Codes, Regulations, & Forms


Click FORMS to find applications, a public record request form and other forms that can be downloaded.  ADDED ON APRIL 17:  DYE TEST COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (near bottom of page at FORMS link).


CODE OF ORDINANCES:  The complete code of ordinances can be found by clicking the link below.  Before proceeding to this site, please note that the code is effective as of  January 16, 2008 approved by council ordinance 976.  Ordinances and amendments approved after that date are available for view in a folder called "Ordinances Adopted Since Last Update".   Subsequent resolutions that may affect the code are in a folder entitled "Resolutions Adopted Since Last Update".

This information is provided as a convenient reference for residents and other interested parties.  However, please contact the office to check for amendments or other changes that may not be published in this code.   This code will be updated periodically and updates may not appear on the Internet immediately upon approval.

NOTE ON ZONING ORDINANCE:  Zoning ordinance corrections have been made as of March 16, 2009.  If you had referred to this page previously  you are aware that we had several minor errors in the ordinance shown on the Internet prior to this time.   Please contact the borough zoning officer for further information or with zoning questions by calling the office.

To access the entire code of ordinances click Forest Hills Code of Ordinances
To access a search page hosted by the publisher (Keystate Publishing) click Search FH Code and follow the directions shown.

You may directly access one of several of the more popular chapters in the code by clicking on the link below (please read the above information re: updates to ordinances that occurred after January 16, 2008 and check for amendments to the chapters shown below):

Chapter 15 Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Chapter 20 Solid Waste & Recycling

Chapter 22 Subdivision & Land Development

Chapter 27 Zoning


Forest Hills Official Zoning Map


2010 Fee Resolution (not included in the code of ordinances) - lists all borough fees including those related to above ordinances and other chapters of the code of ordinances.  

You must have a PDF file viewer, such as Adobe Acrobat (available here), to view the contents of each document.