Erie County Department of Planning

• 1: Home
  • 1.1: About Us
  • 1.2: Staff
  • 1.3: Responsibilities
  • 1.4: 2009 Initiatives
  • 1.5: Planning Commission
    • 1.5.1: Meeting Minutes
  • 1.6: Calendar of Events
• 2: Regional Planning
  • 2.1: Erie County Comprehensive Plan
  • 2.2: Stormwater Management
• 3: Grant Programs
  • 3.1: Affordable Housing Program
  • 3.2: CZM
    • 3.2.1: CZM Projects
      • 3.2.1.1: Four Mile Creek
      • 3.2.1.2: SCUBA Sediment
      • 3.2.1.3: Frontier Park Pathway
      • 3.2.1.4: Environmental Rediscoveries
    • 3.2.2: Map of CZM Area
  • 3.3: Community Development Block Grant
    • 3.3.1: Erie County CDBG
    • 3.3.2: Girard, McKean and NorthEast CDBG
    • 3.3.3: Millcreek CDBG
• 4: Subdivisions
  • 4.1: County Review Process Guide
  • 4.2: County Approval Process Guide
  • 4.3: Subdivision Fee Schedule
• 5: Agriculture
  • 5.1: Agricultural Security Areas
  • 5.2: Erie County Agricultural Land Preservation Board
  • 5.3: Frequently Asked Questions
  • 5.4: Related Links
• 6: Transportation
  • 6.1: Erie MPO
    • 6.1.1: MPO Meeting Schedule
    • 6.1.2: Responsibilities
    • 6.1.3: Meeting Minutes
    • 6.1.4: Public Participation Plan
  • 6.2: Federal Transportation Planning Requirements
  • 6.3: Primary Planning Responsibilities
  • 6.4: Long Range Transportation Plan
  • 6.5: Transportation Improvement Program
  • 6.6: Unified Planning Work Program
  • 6.7: Special Studies
    • 6.7.1: Seaway Trail Management Plan
    • 6.7.2: US 19 Study
    • 6.7.3: NWPA Greenways Plan
• 7: GIS
• 8: Census
  • 8.1: Census Maps
• 9: Recycling

Erie County Comprehensive Plan

Under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), counties are required to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan. The MPC defines a “County Comprehensive Plan” as “a land use and growth management plan prepared by the county planning commission and adopted by the county commissioners which establishes broad goals and criteria for municipalities to use in preparation of their comprehensive plan and land use regulation.”

The Department of Planning and the Erie County Planning Commission are responsible for implementing the Comprehensive Plan across the County.

Erie County Comprehensive Plan - Sections:

Erie County Transportation Plan - Adopted 2008[10mb pdf]

Erie County Housing Plan - Adopted 2008 [6mb pdf]

Erie County Citizen Survey - Adopted 2002 [463kb pdf]

Erie County Demographic Study - Adopted 2003 [1mb pdf]

Erie County Land Use Plan - Adopted 2003 [11mb pdf]

Erie County Natural and Historic Resources Plan - Adopted 2003 [4mb pdf]

Erie County Community Facilities and Utilities Plan - Adopted 2003 [3mb pdf]

Other Plans and Controls:

Erie County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance - Adopted 1998 [229kb pdf]

2005 Erie County Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan - Adopted 2006 [358kb pdf]

Please contact our office with any questions and/or comments at (814) 451-6336 or ecdp@eriecountygov.org