Zoning and Building Department

• B. Zoning Information
  PLEASE BE ADVISED: Zoning Fee is due at time of submission of Zoning Permit Application. See FEE SCHEDULE, Section XII.
  • Hilltown Township Zoning Map (1639 KB)
  • Table of Allowable Uses (95 KB)
  • Applications
    • Application, Zoning Permit (4 page(s) 69 KB)
      Zoning Fee due at time of submission.
    • Conditional Use Application (2 page(s) 128 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.
    • Zoning Hearing Board Application (3 page(s) 211 KB)
  • Help Sheets
    • 2011 Fee Schedule (8 page(s) 424 KB)
    • Home Occupation/Professional Offices (48 KB)
    • Horses, Livestock and Poultry (45 KB)
    • Residential Setbacks (1 page(s) 42 KB)
    • Residential Solar equirements (48 KB)
  • Zoning Hearing Board
    • Can I get a variance? (42 KB)
    • Zoning - Private Petition for Zoning (2 page(s) 118 KB)
    • Zoning Hearing Board Application (3 page(s) 211 KB)
  • Zoning Ordinance
    The Zoning Ordinance is not available on-line at this time; printed copies of the Zoning Ordinance, amended through 2005, are available for purchase at the Hilltown Township Administration Building. Subsequent amendments are included with the ordinance (as seperate documents) and also available below, under the heading "ORDINANCES".
    • Application, Zoning Permit (4 page(s) 69 KB)
      Zoning Fee due at time of submission.
• C. Building
  Building Permits are required for: All non-residential, non-agricultural projects; All residential accessory buildings greater than 250 sq.ft.; All electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work; Roof replacement; Elevated Decks and Patios; All other activities regulated by the Pa. Uniform Construction Code.
  • 2011 Fee Schedule (8 page(s) 424 KB)
  • Applications
    • Commercial Building Application (3 page(s) 45 KB)
    • Residential Building Permit Application (2 page(s) 44 KB)
  • Help Sheets
    • Electrical Inspection Agencies - Updated March 11, 2010 (1 page(s) 14 KB)
    • Residential Solar equirements (48 KB)
    • Sample Deck Plans (300 KB)
• D. Stormwater
  • Stormwater Management Ordinance (5201 KB)
  • Applications
    • Stormwater Management Application (133 KB)
  • Help Sheets
    • Stormwater Appendix I (8 page(s) 800 KB)
      Simplified Procedure for Existing Single Family Dwellings
• F. Faq's
  • BURNING, Trash and Recycling (2 page(s) 46 KB)
  • Can I get a variance? (42 KB)
  • Home Occupation/Professional Offices (48 KB)
  • Horses, Livestock and Poultry (45 KB)
  • Residential Solar equirements (48 KB)
• 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)
  • Conditional Use Application (2 page(s) 128 KB)
  • Electrical Inspection Agencies - Updated March 11, 2010 (1 page(s) 14 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)
  • Utility Construction Application, Township Road Occupancy Permit (4 page(s) 197 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.
• Ordinances
  • Ordinance No. 2005-2 Amend Zoning Ordinance Quarry (25 page(s) 2470 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2005-3 Zoning Classification (2 page(s) 161 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2005-4 Position of Manager (4 page(s) 311 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2005-5 Agreement with Verizon-Cable TV (2 page(s) 154 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2005-6 EMS Tax (7 page(s) 715 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2006-1 Mutual Aid (6 page(s) 592 KB)
  • 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. 2007-004 Bed & Breakfast (4 page(s) 204 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-005 Buffer Yard (16 page(s) 906 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-006 ARQC-Age Qualified Residential Community District (12 page(s) 1198 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-007 Amending Provisions of the Code Of Ordinance (2 page(s) 150 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-008 Revise Section 160-23.A Agricultural & Horticultural Use (2 page(s) 170 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-009 Barn Ordinance (2 page(s) 188 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-010 Table of performance standards to increase the imperious surface (2 page(s) 191 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-011 Amending Chapter 160, Trade Business (2 page(s) 223 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-012 Communications Tower & Cellular Telecommunications Facility (6 page(s) 617 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-013 Use B2-& B4-Amended to a Non-Permitted use in the V-C District (1 page(s) 80 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. 2007-016 Amend Zoning Ord. Place of Worship-Accessory Use (2 page(s) 159 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-017 Amend Billboard Ord. (Section 160-81) to prohibit use in PC-2 or Quarry Zonin (2 page(s) 166 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2007-018 Local Services Tax Reenactment (8 page(s) 971 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-001 Amending Chapter 160, Section 160-83, Enforcement, Zoning Officer Powers and (3 page(s) 306 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-002 Amend ZO Chp. 160 to add use B10 (TND) (19 page(s) 3893 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-003 B1A, Conservation Management (3 page(s) 361 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-005 Amending provisions to Ord. 2008-4 (2 page(s) 104 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2009-006 Amending Provisions to Signs & Billboards (4 page(s) 442 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2010-001 (2 page(s) 191 KB)
  • Ordinance No. 2010-002 Amending code of Ordinances, Chp, 160, Section 160-23, Use E21 (5 page(s) 263 KB)
  • Prospective Purchaser Disclosure Ordinance (8 page(s) 141 KB)
  • Subdivision Ordinance (7 page(s) 36 KB)
• Subdivision & Land Development
  • Land Development Waiver Request Application (2 page(s) 65 KB)
  • Subdivision Ordinance (7 page(s) 36 KB)
• Z. All Applications
  • Subdivision Review Application (12 page(s) 937 KB)
  • 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 Application (2 page(s) 128 KB)
  • Land Development Waiver Request Application (2 page(s) 65 KB)
  • Political Sign Permit (1 page(s) 110 KB)
  • Residential Building Permit Application (2 page(s) 44 KB)
  • Utility Construction Application, Township Road Occupancy Permit (4 page(s) 197 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