Zoning, building permits and septic rules in North Abington Township, Pennsylvania

North Abington Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside North Abington township limits. The county's 2011 planning report lists a North Abington zoning ordinance amendment; the 2022 county profile names a township zoning officer.

  • Evidence is a 2011 county planning-report list of municipal zoning ordinance reviews showing a North Abington amendment (July); the report does not give the ordinance title, adoption date or current text.
  • The township's own zoning ordinance, map and zoning officer page could not be opened: northabingtontownship.org returned a self-signed certificate error to the research tool.
  • Zoning officer named in the 2022 county profile: David Mennig.

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Rules another office applies inside North Abington Township

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

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-lot sewage systems for homes inside North Abington township under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act framework

  • State DEP issues on-lot and sewage treatment permits other than small systems permitted by local agencies, under the Clean Streams Law.
  • The township's sewage enforcement officer, Act 537 plan and sewage management program were not identified.

  “individual and community on-lot systems treating 10,000 gallons per day or less of sewage are permitted by local agencies. all other on-lot and sewage treatment and disposal permits are issued by dep via water quality management permits under the authority of the clean streams law.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New on-lot sewage systems for homes inside North Abington township under the PA Sewage Facilities Act framework

  • Permits are issued by the local agency for systems treating 10,000 gallons per day or less; larger systems are permitted by DEP.
  • Local permit details, fees and forms not located for North Abington.

  on-lot system design flow threshold for local agency permitting: <= 10000 gallons per day (larger systems are permitted by DEP under the Clean Streams Law)

  “the design of the proposed facilities must be permitted. individual and community on-lot systems treating 10,000 gallons per day or less of sewage are permitted by local agencies.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside North Abington township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for homes inside North Abington township
• Building code adopted — Whether North Abington township administers the UCC itself or uses a certified third-party agency
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside North Abington township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for new homes inside North Abington 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.