Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Pine Grove Township, Pennsylvania

Rules another office applies inside Pine Grove Township

Pine Grove 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 (with conditions)

  Land inside Pine Grove township: zoning is the Warren County Zoning Ordinance, which lists Pine Grove township among the municipalities it covers (not a township-adopted ordinance)

  • Ordinance is county-administered; the '1965' beside Pine Grove is not explained in the text
  • Township's own separate zoning ordinance not checked

  “301.2 application: 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 pine grove 1965”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance that apply inside Pine Grove township; which districts are mapped in the township was not checked

  • District map kept at the Warren County planning commission offices

  “that portion of warren county indicated on the zoning map is hereby divided into the following nine (9) classes or districts and two overlay districts”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agriculture-Conservation-Recreation (ACR) district under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance, applicable inside Pine Grove township where mapped

  • Columns are single-family dwellings, two single-family dwellings, all other uses
  • New structures need a municipal sewage enforcement officer permit where required by the Sewage Facilities Act

  minimum lot area, single-family: 1 acre · minimum lot width: 150 feet

  “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) — Residential R-1 district under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance, applicable inside Pine Grove township where mapped

    “all uses 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)

  Residential R-1 district under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance, applicable inside Pine Grove township where mapped

  maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent

  “maximum height 35 feet maximum lot coverage 20%”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential R-1 district under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance, applicable inside Pine Grove township where mapped

  maximum height: <= 35 feet

  “maximum height 35 feet maximum lot coverage 20%”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles on land inside Pine Grove township under the Warren County Zoning Ordinance definition

  • RVs may be parked or stored on the owner's lot in all districts without a zoning permit
  • Park models limited to 400 sq ft

  “recreational vehicles may be parked and or stored on the owner's lot in all zoning districts without requiring zoning permits.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits in Pine Grove township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in Pine Grove township
• Building code adopted — Building code in Pine Grove township
• Inspections — Building inspection in Pine Grove township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy in Pine Grove 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.