Building permits, zoning and septic in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

At a glance

Building permit

Required; issued by the borough through a third-party code official¹

Building code

Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, with a $4.50 state fee on each application⁴

Zoning

Borough zoning ordinance; zoning permits for additions, fences, sheds and signs²

Who zones

The borough, not Cumberland County³

Subdivision

Regulated by the borough's subdivision and land development chapter⁵

Septic

Permitted by a local agency's Sewage Enforcement Officer under Act 537; borough office not confirmed⁶

Who to call

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 14, 2026.

Do you need a building permit in Lemoyne, PA?

Yes. Building permits are required for construction inside Lemoyne borough, and the borough issues them through a third-party building code official¹⁷. All new construction must follow the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, and the borough adds a $4.50 fee to each building permit application and passes it to the Commonwealth⁴⁷.

Applicants may choose any third-party agency for plan review and inspection, as long as it is certified and registered with the Commonwealth⁸⁷. Pennsylvania's UCC also requires a certificate of occupancy before a building is used⁹. We could not confirm the borough's own occupancy certificate procedure, so ask the code enforcement office.

Who issues building permits in Lemoyne, and how do you reach them?

The Lemoyne Borough code enforcement office handles building permit questions at 510 Herman Ave., Lemoyne, PA 17043, phone (717) 737-6843⁷. The borough's own page says permits are issued through a third-party building code official¹.

This is the borough office, not a Cumberland County office. Cumberland County's planning department reviews subdivision and land-development plans, but zoning rules are set and administered by the municipalities¹⁰³. The borough's fee schedule lists permit fees; we could not read it, so ask the office for current amounts.

Does Lemoyne have zoning, and what does it mean for RVs, tiny homes and setbacks?

Lemoyne borough has its own zoning ordinance, adopted in October 2012 and amended several times since². Zoning permits are required for new uses in commercial buildings and for activities such as building additions, new fences, sheds and signs².

Cumberland County itself does not zone: 30 of its 33 municipalities have adopted zoning ordinances, and each administers its own¹¹. Lot size, setbacks, height and whether an RV or tiny home can be occupied depend on the zoning district. We could not confirm those district rules for Lemoyne, so check the borough's zoning map and ordinance, or call the zoning officer through the code enforcement office, before you buy or build⁷.

How do septic permits work inside Lemoyne?

We could not confirm whether any property inside Lemoyne borough uses on-lot septic, or who would permit one. Across Cumberland County, septic permits come from a local agency's Sewage Enforcement Officer under Pennsylvania's Act 537 program, approved or denied before installation⁶. The county does not issue them itself¹².

The borough lists a sewers and sewage disposal chapter in its code, which we could not read. Ask the borough code enforcement office at (717) 737-6843 whether your lot is on public sewer and who handles any septic or well permit⁷.

Building a home in Lemoyne: the steps, in order

1. Call the borough code enforcement office to confirm the zoning district and whether your use needs a zoning permit²⁷.
2. If you are dividing or developing land, expect review under the borough's subdivision and land development chapter⁵.
3. Choose a certified third-party agency for plan review and inspection⁸.
4. Apply for the building permit through the borough, which adds a $4.50 state fee⁴.
5. If the driveway connects to a state highway, a PennDOT highway occupancy permit is required first¹³.
6. Pass the required inspections and obtain the certificate of occupancy⁹.

What stays with Cumberland County, and what to check before you buy in Lemoyne

Cumberland County reviews subdivision and land-development plans for consistency with municipal planning documents¹⁰; the county's rules for unincorporated land do not apply inside the borough. For land outside the borough, see the Cumberland County page.

Before buying, confirm the zoning district with the borough¹⁴, check for floodplain documentation requirements when building in a flood plain¹⁵, and ask about public sewer and water. Cumberland County's effective property tax rate is 1.2%¹⁶.

Watch-outs

• The county's published zoning maps may not be the borough's officially adopted map, so confirm a property's zoning classification with the borough¹⁴.
• We could not confirm Lemoyne's district rules for RVs, tiny homes, accessory dwellings, lot size or setbacks; ask the borough zoning officer before relying on any assumption⁷.
• Septic and well rules inside the borough are unconfirmed; ask the borough code enforcement office who handles them for your address⁷.

Sources

1. Code Enforcement - Lemoyne PA (Borough of Lemoyne), quoted and re-checked
2. Planning & Zoning - Lemoyne PA (Borough of Lemoyne), quoted and re-checked
3. Municipal Information, quoted and re-checked
4. Code Enforcement - Lemoyne PA (Borough of Lemoyne), quoted and re-checked
5. Table of Contents - Borough of Lemoyne, PA (eCode360) (Borough of Lemoyne), quoted and re-checked
6. ACT 537 - AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEWAGE FACILITIES PROGRAM, quoted and re-checked
7. Lemoyne Borough Code Enforcement and Zoning (lemoynepa.com)
8. Code Enforcement - Lemoyne PA (Borough of Lemoyne), quoted and re-checked
9. Apply for a Uniform Construction Code Building Permit, quoted and re-checked
10. Subdivision & Land Development | Cumberland County, PA, quoted and re-checked
11. Municipal Information | Cumberland County, PA, quoted and re-checked
12. Cumberland County - Act 537 Overview of the Sewage Facilities Program (2026 county census)
13. pa.gov, quoted and re-checked
14. Municipal Information, quoted and re-checked
15. Apply for a Uniform Construction Code Building Permit, quoted and re-checked
16. Effective property tax rate: Bolthole Index county data

Written October 14, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.