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

Dingman Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of structures inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • The quoted sentence comes from the township's historical 1979 building ordinance description; the township building page also describes the Uniform Construction Code requirement to permit building construction.
  • Construction may proceed after the permit is issued.

  “the ordinance required that building permits be obtained and that all structures be constructed in accordance with the b.o.c.a. national building code.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Building construction inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • The township building page says the Uniform Construction Code requires municipalities to permit and inspect building construction; the inspection schedule and inspector contact were not confirmed on an official page.

  “the uniform construction code requiring municipalities to permit and inspect building construction.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA: the township administers its own zoning ordinance.

  • The township zoning department page states the ordinance became effective 1974-09-03 and is reviewed periodically and updated as needed.
  • The zoning ordinance PDF is linked from the township zoning page; its current amendment status was not verified in this research pass.

  “on september 3, 1974 the dingman township zoning ordinance became effective.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA (CP, RU, R-1-A, R-1, NC, ND-2, RC, FP).

  • Section 301 lists the districts; the district-by-district dimensional table (Section 306) was not readable in the text extraction, so district figures are not stated here.

  “for the purpose of this ordinance, the township of dingman is hereby divided into districts which shall be designated as follows”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Manufactured housing units used as single-family dwellings only; not a general minimum for all dwellings in Dingman township.

  • General minimum dwelling size for site-built homes was not located; this claim covers manufactured homes only.

  minimum floor area: >= 800 square feet (exclusive of basement and accessory structures)

  “manufactured housing units may be erected as single-family dwellings in districts where the latter is allowed, provided that any such manufactured housing shall contain at least 800 square feet of floor area (exclusive of basement and accessory structures)”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Recreational vehicle campsites inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA (schedule note; not the residential districts).

  • Applies to any structure on a recreational vehicle campsite, including RVs, tents, accessory buildings, decks and patios.
  • No part of the recreational vehicle, including slide-outs and tip-outs, may be placed beyond the setback lines (text truncated in extraction).

  front setback: 15 feet · rear setback: 15 feet · side setback: 7.5 feet · setback from top of bank of any body of water: 50 feet

  “fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line; fifteen (15) feet from the back lot line; seven and one-half (7.5) feet from the side lot lines; and fifty (50) feet from the top of the bank of any body of water”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured housing units used as single-family dwellings inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA, in districts where single-family dwellings are allowed.

  • Must contain at least 800 square feet of floor area (exclusive of basement and accessory structures).
  • Must be placed on a complete permanent walled foundation meeting all standards of the township building code.
  • Applies only where the district allows single-family dwellings; district list not extracted.

  minimum floor area: >= 800 square feet (exclusive of basement and accessory structures)

  “manufactured housing units may be erected as single-family dwellings in districts where the latter is allowed, provided that any such manufactured housing shall contain at least 800 square feet of floor area (exclusive of basement and accessory structures) and shall be placed on a complete permanent walled foundation, meeting all standards of the township building code.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-lot sewage systems on land inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • The township appoints its own sewage enforcement officer; the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act is administered by the municipality.

  “municipal governments are charged with the administration of the sewage facilities act.”

• Septic permitRequired

  On-lot sewage disposal systems inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • Construction may proceed after the sewage permit is issued by the township sewage enforcement officer.

  “permits, inspections, and investigations are conducted by state certified sewage enforcement officers that are employed by the individual municipalities.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  On-lot sewage disposal systems inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • Inspection requests must be made directly with the sewage enforcement officer during office hours, per the township page.

  “requests for inspections must be made directly with the sewage enforcement officer during office hours.”

• Well permitRequired

  New water wells inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • Work must be performed by a state-licensed well driller.
  • Construction may proceed after the township well permit is issued.

  “in dingman township, constructing a new water well requires a permit from the township and must be performed by a state-licensed well driller.”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Transient (short-term) use of residential property for remuneration inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • Requires a zoning permit under Section 438 per the ordinance table of contents; the zoning department page lists a 'transient residential use form'. Permit standards were not reached in the text.

  “section 438 - zoning permits for transient use of residential property for remuneration”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning permit applications for uses inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.

  • Principal and accessory uses are issued directly by the zoning officer; conditional uses need a public hearing before the board of supervisors; special exceptions and variances need a public hearing before the zoning hearing board.
  • All zoning permit applications must be initiated through the zoning officer.

  “principal uses and accessory uses are issued directly by the zoning officer. conditional uses require a public hearing before the board of supervisors. special exceptions and variances require a public hearing before the zoning hearing board. all zoning permit applications must be initiated through the zoning officer.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.
• Certificate of occupancy — New dwellings inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.
• Minimum lot size — Single-family lots in the R-1 low-density residential and RU rural districts inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.
• Lot coverage — Maximum lot coverage for principal dwellings inside Dingman township, Pike County, PA.
• Building height — Maximum building height for principal dwellings inside Dingman 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.