Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Blooming Grove Township, Pennsylvania

Blooming Grove Township’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Land inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA

  • The township lists a 'building code' ordinance. The edition of the code adopted and its content were not verified from the ordinance text.

  “fee schedule subdivision and land development building code water well ordinance 911 addressing”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA (township address 488 Route 739). The township lists its own zoning ordinance and zoning maps as adopted township ordinances.

  • The township's own page lists a zoning ordinance and zoning maps (2011 and 2019). The zoning ordinance PDF at bloominggrovetownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Zoning-Ordinance-Blooming-Grove.pdf could not be text-extracted in this run, so no district limits are recorded from it.
  • Zoning administration is listed on the township officials page as 'NEIC zoning & code enforcement' with a Zoning Hearing Board; the township page does not state that NEIC is the administering body in writing beyond that listing.

  “zoning ordinance zoning map - 2011 zoning map - 2019”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA

  • The township lists zoning maps dated 2011 and 2019 on its ordinances page. The district boundaries and district list were not read because the zoning ordinance PDF could not be text-extracted.

  “zoning ordinance zoning map - 2011 zoning map - 2019”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Sewage (on-lot septic) matters for land inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA

  • The township officials page lists a township sewage enforcement officer. Whether the township enforces Act 537 sewage permits in every case, and the role of the Pike County health or planning offices, were not confirmed from readable text.

  “glen martin sewage enforcement officer phone: 570-775-6461 extension #5”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land subdivision and land development inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA

  • The township lists a subdivision and land development ordinance. Its requirements were not read.

  “fee schedule subdivision and land development building code water well ordinance 911 addressing”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Permits issued by Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA

  • The township lists a fee schedule document. Its amounts were not read.

  “fee schedule subdivision and land development building code water well ordinance 911 addressing”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA
• Inspections — New construction inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA
• Certificate of occupancy — New dwellings inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike County, PA
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family residential district inside Blooming Grove Township, Pike 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.