Welcome to the official website of Avalon Borough. Visit often for updated information as we prepare for community events and borough activities.
The Borough of Avalon, located 6 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, is where 4,705 residents call home (Source: 2010 Census). Just .6 square miles nestled along the banks of the Ohio River, Avalon offers many big city amenities. Residents have access to an excellent public transportation system and is conveniently located to State Route 65 and Interstates 79 and 279.
Avalon's close proximity to Pittsburgh allows sports fans to have a variety of teams to follow from college action football and basketball to professional football, hockey and baseball. The cultural district offers endless theater, symphony and concert possibilities throughout the year and will satisfy anyone's entertainment needs. Avalon offers convenient local shopping and a variety of dining experiences as well as being minutes away from a number of major shopping malls.
Northgate School District keeps families involved with Friday night football games and the Homecoming Parade in the fall, various band and chorus concerts and other sports throughout the year and finally bringing the school year to a close with the spring musical. Annual community events keep residents busy with 5K races, church festivals, boys baseball and girls softball organizations, fireworks and "dumpster" days keep the residents involved and proud of living in Avalon Borough.
Columbia Gas has informed the Borough that a gas line infrastructure improvement project on California Ave will begin on Thursday September 12, 2019. The project will include the installation of a new gas line crossing California Ave between S. Ohio St and N. School Street. The work will begin at the intersection of Ohio Street and California Ave and finish at the intersection of N. School Street and California Ave.
There will be restricted street parking that will roll with the project and will be posted accordingly. Traffic restrictions will take place during the day. Port Authority busses will not be interrupted.
Please stay alert for changing traffic patterns to ensure the safety of our Police Officers and the workers completing the project.
Weather permitting this project is expected to continue through the end of 2019.
Thank you for your patience with this important infrastructure project to provide safer delivery of natural gas to the residents of Avalon Borough.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY VACANT
PROPERTY RECOVERY PROGRAM
Applications are subject to all requirements under the Program policies. Property eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis based upon consideration of a variety of factors related to blight. To be eligible for the Program, a property must at a minimum meet all preliminary eligibility requirements, including:
Avalon Borough Council recently passed an updated solicitation ordinance regarding door-to-door salespeople to protect the safety and well-being of Borough residents.
The last update to the ordinance was passed in 1963. The previous ordinance did not include the ability for residents to be placed on a No Solicitation/Do Not Knock list, nor did it provide the Police Department with a tool to complete full background checks on solicitation permit applicants. The new ordinance includes these measures, and it raises the daily solicitor fee from $10 to $30.
Above is a link to sign up for the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List. Paper sign-up forms also are available at the Police Station and Borough Administration Office.
Small No Solicitation placards will be available for pickup at the Police Station and Borough Administration Office for individuals who have signed up for the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List. While we encourage you to display the placard at your residence, it is not a requirement of the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List.
As always, if a salesperson knocks on your door and doesn’t have the Borough of Avalon Solicitation Permit prominently displayed, please call 911 to notify the Avalon Police Department.
There is a small fee charged by a third party provider for the use of this service.
Please be aware that Avalon Borough Council passed the General Fee Schedule for the year 2019 in December 2018. It included an increased fine for certain parking tickets. You can read Resolution 1183 here
ATTENTION LANDLORDS
IF NECESSARY, PLEASE CORRECT YOUR UTILITY BILLS:
As of January 1, 2006, all owners and/or landlords of real property within the Borough's limits must place any and all water, sewer and/or garbage service in the name of the owner and/or landlord. (Chapter 310, Article III, Section 30 of the Avalon Borough Code)
PERMIT
ONLINE PAYMENTS
There is a small fee charged by a third party provider for the use of this service.
Must be returned before May 31
Storm Water Management
Visit MS4-101-2016 to see what 4th grade students learned about Storm Water Management!
