Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Borough of Millersville, Pennsylvania

Borough of Millersville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Millersville borough limits.

  • Chapter 380 was adopted by Borough Council on 9-23-2003 by Ordinance No. 2003-3; amendments are noted where applicable.

  “Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Millersville 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-3.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Improved properties inside Millersville borough to which the Borough sewer system is accessible.

  • This is not a boroughwide determination for parcels where the sewer system is not accessible.
  • Owners of accessible unconnected improved properties must apply to connect and connect to the Borough sewer system.

  “After the effective date of this article, the owners of all improved properties connected to the sewer system shall be required to remain connected. The owners of all unconnected improved properties to which the sewer system is now or hereafter becomes accessible shall be required to make application to connect and to connect to the sewer system.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Improved properties inside Millersville borough where the Borough sewer system is accessible.

  • Accessibility exists where property abuts or adjoins a street with a Borough sewer main, or where an improvement is within 100 feet of the main and can drain to it by gravity through a public or private street, alley, or available right-of-way.
  • The owner must apply, obtain a Borough permit, and pay applicable fees; each improved property must have its own building sewer.
  • The Borough Manager gives notice to owners required to connect; application is due within 15 days. Before connection, the owner must complete an application, obtain Borough approval, and pay connection, tapping, and customer-facilities fees within 10 days of invoice. The permit issues after approval and payment; connection must occur within 30 days and before occupancy for new construction, with 24 hours' notice.

  sewer-main distance threshold: <= 100 feet (Also requires the ground floor to be drainable by gravity through a public or private street, alley, or available right-of-way.)

  “After the effective date of this article, the owners of all improved properties connected to the sewer system shall be required to remain connected. The owners of all unconnected improved properties to which the sewer system is now or hereafter becomes accessible shall be required to make application to connect and to connect to the sewer system.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Millersville borough limits.

  • Specific approval standards and exceptions were not extracted in this run.

  “Chapter 325 Subdivision and Land Development”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Borough sewer connections inside Millersville borough limits.

  • The connection fee is the actual cost of inspection; when a connection fails inspection, each subsequent inspection through the final successful inspection is added to the connection fee and paid by the owner.

  sewer connection fee: actual cost of the inspection (Subsequent inspection costs are added if a connection fails inspection.)

  “There is hereby imposed and fixed upon the owner of each property connecting a service connection to the Borough's sewer main after the effective date of this article a connection fee for each such connection in the amount of the actual cost of the inspection. In the event that a connection does not pass inspection, the actual cost of each subsequent inspection until and including a final successful inspection shall be added to the connection fee and borne by the owner.”

• Permit processPartial

  Borough sewer-connection permits inside Millersville borough limits.

  • The process applies to properties required to connect to the sewer system.
  • Application must be approved and all required fees paid before permit issuance; new construction must connect before occupancy.

  application deadline after Borough notice: <= 15 days · fee payment deadline after invoice: <= 10 days (The sewer service application becomes null and void if payment is not received.) · connection deadline after permit issuance: <= 30 days (For new construction, connection must be prior to occupancy.) · advance notice before connection: >= 24 hours

  “Upon approval of the application and receipt of the payment of all fees, the Borough shall issue a permit to connect to the sewer system. The applicant shall make such connection within 30 days of the issuance of such permit, and in the case of new construction prior to occupancy, and shall give the Borough Manager at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made.”

Rules another office applies inside Borough of Millersville

Borough of Millersville does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in Millersville borough's R-1 District.

  • The dimension concerns the principal building's width and length and excludes unenclosed structures.

  minimum principal building width: >= 18 feet (Unenclosed structures are excluded.) · minimum principal building length: >= 18 feet (Unenclosed structures are excluded.)

  “minimum principal building width and length of 18 feet”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Borough of Millersville or Lancaster County directly.

• Building permit — Building construction inside Millersville borough limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built construction inside Millersville borough limits.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Millersville borough limits.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Millersville borough limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Millersville borough limits.

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 Borough of Millersville 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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