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

Pulaski Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Work on a home or business inside Pulaski Township, including listed new dwellings, additions, garages, porches, decks, pools, fences, driveways, sheds, and demolitions.

  • Some permits can be issued by the Township and some are issued by the State building inspector.

  “Building Permits: Permits are needed in order to do work on your home or business.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Structures or land for which a zoning-certificate application has been filed inside Pulaski Township.

  • The Zoning Officer may conduct inspections from time to time, during, and at completion of work for which a zoning certificate has issued.

  “The Pulaski Township Zoning Officer may examine, or cause to be examined, all structures and/or land for which an application has been filed for a zoning certificate, and he may conduct such inspections from time to time, during and at completion, of the work for which a zoning certificate has been issued.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Each applicant for a Township zoning/building permit inside Pulaski Township.

  • The application carries a filing fee according to the schedule fixed annually by the Township Board of Supervisors.

  “Each applicant for a zoning/building permit shall also apply for an occupancy permit as required by this Ordinance, together with a filing fee in accordance with the schedule as fixed annually by the Pulaski Township Board of Supervisors.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

  • The zoning map is adopted as part of the ordinance and kept for examination by the Township Secretary.

  “A map entitled “Pulaski Township Zoning Map” is hereby adopted as a part of this Ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Pulaski Township.

  • District boundaries are shown on the Pulaski Township Zoning Map; the accessible ordinance excerpt does not reproduce the district table names.

  “The Municipality is divided into the Districts stated on Table 201 as shown by the District boundaries on the Pulaski Township Zoning Map.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings inside Pulaski Township.

  minimum floor area: >= 840 square feet

  “No single-family dwelling shall have a floor area of less than 840 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots inside Pulaski Township zoning districts.

  • The ordinance directs readers to Table 201 for district-specific minimum lot area; the accessible official excerpt did not expose its numeric table values.

  “The maximum lot coverage, the minimum lot area, minimum width of lot, minimum depth of front yard, minimum width of each side yard for each district shall be shown on Table 201.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Property setback lines inside Pulaski Township.

  front yard setback: >= 10 feet · rear yard setback: >= 10 feet · side yard setback: >= 5 feet

  “Setback lines: Property setback lines in the township are as follows: A minimum of ten feet for front and rear yard setback and a minimum of five feet on side yard setbacks.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots inside Pulaski Township zoning districts.

  • The ordinance directs readers to Table 201 for district-specific maximum lot coverage; the accessible official excerpt did not expose its numeric table values.

  “The maximum lot coverage, the minimum lot area, minimum width of lot, minimum depth of front yard, minimum width of each side yard for each district shall be shown on Table 201.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Living quarters in an accessory structure to a single-family house inside Pulaski Township.

  • Authorization is a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board and the quarters are limited to domestic employees of residents of the principal building.

  “Living quarters in an accessory structure as an accessory use to a single-family house to accommodate domestic employees of the residents of the principal building.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Vacant land inside Pulaski Township used for agricultural purposes.

  • The exemption in this provision concerns occupancy or use of vacant land before issuance of an applicable zoning/building permit; it does not establish exemptions from other Township, county, state, or federal rules.

  “Until the Pulaski Township Zoning Officer has issued a zoning/building permit applicable thereto, no person shall: (1) Occupy or use any vacant land, other than for agricultural purposes.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveway access within required residential front yards inside Pulaski Township.

  • Parking in required residential yards is allowed only on a driveway or on parking areas designated on an approved site plan.

  single-family front yard devoted to driveway access: <= 30 percent · single-family attached front yard devoted to driveway access: <= 50 percent · multiple-family front yard devoted to driveway access: <= 40 percent

  “In single-family developments, not more than thirty percent of the front yard may be devoted to driveway access. In single-family attached developments, not more than fifty percent of the front yard may be devoted to driveway access. In multiple family developments, not more than forty percent of the front yard may be devoted to a driveway access.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Township zoning-certificate and occupancy-permit applications.

  • The filing fee follows a schedule fixed annually by the Township Board of Supervisors; no current dollar schedule was verified.

  “a filing fee in accordance with the schedule as fixed annually by the Pulaski Township Board of Supervisors.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Township zoning/building permits inside Pulaski Township.

  • A zoning/building permit expires 12 months after issuance. The application must include a property plan and information required by the Zoning Officer.

  permit expiration: 12 months

  “The zoning/building permit shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of its issuance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Pulaski Township.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption applicable inside Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
• Living in an RV — Residential RV occupancy on private land inside Pulaski Township.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Pulaski Township.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Pulaski 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.