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

Union Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Union township, Lebanon County, PA: the township administers its own Zoning Ordinance of 2008 (Ordinance No. 137).

  • The posted text is the 2008 ordinance (file uploaded 2019-03). Township news from May 2026 reports draft amendments sent to county planning for review; their adoption is not verified here.

  “union township lebanon county pennsylvania zoning ordinance of 2008 ordinance no. 137”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts of Union township, Lebanon County, PA under Ordinance No. 137

  • Ordinance table of contents lists the Agricultural, R-1, R-2, Commercial, Industrial, OSTC and ORR districts plus a floodplain district. The zoning map PDF was not opened.

  “article 3 - zoning map and zoning districts”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific

  Agricultural (A) district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA: single-family detached dwellings

  • Section 5.f says the table applies except where more restrictive regulations are elsewhere in the ordinance.
  • Lot area shown as 1 acre; lot width 125 ft.

  minimum lot area: 1 acre (single-family detached dwelling and group care facilities) · minimum lot width: 125 ft

  “min. lot area single-family detached dwelling and group care facilities 1 acre min. lot width max. bldg. coverage 125 ft. yard dimensions front side rear 20% 50 ft. 20 ft. 50 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific — R-2 medium density residential district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA: single dwelling unit on onlot water and onlot sewage disposal

    “each dwelling unit with onlot water and onlot sewage disposal 1 acre 100 ft. 25% 30 ft. 20 ft. 10 ft.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific

  Agricultural (A) district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA: yard dimensions for single-family detached dwellings

  • Front 50 ft, side 20 ft, rear 50 ft as shown in the 5.f table.

  front yard: 50 ft · side yard: 20 ft · rear yard: 50 ft

  “min. lot area single-family detached dwelling and group care facilities 1 acre min. lot width max. bldg. coverage 125 ft. yard dimensions front side rear 20% 50 ft. 20 ft. 50 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific — R-2 medium density residential district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA: single dwelling unit on public water and public sewage disposal

    “each dwelling unit with public water and public sewage disposal 8,000 sq. 60 ft. 45% 30 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Agricultural (A) district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA

  • Shown as max. building coverage 20% in the 5.f table.

  maximum building coverage: <= 20 percent

  “min. lot area single-family detached dwelling and group care facilities 1 acre min. lot width max. bldg. coverage 125 ft. yard dimensions front side rear 20% 50 ft. 20 ft. 50 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 medium density residential district in Union township, Lebanon County, PA: public water and public sewage disposal

    “each dwelling unit with public water and public sewage disposal 8,000 sq. 60 ft. 45% 30 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home parks listed among R-2 special-exception uses in Union township, Lebanon County, PA

  • Listed under article 7.d (uses permitted by special exception) in the R-2 district; mobile home parks must be served by public water and public sanitary sewer facilities.

  “7.d.12.h. all mobile home parks shall be served by public water and public sanitary sewer facilities.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Union township, Lebanon County, PA
• Owner-builder exemption — Union township, Lebanon County, PA
• Building code adopted — Union township, Lebanon County, PA
• Inspections — Union township, Lebanon County, PA
• Certificate of occupancy — Union township, Lebanon County, PA

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.