Environmental Rules in Pittsburgh, PA (2026)

Pittsburgh Code § 1303.01

For all regulated activities that result in cumulative earth disturbances equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, or the addition of five thousand (5,000) square feet of impervious area... Preparation and implementation of an approved SWM Site Plan is required. No regulated activities shall commence until the City issues written approval... Surface stormwater discharges from...

Pittsburgh Code § 1303.01(e)

For all regulated earth disturbance activities, erosion and sediment control BMPs shall be designed, implemented, operated, and maintained during the regulated earth disturbance activities (e.g., during construction) to meet the purposes and requirements of this Title and to meet all requirements under PA Code Title 25 and the Clean Streams Law. Various BMPs and their design standards are liste...

FEMA Flood Map Service Center — About Flood Map Service Center (National Flood Insurance Program)

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) is the official public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Use the MSC to find your official flood map, access a range of other flood hazard products, and take advantage of tools for better understanding flood risk. FEMA flood maps are continually updated through a variety of processes. E...

Pittsburgh Code § 463.01

Private pleasure boats may dock at any wharf or riverbank property owned or controlled by the City, except the Allegheny Wharf or the Monongahela Wharf at locations as shall be designated by the Director of Finance. Every pleasure boat shall have painted on each side its United States registration number. In no event shall any person dock a private pleasure boat in excess of twenty-four (24) ho...

Pittsburgh Code § 906.02.F.2.a(1); § 906.02.J

In AE Zones, any new construction or substantial improvement shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated up to, or above, the regulatory flood elevation as defined in Section 906.02.J. ... REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION means the base flood elevation (BFE) or estimated flood height as determined using simplified methods plus a freeboard safety factor of one and one-half (1½) feet.