Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Forest City, Pennsylvania

Borough of Forest City’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Forest City borough, Susquehanna County, PA

  • Copy of the ordinance is hosted on the Susquehanna County website; the 1993 text may have been amended since and amendments were not checked.

  “adopted dec. 6,. 1993 ordinance #427, 1993 borough of forest city susquehanna county pennsylvania”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts in Forest City borough

  • Districts: E-1, R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2 per the table of contents; the district map was not reviewed.

  “§502 r-1 - residential - low density district; 51 §503 r-2 - residential, medium density district 5 2 §504 c-1 - main street commercial district”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  All new dwelling units in Forest City borough zoning districts

  • Applies to dwelling units hereafter created.

  efficiency unit: >= 500 sq ft · one-bedroom: >= 655 sq ft · two-bedroom: >= 900 sq ft · three-bedroom: >= 1125 sq ft · four-bedroom: >= 1330 sq ft

  “all dwelling units hereafter created shall have the following minimum floor areas: efficiency unit one-bedroom unit two-bedroom unit three-bedroom unit four-bedroom unit five- or more-bedroom unit §803 500 square feet 655 square feet 900 square feet 1,125 square feet 1,330 square feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 Residential Low Density District, Forest City borough

  • Other dimensional limits are in Schedule A, which was not reviewed.

  max building coverage: <= 25 percent · max impervious cover: <= 30 percent

  “the maximum land area covered by buildings shall be 25%, and the maximum total impervious cover shall be 30%.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  R-1 district, Forest City borough

  • Mobile homes allowed only on permanent foundations as principal use; mobile home parks are separate special exception/conditional uses.

  “single-family dwellings, including mobile homes on permanent foundations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Forest City borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Forest City borough
• Building code adopted — Forest City borough
• Inspections — Forest City borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Forest City 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.