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

Redstone Township’s own rules

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Land inside Redstone township: the township has a mandatory connection ordinance (Ordinance 91, titled Mandatory Tap in on the township site). Whether it requires sewer or water, and the distance rule, are not yet established.

  • The Ordinance 91 PDF is linked from the township page, but the text could not be extracted (the PDF returned no readable text), so the service type, availability distance and exemptions are unverified.
  • Confirm with the township before relying on this claim.

  “search ordinance 91 mandatory tap in https://redstonetwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ordinance-91-mandatory-connection-ordinance.pdf”

Rules another office applies inside Redstone Township

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

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Fayette County as a whole: the county planning and zoning office administers zoning for 31 of 42 municipalities and 11 administer their own. This aggregates township and municipal zoning; it does not mean the county itself administers each local ordinance.

  • Redstone township is not among the 11 self-administering municipalities listed on the county page.

  “the fayette county planning and zoning office administers the zoning and planning for 31 of the 42 municipalities in fayette county.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Redstone township, only where the township has no independent subdivision and land development ordinance (not verified).

  • The county ordinance states it applies to municipalities within the county that do not have an independent subdivision and land development ordinance; whether Redstone township has its own was not established.
  • The county ordinance states it is consistent with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

  “the provisions of the fayette county subdivision and land development ordinance shall serve the same purpose for all municipalities within the county who do not have an independent subdivision and land development ordinance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction in Redstone township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes built in Redstone township
• Building code adopted — Uniform Construction Code adoption and administration in Redstone township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction in Redstone township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes in Redstone 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.