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:

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.

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.

Snyder County Office of Planning

Snyder County Courthouse
P.O. Box 217
Middleburg, PA 17842

Phone: (570) 837-4257
Fax: (570) 837-4345

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

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:

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 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

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 requires Township Approval prior to construction.  Driveway Permits are required and County set-backs are enforced.

For more information contact:

info@franklintownshipscpa.com

Kathryn Shea (Secretary)
Franklin Township
384 Greenhouse Rd.
Middleburg, PA 17842

Phone: (570) 837-1725
Fax: (570) 837-1332

No Zoning exists in Freeburg Borough.

However, Snyder County Setbacks are enforced and Subdivisions/Land Developments are reviewed by the Snyder County Planning Commission.

freeburgborough@verizon.net

Freeburg Borough
P.O. Box 308
Freeburg, PA 17827

Phone: (570) 374-7314

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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 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

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

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

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

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