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Planning department presents comprehensive proposed updates to Erie subdivision and land-development ordinance (SALDO)
Summary
City planning staff and consultants presented proposed rewrites to Erie’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO). The Planning Commission unanimously recommended the amendments; council held a public hearing and did not vote on the changes at the Sept. 3 meeting.
City of Erie planning staff presented a package of proposed amendments to the city’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) during a public hearing on Sept. 3. The amendments, drafted with the planning consultant Michael Baker International, are intended to modernize review procedures, update fees and definitions, and correct technical errors.
Cooper Moore, assistant planner and secretary to the City Planning Commission, told council the draft amendments had been posted for a 30-day public comment period and that public feedback received to date had been incorporated. Moore said the City Planning Commission unanimously recommended the proposed changes.
Jackie Spry, director of the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Resources, said the SALDO (originally enacted April 26, 1989) is the municipality’s primary development-control mechanism. Spry told council the draft revisions clarify submission and approval procedures, better align local review with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, and update checklists and workflow diagrams to help applicants and staff.
The council held the public hearing as advertised. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing, and the council indicated it would not vote on the amendments at this meeting.
Why it matters: The SALDO governs how lots are subdivided and how land-development projects are reviewed and approved in the city. Revising it affects developers, neighborhood groups and internal review processes and aims to improve transparency and administrative efficiency.
