Zoning Office

John Soloe, BCO, Interim Zoning Officer

Upper Nazareth Township Zoning Ordinance #125 adopted July 18, 2007, can be purchased at the Township building for a fee of $35 or .25 cents a page.

Permits Required include:

• Moving-
  • Any citizen moving in, out, or within Upper Nazareth Township must obtain a moving permit in order to comply with the Township Ordinance #2 of 1963.
  • The Upper Nazareth Township office should be notified of any changes in occupancy.
  • The required information for a moving permit is the names of all residents in the household, occupation, address moved from, address moved to, phone numbers where you can be contacted and date moved.
  • The fee is $5.00
  • Moving Permit Ordinance
  • Moving Permit Form

• Building-
  • Before doing any type of construction, the Zoning Officer should be contacted to find out the current requirements. Regulations for the Uniform Construction Code are constantly changing and updated.
  • Note to residents...
    • It is your responsibility to make sure that the contractor you are working with is licenced to work in Upper Nazareth Township.
    • It is also your responsibility to check property/lot deed restrictions before signing permit applications.

• Permits can be obtained at the Township Building, located on Newport Ave.
  • New Construction-
  • Shed-
  • Pools, hot tubs-
  • Fence-
  • Deck-

• Contractors license- Any contractor/subcontractor working in Upper Nazareth needs a contractors license and will be requested to provide the Township with a current certificate of insurance.
  • Applications for permits

More Information:

Home Improvement

Moving Permit and Moving Permit Ordinance

Landlord Ordinance

Contractor's License form for 2008

Building Permit Requirements

Garage Sale (includes Yard Sale, Moving Sale and Porch Sale)

Prohibited Signs

Measurement of Signs

Business Registry- Upper Nazareth Township requires businesses to fill out a registration form and return it to the Township Building. The registration is used by Emergency response personnel and the tax office personnel to keep you informed of requirements of filing EMSD and other tax requirements.

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