Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute

The State Association of Boroughs offers a variety of in-person and online training courses for municipal elected and appointed officials.

IN-PERSON TRAINING:

The Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI) was developed as a collaboration between the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs to provide unique educational services to municipal elected officials and staff.

There are four core courses in the PMPEI Planning and Zoning Course Program. Each is an in-depth 10 hour course taught by two PMPEI Certified Instructors. Participants receive the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, a Course Handbook with related information and thumbnail visual aids, and other materials they use for hands-on experience with the course content. All courses are continuously updated to include the latest amendments to the PA Municipalities Planning Code, current state and national trends, and recent court decisions affecting planning and zoning. The courses are:

•           The Course in Community Planning  
•           The Course in Zoning 
•           The Course in Subdivision & Land Development Review 
•           The Course in Zoning Administration

The Delaware County Planning Department periodically hosts one of the in-person course offerings, usually in the spring and fall. Please check back here to see any upcoming course offerings.

Online Training:

PMPEI continues to offer online courses as a precaution to prevent exposure to and transmission of the coronavirus.

For information about these courses and other PMPEI offerings, please visit the PMPEI website.

Questions about a PMPEI workshop? Contact the Planning Department at 610-891-5200 or Planning_Department@co.delaware.pa.us.