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

Duncan Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building on a property inside Duncan township

  • Township permit costs $8.00.
  • All commercial construction requires a township permit, a building permit from Erb Inspections and may require Tioga County permits.
  • A detached structure under 1,000 square feet without electricity only requires the $8.00 township permit.

  township permit fee: 8 USD

  “building on your property: contact the township secretary/treasurer at 570-353-7532 first for a township permit - cost is $8.00.”

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Duncan township, Tioga County, PA

  • Tioga County's subdivision and land development ordinance (adopted by the township) contains building requirements such as setbacks.

  “although the township has not adopted a zoning ordinance tioga county's saldo contains building requirements relevant to zoning such as setbacks.”

• Zoning districtsNot published

  Zoning districts inside Duncan township

  • No township zoning ordinance, so no districts.

  “although the township has not adopted a zoning ordinance tioga county's saldo contains building requirements relevant to zoning such as setbacks.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Houses, sheds, fences, trees, plants and bushes along township roads in Duncan township

  • State roads: check with PennDOT.
  • Tioga County SALDO also contains setback requirements; not opened.

  setback from township road centerline: 35 feet (state roads follow PennDOT)

  “the township setback from township roads for houses, sheds, fences, trees, plants and bushes is 35 feet from the center line of the road.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New residence within the village of Antrim, Duncan township

  • Outside Antrim, drinking water is from private wells and sewage is on-lot septic.
  • No distance rule found.

  “within the village of antrim waste water service is provided by the township. prior to construction of a new residence you must make an application for waste water service at a township meeting.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Duncan township

  • Plans go to the Tioga County Planning Department after presentation at a township meeting.

  “the township has adopted tioga county's subdivision and land development ordinance (saldo). all plans for a subdivision or land development must be presented at a township meeting prior to submission to the tioga county planning department.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways entering a township road in Duncan township

  • Driveways onto PennDOT roads require PennDOT permits.

  “if your driveway will enter onto a township road you will need to contact the township's roadmaster at 570-353-7532 to coordinate placement”

• Permit feesPublished

  Township building permit fee inside Duncan township

  • Erb Inspections fee schedule is linked separately and was not opened.

  township permit fee: 8 USD

  “building on your property: contact the township secretary/treasurer at 570-353-7532 first for a township permit - cost is $8.00.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permits inside Duncan township

  • Contact township secretary/treasurer first; Erb Inspections handles other construction issues.

  “contact erb inspections at 570-827-3474 for any other issues related to any construction - buildings/decks/fences/above and in-ground pools etc.”

Rules another office applies inside Duncan Township

Duncan Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicLocal

  On-lot septic outside the village of Antrim, inside Duncan township

  • Within the village of Antrim, wastewater service is provided by the township.

  “outside the village of antrim prior to any construction of a primary residence or seasonal residence you must contact our sewage enforcement agency - north central sewage agency - at 570-599-6272”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Duncan township
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Duncan township
• Inspections — Inspections inside Duncan township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Duncan township
• Septic permit — Septic permit inside Duncan township

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.