Snyder County Municipalities
STEP 2: Building Permit
All municipalities in Snyder County have adopted the PA Act 45 Building Code.
Building permits will not be issued until all zoning requirements have been satisfied.
In addition to zoning permits you may require:
- Water/Sewer Connection approval (contact your municipality)
- Driveway permit from your municipality or PennDOT
- Subdivision or Land Development plans
- Valid street address from Snyder County GIS
- Elevation certificate for properties in a designated flood management area.
- An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan filed with your County Soil Conservation District
For more details about how to file for a building permit, visit the CK-COG Building Permits Page.
STEP3: Inspection
The Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code requires mandated inspections for all construction for which a permit is issued. Multiple inspections may be required for one project and will need to be scheduled by the permit holder at set times during the construction process.
STEP 1: Zoning
Click on the municipality to find the zoning requirements and other local requirements needed prior to being issued a building permit for your project.
If no Zoning Officer is listed for your municipality, please contact the County Planning Department.
County Planning Department
Snyder County Office of Planning
Snyder County Courthouse
P.O. Box 217
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 837-4257
Fax: (570) 837-4345
Adams Township
Township approval is required in Adams Township.
For more information contact:
Deb Browne (Secretary)
Adams Township
354 Timber Rd.
Beavertown, PA 17813
Phone: (570) 658-3201
Phone: (570) 658-3201
adamstwsp@gmail.com
Beavertown Borough
No zoning permit is required in Beavertown Borough.
For more information contact:
Beavertown Borough Office
P.O. Box 268
111 West Walnut St.
Beavertown, PA 17813-0268
Phone: (570) 658-2482
Fax: (570) 658-8311
beavertownborosec@ptd.net
www.beavertownborough.com
Rental Property Forms:
Beaver Township
No township Zoning permit is required in Beaver Township, however Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
For Township information contact:
Beaver Township Office
762 Sheep Hill Road
Beavertown, PA 17813
Phone: (570) 658-3508
Center Township
Center Township requires Township Approval prior to construction.
Setbacks and driveway permits are also required.
For more information contact:
Teresa Hibbs (cntertwp@ptd.net)
Center Township Mun. Bldg.
374 Troxelville Rd.
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 837-2692
Phone: (570) 837-2682
Phone: (570) 837-2287
www.sny-centertwp.org
Chapman Township
No Zoning permit is required in Chapman Township, however Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
For more Township information contact:
Chapman Township
759 Old Trail Rd.
Port Trevorton, PA 17864
Phone: (570) 274-5581
secretary@chapmantownship.com
Franklin Township
Franklin Township requires Township Approval prior to construction. Driveway Permits are required and County set-backs are enforced.
For more information contact:
Kathryn Shea (Secretary)
Franklin Township
384 Greenhouse Rd.
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 837-1725
Fax: (570) 837-1332
Freeburg Borough
No Zoning exists in Freeburg Borough.
However, Snyder County Setbacks are enforced and Subdivisions/Land Developments are reviewed by the Snyder County Planning Commission.
Freeburg Borough
P.O. Box 308
Freeburg, PA 17827
Phone: (570) 374-7314
Jackson Township
A driveway permit and township approval is required in Jackson Township.
For more information contact:
Susan Straub
Jackson Twp Mun. Bldg.
57 Municipal Road
Winfield, PA 17889
Phone: (570) 374-4643
Phone: (570) 374-7378
Fax: (570) 374-7378
McClure Borough
A Zoning Permit is not required in McClure Borough. Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
For more information contact:
Julie Jones (Secretary)
McClure Borough Office
PO Box 407 / One Forbes St.
McClure, PA 17841
Phone: (570) 658-8006
http://mcclure1867.wix.com/mcclure1867
Middleburg Borough
A Zoning Permit is required in Middleburg Borough.
For more information contact:
Elizabeth Paige
middleburg@snydercounty.org
Middleburg Borough Office
13 N. Main Street
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 837-2533
Fax: (570) 837-1729
Middlecreek Township
Prior township approval is required in Middlecreek Township for all construction.
For more information contact:
Jane Kessler (Secretary)
mctwp@ptd.net
Middlecreek Township Bldg.
80 Globe Mills Road
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 837-0491
Fax: (570) 837-0681
Penn Township
A zoning permit is required in Penn Township.
For more information contact:
Julie Hartley or Kathy Wendt (Asst.)
www.penn-township.net
Penn Township Mun. Bldg.
228 Clifford Road
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Phone: (570) 374-0624
Phone: (570) 374-4778
Fax: (570) 374-4931
Perry Township
A Zoning Permit is not required in Perry Township.. Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
For more information contact:
Cyndi Carvell (Secretary)
perrytwp4@verizon.net
Perry Township Mun. Bldg.
18 Hoffman Hill Rd.
Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853
Phone: (570) 539-4784
Phone: (570) 539-4787
Fax: (570) 539-2066
www.perrytownship.org
Selinsgrove Borough
A zoning permit is required in Selinsgrove Borough.
For more information contact:
Lauren Martz (Borough Manager/Zoning Officer)
www.selinsgrove.org
Selinsgrove Borough Office
One North High St.
P.O. Box 34
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Phone: (570) 374-2311
Fax: (570) 374-8902
Rental Property Forms:
Shamokin Dam Borough
A zoning permit is required in Shamokin Dam Borough.
For more information contact:
Ed Hovenstien
Shamokin Dam Borough Office
P.O. Box 273
Shamokin Dam, PA 17876
Phone: (570) 743-7565
Phone: (570) 743-7910
Fax: (570) 743-4102
www.shamokindam.net
Spring Township
Spring Township requires a Zoning Permit prior to construction.
Contact Zoning Officer Al Phillips at 570-765-4198 or altondphillips@outlook.com
For more information contact:
Deborah Browne
springtwp@snydercounty.org
Spring Township Mun. Bldg.
PO Box 12 / 80 Railroad Ave.
Beaver Springs, PA 17812
Phone: (570) 658-7234
Union Township
A driveway permit is required in Union Township.
For more information contact:
Craig Mitterling, Secretary
Union Township Municipal Building
1510 McNess Road
Port Trevorton, Pa. 17864
570-374-1919 / 570-374-1487
Washington Township
A driveway permit is required in Washington Township.
For more information contact:
Katelin Shaffer, (Secretary)
washtwnshpsnyco@gmail.com
Washington Twp Mun Bldg.
1829 Red Bank Rd.
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: (570) 374-9153
Phone: (570) 539-8768
West Beaver Township
A Zoning Permit is not required in West Beaver Township. Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
For more information contact:
West Beaver Township
4682 Ridge Road
Beaver Springs, PA 17812
Phone: (570) 658-7605
westbeavertwp@earthlink.net
West Perry Township
A Zoning Permit is not required in West Perry Township. Snyder County setbacks are enforced. Call 570-837-4257 for further information.
A driveway permit is required in West Perry Township.
For more information contact:
West Perry Township
1455 Ridge Rd.
Richfield, PA 17086
Phone: (570) 539-8618
westperrytwp@gmail.com
