Building Permits

Please contact Community Development at 717-533-2057, Opt. 2, if there is a question about the need for a permit for your project.

Forms

• Application for all work other than swimming pools or decks
• Application for swimming pools, with required checklist and guide
• Application for decks, with required checklist
• Application to amend an existing building permit
• Workers compensation insurance exemption form

Checklists

• Residential submission checklist
• Commercial submission checklist
• Deck checklist
• Swimming pool checklist and guide

Township fee schedule

• 2021 Township fee schedule (see items 1 (Building Permits) and 4 (Zoning Permits) under Community Development)

Approved 3rd party agencies for electrical review/inspection

NOTE: Posted fees for 3rd party agencies may not be current. Please contact the agency directly to verify.

• Commonwealth Code Inspection Service
• Approved Code Services, Inc.
• Light-Heigel & Associates, Inc.

Additional information

• List of Adopted Building Codes
• Dauphin County Conservation District E&S Pollution Control Fact Sheet

• Residential wood deck construction guide
• Swimming pool guide

• Your project may require the submission of a stormwater management plan. Click here to read about the Township’s Stormwater Management regulations.