Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Standing Stone Township, Pennsylvania

Standing Stone Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township limits (Bradford County, PA). The township administers its own zoning ordinance.

  • Ordinance is titled 'Standing Stone Township Zoning Ordinance' and states its adoption date as February 15, 2015; the PDF file name says 2016 but the document text states 2015.
  • Copy was obtained from the Bradford County government website; the township's current amendment history was not verified within the research budget.

  “this zoning ordinance has been enacted under the authority of the pennsylvania municipalities planning code (mpc), establishing regulations and restrictions for the location and use of lots, land, buildings, and other structures”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township limits; districts are A-B-R, A-C, C, H-C-I, L-B-N, R and V, shown on the official zoning map adopted with the ordinance.

  • The zoning map is referenced by Section 2.05 and was not opened in this research pass.

  “in order to fulfill the purpose of this zoning ordinance, standing stone township establishes and is hereby classified and consolidated in the following zoning districts: a-b-r a-c c h-c-i l-b-n r v”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township for the Residential (R) district and the Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) district (and other districts in the schedule). Numeric minimum lot area per district is set in the density control schedule.

  • Minimum lot area is listed per district in Section 4.02; the text extraction of the table does not reliably pair numbers with districts, so numeric values are not recorded here.
  • Single-family residential numeric limits must be read from the table before use.

  “minimum lot size per use minimum set back (feet) area (acre s) width (feet) depth (feet) front rear”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township for the Residential (R) and Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) districts; front, rear and side setbacks are set by district in the density control schedule.

  • Section 4.03 addresses corner lots and setbacks adjacent to streets; numeric district setbacks not recorded because table columns are not reliably extracted.

  “minimum set back (feet) area (acre s) width (feet) depth (feet) front rear”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township for Residential (R) and Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) districts; maximum lot coverage (percent) is set by district in the density control schedule.

  • Maximum lot coverage is a column in Section 4.02; numeric per-district values not recorded.

  “the following schedule of density control regulations is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this zoning law”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land inside Standing Stone township for Residential (R) and Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) districts; maximum building height (feet) is set by district in the density control schedule.

  • Maximum building height column in Section 4.02; numeric per-district values not recorded.

  “the following schedule of density control regulations is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this zoning law”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Standing Stone township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Standing Stone township.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Standing Stone township.
• Inspections — Inspections of new construction inside Standing Stone township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Standing Stone 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.