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

Rules another office applies inside Jordan Township

Jordan 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 zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Jordan township (Lycoming County) where zoning is administered by Lycoming County under the county zoning partnership. This is county zoning, not a Jordan township ordinance.

  • The county zoning partnership list names Jordan township as one of the 19 municipalities in which the county administers zoning.
  • The county page says it does not accept applications for some municipalities and asks applicants to check its map to confirm the site is in an area it serves.
  • No official Jordan township page stating whether the township adopted its own zoning ordinance was found; this claim rests on the county statement only.
  • The county has a draft amendment on data centers under the county zoning ordinance; the draft was not reviewed and its effect on Jordan township was not checked.

  “the lycoming county zoning partnership includes 19 municipalities: bastress township mcintyre township brown township mcnett township cascade township mifflin township cogan house township moreland township gamble township penn township jackson township pine township jordan township”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning maps for land inside Jordan township under the Lycoming County zoning partnership.

  • The map is a county zoning map labeled for partner municipalities; the PDF text could not be read here, so district names and boundaries are not recorded.

  “county zoning maps - partner municipalities bastress brown cascade cogan house gamble jackson jordan lewis limestone mchenry mcintyre mcnett mifflin mifflin/salladasburg moreland penn pine plunketts creek porter salladasburg”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning permit applications for land inside Jordan township handled by Lycoming County zoning (county zoning partnership). Not a building permit.

  • The county says it does not accept applications for some municipalities; applicants should check its map to confirm the site is in an area it serves.
  • Payment must be included with the permit by cash, check or credit card before review.
  • Applications may be mailed, delivered in person, or emailed to [email protected]; emailed applications must state the payment method.

  “the permit application must be filled out in its entirety (front and back), signed and dated.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Jordan township, Lycoming County, PA
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder rules inside Jordan township, Lycoming County, PA
• Building code adopted — Inside Jordan township, Lycoming County, PA
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Jordan township, Lycoming County, PA
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Jordan township, Lycoming 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.