Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania

Tyrone Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

  • Adams County states that its county zoning ordinance applies only in Germany and Menallen Townships and that all other municipalities adopt and administer their own zoning ordinances.

  “All other municipalities have adopted and administer their own Zoning Ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Tyrone Township.

  • The Township document center publishes a zoning map, and its zoning ordinance contains district-specific standards.

  “Image: Image of Tyrone Township Zoning Map”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Individual and community sewage-system permitting inside Tyrone Township.

  • The Township's sewage enforcement officer is identified as Bryan Leese of Keller Engineers.
  • Pennsylvania's Sewage Facilities Act assigns local agencies duties to contract with sewage enforcement officers.

  “Sewage Enforcement Officer Bryan Leese Keller Engineers”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Township zoning, driveway, and associated building-permit administration.

  • The listed record-retention fee applies for each building permit issued by PMCA.
  • The fee schedule says zoning-hearing additional costs are billed to the applicant, payable within 30 days, and non-reimbursable.

  driveway permit fee: 125 USD · zoning/land use permit fee: 100 USD · record retention fee: 40 USD (For each building permit issued by PMCA.)

  “Driveway Permit $125 Zoning/Land Use Permit $100 Certificate of Nonconformance $100 Record Retention Fee $40”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning/land-use and building-permit processing for projects inside Tyrone Township.

  • The $100 application fee must be received before official review.
  • The application identifies preliminary approvals to address before a building permit, including sewage, subdivision/land-development, stormwater, driveway, public utility tap, zoning, and floodplain matters when applicable.

  zoning/land use application fee: 100 USD (Must be received prior to official review.)

  “Checklist of preliminary requirements for obtaining a building permit, approvals to be obtained prior to applying for a building permit.”

Rules another office applies inside Tyrone Township

Tyrone Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or building work inside Tyrone Township governed by Pennsylvania's UCC.

  • A UCC building permit must be obtained before construction or building work begins.
  • The Tyrone Township zoning/land-use application also states that the applicant must obtain a building permit before starting construction under Act 45.

  “before beginning any construction or building work [...] must obtain a UCC building permit”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Tyrone Township subject to Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code.

  • Pennsylvania's UCC is statewide; Tyrone Township lists Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance as its building, zoning, and code-enforcement agency.

  “Pennsylvania's statewide building code, generally known as the Uniform Construction Code (UCC), has to be followed by builders in the state.”

• InspectionsRequired

  UCC-regulated work inside Tyrone Township.

  • The state identifies several situations requiring inspections, including construction or changes to buildings and specified systems or installations.

  “Inspections are also necessary in several cases”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Uses, subdivision projects, and land-development plans in the Township R District.

  • Impervious coverage includes buildings, paved parking lots, and other facilities that do not allow infiltration.

  maximum impervious lot coverage: <= 40 percent

  “The maximum impervious lot coverage shall not exceed forty percent (40%).”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Tyrone Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for construction inside Tyrone Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — New dwellings inside Tyrone Township.
• Living in an RV — Long-term recreational-vehicle occupancy on private land inside Tyrone Township.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Tyrone 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.