Codified Ordinances (§ 202.01 – § 202.09)
• Ch 204 — Official Standards
• Ch 206 — Wards and Boundaries
• Ch 207 — Open Records Policy (§ 207.01 – § 207.02)
• Ch 208 — General Fee Schedule (§ 208.01 – § 208.02)
• Ch 209 — Collection of Delinquent Accounts (§ 209.01 – § 209.05)
• Ch 210 — Council (§ 210.01 – § 210.17)
• Ch 212 — Ordinances and Resolutions (§ 212.01 – § 212.03)
• Ch 220 — Administration Generally (§ 220.01 – § 220.03)
• Ch 222 — Manager (§ 222.01 – § 222.03)
• Ch 224 — Attorney (§ 224.01 – § 224.03)
• Ch 226 — Controller
• Ch 228 — Department of Administration (§ 228.01 – § 228.03)
• Ch 230 — Department of Finance (§ 230.01 – § 230.05)
• Ch 234 — Department of Public Safety (§ 234.01 – § 234.14)
• Ch 236 — Department of Public Safety - Division of Fire Prevention (§ 236.01 – § 236.04)
• Ch 238 — Department of Code Enforcement (§ 238.01 – § 238.03)
• Ch 240 — Department of Parks and Recreation (§ 240.01 – § 240.03)
• Ch 242 — Department of Planning and Development (§ 242.01 – § 242.08)
• Ch 244 — Department of Public Works (§ 244.01 – § 244.08)
• Ch 246 — Department of Water Pollution Control (§ 246.01 – § 246.03)
• Ch 248 — Library Department (§ 248.01 – § 248.04)
• Ch 250 — Office of Citizen Service and Information (§ 250.01 – § 250.03)
• Ch 252 — Contracts and Purchases (§ 252.01 – § 252.19)
• Ch 260 — Authorities
• Ch 262 — Personnel Board (§ 262.01 – § 262.02)
• Ch 264 — Planning Advisory Council
• Ch 265 — Shade Tree Commission (§ 265.01 – § 265.02)
• Ch 266 — Planning Commission
• Ch 268 — Zoning Hearing Board
• Ch 270 — Penn Hills Area Agency on Aging
• Ch 272 — Board of Library Directors (§ 272.01 – § 272.08)
• Ch 273 — Traffic Safety Committee (§ 273.01 – § 273.09)
• Ch 274 — Citizens' Advisory Council on Community Development (§ 274.01 – § 274.06)
• Ch 275 — Emergency Management Committee (§ 275.01 – § 275.04)
• Ch 276 — Recreation Advisory Committee (§ 276.01 – § 276.06)
• Ch 279 — Arts Council (§ 279.01 – § 279.03)
• Ch 280 — Employees Generally (§ 280.01 – § 280.05)
• Ch 282 — Police Disability Benefits (§ 282.01 – § 282.12)
• Ch 284 — Police Pension Plan (§ 284.01 – § 284.07)
• Ch 286 — Employees Pension Fund (§ 286.01 – § 286.03)
• Ch 288 — Personnel Management (§ 288.01 – § 288.32)
• Ch 289 — Employee Memorial Program (§ 289.01 – § 289.03)
• Ch 290 — District Magistrate
• Ch 404 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (§ 404.01 – § 404.99)
• Ch 408 — Traffic Control (§ 408.01 – § 408.08)
• Ch 416 — Commercial and Heavy Vehicles (§ 416.01 – § 416.99)
• Ch 424 — Fire Lanes (§ 424.01 – § 424.99)
• Ch 432 — Impounding (§ 432.01 – § 432.17)
• Ch 456 — Operation of Vehicles (§ 456.01 – § 456.99)
• Ch 464 — Parking (§ 464.01 – § 464.99)
• Ch 468 — Pedalcycles and Motorcycles (§ 468.01 – § 468.99)
• Ch 472 — Pedestrians (§ 472.01 – § 472.99)
• Ch 476 — Public Ways (§ 476.01 – § 476.99)
• Ch 478 — Abandoned Motor Vehicles (§ 478.01 – § 478.03)
• Ch 612 — Animals (§ 612.01 – § 612.99)
• Ch 620 — Civil Rights
• Ch 630 — Fair Housing (§ 630.01 – § 630.99)
• Ch 636 — Noise (§ 636.01 – § 636.10)
• Ch 640 — Planting and Removal of Trees and Other Vegetative Growth (§ 640.01 – § 640.08)
• Ch 654 — Peace Disturbances (§ 654.01 – § 654.99)
• Ch 660 — Property Offenses (§ 660.01 – § 660.99)
• Ch 666 — Safety, Sanitation and Health (§ 666.01 – § 666.99)
• Ch 672 — Sex Offenses (§ 672.01 – § 672.99)
• Ch 690 — Weapons and Explosives (§ 690.01 – § 690.99)
• Ch 692 — Curfew for Minors (§ 692.01 – § 692.99)
• Ch 694 — Bullying and Harrassment (§ 694.01 – § 694.99)
• Ch 808 — Amusement Devices (§ 808.01 – § 808.99)
• Ch 810 — Amusements (§ 810.01 – § 810.99)
• Ch 816 — Cable Television Rate Regulation (§ 816.01 – § 816.07)
• Ch 818 — Close-Out and Fire Sales (§ 818.01 – § 818.03)
• Ch 826 — Insurance Companies (§ 826.01 – § 826.99)
• Ch 830 — Junk Yards (§ 830.01 – § 830.99)
• Ch 835 — Antique and Second Hand Dealers (§ 835.01 – § 835.11)
• Ch 840 — Peddlers, Canvassers and Transient Merchants (§ 840.01 – § 840.99)
• Ch 848 — Alarms and Emergency Telephone Information (§ 848.01 – § 848.99)
• Ch 850 — Shooting Galleries (§ 850.01 – § 850.99)
• Ch 860 — Earned Income Tax (§ 860.01 – § 860.05)
• Ch 870 — Occupation Privilege Tax (§ 870.01 – § 870.99)
• Ch 880 — Realty Transfer Tax I (§ 880.01 – § 880.99)
• Ch 882 — Realty Transfer Tax II (§ 882.01 – § 882.99)
• Ch 884 — Mercantile License and Tax (§ 884.01 – § 884.99)
• Ch 886 — Business Privilege Tax (§ 886.01 – § 886.99)
• Ch 888 — Real Estate Tax (§ 888.01 – § 888.03)
• Ch 890 — Regional Sales and Use Tax (§ 890.01 – § 890.03)
• Ch 892 — Local Taxpayer Bill of Rights (§ 892.01 – § 892.02)
• Ch 894 — Realty Transfer Tax (§ 894.01 – § 894.03)
• Ch 896 — Local Services Tax (§ 896.01 – § 896.14)
• Ch 898 — Volunteer Service Credit Program (§ 898.01 – § 898.06)
• Ch 1018 — Streets Generally (§ 1018.01)
• Ch 1020 — Street Construction Standards (§ 1020.01 – § 1020.03)
• Ch 1024 — Excavations (§ 1024.01 – § 1024.99)
• Ch 1028 — Sidewalk Regulations (§ 1028.01 – § 1028.99)
• Ch 1030 — Trees
• Ch 1032 — House Numbers and Street Addresses (§ 1032.01 – § 1032.02)
• Ch 1034 — Street Occupancy (§ 1034.01 – § 1034.11)
• Ch 1040 — Sewers Generally (§ 1040.01 – § 1040.99)
• Ch 1042 — Sewer Service Charges (§ 1042.01 – § 1042.18)
• Ch 1043 — Wastewater Discharge Regulations (§ 1043.01 – § 1043.99)
• Ch 1044 — Sewer Agreements (§ 1044.01 – § 1044.99)
• Ch 1045 — Sewage Holding Tanks (§ 1045.01 – § 1045.99)
• Ch 1046 — Water
• Ch 1050 — Gas (§ 1050.01)
• Ch 1052 — Electricity
• Ch 1054 — Utility Poles (§ 1054.01 – § 1054.99)
• Ch 1056 — Easement and Right-Of-Way Regulations (§ 1056.01 – § 1056.07)
• Ch 1058 — Stormwater Management Regulations (§ 1058.01 – § 1058.38)
• Ch 1059 — Stormwater Management Fees (§ 1059.01 – § 1059.10)
• Ch 1060 — Solid Waste (§ 1060.01 – § 1060.10)
• Ch 1061 — Recycling (§ 1061.01 – § 1061.99)
• Ch 1062 — Ambulance Service (§ 1062.01 – § 1062.04)
• Ch 1064 — Summer Recreation Program (§ 1064.01)
• Ch 1066 — Secondary Summer School Program (§ 1066.01 – § 1066.04)
• Ch 1068 — Parks, Recreation Areas and Public Buildings (§ 1068.01 – § 1068.99)
• Ch 1070 — Volunteer Fire Company Services (§ 1070.01 – § 1070.05)
• Ch 1222 — Comprehensive Plan
• Ch 1224 — Land Use and Housing Plans
• Ch 1230 — Planning Commission (§ 1230.01 – § 1230.06)
• Ch 1240 — General Provisions and Definitions (§ 1240.01 – § 1240.06)
• Ch 1242 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (§ 1242.01 – § 1242.99)
• Ch 1244 — General Requirements for Subdividing (§ 1244.01 – § 1244.03)
• Ch 1246 — Subdivision and Land Development Procedures and Approval Process (§ 1246.01 – § 1246.11)
• Ch 1248 — Required Improvements (§ 1248.01 – § 1248.05)
• Ch 1250 — Design Standards (§ 1250.01 – § 1250.20)
• Ch 1252 — Mobile Home Parks (§ 1252.01 – § 1252.99)
• Ch 1260 — General Provisions and Definitions (§ 1260.01 – § 1260.07)
• Ch 1262 — Administration, Enforcement and Penalty (§ 1262.01 – § 1262.99)
• Ch 1264 — Zoning Hearing Board (§ 1264.01 – § 1264.13)
• Ch 1266 — Districts Generally and Zoning Map (§ 1266.01 – § 1266.03)
• Ch 1268 — Residential Districts (§ 1268.01 – § 1268.06)
• Ch 1270 — Business Districts (§ 1270.01 – § 1270.06)
• Ch 1272 — Industrial Districts (§ 1272.01 – § 1272.07)
• Ch 1274 — Mixed Use Districts (§ 1274.01 – § 1274.06)
• Ch 1276 — Signs (§ 1276.01 – § 1276.04)
• Ch 1278 — Performance Standards (§ 1278.01 – § 1278.23)
• Ch 1280 — Conditional Uses (§ 1280.01 – § 1280.05)
• Ch 1282 — Special Exceptions (§ 1282.01 – § 1282.05)
• Ch 1284 — Nonconforming Uses (§ 1284.01 – § 1284.05)
• Ch 1286 — Site Plan Approval (§ 1286.01 – § 1286.10)
• Ch 1288 — Planned Residential Development (§ 1288.01 – § 1288.07)
• Ch 1290 — Eastgate District (§ 1290.01 – § 1290.10)
• Ch 1292 — Forestry Regulations (§ 1292.01 – § 1292.05)
• Ch 1420 — Construction Code (§ 1420.01 – § 1420.07)
• Ch 1422 — Registration of Contractors (§ 1422.01 – § 1422.99)
• Ch 1424 — Grading, Excavation and Fill (§ 1424.01 – § 1424.99)
• Ch 1428 — Swimming Pools (§ 1428.01 – § 1428.99)
• Ch 1432 — Rental Income Property (§ 1432.01)
• Ch 1433 — Landlord Registration (§ 1433.01 – § 1433.09)
• Ch 1434 — Vacant and Abandoned Property (§ 1434.01 – § 1434.13)
• Ch 1436 — Flood Control (§ 1436.01 – § 1436.44)
• Ch 1437 — Campaign Signs (§ 1437.01 – § 1437.99)
• Ch 1438 — Factory-Built Fireplaces (§ 1438.01)
• Ch 1440 — National Electrical Code (§ 1440.01 – § 1440.99)
• Ch 1460 — Plumbing and House Drainage
• Ch 1480 — Boca Basic/National Existing Structures Code (§ 1480.01 – § 1480.02)
• Ch 1482 — Housing Rehabilitation Program (§ 1482.01)
• Ch 1610 — Accumulations of Flammable Materials (§ 1610.01 – § 1610.99)
• Ch 1620 — International Fire Code (§ 1620.01 – § 1620.02)
• Ch 1810 — Administration (§ 1810.01)
• Ch 1840 — Littering; Distribution of Advertising Matter (§ 1840.01 – § 1840.99)
• Ch 1860 — Hazardous Materials (§ 1860.01 – § 1860.99)
• Ch CST — Comparative Section Table (§ CST.1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)