Planning Commission

This office is the advisory and research arm of county government. The Planning Commission is charged with the task of promoting orderly growth and development. The agency provides technical advice to municipal officials, promotes inter-governmental cooperation, and formulates as well as implements comprehensive growth plans for Somerset County. The agency administers the county’s interchange area zoning and land subdivision regulations.

Links

Downloadable Documents
- Minor Land Development Package
- Airport Zoning Ordinance
- Airport Zoning Ordinance - Map
- Building Permit Enforcement Agencies
- Hazard Mitigation Program/Plan
- Somerset Lake Park Executive Summary


Downloadable Documents (.zip files)
- Along the Great Allegheny Passage
- Benson/Hollsopple Community Design Workshop


Interchange Area Zoning Ordinance
- a) Zoning Intro
- b) Article I - IV
- c) Article V - VII
- d) Zoning Appendix
- e) Zoning Appendix Map


Municipal Contact Info
- 2007 Borough/Twp Secretaries
- Building Permit Enforcement Agencies
- Sewage Enforcement Officers


Pages of Interest
- Flight 93 National Memorial Corridor Study Final Plan
- Somerset County Natural Heritage Inventory
- Southern Alleghenies Greenways & Open Source Network Plan
- Stormwater Management Plan
- Subdivision Ordinance Regarding Commercial Wind Energy Facility


Rt. 31 West Corridor Planning Study
- Rt. 31 West Corridor Planning Study


Subdivision & Land Development Regulations
- a) Subdivision Intro
- b) Article I - IV (Pages 1-24)
- c) Article V - VII (Pages 25-40)
- d) Article IX - XII (Pages 41-53)
- e) Subdivision Appendix
- Minor Land Development Package


Zoning Maps
- Zoning Maps