Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Glenfield, Pennsylvania

Borough of Glenfield’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Glenfield borough, Allegheny County, PA (joint ordinance with Haysville borough)

  • Ordinance is a joint zoning ordinance adopted by Glenfield and Haysville boroughs in 2021; no effective date is given in the extracted text.

  “an ordinance establishing regulations and restrictions for the location and use of lots, land, buildings, and other structures”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Glenfield borough

  • District use and area/bulk tables are in section 3.4; a printable zoning map is also posted on the borough site.

  “the subsections included herein provide the following information about each zoning district designated in section 3.1”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached lots in the residential districts (south and north of the railroad right-of-way) inside Glenfield borough

  • Table 2 also lists two-family, townhouse and multifamily standards.
  • Nonconforming lots of record: single-family dwelling allowed on a lot with at least 0.5 acres and 100 ft width (section 9.4).

  min lot area single-family detached, residential south of railroad: >= 6000 sq ft · min lot area single-family detached, residential north of railroad: >= 10000 sq ft · min lot width single-family detached: >= 50 feet

  “residential - south of railroad right-ofway single 6,000 50' 35 average 10' 25' 35' family of the detached adjoining lots' two 10,000 40' 35 10' 25' 35'”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached dwellings in the residential districts inside Glenfield borough

  • Front yard is the average of the adjoining lots' front yard depths; if the adjoining lot is undeveloped the minimum for calculation is 10 ft.
  • Commercial/industrial and nonresidential setbacks are in Table 3.

  side yard, residential south: >= 10 feet · side yard, residential north: >= 5 feet · rear yard, both residential districts: >= 25 feet

  “residential - north of railroad right-ofway single 10,000 50' 35 average 5' 25' 35' family of the detached adjoining lots' two 10,000 40' 35 5' 25' 35'”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached lots in the residential districts inside Glenfield borough

  • Nonresidential (commercial/industrial) maximum coverage is listed separately in Table 3.

  max coverage residential districts: <= 35 percent

  “residential - south of railroad right-ofway single 6,000 50' 35 average 10' 25' 35' family of the detached adjoining lots' two 10,000 40' 35 10' 25' 35'”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential districts inside Glenfield borough

  • Nonresidential maximum height is listed separately in Table 3.

  max height residential districts: <= 35 feet

  “residential - north of railroad right-ofway single 10,000 50' 35 average 5' 25' 35' family of the detached adjoining lots' two 10,000 40' 35 5' 25' 35'”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short-term rentals inside Glenfield borough

  • Owner must occupy the dwelling at least six months of the calendar year.
  • Noise, nuisance and property maintenance ordinances are enforced.
  • A conviction of a house guest for disturbing the peace ends the right to use the dwelling as a short-term rental.

  owner occupancy: >= 6 months per year

  “the dwelling associated with a short-term rental must be the permanent address of the owner, and the owner must occupy the dwelling for at least six (6) months of the calendar year.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Glenfield borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Glenfield borough
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Glenfield borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Glenfield borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of use and occupancy inside Glenfield borough

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