Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Factoryville, Pennsylvania

Borough of Factoryville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction and structural changes inside Factoryville borough: borough pre-construction permit plus a building permit from Bureau Veritas

  • Replacing an existing item with the exact same, newer item does not need a permit.
  • Building permit is issued by Bureau Veritas (Tunkhannock office), separate from the borough pre-construction permit.

  “all other changes to structures and all new construction projects require a pre-construction permit from factoryville borough and a building permit from bureau veritas.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Factoryville borough (Wyoming County, PA)

  • Zoning officer is with Milnes Engineering; residents are asked to contact the borough first.
  • Zoning text consists of Ordinance #360 with revisions #491, #558, #578 and 2024-1 (amendment); the ordinance PDFs are hosted on Adobe links and could not be read.

  “our zoning ordinances and revisions are as follows: factoryville zoning map ordinance#360 zoning ordinance#491 zoning revision ordinance#558 zoning revision ordinance #578 zoning revision odinance 2024-1 (amendment)”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit applications inside Factoryville borough

  • Borough posts several application forms (non-conforming structure registration, general zoning permit, pre-construction, pool, fence, driveway); contents of the forms were not read.
  • Contact the borough before contacting the zoning officer.

  “a different application is needed depending on the work to be done. please see below for your options: non-conforming structure registration application general zoning permit application pre-construction application pool application fence application driveway permit application”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Factoryville borough
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Factoryville borough
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Factoryville borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Factoryville borough
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Factoryville 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.