Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Spring Creek Township, Pennsylvania

Spring Creek Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Dwellings, mobile homes and recreational cabins inside Spring Creek township

  • Valid sewage permit also required before construction.
  • Recreational cabins need a cabin affidavit with the permit application.
  • Forms are submitted to the Jones Township building official.

  “spring creek township requires a valid sewage and a pa. uniform construction code (ucc) building permit prior to the installation or construction of any dwelling, including mobile homes, or other structures utilized as a recreational cabin.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Spring Creek township; the PA UCC permit is administered by the Jones Township building official under contract

  • Page states the township requires a PA UCC building permit; it does not cite an adopting ordinance or date.
  • Applications go to the Jones Township building official.

  “spring creek township requires a valid sewage and a pa. uniform construction code (ucc) building permit prior to the installation or construction of any dwelling, including mobile homes, or other structures utilized as a recreational cabin.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-lot sewage systems inside Spring Creek township, handled by the municipal sewage enforcement officer (Russ Braun)

  • Listed sewage enforcement officer is also the Jones Township building official, serving Spring Creek under the arrangement shown on the page.

  “must be tested, field verified and approved by the municipal sewage enforcement officer prior to making an application for a building permit.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New dwellings, mobile homes and recreational cabins inside Spring Creek township

  • Sewage permit needed before a UCC building permit.
  • Sites for dwellings on existing onlot systems must be tested and approved by the sewage enforcement officer before applying for a building permit.

  “spring creek township requires a valid sewage and a pa. uniform construction code (ucc) building permit prior to the installation or construction of any dwelling, including mobile homes, or other structures utilized as a recreational cabin.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Building sites using an individual onlot sewage system inside Spring Creek township

  • Testing and field verification by the municipal sewage enforcement officer before applying for a building permit.

  “must be tested, field verified and approved by the municipal sewage enforcement officer prior to making an application for a building permit.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  New driveway entrances to state-maintained roads inside Spring Creek township

  • Only some cases require a PennDOT highway occupancy permit.
  • Township road driveway rules not found.

  “in some instances, a state highway occupancy permit must be obtained from penndot prior to constructing a new driveway entrance to a state maintained road.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications for land inside Spring Creek township

  • Residential, commercial/industrial, recreational cabin, deck and floodplain forms are listed; plans must be prepared and submitted.
  • No fee schedule or timeline found.

  “all of the above forms and documentation must be submitted to: mr. russ braun, building official jones township p.o. box 25 wilcox, pa 15870”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Spring Creek township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Spring Creek township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Spring Creek township
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Spring Creek township, Elk County
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Spring Creek 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.