Permits & licenses in Allegheny County.
Permitting in Allegheny County runs at the municipal line: Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code is enforced by each municipality — its own code office, a third-party agency, or the state, depending on where the parcel sits. The first question in Pennsylvania is not "what form" but "whose counter" — and the answer changes from one borough to the next.
- The Plumbing Program permits and inspects plumbing county-wide under Article XV.
- UCC building permits stay municipal — the borough or township code office, or a certified third-party agency.
- Pittsburgh's building permits are municipal: PLI administers and enforces the Pittsburgh Building Code and the Zoning Code and regulates business and trade licenses, through its Construction, Operations, and Administration and Licensing divisions.
- The city file and the county file are separate counters — the Health Department's Plumbing Program covers plumbing county-wide under Article XV; PLI covers building, zoning and occupancy inside the city line, through OneStopPGH.
Talk to a permit specialist — for your Allegheny County project.
county seat: Pittsburgh
Allegheny County · drawn from Census boundaries
What we clear here
- Building permits — new construction, fit-outs, renovations
- Trade permits — electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical
- Use & occupancy and the inspections behind it
- Business & contractor licensing
- Signs, site work, and right-of-way
How it moves
Your package is reviewed against the current Allegheny County submission requirements before it's filed — forms, editions, scales, signatures. Then it's tracked in the queue and carried through comments. A resubmittal means the back of the line; the pre-filing review is there to help keep you out of it. The habit comes from volume: the team has processed 400+ permits annually across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia counters.
Straight answers
Who issues building permits in Allegheny County?
Allegheny County Health Department — Plumbing Program and City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI) — with the trade, health, and fire reviews that attach depending on the project.
Does DaKa work in Allegheny County?
Yes — Allegheny County is one of the Pennsylvania markets we serve. Call (240) 344-5075, or send the project over, and we'll lay out your project's permits and licenses, in order, with what each review will take.
Talk to a permit specialist
Ten minutes on your project. You leave knowing the approvals it needs, in what order, and what each review will take. Or send the address, scope, and plans and we start from there.