Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania

Mount Pleasant Township’s own rules

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • The department must be notified and inspection made before proceeding with further work, as outlined on the inspection checklist supplied with the permit.

  “This department shall be notified and inspection made of construction work prior to proceeding with further work”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy of a building subject to the Township permit procedure.

  • Occupying before issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance is a violation subject to penalty.

  “occupying the building prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance is a violation”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land throughout Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

  • Activities regulated by the ordinance must conform to it.

  “This Zoning Ordinance shall apply throughout Mount Pleasant Township.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Each dwelling unit inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • Floor area must be enclosed, habitable, indoor, heated, and primarily above ground level.

  minimum floor area: >= 600 square feet

  “Each dwelling unit shall include a minimum of 600 square feet of enclosed habitable, indoor, heated floor area”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational-vehicle occupancy on a lot inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • More than 30 days in a calendar year requires approval within a campground with suitable central water and sewage service.

  maximum occupancy without campground approval: <= 30 days per calendar year (Approved campground with suitable central water and sewage service)

  “No recreational vehicle shall be occupied on a lot for more than 30 days in a calendar year”

• Tiny homesLimited

  A tiny home treated as a dwelling unit inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • The unit must provide enclosed, habitable, indoor, heated floor area primarily above ground level.

  minimum dwelling floor area: >= 600 square feet

  “Each dwelling unit shall include a minimum of 600 square feet of enclosed habitable, indoor, heated floor area”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile/manufactured-home occupancy as a dwelling inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • The home must meet every dwelling requirement.

  “No mobile/manufactured home shall be occupied on a lot as a dwelling unless it meets all of the requirements for a dwelling.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Sewage enforcement inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • The listed Sewage Enforcement Officer is Keith Hunnings of South Penn Code Consultants.

  “Sewage Enforcement Officer Keith Hunnings, South Penn Code Consultants”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New entrances and certain improvements onto Township or PennDOT roads in Mount Pleasant Township.

  • The driveway center must be staked before the application; Township permits are applied for at the Township office and PennDOT permits are acquired from PennDOT.

  “All new entrances and some improvements onto Township or Penn DOT roads require a permit.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Floodplain development inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • Adams County states that all County municipalities except New Oxford Borough participate in NFIP; Mount Pleasant Township is therefore within the stated participating group.
  • Consult the municipal floodplain ordinance for specific development standards.

  “Development activities require a permit. [...] All municipalities in Adams County, except for New Oxford Borough, participate in the NFIP.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building and zoning applications inside Mount Pleasant Township.

  • Items listed as applicable must be completed and presented at the time of building-permit application.

  “The following items need to be completed as applicable, and presented to the Township at time of application for a building permit.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Mount Pleasant Township or Adams County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Mount Pleasant Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Mount Pleasant Township.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Mount Pleasant Township.
• Building height — Buildings inside Mount Pleasant Township.
• Camping on your land — Temporary private camping on land inside Mount Pleasant Township.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.