BUILDING & ZONING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Forms must be submitted as a hardcopy to the Zoning Officer/Building Code Official or Township office, unless other arrangements have been made. Please be advised that code officials are part-time.
Building Code Officer: Jim Kopchak, Keystone Municipal Services
Office Hours Tue-Wed-Th, 1:30-5:00 PM
610-847-8440
Zoning Officer: Mark Fournier, Keystone Municipal Services
Office Hours Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:30-5:00 PM
610-847-8440
Electrical Inspector: Applicants must hire a third-party electrical underwriter licensed in PA for rough and final electrical inspections. Inspection cards must be submitted to the Township Code Official. Electrical inspection agencies include, but are not limited to:
1) United Inspection Agency (215) 542-9977
2) Code Inspections (215) 672-9400
3) Lehigh Valley Inspections (610) 395-3827
To download a form, right-click on the form and choose "Save Link As...".
- Building Permit Application for Commercial Buildings
- Building Permit Application for Residential Buildings
- Committee-Advisory Board Letter of Interest Application
- Conditional Use Application
- Concern-Complaint Form
- Demo Permit Application
- Driveway Permit Application
- Electrical Permit Application
- 2026 Fee Schedule
- Floodplain Development Permit/Application
- Generator Permit Application
- Land Development Waiver Application
- Peddling-Soliciting Permit Application
- Professional Services Agreement
- Re-Roofing Application
- Sign Permit Application
- Stormwater Management Application
- Subdivision & Land Development Application
- UCC Board of Appeals Form
- Veteran's Park Facilities Rental
- Well Permit App
- Zoning Permit Application
- Zoning Hearing Board Application
If you have questions about which permit application you might need for your project, check the chart below:
| PROJECT | APPLICATION | REVIEW |
| Additions under 1,000 sf | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
Building Code Inspector (BCO) 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Additions 1,000 sf and over | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* Township Engineer |
| Agricultural Buildings | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Agricultural Buildings over 1,000 sf | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
Township Engineer |
| Alterations/Renovations | Building Permit App | BCO
3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Building Permit - Residential | Building Permit App | BCO
3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Building Permit - Commercial | Commercial Building Permit App | BCO
3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Change of Occupancy | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Concern/Complaint | Concern-Complaint Form | Township Manager |
| Deck - New/Replace | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO
|
| Demolition | DEMO Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO |
| Driveway | Driveway Permit App
If PennDOT Road -PennDOT App |
Zoning Officer
BCO Public Works Director PennDOT |
| Electrical | Electrical Permit App | BCO
3rd Party Electrical Underwriter licensed in the state of PA |
| Fence up to 6 ft | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Fence over 6 ft | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO |
| Firework Display | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Floodplain Development | Floodplain Permit App | Floodplain Administrator
Zoning Officer BCO
|
| Forestry/Logging | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
Township Engineer |
| Garage under 1,000 sf | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Garage 1,000 sf and over | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* Township Engineer |
| Gated Entrance | Zoning Permit App
Electrical Permit App (if applicable) |
Zoning Officer |
| Generator | Generator Permiit App
|
Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Geothermal | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Grading or earth disturbance of 1,000 sf or more | Stormwater Management App | Township Engineer |
| Home Occupation | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| HVAC/AC/Furnace | Building Permit App | BCO |
| Land Development | Subdivision & Land Development App | Zoning Officer
Township Engineer Planning Commission Board of Supervisors |
| Land Preservation | Land Preservation_App | Open Space Committee
Zoning Officer Township Manager Board of Supervisors |
| Patio | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Roof Residential Nonstructural Repair or Replacement | No Permit Required if nonstructural | |
| Roof Commercial Nonstructural Repair or Replacement | Commercial Building Permit App | BCO |
| Roof with structural repairs or alterations | Building Permit App | BCO |
| Septic Repairs or Replacement | Bucks County Dept of Health App | Bucks County DOH |
| Shed under 1,000 sf | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Shed 1,000 sf and over | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Sign | Sign Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO |
| Sign Illuminated | Sign Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Single Family Detached Dwelling (New) | Zoning Permit App
Bucks County Dept of Health Septic App Bucks County Dept of Health Well App |
Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* Township Engineer Bucks County Dept. of Health Water Test Facility |
| Solar | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Stormwater Management | Stormwater Management App | Zoning Officer
Township Engineer |
| Subdivision | Subdivision & Land Development App | Zoning Officer
Township Engineer Environmental Advisory Board Planning Commission Board of Supervisors |
| Swimming Pool above ground | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter * |
| Swimming Pool below ground | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer
BCO 3rd Party Electrical Underwriter* |
| Tank Removal | Building Permit App | BCO |
| Unified Construction Code Appeal | UCC Board of Appeal Form | BCO
UCC Board of Appeals |
| Use | Conditional Use App | Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors |
| Well Drilling/Well Utilization Permit | Well Permit App | Zoning Officer |
| Zoning Variance or Special Exception | Zoning Hearing Board App | Zoning Hearing Board |
| Zoning | Zoning Permit App | Zoning Officer |
* Third Party Electrical Underwriters include, but are not limited to:
1) UNITED INSPECTION AGENCY (215) 542-9977
2) CODE INSPECTIONS (215) 672-9400
3) LEHIGH VALLEY INSPECTIONS (610) 395-3827