Before any type of permit application can be reviewed/issued in the
City of Pittsburgh, an address must be obtained from the Department
of Public Works.

How to Obtain a New Street Address or Change of Address:

• Step 1: Applicant requests street address at the Department of Public Works Permit Counter (611 Second Avenue). A scaled survey/plot plan is required.
• Step 2: DPW assigns street address and applicant takes street address assignment to the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds, located at 542 Forbes Avenue, to get recorded in the Plan Book and Volume. (For further information in reference to recording requirements, please visit the Allegheny County website at http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/deeds/recreq.asp).
   
  The applicant has sixty days from the time the address is
  assigned to get the information recorded with the Allegheny
  County Recorder of Deeds. (The applicant must record the address with Allegheny County before completing any
  permit application in the City of Pittsburgh.)

Required Item(s):

• Scaled Survey/Plot Plan
  (Include linear feet of lot and location of entrance)

Address Assignment Insight:

• Addresses are issued based upon survey information.
• Dependent upon the type of project, the address assignment may take one day or up to two weeks.
• Review Criteria:
  • Determination of how the particular lot fits in with the
    entire block sequence.
  • Formula: One address per 11 linear feet, or closest
    number of feet to 11 if insufficient footage available.
  • DPW personnel fill out an Address Request Form
    with calculations, lot and block numbers, sources used
    and new address number.
  • The site is field checked for any discrepancies.
  • Address assignment sent to Post Office and 911 Communications.

   

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