Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Lower Mifflin Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Mifflin Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Lower Mifflin township limits: the township administers its own zoning ordinance with conservation, agricultural, residential, mixed-use and floodplain districts.

  • The township's own resources page lists a zoning ordinance 'amended August 20, 2026'; the ordinance PDF's own footers show earlier dates (November 19, 2020 and January 25, 2024), so the current effective date was not confirmed.
  • Zoning officer named on the township zoning page (phone 717-776-5029).

  “lmt zoning ordinance - amended august 20, 2026”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Land inside Lower Mifflin township limits: the zoning ordinance names the conservation, agricultural, residential, mixed-use and floodplain districts and publishes a use table.

  • The zoning map is posted separately on the township site (zoning-map.html, not opened).
  • District dimensional tables did not extract cleanly; see the district-specific claims.

  “uses permitted in the residential zoning district are provided in the lower mifflin township use table provided herein.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family detached dwelling on a lot served by public/community sewer and water, in the Residential zoning district of Lower Mifflin township.

  • This is the Residential district figure for lots WITH public/community sewer and water.
  • Residential lots without public/community sewer and water use a different table (not readable in extracted text).
  • Agricultural and Conservation district lot sizes are not reliably extracted.

  minimum lot area: >= 10000 square feet (single-family detached dwelling with public/community sewer and water, Residential district) · minimum lot width: >= 75 feet (single-family detached dwelling with public/community sewer and water, Residential district)

  “single-family detached dwelling 10,000 sq. ft. 75 ft.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds (land for trailers or tents for camping) inside Lower Mifflin township, under the township's campground standards.

  • Campgrounds must furnish centralized sanitary sewer and garbage collection facilities.
  • Campsites and play areas must be at least 50 feet from side or rear property lines and at least 100 feet from public street lines.
  • Internal roads: one-way drives at least 10 feet wide; two-way drives at least 20 feet wide.
  • Commercial accessory uses must be at least 100 feet from any property line; events with amplified sound must be at least 1000 feet from a residential district.
  • Which districts permit campgrounds is not confirmed (use table not readable).

  centralized sewer facility setback from property line: >= 100 feet

  “c. all campgrounds shall furnish centralized sanitary sewer and garbage collection facilities that shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any property line.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home parks (two or more mobile home lots) inside Lower Mifflin township; single mobile homes on individual lots are not covered by this claim.

  • The ordinance defines a mobile home park as two or more mobile home lots designed for mobile homes.
  • Mobile home parks have internal-street, spacing, buffer and frost-free foundation requirements.
  • Which districts allow mobile home parks was not confirmed (use table not readable).

  mobile home lot minimum area: >= 8000 square feet · mobile home lot minimum width: >= 80 feet

  “e. mobile home lots within the park shall have a minimum area of 8,000 square feet and a minimum width of 80 feet.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Lower Mifflin township limits under the township's Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance.

  • Subdivision and land development ordinance adopted 11/19/20 per the township resources page.
  • Subdivision application form is posted on the township site (not opened).

  “lmt subdivision & land development ordinance adopted 11/19/20”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Lower Mifflin township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permits inside Lower Mifflin township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Lower Mifflin township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Lower Mifflin township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes inside Lower Mifflin 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.