Do you need a permit for a water heater in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

Water heater permit checklist — Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Assembled from Allegheny County’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.

Do you need a permit?

Allegheny County requires a permit for a water heater.

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Sources

water heater — permit rules ↗verified August 2026

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