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

Leidy Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Projects inside Leidy township (opt-in township) for residential and commercial construction

  • Building permits are obtained from the township, not from the county planning office.
  • A zoning permit must be obtained first, and a floodplain permit where applicable, before the building permit is issued.

  township municipal phone: (570) 923-2530

  “file applications and pay fees directly to township.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New construction inside Leidy township, which the county lists as an opt-in municipality for the Uniform Construction Code

  • The county reference table lists Leidy township as opt-in, meaning the township enforces the Uniform Construction Code itself rather than through a third-party agency.

  “lamar twp. opt-in (570) 726-4973 leidy twp. opt-in (570) 923-2530 logan twp. opt-out (570) 725-3870”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Leidy township's limits: Leidy township administers its own zoning ordinance (not the Clinton County Zoning Ordinance, whose participating municipalities list does not include Leidy).

  • The county's zoning-permit list names Colebrook, East Keating (within Noyes), Gallagher, Grugan, Logan, Noyes, and West Keating townships for county zoning; Leidy is not on that list.
  • Existence is established from the county's listing of the Leidy zoning ordinance and zoning map; the ordinance text itself was not opened in this research pass.

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

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process inside Leidy township

  • Permits are issued through the local building code official; the county page does not describe the township's full application steps.

  “permits issued through local building code official (bco).”

Rules another office applies inside Leidy Township

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

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Leidy township, reviewed under the Clinton County subdivision ordinance (SALDO covers Leidy township)

  • The county SALDO covers Leidy township alongside thirteen other municipalities.
  • Water and sewer-dependent lots require a satisfactory perc test before building; sales to the public require a legally defined street or right-of-way; subdivisions cannot be smaller than one acre unless sold to a contiguous neighbor or relative, and some zoning districts require ten acres.

  minimum subdivided lot size: >= 1 acre (unless sold to a contiguous neighbor or relative; some zoning districts require 10 acres)

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

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Leidy township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Leidy township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new construction inside Leidy township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in Leidy township's residential district(s)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for the main single-family residential district in Leidy 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.