Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Jermyn, Pennsylvania

Borough of Jermyn’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code administered inside Jermyn borough through contracted inspector NEIC

  • Inspections are by a third-party agency, Northeast Inspection Consultants (NEIC).

  “jermyn borough currently uses neic as our inspectors. building code (pennsylvania uniform construction code): northeast inspection consultants (neic)”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Jermyn borough (Lackawanna County)

  • Ordinance posted as scanned PDFs by article (Articles 1-3, 4, 5, 6-10, 9, 11); the article PDFs exceeded the reader's size limit and were not read, so district standards are not extracted.

  “below you will find our zoning ordinance broken down into articles, zoning map and our zoning permit application”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning ordinance articles and zoning map inside Jermyn borough

  • District names and standards not extracted; documents are large scanned PDFs.

  “below you will find our zoning ordinance broken down into articles, zoning map and our zoning permit application”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Construction or development in identified floodplain areas inside Jermyn borough (Ordinance 06-2020)

  • Applies only within identified floodplain areas.
  • Permit issued by the floodplain administrator (the Borough Manager).
  • More restrictive provisions of other ordinances remain in force.

  “any construction or development anywhere within an identified floodplain area of the borough of jemyn unless a permit has been chtained from the floodplain administrator.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit process inside Jermyn borough

  • Only the zoning permit application form and contact for the zoning officer are posted; step-by-step process text was not read.

  “below you will find our zoning ordinance broken down into articles, zoning map and our zoning permit application”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Borough of Jermyn or Lackawanna County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Jermyn borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Jermyn borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Jermyn borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Jermyn borough
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Jermyn borough

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.