Zoning

18031 (Breinigsville Weather Forecast, PA)

Zoning

For more information or for specific questions, please contact Al Geosits, Zoning Officer.

Zoning Hearing Board:

Upper Macungie Township Zoning Hearing Board meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month at 6:30 PM, are open to the public, and all township residents are encouraged to attend.

The Upper Macungie Township Zoning Hearing Board are three members appointed for three year terms:

Michael McCrystal - Chairman
Paul A. Szewczak - Vice-Chairman
Donald Peters - Member
Kenneth .D. Kratz - Member
Robert R Rabe - Member
Todd A. Greenawalt - Alternate
Nancy J. Muick - Alternate

Solicitor:
Steckel & Stopp Law Offices
PO Box 156 1036 Main Street
Slatington, PA 18080-0159

Below you will find links to the 2004 Upper Macungie Township Zoning Ordinance Book and Zoning Map in Adobe Acrobat format. Be aware, the Zoning Ordinance is a large file and may take some time to fully download over slower Internet connections.

Sheds, Detached Garages, Gazebos, etc. are residential accessory buildings and structures.
Click here for more information: Residential Accessory Buildings & Structures

Foundation As-Built
A survey plan of your property sealed by professional surveyor or engineer, after the foundation was poured and shows:

Foundation distance from property lines
Setback requirements
Easements
Right-of-ways
Wetlands
Floodplains

If your home was constructed after 1995, we should have a foundation as-built for your property. We require that you use this plan to show all new buildings, additions and structures. Click here to view the form: Foundation As-Built

Home Occupations
Click for Home Occupation information: Home Occupations

Driveway Permits
Driveway permits are required for all new driveways, except for new residential, commerical and industrial construction; the permit is included in the price of the building permit. A permit is required if you are paving or concreting your driveway for the first time or removing existing asphalt or concrete and replacing it.

A site plan drawn to scale must accompany the application showing property lines and proposed and/or existing buildings and other structures. Residential driveways must be five (5’) feet from the property lines. Residential driveways also require a minimum and maximum width of ten (10’) and twenty (20’), respectively and shall intersect streets at angles of not less than sixty (60) degrees. All other driveways shall intersect at right angles, where practicable, and in no case less than seventy-five (75) degrees. Residential driveway grades shall not exceed ten (10%) percent and when access is to a collector or local road, a twenty (20’) feet leveling area is required from the edge of the street cartway in which grade shall not exceed five (5%) percent.

Click here for Driveway Permit application: Driveway Permit