Building & Zoning
Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer
Gerald Rittenhouse
Jerry inspects job sites for building and plumbing approval. Code Inspections, Inc. handles all of Franconia Township's electrical reviews and inspections as well as commercial projects and new developments. Jerry's hours for inspections are:
Monday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Jerry is also the Township's liaison for any residents with property issues that arise. He works in cooperation with the residents to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Use & Occupancy permits are required for all commercial building and residential new construction. We do not require a U&O for residential resale or rental changes.
Mr. Rittenhouse can be reached by calling the Township Office:
Phone: 215-723-1137
Fax: 215-723-4167
Below is a list of recent zoning ordinances that have been passed
- Ordinance 418-23 Amending Stormwater Management Standards
- Ordinance #416-22 Amendment to IN-Institutional District
- Ordinance #415-21 Regent Road No Parking
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Ordinance #414-21 Text and Zoning Map Amendment
An Ordinance creating a new PO-Professional Office Overlay District to various parcels along Township Line and Cowpath Roads and Cherry Lane
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Ordinance #412-21 Zoning Map Amendment
An Ordinance adding the NOD Overlay to various parcels along Beck and Cowpath Roads
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Ordinance #411-21 Text Amendment
An Ordinance creating a new Neighborhood Overlay District
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Ordinance #409-19
An Ordinance amending various portions of the Zoning and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
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Ordinance #405-19
An Ordinance relocating the detention basin regulations from zoning to SALDO
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Ordinance #404-19
An Ordinance rezoning a Residential property to Commercial
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Ordinance #400 -18
Natural Resource Protection Ordinance and Amending Section 145-186 for R-175, Non-Conforming Lots
Documents, Forms & Permits
- Appeal to Zoning Hearing Board Application
- Building Permit Application - Fill-in form
- Building Inspection Instruction Sheet
- Building And Plumbing Codes
- Electrical Permit
- Fee Schedule Resolution 23-02-21-02
- Fire Inspection Application
- Grading Permit Application
- Plumbing Permit
- Residential Disclosure Statement
- Subdivision Land Development Application Packet
- Tent Application
- Use and Occupancy Permit
- Workers Compensation Insurance Coverage Form
- 2022 Zoning Map Update
Franconia Township
671 Allentown Road
Telford,
PA 18969
Phone: (215) 723-1137 Fax: (215) 723-4167 admin@franconia-township.org
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.