Bolthole Index

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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

McNett Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. 3 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on October 31, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Lycoming County page.

Answers from the rulebook for McNett Township

Rules another office applies inside McNett Township

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

  • Zoning districtsPartial

    Zoning maps for land inside McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA, which the county administers as a Lycoming County Zoning Partnership municipality (not a township-adopted zoning map)

    • The county zoning page lists county zoning maps for partner municipalities, and McNett Township is named in that list.
    • The map contents (district names and standards) were not read; the county ordinance PDFs could not be text-extracted, so no district names are asserted here.
    • Partial: the map publication is confirmed, district-level detail is not.
    “county zoning maps - partner municipalities bastress brown cascade cogan house gamble jackson jordan lewis limestone mchenry mcintyre mcnett”
  • Permit feesPublished

    County zoning permit fees for land inside McNett Township, a Lycoming County Zoning Partnership municipality. This does not cover building (UCC) permit fees or sewage permit fees.

    • The county zoning permits page links a zoning permit fee schedule.
    • The fee amounts in that schedule were not read; the schedule is cited only as published.
    • The same link group also lists the Lycoming County Zoning Ordinance 2021.
    “zoning permit fee schedule zoning permit application and plot plan sketch”
  • Permit processPartial

    County zoning permit applications for land inside McNett Township (a Lycoming County Zoning Partnership municipality). Covers the zoning permit only, not a building or UCC permit.

    • Payment must accompany the zoning permit application (cash, check or credit card) before review.
    • The county page says the application must be fully completed, signed and dated, with a plot plan sketch.
    • Submission options listed: mail to the county zoning office at 48 W. Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701; in person at 33 West 3rd Street, 3rd floor; or email to [email protected].
    • The page lists zoning hearing board variance and special exception applications as separate forms.
    • Partial: this is the county zoning process only; no building-permit process was found.
    “payment must be included with permit either by cash, check or credit card before it can be processed for review.”

Still unanswered

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

  • Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes in McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA
  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA
  • Building code adopted — Whether the Uniform Construction Code is adopted for McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA
  • Inspections — Building inspections for construction in McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA
  • Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA
22 more unanswered
  • Local zoning
  • Minimum dwelling size
  • Minimum lot size
  • Setbacks
  • Lot coverage
  • Building height
  • Living in an RV
  • Camping on your land
  • Tiny homes
  • Manufactured homes
  • Accessory dwellings
  • Who permits septic
  • Septic permit
  • Septic inspection
  • Off-grid sanitation
  • Well permit
  • Mandatory utility hookup
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Subdividing land
  • Driveway access
  • Building in a floodplain
  • Short-term rentals

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.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that McNett Township publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Lycoming County’s page lists the county offices to call.

← All of Lycoming County: county rules, score and offices