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

Mead Township’s own rules

• Who permits septicLocal

  Onsite sewage permitting inside Mead Township, handled by the township's sewage enforcement officer

  • Listed as a Mead Township contact on the county's township page
  • County zoning ordinance refers to the 'municipal sewage enforcement officer' and the PA Sewage Facilities Act

  “sewage enforcement officer todd fantaskey 1137 follett run road warren, pa 16365 phone: 814-723-3775”

Rules another office applies inside Mead Township

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

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Mead Township, Warren County, PA: zoning is the Warren County Zoning Ordinance (Mead listed since 1965), administered by the county Planning and Zoning Office, not a township-adopted ordinance

  • Mead Township page says zoning permits are handled by the Warren County Planning and Zoning Office
  • Ordinance amended February 18, 2026

  “the warren county zoning ordinance covers the municipalities of: boroughs: clarendon 1965 sugar grove 1968 tidioute 1973 townships: columbus 1966 conewango 1966 deerfield 2020 eldred 1965 elk 1965 farmington 2024 glade 1965 mead 1965”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts applying inside Mead Township under the county ordinance; the ordinance text is published but the zoning map showing Mead's districts was not reviewed

  • Map is kept at the Warren County Planning Commission offices

  “the official zoning map shall be kept on file and available for examination at the offices of the warren county planning commission.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  ACR (Agriculture-Conservation-Recreation) district inside Mead Township under county zoning

  • Columns: single-family dwellings, two single-family dwellings, all other uses
  • Zoning permit applicants must present an SEO sewage permit where required by the PA Sewage Facilities Act
  • Which parcels in Mead are zoned ACR depends on the county zoning map, not reviewed

  single-family minimum lot area: 1 acre · two single-family dwellings minimum lot area: 1.5 acres

  “minimum lot area* 1 acre 1.5 acres 1 acre minimum lot width 150 feet 150 feet 150 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 Residential district inside Mead Township under county zoning

    “minimum lot area with public water and sewer with public sewer only 7,500 square feet 10,000 square feet on-lot sewer* 1 acre”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  ACR district inside Mead Township under county zoning

  • Columns: single-family dwellings 20%, two single-family dwellings 20%, all other uses 25%

  single-family maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent

  “maximum height ** 35 feet 35 feet 45 feet maximum lot coverage 20% 20% 25%”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 Residential district inside Mead Township under county zoning

    “maximum height 35 feet maximum lot coverage 20%”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  ACR district inside Mead Township under county zoning

  • Columns: single-family 35 feet, two single-family 35 feet, all other uses 45 feet
  • Table footnote (**) not reviewed

  single-family maximum height: <= 35 feet · all other uses maximum height: <= 45 feet

  “maximum height ** 35 feet 35 feet 45 feet maximum lot coverage 20% 20% 25%”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 Residential district inside Mead Township under county zoning

    “maximum height 35 feet maximum lot coverage 20%”

• Septic permitRequired

  New structures in the ACR district inside Mead Township under the county zoning ordinance (same SEO-permit text appears in the R-1, R-2 and V district tables)

  • Only where the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act requires a sewage permit for the proposed structure
  • Mead's specific districts depend on the county zoning map, not reviewed

  “all applicants for zoning permits for new structures in this district must present a permit from the municipal sewage enforcement officer (seo) indicating that the site and the plans and specifications of such system comply with the provisions of the pennsylvania sewage facilities act, providing said permits are required by said act for the proposed structure.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit applications for land inside Mead Township, filed with the Warren County Planning and Zoning Office

  • Application forms and instructions are published; Mead's building permit process through Bureau Veritas not documented
  • Mead Township page names the county office for zoning permits

  “zoning permits warren county planning and zoning office building permits mead township / bureau veritas”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Mead Township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Mead Township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Mead Township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Mead Township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Mead 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.