Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Tyrone Township’s own rules

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways and road openings inside Upper Tyrone township

  • The township home page calls these HOP permits and says they are obtained at the township municipal building.
  • Applies to all driveways and road openings as stated on the township page.

  “upper tyrone township requires hop permits for all driveways and road openings. permits can be obtained at the twp municipal building.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit intake for building, demolition and zoning permits inside Upper Tyrone township

  • The township home page gives a contact and a permitting office through K2 Engineering, but not the steps, forms, or review timeline.
  • Permits are obtained through K2 Engineering at 234 Pittsburgh Street, Uniontown, PA 15401.

  “you may call and ask for permitting office for upper tyrone township at 724-439-3440, or you may visit office at: k2 234 pittsburgh street uniontown, pa 15401”

Rules another office applies inside Upper Tyrone Township

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction inside Upper Tyrone township under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code

  • The Act establishes the uniform construction code and assigns administration and enforcement to municipalities and certified agencies.
  • Fayette County states that it no longer enforces the uniform construction code and that residents should contact the local municipality for the building code official (county UCC page).
  • The Act's residential building definition covers detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings up to three stories with a separate means of egress, including accessory structures.

  “an act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing powers and duties on municipalities and the department of labor and industry; providing for enforcement”

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Local zoning for land inside Upper Tyrone township, as an aggregate county statement; this aggregates township and municipal zoning and does not show that the county itself administers each local ordinance

  • Aggregates township and municipal zoning: the county Planning and Zoning Office administers zoning for 31 of 42 Fayette County municipalities.
  • The county page lists 11 municipalities that administer their own zoning and planning (Perryopolis and Ohiopyle boroughs, Uniontown and Connellsville cities, Henry Clay, Menallen, South Union, Springhill (zoning only), Stewart, Washington and Wharton townships). Upper Tyrone township is not on that list, so county administration there rests on omission and should be confirmed with the township.
  • The county zoning ordinance is dated November 1, 2006; the county page lists later amendments, including one effective November 1, 2022 and one adopted April 17, 2025 (utility-scale solar).

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning district schedule (Section 1000-203 Table I and the use chart) in the Fayette County zoning ordinance, for municipalities the county administers; whether it governs Upper Tyrone township is inferred

  • The county page posts the zoning ordinance (adopted November 1, 2006), Section 1000-203 Table I (amended July 2009) and a use chart; the PDFs were not opened, so no district names or limits are recorded.
  • The county page lists later amendments, including ZA 22-02 effective November 1, 2022.

  “zoning ordinance (adopted november 1, 2006) (pdf)”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning-related permit and petition fees for land in Fayette County municipalities the county administers; whether they apply in Upper Tyrone township is inferred

  • The county page says a fee schedule applies beginning January 1, 2024; the schedule itself was not opened.
  • Township building and zoning permit fees were not found on the township home page (its $50.00 figure is a municipal lien fee, not a permit fee).

  “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”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for residential construction inside Upper Tyrone township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Upper Tyrone township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new buildings inside Upper Tyrone township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Upper Tyrone township
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in the main single-family residential district inside Upper Tyrone 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.