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Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

Borough of Stoneboro is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Borough of Stoneboro adopts its own zoning, so inside its limits Borough of Stoneboro’s rules apply, not the county’s. 3 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on November 12, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Mercer County page.

Answers from the rulebook for Borough of Stoneboro

Borough of Stoneboro’s own rules

  • Local zoningPresent

    Land inside Stoneboro borough, Mercer County, PA

    • Copy dated July 2002 hosted by the county planning commission; borough site not opened, so later amendments were not checked.
    “stoneboro borough is hereby divided into the following zoning districts: full name residential single family residential general lakefront central business mixed use industrial”
  • Zoning districtsPublished

    Zoning districts inside Stoneboro borough

    • Districts: R-1 residential single family, R-2 residential general, L lakefront, B-1 central business, B-2 mixed use, I industrial.
    • Lot, yard and height table (section 600.1) is garbled in extracted text; per-district numbers not assigned.
    “301.1: residential single family (r-1) 7 301.2: residential general (r-2) 7 301.3: lakefront (l) 7 301.4: central business (b-1) 7”
  • Building in a floodplainLimited

    Land inside Stoneboro borough within mapped floodplain districts

    • Applies only to lands in the FA, FW and FF districts; governed by the borough floodplain management ordinance (Ordinance No. 2 of 1983), which was not opened.
    “all lands within the jurisdiction of stoneboro borough that are located within any general floodplain districts (fa), floodway districts (fw), and flood-fringe districts (ff), as specified by the stoneboro borough floodplain management ordinance (ordinance no. 2 of 1983), are subject to the provisions of said regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

  • Building permit — Building permits inside Stoneboro borough
  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Stoneboro borough
  • Building code adopted — Building code inside Stoneboro borough
  • Inspections — Building inspections inside Stoneboro borough
  • Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Stoneboro borough
22 more unanswered
  • 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
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees
  • Permit process

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 Borough of Stoneboro publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Mercer County’s page lists the county offices to call.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Borough of Stoneboro means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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