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

Rules another office applies inside Perry Township

Perry 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 of land inside Perry township, Fayette County, PA, under the county subdivision and land development ordinance administered by the Fayette County Planning and Zoning Office (Perry township does not administer its own planning)

  • The county page lists a 'subdivision land development ordinance (pdf)' and an 'amendment to the subdivision & land development ordinance adopted march 19, 2026'; the ordinance text itself was not opened.
  • Applicability to Perry township is read from the county page: the county office administers zoning and planning for 31 of 42 municipalities and Perry township is not among the 11 that administer their own.

  “the 11 municipalities that are not administered by this county office but instead administer their own zoning and planning are: the boroughs of perryopolis and ohiopyle the cities of uniontown and connellsville henry clay township menallen township south union township springhill township (zoning only) stewart township washington township wharton township”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning permit, variance, special exception and rezoning petition fees for land inside Perry township, Fayette County, PA (county-administered zoning)

  • Fee schedule effective beginning January 1, 2024 per the county page; the dollar amounts were not opened.
  • Applications without the appropriate fee are deemed incomplete and mailed back.

  “documents all documents must be filled out completely and accompanied with the appropriate fee or it will be deemed incomplete and mailed back. fee schedule beginning january 1, 2024”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit and zoning-relief application process for land inside Perry township, Fayette County, PA (county-administered zoning)

  • The county page lists a revised zoning permit application, rezoning, special exception and variance petitions and a simple/major/minor subdivision check sheet.
  • No building-permit or UCC inspection process is shown on this county page; see the UCC claims.

  “revised zoning permit application 2023 rezoning petition (pdf) special exception petition (pdf) variance petition (pdf)”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes in Perry township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from licensing or permit rules in Perry township
• Building code adopted — Whether Perry township has adopted the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) for building code enforcement
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes in Perry township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in Perry 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.