Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania

Borough of Fawn Grove’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Fawn Grove borough

  • Administration may be by employee, third-party agency, or agreement, as designated by council resolution.
  • Fees are set by council resolution.

  “the uniform construction code, contained in 34 pa. code, chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the borough of fawn grove.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Fawn Grove borough, York County, PA

  • Zoning is administered by a zoning officer appointed by council; special exceptions and variances go to the zoning hearing board.

  “the borough of fawn grove is divided into zones enumerated below and shown on the map entitled " zoning map of fawn grove borough" which map is part of this ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zones in Fawn Grove borough

  • Zones are shown on the borough zoning map, which is part of the ordinance.

  zones: R, RA, CV, CI, VC

  “r residential ra rural agricultural cv conservation ci commercial industrial vc village center”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential (R) zone, single family detached, on-lot water and on-lot sewage, inside Fawn Grove borough

  • 20,000 sq ft and 100 ft width where either off-lot public water or sewer is available.
  • 12,000 sq ft and 80 ft width where both off-lot water and sewer are available.

  minimum lot area: >= 1 acre · minimum lot width: >= 200 feet

  “lots for single family detached dwellings shall have a minimum lot area of one (1) acre and a minimum lot width at the building line of two hundred (200) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural Agricultural (RA) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

    “minimum lot area - one (1) acre. b. maximum lot area - single family dwelling units only: one and one-half (1-1 1/2) acres”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential (R) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

  • Article IV has setback modifications.

  front: >= 30 feet · side: >= 10 feet · rear principal: >= 30 feet (10 ft for accessory)

  “front setback - thirty (30) feet. each side setback - ten (10) feet rear setback - thirty (30) feet (principal use); - ten (10) feet (accessory use)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural Agricultural (RA) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

    “front setback - thirty (30) feet. each side setback -ten (10) feet rear setback - thirty (30) feet (principal use); ten (10) feet (accessory use)”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential (R) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

  • Also at least 60% of net lot area must be green area.

  maximum building coverage: <= 40 percent

  “not more than forty percent (40%) of the net area of the lot may be covered by buildings or structures including accessory buildings.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural Agricultural (RA) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

    “not more than 40 percent (40%) of the lot area may be covered by buildings or structures including accessory buildings.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Main buildings in Residential (R) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

  • May extend to 3.5 stories/45 ft if each yard is increased 1 ft per extra foot over 35 ft.
  • Accessory buildings: 2 stories, max 25 ft; no limit for agricultural buildings.

  main building height: <= 35 feet (2.5 stories)

  “the height limit for a main building shall be two and one-half (2 1/2) stories, but not over thirty-five (35) feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Rural Agricultural (RA) zone inside Fawn Grove borough

    “the building height limit shall be fifty (50) feet, except in the case of agricultural buildings, in which case there shall be no height limitation”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Fawn Grove borough
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Fawn Grove borough
• Inspections — Inspections inside Fawn Grove borough
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of use and occupancy inside Fawn Grove borough
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Fawn Grove 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.