Planning and Zoning

Contact Information: 4575 New Texas Road Plum, PA 15239 Phone: 412-795-6800 Fax: 412-793-4061 Contact Page

Planning Director

Greg Bachy

Department Details

The Plum Borough Planning and Zoning Department is responsible for coordinating all land development plans for the Borough. The department handles subdivision, site plan and conditional use requests as well as zoning issues, sign permits and grading permits. The Planning and Zoning Department is the public's conduit to the Plum Borough Planning Commission and Plum Borough Zoning Hearing Board. All applications to these boards are processed through this department. The Planning and Zoning department is also responsible for maintenance of the web site and for the development of a Geographic Information System for the Borough.

The Building Inspection and Code Enforcement department resides within the Planning Department and is responsible for all aspects of residential, commercial and industrial building permitting, review and inspection. In addition to building permits, the office also issues road occupancy permits to utilities and developers who must cut into the existing roadways for installation or renovation of underground utilities. The department is also responsible for code enforcement which includes the enforcement of all non-traffic related ordinances in the Borough.

Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: Closed