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

Palmyra Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA) limits: the township's own zoning ordinance and schedule of districts

  • The township home page describes the zoning ordinance as existing and under proposed updates and amendments, with a public hearing announced for 2026-09-08.
  • The amended text was not reviewed; the district rules are not recorded in this claim.

  “also under consideration will be updates / amendments to the existing zoning ordinance and it's schedule of districts, as well as a zoning map update.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)

  • The home page names C-1 and I-1 districts in a conditional-use note; the full schedule of districts (including R-1 Low Density Residential and R-R Rural Residential, named on the county-linked zoning map) was not opened.
  • The schedule of districts and zoning map are under proposed update.

  “commercial / large scale solar allowed as a conditional use in the c-1 and i-1 districts.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)

  • The township lists a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) on its ordinances page. The SALDO text was not opened, so its standards are not recorded here.

  “zoning ordinance subdivision and land development ordinance - saldo short term rental ordinance”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short-term rentals of dwelling units inside Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA) rented for less than 29 consecutive calendar days

  • A permit is required for each short-term rental, issued only to the owner, with a separate permit for each dwelling unit in multi-family buildings (Section 8).
  • Permits renew annually and whenever governed conditions change; the renewal fee is set by board of supervisors resolution, doubles if unpaid by February 15, and a permit becomes void if unpaid by May 1 (Section 11).
  • Occupancy limit where the unit is served by a public sewage system: not more than two per bedroom plus three persons or a maximum of fifteen persons, whichever is less (Section 12). A separate limit applies to units served by on-site septic; its text was not captured.
  • The copy reviewed leaves the effective date blank and gives owners 60 days from the effective date to comply.

  short-term rental threshold (rental period less than): < 29 consecutive calendar days

  “a short-term rental permit shall be required when any dwelling unit in a singlefamily dwelling or a two-family/multi-family dwelling is advertised for rent or is rented for a period of less than twenty-nine (29) consecutive calendar days.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes in Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homeowners building in Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption in Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)
• Inspections — Building inspections in Palmyra Township (Wayne County, PA)
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy in Palmyra Township (Wayne County, 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.