Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania

Borough of St. Lawrence’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside St. Lawrence borough (Berks County, PA)

  • Ordinance 416 (June 2012) was amended by Ord. 427 and Ord. 452 per the borough ordinance list; amendments not reviewed.

  “this ordinance shall be known as borough of st. lawrence zoning ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside St. Lawrence borough

  • Districts per table of contents: R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-10, C-5, C-8, C-10, I-1, I-2, RC, PI, BC; official zoning map attached to ordinance.

  “the borough of st. lawrence has been divided into the following zoning districts: r-3 r-4 r-5 r-6 r-8 r-10 c-5 c-8 c-10 i-1 i-2 bc rc pi”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-6 Urban Residential District inside St. Lawrence borough

  • Applies unless otherwise required by the ordinance; other districts (R-3, R-4, R-5, R-8, R-10, RC) have separate values not extracted; table layout in source text is flattened.

  minimum lot size R-6: >= 6000 square feet

  “minimum requirements building setback line lot size 20 feet 6,000 square feet”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-6 Urban Residential District inside St. Lawrence borough

  • Side and rear yard figures also listed in section 434 but flattened table makes assignment ambiguous; other districts not extracted.

  building setback line R-6: >= 20 feet

  “minimum requirements building setback line lot size 20 feet 6,000 square feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-6 Urban Residential District inside St. Lawrence borough

  • Paved area limit 20 percent also listed; other districts not extracted.

  maximum building coverage R-6: <= 30 percent

  “maximum permitted building height building coverage paved area 30 feet 30 percent 20 percent”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-6 Urban Residential District inside St. Lawrence borough

  • Section 616 height exceptions exist; other districts not extracted.

  maximum building height R-6: <= 30 feet

  “maximum permitted building height building coverage paved area 30 feet 30 percent 20 percent”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Borough of St. Lawrence or Berks County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside St. Lawrence borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside St. Lawrence borough
• Building code adopted — Building code inside St. Lawrence borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside St. Lawrence borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside St. Lawrence borough

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.