Zoning
Zoning Administration
Please note, we do not accept applications for some municipalities in the county. Please check this map to see if your construction site falls in an area we serve.
The Permit Application must be filled out in its entirety (front and back), signed and dated. Payment must be included with permit either by cash, check or credit card before it can be processed for review. You can submit permits by mail to Lycoming County Zoning, 48 W. Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701, in person at 33 W. Third St, 3rd Floor (Third Street Plaza), Williamsport, PA 17701 or email to lycoplan@lyco.org. If emailing your Permit Application, please note in body of email how you plan to pay, we do accept credit cards over the telephone or we can email you directions on how to pay online.
All applications require a plot plan. Make certain to download this plot plan, fill out, scan and attach to the application.
- Lycoming County Zoning Ordinance
- 2021 Zoning Permit Fee Schedule
- Zoning Permit Application and Plot Plan Sketch
- Zoning Permit Instructions
- Stormwater Management for Landowners and Developers
- Stormwater Permit Application Form
- Lycoming County Zoning and Subdivision Jursidictional Map
- Form#1 - Special Exception
- Form#2 - Variance
- Form#3 - Appeal
Public Notices: A link to the Department of Environmental Protection's eNOTICE site, where email subscriptions to regulatory updates may be acquired.
County Zoning Maps - Partner Municipalities
- Bastress
- Brown
- Cascade
- Cogan House
- Gamble
- Jackson
- Jordan
- Lewis
- Limestone
- McHenry
- McIntyre
- McNett
- Mifflin
- Mifflin/Salladasburg
- Moreland
- Penn
- Pine
- Plunketts Creek
- Porter
- Salladasburg
Zoning Hearing Board
Mission
To promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the County by providing for a rational and orderly pattern of land use, preserving and protecting the County’s natural resources, creating an environment that is reasonably safe from floods and other dangers, and stabilizing the property values of land and buildings.
William J. Klein, Chairman (Moreland Twp) Term expires 12/31/2025
Stephan Brady, Vice-Chairman (Gamble Twp) Term expires 12/31/2025
George (Herman) Logue, Secretary (Gamble Township) Term expires 12/31/2026
Members
Howard Fry, III, Member (Cogan House Twp) 12/31/2028Heather George, Zoning Officer
Fred A. Holland, J.D., ZHB Solicitor
Next Meeting
The next scheduled Zoning Hearing
Board meeting is
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month, at 6:00pm, at Third Street Plaza, 33 W. Third Street. 3rd floor, Commissioners Board Room.
Meeting Agendas
March 26, 2025
April 23, 2025
May 28, 2025
June 25, 2025
August 27, 2025
November 19, 2025
Meeting Minutes - Meetings held within the last six months
2025 - March 26, 2025
2025 - April 23, 2025
2025- May 28, 2025
Recent Zoning Amendments
Occasionally, county staff identifies ordinance amendments that are needed to clarify requirements, address inconsistencies, make the zoning ordinance consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, or address uses which are not yet provided for. Below is a list of amendments to the Lycoming County Zoning Ordinance which have enacted since 2018. If you have any questions about the attached amendments please contact Mark Haas at 570-320-2146.
- Ordinance #2018-01 - Spring 2018 Amendment Package - Enacted March 22, 2018
- Ordinance #2018-02 - Manufactured Homes in the Floodplain Amendment - Enacted July 26, 2018
- Ordinance #2019-04 - Plunketts Creek Township Map Amendment - Enacted October 24, 2019
- Ordinance #2020-01 - Hunting Preserve Amendment - Enacted June 25, 2020
- Ordinance #2021-01 - Spring 2021 Amendment Package - Enacted March 9, 2021
- Ordinance #2021-02 - Shopping Centers/Non-Conforming Municipal Uses Amendment - Enacted June 15, 2021
- Ordinance #2022-02 - Principal Solar Energy Systems - Enacted July 14, 2022