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

Mehoopany Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Mehoopany township limits (Wyoming County, PA): no township zoning ordinance

  • Source is a 2013 county list; no current official statement located. Re-verify with the township office before relying on it.
  • Subdivision and land development remain regulated under the Wyoming County SALDO (see subdivision claim).
  • Septic, well, floodplain and state building-code rules still apply.

  “the other thirteen (13) municipalities in wyoming county not already listed in this section do not have zoning. these municipalities without zoning are: braintrim township, forkston township, laceyville borough, lemon township, mehoopany township, meshoppen borough, meshoppen township, nicholson township, north branch township, northmoreland township, noxen township, tunkhannock township, and windham township.”

• Zoning districtsNot published

  Land inside Mehoopany township limits: no township zoning districts

  “the other thirteen (13) municipalities in wyoming county not already listed in this section do not have zoning. these municipalities without zoning are: braintrim township, forkston township, laceyville borough, lemon township, mehoopany township, meshoppen borough, meshoppen township, nicholson township, north branch township, northmoreland township, noxen township, tunkhannock township, and windham township.”

Rules another office applies inside Mehoopany Township

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

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions and land developments on land inside Mehoopany township, administered by the Wyoming County Planning Commission and Office of Community Planning

  • Major subdivisions and land developments need county planning commission approval-disapproval; minor ones are approved by the county planning director.
  • Any new property boundary must be prepared by a PLS; stormwater engineering by a PE (per county page).
  • County page notes a September 2026 SALDO amendment (effective Sept. 9, 2026) for high-intensity nonresidential land developments.
  • Office: 1 Courthouse Square, 3rd floor, Tunkhannock, PA 18657; (570) 996-2268.

  “the remaining nineteen (19) municipalities not listed in the preceding paragraph fall under the jurisdiction of the wyoming county subdivision and land development ordinance. these municipalities are: braintrim township, eaton township, exeter township, falls township, forkston township, laceyville borough, lemon township, mehoopany township,”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Mehoopany township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Mehoopany township
• Building code adopted — Building code enforcement inside Mehoopany township
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Mehoopany township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Mehoopany 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.