Building Permit Application Guidelines for Dallastown Borough

A building permit is required for all repairs and replacements that structurally affect a building. Items requiring a building permit include, but are not limited to the following:

Construction documents and other data shall be submitted in 3 or more sets for each application.

The construction documents must indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and must show in detail how it will conform to the provisions in the IRC (International Residential Code) and IBC (International Building Code) of 2006. All construction will need the details of construction specified on the drawing. Illustrate/describe your proposed addition/alteration in enough detail (like a blue print) so the plan reviewer can efficiently evaluate your application. If the application lacks sufficient construction detail, your application will be rejected.

Each application must have a plan review. A residential plan review will take up to 15 business days and a commercial, multi-family and industrial plan review will take up to 30 business days. The costs involved with the plan review are initially $30 for residential and $100 for commercial, multi-family and industrial. This check is to be made payable to York Township. The application and fees are submitted to Dallastown Borough. The remainder of the costs will be noted after the plan review has been approved.

Complete application available at the link below and submit it with your drawings to the Dallastown Borough Office.

Complete an application and submit it with 2 sets of drawings to the Dallastown Borough Office. (The Borough Office has guidelines for sheds, pools, decks, and fencing located in the lobby or visit the Applications/Forms page for specific applications with instructions.)

Applications for adding additional impervious areas (impervious materials and surfaces include buildings, decks, patios, porches, garages, pools*, sidewalks, stone and paved driveways, stone and paved parking areas, sheds, etc.) to your property must be submitted with 3 sets of plans. These plans are to be drawn to a scale of one-inch equaling 20 feet (1”=20’) and detailing the following:

Zone	Front Setback	Side Setback	Rear Setback	Accessory Structures¹	Building Height	Lot Coverage	Fencing
R-O	25 ft	10 ft	30 ft	Rear setback: 10 ft Side setback: combined total of 8 ft or more, no less than 3 ft on one side	Principal structure: 2 ½ stories, but not over 30 ft. Accessory structure: 2 stories, but not over 25 ft	Up to 45% may be covered with impervious surfaces	Up to 6 ft. in height in rear and side yards; up to 3 ft in height in front yards. continue down... Properties with yards bounded by streets, lanes or avenues, the height of the fence is limited to 3 ft.
R-T	15 ft	SFD²: 5 ft All other: 10 ft	20 ft	Rear setback: 10 ft Side setback: combined total of 8 ft or more, no less than 3 ft on one side	Principal structure: 2 ½ stories, but not over 30 ft.³ Accessory structure: 2 stories, but not over 25 ft	Up to 60%⁴ may be covered with impervious surfaces
C-S	15 ft	10 ft	20 ft	Rear setback: 10 ft Side setback: combined total of 8 ft or more, no less than 3 ft on one side	Principal structure: 2 ½ stories, but not over 30 ft. Accessory structure: 2 stories, but not over 25 ft	Up to 90% may be covered with impervious surfaces
C-H	25 ft	20 ft	10 ft	-------------------	Principal structure: 2 ½ stories, but not over 30 ft.⁵ Accessory structure: 2 stories, but not over 25 ft	Up to 80% may be covered with impervious surfaces
I-G	30 ft	20 ft	30 ft	-------------------	Principal structure: 3 stories, but not over 35 ft. Accessory structure: 2 stories, but not over 25 ft	Up to 90% may be covered with impervious surfaces	Up to 8 ft in height in all yard areas.

¹Accessory structures are to be located between the rear wall of the principal structure and the rear property line and must be at least 10 feet from the principal structure. ²SFD = single family detached dwelling
³Height limit may be extended to 3½ stories but not over 40 ft. if each yard is increased one ft. width for each additional ft. of height over 30 ft.
⁴70% lot coverage is acceptable for properties where the lot width is less than 40 feet.
⁵Height limit may be extended to 3½ stories but not over 40 ft. if each yard is increased one ft. width for each additional ft. of height over 30 ft.
*pools will require a building permit in addition to a zoning permit
R-O = Residential Outlying; R-T = Residential Town; C-S = Commercial Shopping;
C-H = Commercial Heavy & Highway; I-G = Industrial General

Other zoning criteria will be reviewed at the time your plan is submitted.