Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania

Borough of Picture Rocks’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Picture Rocks borough

  • Borough elects to administer and enforce the UCC; enforcement may be by borough employee, third-party agency, intermunicipal agreement, contract, or L&I for non-residential structures, as set by council resolution.
  • Fees set by council resolution.

  “the uniform construction code, contained in 34 pa. code, chapters 401405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of this borough.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Picture Rocks borough, Lycoming County

  • Base 2007 zoning ordinance text itself was not opened; existence shown by the 2017 amending ordinance, which refers to Borough Center and Open Space districts and a zoning officer.

  “amending the picture rocks borough zoning ordinance of 2007, adopted december 3, 2007”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Small flow sewage treatment facilities inside Picture Rocks borough

  • Applies to small flow facilities (not more than 2,000 gpd, stream or surface discharge); DEP issues the permit and the borough oversees installation, operation and sampling.
  • Conventional on-lot septic permitting was not located.

  “the landowner must submit a sewage planning module to the borough and dep. after the planning module is approved, the landowner must obtain required dep permits.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Small flow sewage treatment facilities inside Picture Rocks borough

  • Only for small flow facilities; no building or system construction until a preconstruction meeting is held with borough officials, contractor, landowner and factory representative.
  • Landowner must enter an installation and maintenance agreement with the borough and post escrow of at least $2,000.

  escrow: >= 2000 USD (higher if DEP requires)

  “no building or system construction may occur until a preconstruction meeting has been held page -3- with borough officials, the system contractor, the landowner and the factory representative.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  Small flow sewage treatment facilities inside Picture Rocks borough

  • Applies only to small flow facilities.
  • At least two samplings between April 1 and September 30 and one in the remainder of the year.
  • Annual deposit of $300 (as amended by Ordinance 2009-03, which was not quoted).

  borough samplings per year: >= 3 per calendar year

  “a borough official may inspect the system at any time, but shall sample the system at least three (3) times per calendar year.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Picture Rocks borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Picture Rocks borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Picture Rocks borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Picture Rocks borough
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Picture Rocks 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.