Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Hulmeville, Pennsylvania

Borough of Hulmeville’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Hulmeville borough

  • Page says the current edition of the international code series in effect in Pennsylvania is primarily the 2015 edition; the page may lag the current state edition.
  • Third-party agency Underwriters BIU performs permit-required inspections.

  “the borough has adopted the pennsylvania uniform construction code (ucc), which includes: the international building code”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Hulmeville borough, Bucks County, PA

  • Zoning officer administers the ordinance and issues zoning permits.

  “hulmeville borough has a number of ordinances, including zoning, which are documented in the book of ordinances”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Hulmeville borough

  • Districts seen in the ordinance: R-1, R-2, a cluster/traditional neighborhood district, LIC limited industrial conservation, and H historical overlay.

  “§27-501. r-2 residential district 1. purpose. the purpose and intent of this district is to retain the character”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

  • Greater requirement in §27-406 for a specific use controls.

  minimum lot area: 10000 square feet · minimum lot width: 75 feet

  “10,000 square feet 75 feet 35 feet 30 percent 30 feet 25 feet 10 feet 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family detached dwelling in the R-2 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

    “4,000 square feet 50 feet 35 feet 40 percent 20 feet 25 feet 6 feet 16 feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

  • Projections and exceptions in Part 6 apply.

  front yard: 30 feet · rear yard: 25 feet · single side yard: 10 feet · aggregate side yards: 25 feet

  “10,000 square feet 75 feet 35 feet 30 percent 30 feet 25 feet 10 feet 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family detached dwelling in the R-2 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

    “4,000 square feet 50 feet 35 feet 40 percent 20 feet 25 feet 6 feet 16 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 Residential District, Hulmeville borough (maximum impervious surface ratio)

  maximum impervious surface ratio: <= 30 percent

  “10,000 square feet 75 feet 35 feet 30 percent 30 feet 25 feet 10 feet 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family detached dwelling in the R-2 Residential District, Hulmeville borough (maximum impervious surface ratio)

    “4,000 square feet 50 feet 35 feet 40 percent 20 feet 25 feet 6 feet 16 feet”

• Building heightSpecified

  Single-family detached dwelling in the R-1 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

  • See §27-616 for how height is measured and exceptions.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “10,000 square feet 75 feet 35 feet 30 percent 30 feet 25 feet 10 feet 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family detached dwelling in the R-2 Residential District, Hulmeville borough

    “4,000 square feet 50 feet 35 feet 40 percent 20 feet 25 feet 6 feet 16 feet”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes inside Hulmeville borough, as provided in the use regulations for mobile home parks

  • Districts where mobile home parks are permitted were not confirmed.
  • Each mobile home must sit on its own pad, secured to a foundation or piers.
  • Planted 30-foot buffer along side and rear property lines.
  • Maximum density 5 units per acre; 10% open space; 60% maximum impervious surface.

  minimum site area for a mobile home park: 3 acres

  “minimum site area for a mobile home park - 3 acres”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Wastewater disposal approval for subdivision, land development and zoning permits inside Hulmeville borough

  • Approval comes from both the borough and the Bucks County Department of Health.
  • Not required where premises are served by public sewage facilities; then the provider must show capacity.

  “no final plan of subdivision or land development shall be approved and no zoning permit shall be issued until approval is obtained for wastewater disposal from the borough and from the bucks county department of health, unless the premises are served by public sewage facilities”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Hulmeville borough

  • Wastewater disposal approval from the borough and Bucks County Department of Health is a precondition, unless public sewage serves the premises.

  “no final plan of subdivision or land development shall be approved and no zoning permit shall be issued until approval is obtained for wastewater disposal”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Hulmeville borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Hulmeville borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hulmeville borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Hulmeville borough
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Hulmeville 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.