Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania

Tinicum Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

  • Chapter 395 was amended in its entirety on 2021-05-17 by Ordinance No. 2021-911; subsequent amendments are noted where applicable.

  “[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Tinicum 6-7-1948 by Ord. No. 182; amended in its entirety 5-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-911. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Tinicum Township.

  • The specific approval standards and exemptions were not extracted.

  “[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Tinicum 12-18-1978 by Ord. No. 529. Amendments noted where applicable.]”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Township permits for temporary storage sheds, trailers, trailer storage, construction offices, and construction trailers at a construction site under development.

  • One-year permit fee is $3 per square foot.
  • Six-month-or-less permit fee is $2 per square foot.
  • Three-month-or-less permit fee is $1.25 per square foot.

  one-year temporary-trailer permit fee: 3 USD per square foot · six-month-or-less temporary-trailer permit fee: 2 USD per square foot · three-month-or-less temporary-trailer permit fee: 1.25 USD per square foot

  “A Township permit shall be required for the placing of any temporary storage shed, trailer, trailer storage, construction office or construction trailer at a construction site under development, with the permit fee as follows: One year: $3 per square foot. Six months or less: $2 per square foot. Three months of less: $1.25 per square foot.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Tinicum Township or Delaware County directly.

• Building permit — General residential building construction inside Tinicum Township.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Tinicum Township.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Tinicum Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Tinicum Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Tinicum Township zoning districts.

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Tinicum Township means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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