LAND USE PLANNING As the state-designated land use planning agency for Allegheny County, ACED is responsible for reviewing all subdivision and land development plan applications within the county, except those within the City of Pittsburgh. If a municipality has adopted its own subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO), the county performs an advisory review of those applications. But for the 26 municipalities that have not adopted their own SALDO, ACED is responsible for reviewing each application’s compliance with the Allegheny County SALDO. During 2022 the division received 440 total subdivision and land development plan applications, including 22 that required county approval. In addition to reviewing subdivision and land development plan applications, the county is also responsible for reviewing new and amended municipal zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development ordinances, official map ordinances, and comprehensive plans for consistency with Allegheny Places, the county’s comprehensive plan. In 2022, the division reviewed 86 ordinances and plans, including updated comprehensive plans for Marshall Township and Penn Hills, new zoning ordinances and maps for Aleppo Township, and Blawnox, Sharpsburg, Plum, and West Mifflin boroughs and a significant SALDO update for Plum Borough. The division is continuing to update the county SALDO, bringing in planning best practices to make sure it remains relevant to development in the municipalities in the years ahead. In addition, the Planning Division is continuing the update process for Allegheny Places. Adopted in 2008, Allegheny Places establishes broad goals and criteria for land use and growth management in the county. The division is completing a strategic planning process to best develop the scope for the update. Following the strategic planning process, the division will begin the plan update, which will include public input to ensure that the plan reflects the vision of Allegheny County residents. Located on ACED’s website are outlines of the subdivision and land development plan review process for the county, both for instances where the county has approval authority and where it performs an advisory review, to reduce confusion and mistakes in a detailed process with which many applicants are unfamiliar. Economic Development Program Spotlights TRAIL DEVELOPMENT FUND In 2022, ACED created the Trail Development Fund (TDF). Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the TDF was established to advance significant trail and active transportation projects in Allegheny County. Under this new program, eligible non-profits, municipalities, authorities, councils of governments, and for- profit businesses applied for grants to assist with: acquiring land, rights-of-ways, and easements for trails; engineering and design of proposed trails; and construction of trails and public realm improvements. In 2022, nearly $25 million of funding was awarded to 17 projects.
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