Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania

Borough of Nanty-Glo’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Construction or development in an identified flood-prone area inside Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • Minor repairs to existing buildings or structures do not require a building permit if no structural changes or modifications are involved.
  • The Zoning Officer may issue a permit only after determining conformance with applicable codes and ordinances; all other required agency permits must first be obtained.

  “Building permits shall be required before any proposed construction or development is undertaken within any identified flood-prone area of the Borough of Nanty Glo.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Nanty-Glo Borough, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

  • Uses, buildings, and land must comply with the district regulations of the Borough zoning ordinance.

  “No building shall be erected, converted or altered nor shall any building or land be used except for a purpose permitted in the district in which the building or land is located, except as hereinafter provided.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • District boundaries are shown on the District Map, which is part of the ordinance; the original map is on file with Borough Council.

  districts: R-1 Residential; R-2 Residential; B-1 Business; B-2 Highway Business; M-1 Light Industrial; M-2 Heavy Industrial; FP Flood Plain

  “The Borough of Nanty Glo is hereby divided into the following districts: R-1 Residential M-1 Light Industrial R-2 Residential M-2 Heavy Industrial B-1 Business FP Flood Plain B-2 Highway Business”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes and trailers in trailer parks inside Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • Trailer parks are allowed only where the zoning ordinance permits them.
  • Every trailer must connect to a sanitary sewer and approved sewage-disposal system.
  • No mobile homes or mobile-home parks may be erected in any Borough flood-prone area.

  minimum trailer park area: >= 5 acres · minimum mobile-home or trailer space: >= 4000 square feet (including a minimum width of 40 feet) · minimum clearance between mobile homes: >= 20 feet

  “Every trailer shall be connected to a sanitary sewer and an approved sewage disposal system;”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Construction or development anywhere within flood-prone areas of Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • An approved Special Building Permit from the Zoning Officer is required.
  • Minor repairs are excepted when no structural changes or modifications are involved.
  • Floodplain construction or use must also comply with the principal zoning district regulations.

  “It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business, or corporation to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development anywhere within flood-prone areas of the Borough unless an approved Special Building Permit has been obtained from the Zoning Officer;”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning certificates for new construction or alteration inside Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • Written application is made at the same time as the building-permit application.
  • The certificate is to issue within 10 days after written request if the construction or alteration conforms to the ordinance.
  • The application must be accompanied by a duplicate plot plan and other plans necessary to show location and type of buildings or alterations.

  zoning certificate issuance period: <= 10 days (after written request, provided the work conforms to the ordinance)

  “Written application for a zoning certificate for the construction of a new building or for the alteration of an existing building shall be made at the same time as the application for a building permit.”

Rules another office applies inside Borough of Nanty-Glo

Borough of Nanty-Glo does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building heightSpecified

  One-family dwellings in the R-1 Residential District inside Nanty-Glo Borough.

  • The R-1 row is in the schedule for dwellings and structures accessory to dwellings.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet · maximum stories: <= 2-1/2 stories

  “R-1 One-Family 25 30 12 30 65 8,400 2-1/2 35”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Borough of Nanty-Glo or Cambria County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Nanty-Glo Borough.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Nanty-Glo Borough.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Nanty-Glo Borough.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Nanty-Glo Borough.
• Lot coverage — Residential dwellings inside Nanty-Glo 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.