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

Bridgewater Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Every manufactured/mobile home going into a manufactured/mobile home park inside Bridgewater Township.

  • Permit issuer is the Bridgewater Township Supervisors or their agent.

  “All manufactured/mobile homes going into the park shall require a building permit from the Bridgewater Township Supervisors or their agent.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Manufactured/mobile home parks inside Bridgewater Township.

  • The Township agent may inspect at reasonable intervals and reasonable times to determine compliance with Chapter 200.

  “The Township agent may inspect a manufactured/mobile home park at reasonable intervals, and at reasonable times, to determine compliance with this chapter.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

  • The current land-use regulations are maintained on file in Township offices; this published code page does not reproduce the regulations.

  “[The current land use regulations are on file in the Township offices.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Buildings, structures, and additions inside Bridgewater Township.

  • The chapter states that an underlying ordinance remains in force to the extent its provisions are more restrictive.

  front setback from road right-of-way line or front lot line: >= 35 feet · side setback from side lot line: >= 15 feet · rear setback from rear lot line: >= 15 feet · setback from normal high-water mark: >= 50 feet (all bodies of water)

  “within 35 feet [...] within 15 feet [...] within 15 feet [...] not less than 50 feet.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Individual manufactured/mobile homes inside Bridgewater Township that are not in a manufactured/mobile home park.

  • The home must be in an area set forth in the land-use regulations.
  • It must obtain a building permit and comply with applicable county and municipal ordinances and regulations governing single-family homes.

  “Individual manufactured/mobile homes permitted in areas”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater (with conditions)

  Manufactured/mobile home parks inside Bridgewater Township.

  • Connection is required where a public water-supply system of satisfactory quantity, quality, and pressure is available.
  • Where such public water supply is unavailable, private water supply must be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources or another authority with jurisdiction.

  “Where a public water supply system of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto and its supply shall be used exclusively. Where a satisfactory public water supply system is not available, the development of a private water supply system shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources or other authorities having jurisdiction over water supply systems.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land development inside Bridgewater Township.

  • The applicable ordinance is the Susquehanna County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

  “The Susquehanna County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance is in effect for the Township of Bridgewater.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Bridgewater Township.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Bridgewater Township.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Bridgewater Township.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside Bridgewater Township.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside Bridgewater Township.

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 Bridgewater 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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