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

Crawford Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Crawford township's limits: Crawford township administers its own zoning ordinance and zoning map, not the Clinton County Zoning Ordinance

  • The Clinton County Ordinances & Maps page lists a 'crawford zoning ordinance' and 'crawford zoning map' as Crawford township ordinances, with no '(county)' tag, while the county-administered zoning municipalities are listed as Colebrook, Gallagher, Grugan, Logan, Noyes (includes former E. Keating twp.) and West Keating; Crawford is not on that county list.
  • The zoning ordinance PDF itself could not be read with the available page reader, so its title, effective date and district contents are not verified here.
  • Zoning-only topics (dimensional limits, occupancy, accessory dwellings, zoning districts) remain unknown until the Crawford township ordinance text is read.

  “crawford township crawford zoning ordinance crawford zoning map crawford saldo (county)”

Rules another office applies inside Crawford Township

Crawford Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Onlot (septic) sewage permits for land inside Crawford township under the Pennsylvania onlot program; the specific local agency for Crawford township was not identified

  • DEP says the local agency may be a municipality, a multi-municipal organization, or a county or joint county department of health.
  • The specific agency serving Crawford township (township SEO, multi-municipal agency or Clinton County health department) is not identified and must be confirmed.

  “the onlot permit program is administered by a local agency. this organization may be a municipality, a multi-municipal organization, or a county or joint county department of health.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing an onlot (septic) sewage system on a residential lot inside Crawford township under the Pennsylvania onlot program

  • Permit is issued by the local agency's sewage enforcement officer after the owner or agent applies with design and plot plan.
  • The SEO must approve or deny within seven days of a complete application; denial can be appealed to the local agency.
  • Construction of the home may proceed only after the permit is issued.

  SEO decision deadline: 7 days (after receipt of a complete application)

  “the seo must approve or deny the permit within seven days of receiving a complete application. if approved, the seo issues the permit and the applicant may begin installing the system and building the home.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Onlot (septic) sewage system installed inside Crawford township under the Pennsylvania onlot program

  • The SEO may oversee any step of the installation and must inspect the completed system before it is covered.

  “the seo may oversee any step of the installation, but must inspect the completed system before it is covered.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Crawford township, under the Clinton County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), which the county lists as covering Crawford township

  • The county page states the SALDO covers fourteen municipalities including Crawford township; the township's own subdivision ordinance was not located.
  • Subdivision requirements and approval steps in the SALDO text were not read.

  “clinton county subdivision and land development ordinance (saldo) covers these fourteen municipalities: allison township avis borough chapman township colebrook township crawford township dunnstable township”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Crawford township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits or inspections inside Crawford township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Crawford township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Crawford township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for buildings inside Crawford 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.