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

Shohola Township’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Shohola Township, PA

  • The township's ordinance index lists 54 – building code; its adoption date and the code edition it adopts were not visible in the indexed text.
  • The permits page offers a deck guide based on the 2015 International Residential Code, which indicates the township uses that edition for residential decks.

  “54 – building code 55 – amending zoning ordinance # 44”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Shohola Township, PA (mailing ZIP 18458, Pike County): the township's own zoning ordinance, administered by the township zoning office

  • The township's all-ordinances index lists 80 – zoning as a township ordinance, and its home page menu lists a zoning permit, zoning fee schedule, zoning map and zoning hearing application.
  • The zoning ordinance text itself was not located or opened within the research budget. No district names, dimensional standards, use limits or amendment status are recorded here.
  • Township meeting agendas (not opened, not cited) reference pending zoning amendments; their adoption status is unverified.

  “80 – zoning 82 – debt ordinance 83 – park ordinance”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Shohola Township, PA

  • The township indexes 72 – subdivision and land development (saldo) January 2012 as its subdivision ordinance; the text was not opened.

  “72 – subdivision and land development (saldo) january 2012”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning, sewage and related permits issued by Shohola Township, PA

  • The township publishes a zoning fee schedule and a sewage fee schedule; the dollar amounts were not opened and are not recorded here.

  “sewage fee schedule sewage application workers comp. ins. coverage well permit zoning permit zoning fee schedule zoning map”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Shohola Township, PA
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Shohola Township, PA
• Inspections — Building inspections in Shohola Township, PA
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy in Shohola Township, PA
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and list for Shohola Township, 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.