Union County Municipalities

STEP 2: Building Permit

All municipalities in Union 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:

For more details visit the CK-COG Building Permits Page

STEP 3: 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.

Visit our inspections page for more information.

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.

Union County Planning Commission

UC Government Center
155 N. 15th Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone: (570) 524-3840
Fax: (570) 524-3850

A zoning permit is required in Buffalo Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

A zoning permit is required in East Buffalo Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

A zoning permit is required in East Buffalo Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

No Zoning is required in Hartleton Borough.  Union County setbacks and Land Development are enforced, call (570) 524-3840.

For all other needs contact:

Gwendolyn Perrin (Secretary)
hartletonboro@windstream.net

Hartleton Borough
PO Box 14
Hartleton, PA 17829

Phone: (570) 922-1892

A Zoning Permit is required in Hartley Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about Zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

A zoning permit is required in Kelly Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

A Zoning Permit is required in Lewis Township.

Zoning Permit Application (complete and return to the office below)

For more information about Zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Office: 570-522-1326, Option 2

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

A zoning permit is required in Lewisburg Borough.

Forms:

For more information about zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

For all other needs contact:

Lewisburg Borough
55 South Fifth Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone: (570) 522-1348
Phone: (570) 523-3614
janders@lewisburgborough.org
www.lewisburgborough.org

Rental Property Forms:

A zoning permit is not required in Limestone Township.

Limestone Township does enforce property line setbacks.

For more information contact:

Teresa Haines (Secretary)
Limestone Township
3840 Wildwood Rd.
Mifflinburg,  PA  17844

Phone: (570) 966-2049
Phone: (570) 966-3380
Fax: (570) 966-7282
limestonetownship@dejazzd.com

A zoning permit is required in Mifflinburg Borough.

Zoning Forms:

For more information on zoning contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

For all other needs contact:

Mifflinburg Borough
120 N. 3rd
Mifflinburg,  PA  17844

Phone: (570) 522-1326
Phone: (570) 966-1013
Fax: (570) 966-4258
miffmgr@dejazzd.com
mifflinburgborough.org

Rental Property Forms:

A zoning permit is required in New Berlin Borough.

For more information contact:

David Mull (Zoning Officer)
966-4705

or

Rebecca Witmer (Secretary)
nbboro@dejazzd.com

New Berlin Borough
318 Vine Street
Box 330
New Berlin, PA 17855

Phone: (570) 966-4705
Fax: (570) 966-4706
www.newberlinpa.us

A zoning permit is not required in Union Township.

Union Township does enforce property line setbacks.

For more information contact:

Wendy Yoder
info@uniontwp.org

Union Township
PO Box 184
Winfield,  PA  17889

Phone: (570) 524-4589

A zoning permit is required in West Buffalo Township.

Zoning Forms:

For more information contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard,
Suite 400A,
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

For all other needs contact:

West Buffalo Township
PO Box 131
Mifflinburg,  PA  17844

Phone: (570) 522-1348
Phone: (570) 966-0909
Phone: (570) 966-2779

A zoning permit is required in White Deer Township.

Zoning Forms:

For more information contact:

Central Keystone COG
1610 Industrial Boulevard
Suite 400A
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Toll Free: (877) 457-9401
Fax: (570) 522-1327
permits@ckcog.com

For all other needs contact:

White Deer Township
2191 Creek Road
New Columbia,  PA  17856

Phone: (570) 522-1348
Phone: (570) 568-8643
Fax: (570) 568-8443
road05@dejazzd.com