Zoning and Building Department

The Zoning and Building Department enforces the Township Zoning Ordinance and the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. Below, is a list of General Information Documents and some common Permit Applications, for more specific information, click on the links for 'Zoning', 'Building' and 'Stormwater' in the white box to the left.

• 1. General Information Information
  PLEASE BE ADVISED: Zoning Fee is due at time of submission of any Zoning Permit Application. See FEE SCHEDULE, Section XII.
  • Required Permits (88 KB)
    What permits do I need?
  • Table of Allowable Uses by District (4 page(s) 229 KB)
  • Zoning Map (2696 KB)
  • Applications
    • Application, Zoning Permit (4 page(s) 69 KB)
      Zoning Fee due at time of submission.
    • Well Drilling Permit (12 page(s) 1024 KB)
      Hilltown Township's Application to permit well drilling. Also includes instructions and documents that need to be submitted to Bucks County.
    • Zoning Hearing Board Application (3 page(s) 211 KB)
• 2. Frequently Asked Questions
  • BURNING, Trash and Recycling (2 page(s) 46 KB)
  • Can I get a variance? (42 KB)
  • Electrical Inspection Agencies (136 KB)
  • Home Occupation/Professional Offices (48 KB)
  • Horses, Livestock and Poultry (45 KB)
• 3. Stormwater
  • Stormwater Management Ordinance (5201 KB)
  • Help Sheets
    • Stormwater Appendix I (8 page(s) 800 KB)
      Simplified Procedure for Existing Single Family Dwellings
• G. Signs
  • Application, Sign Permit (83 KB)
  • How to draw a Plot Plan (2 page(s) 376 KB)
  • Signs in Commercial Districts (2 page(s) 49 KB)
• J. Documents, Forms And Permits
  • Commercial Building Application (3 page(s) 45 KB)
  • Pennsylvania Contractor Registration Information (4 page(s) 2478 KB)
  • Political Sign Permit (1 page(s) 110 KB)
  • Request to Review Township Public Records (2 page(s) 119 KB)
  • Residential Building Permit Application (2 page(s) 44 KB)
  • Spray Irrigation Sewage System Permit Application (6 page(s) 132 KB)
  • Tenant Registration Form (1 page(s) 112 KB)
  • Utiliity Construction Road Occupancy Permit (4 page(s) 85 KB)
  • Well Drilling Permit (12 page(s) 1024 KB)
    Hilltown Township's Application to permit well drilling. Also includes instructions and documents that need to be submitted to Bucks County.
• M.All Applications
  • Application, Sign Permit (83 KB)
  • Application, Zoning Permit (4 page(s) 69 KB)
    Zoning Fee due at time of submission.
  • Commercial Building Application (3 page(s) 45 KB)
  • Conditional Use (2 page(s) 32 KB)
  • Political Sign Permit (1 page(s) 110 KB)
  • Residential Building Permit Application (2 page(s) 44 KB)
• Z. Ordinances
  • Ordinance No. 2006-2 Comcast Agreement (2 page(s) 168 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-3 Stormwater (27 page(s) 2929 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-4 Stormwater (5 page(s) 589 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-5 Sex Offender Residency (5 page(s) 421 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-6 Cable agreement between Township/Verizon (2 page(s) 172 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-7 Re-Establish Park & Recreation Board (3 page(s) 264 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-001Amend Sec 124-2 A Mandatory Sewer Connection (3 page(s) 224 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-002 Traffic (46 page(s) 2923 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-003 Snow & Ice Removal (8 page(s) 349 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-014 Municipal Waste Ord.-Bucks Co. Municipal waster management (7 page(s) 787 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-015 Amending Chapter 124, Section 124-8, Pre-Treatment Regulations and Specific P (2 page(s) 142 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-018 Local Services Tax Reenactment (8 page(s) 971 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-005 Amending provisions to Ord. 2008-4 (2 page(s) 104 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2010-001 (2 page(s) 191 KB)
  • Prospective Purchaser Disclosure Ordinance (8 page(s) 141 KB)

Hilltown Township
13 West Creamery Road, P.O. Box 260, Hilltown, PA 18927

Phone: 215-453-6000
Fax: 215-453-1024
Email: info@hilltown.org