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Adams CountyFIPS 42001
Municipal FallbackAdams County Office of Planning & Development (county zoning only); local municipality or Pennsylvania-certified UCC code official/third-party agencyView profile →Allegheny CountyFIPS 42003
Municipal FallbackAllegheny County Economic Development and Office of Property Assessments; building permits and zoning are administered by the municipality where the project is locatedView profile →Armstrong CountyFIPS 42005
Municipal FallbackArmstrong County Department of Planning & Development and Armstrong County Uniform Construction Code Group; participating municipalities and their code officials retain local permitting authorityView profile →Beaver CountyFIPS 42007
Municipal FallbackBeaver County Office of Planning and Redevelopment / Beaver County Planning Commission; building and zoning permits are issued by the municipality where the project is locatedView profile →Bedford CountyFIPS 42009
Municipal FallbackBedford County Planning Commission; Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance (PMCA) and local municipal code officials administer building permits and inspectionsView profile →Berks CountyFIPS 42011
Municipal FallbackBerks County Planning Commission and Berks County Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals; building permits and zoning are administered by the applicable municipalityView profile →Blair CountyFIPS 42013
Municipal FallbackBlair County Planning Commission and Blair Region Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals; building permits and inspections are handled by local municipalities or their code agenciesView profile →Bradford CountyFIPS 42015
Municipal FallbackBradford County Department of Community Planning & Mapping / Bradford County Planning Commission; local municipalities and code agencies issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Bucks CountyFIPS 42017
Municipal FallbackBucks County Planning Commission; the applicable city, borough, or township issues building and zoning permitsView profile →Butler CountyFIPS 42019
Municipal FallbackButler County Economic Development & Planning / Butler County Planning Commission; building and zoning permits are administered by the applicable city, borough, or townshipView profile →Cambria CountyFIPS 42021
Municipal FallbackCambria County Planning Commission and Cambria County Building Code Enforcement Agency for participating municipalities; other municipalities use their own or contracted code agenciesView profile →Cameron CountyFIPS 42023
Municipal FallbackCameron County Planning Commission; Jones Township administers the UCC for participating Cameron County municipalities, while Shippen Township follows its own designated processView profile →Carbon CountyFIPS 42025
Municipal FallbackCarbon County Office of Planning & Development and Carbon County Planning Commission; the applicable borough or township and its designated UCC code agency issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Centre CountyFIPS 42027
Municipal FallbackCentre County Planning and Community Development Office; participating municipalities and their UCC code agencies issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Chester CountyFIPS 42029
Municipal FallbackChester County Planning Commission; the applicable city, borough, or township and its UCC code agency issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Clarion CountyFIPS 42031
Municipal FallbackClarion County Department of Planning and Development; all 34 municipalities use contracted code-inspection agencies for UCC enforcement and issue or route permits locallyView profile →Clearfield CountyFIPS 42033
Municipal FallbackClearfield County Planning Department and Planning Commission; municipal building-code officers or contracted UCC agencies issue local building and zoning permitsView profile →Clinton CountyFIPS 42035
Municipal FallbackClinton County Planning Department and Planning Commission; the applicable municipality or certified UCC building official issues building permits, while the county issues zoning permits in municipalities covered by the County Zoning OrdinanceView profile →Columbia CountyFIPS 42037
Municipal FallbackColumbia County Commissioners’ Office of Planning and Development; municipalities and their designated UCC inspection agencies issue building permits and schedule inspectionsView profile →Crawford CountyFIPS 42039
Municipal FallbackCrawford County Planning Office and Planning Commission; local municipalities and their certified UCC code officials issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Cumberland CountyFIPS 42041
Municipal FallbackCumberland County Planning Department; the county’s 33 municipalities and their designated UCC/code agencies issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Dauphin CountyFIPS 42043
Municipal FallbackDauphin County Planning Commission, supported by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission; municipalities and certified third-party code agencies issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Delaware CountyFIPS 42045
Municipal FallbackDelaware County Planning Department and Delaware County Planning Commission; the applicable municipality and its code-enforcement official issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Elk CountyFIPS 42047
Municipal FallbackElk County Planning Department; municipalities and designated code agencies, including Jones Township for several neighboring municipalities, issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Erie CountyFIPS 42049
Municipal FallbackErie County Department of Planning and Community Development; the applicable city, borough, or township and its UCC/code agency issue building and zoning permitsView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 42051
Municipal FallbackFayette County Planning, Zoning & Community Development; county zoning/planning applies in 31 municipalities, while local municipalities appoint the UCC Building Code OfficialView profile →Forest CountyFIPS 42053
Municipal FallbackForest County Conservation District & Planning; building permits and UCC enforcement are handled by the applicable Township/Borough or its appointed Building Code OfficialView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 42055
Municipal FallbackFranklin County Planning Department and Franklin County Planning Commission; building permits, zoning, and UCC enforcement are handled by the applicable municipalityView profile →Fulton CountyFIPS 42057
Municipal FallbackFulton County Planning Commission and Planning/Mapping Office; building permits and UCC enforcement are handled by the applicable municipality or certified code agencyView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 42059
Municipal FallbackGreene County Planning Commission and Department of Planning and Community Development; UCC building permits are issued and enforced by the applicable municipality or certified code agency, with a separate county assessment notification required for improvements and demolitionsView profile →Huntingdon CountyFIPS 42061
Municipal FallbackHuntingdon County Planning & Development Department and Huntingdon County Planning Commission; building permits and UCC enforcement are handled by municipalities or certified code agenciesView profile →Indiana CountyFIPS 42063
Municipal FallbackIndiana County Office of Planning & Development (ICOPD), Uniform Construction Code division; county permits for listed participating municipalities, with other municipalities handling their own permitsView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 42065
Municipal FallbackJefferson County Department of Development and Jefferson County Planning Commission; building permits, zoning, and subdivision regulation are administered by the applicable municipality or code agencyView profile →Juniata CountyFIPS 42067
Municipal FallbackJuniata County Planning & Community Development Department and Juniata County Planning Commission; building permits, zoning, and UCC enforcement are handled by the applicable municipality or certified third-party agencyView profile →Lackawanna CountyFIPS 42069
Municipal FallbackLackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development and Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission; municipalities and their Council of Governments/private code agencies handle UCC building permits and enforcementView profile →Lancaster CountyFIPS 42071
Municipal FallbackLancaster County Planning Commission and Lancaster County Planning Department; building permits, zoning, and UCC enforcement are administered by the applicable municipality or certified code agencyView profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 42073
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Planning and Community Development Department and Lawrence County Planning Commission; building permits are obtained from the municipality where construction occursView profile →Lebanon CountyFIPS 42075
Municipal FallbackLebanon County Planning Department Building Code Program, a Pennsylvania Certified Third-Party Agency for participating municipalities; other municipalities administer UCC permitting through their own officials or agenciesView profile →Lehigh CountyFIPS 42077
Municipal FallbackLehigh County Government and Lehigh Valley Planning Commission; municipal governments and their Building Code Officials administer building permits, zoning, and inspectionsView profile →Luzerne CountyFIPS 42079
Municipal FallbackLuzerne County Department of Planning and Zoning; Luzerne County does not issue building permits, which are handled by the municipality or its designated UCC code agencyView profile →Lycoming CountyFIPS 42081
Municipal FallbackLycoming County Planning and Community Development Department; county zoning serves listed partner municipalities, while building permits and UCC enforcement are handled by the municipality or its designated code agencyView profile →McKean CountyFIPS 42083
Municipal FallbackMcKean County Planning Commission; municipalities and their local or contracted private UCC agencies administer building permits and inspectionsView profile →Mercer CountyFIPS 42085
Municipal FallbackMercer County Regional Planning Commission and Mercer County Regional Council of Governments UCC program; municipalities and designated code agencies issue and inspect building permitsView profile →Mifflin CountyFIPS 42087
Municipal FallbackMifflin County Planning and Development Department; municipal governments or their designated Building Code Officials administer building permits and UCC inspectionsView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 42089
Municipal FallbackMonroe County Planning Commission; municipalities and their designated Building Code Officials administer building permits, zoning, and inspectionsView profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 42091
Municipal FallbackMontgomery County Planning Commission; municipalities and their designated Building Code Officials administer building permits, zoning, and inspectionsView profile →Montour CountyFIPS 42093
Municipal FallbackMontour County Planning Commission and County Zoning Office; municipalities or designated UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct building inspectionsView profile →Northampton CountyFIPS 42095
Municipal FallbackNorthampton County planning coordination through the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission; municipalities or designated UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Northumberland CountyFIPS 42097
Municipal FallbackNorthumberland County Department of Economic Development and Planning / Northumberland County Planning Commission; municipalities or designated UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Perry CountyFIPS 42099
Municipal FallbackPerry County Planning Commission; municipalities or designated UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Philadelphia CountyFIPS 42101
CountyCity of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I)View profile →Pike CountyFIPS 42103
Municipal FallbackPike County Planning & Mapping Office / Pike County Planning Commission; municipalities or designated UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Potter CountyFIPS 42105
Municipal FallbackPotter County GIS/Planning/Community Development and Potter County Planning Commission; municipalities and certified third-party agencies, including Erb Inspections, Inc., issue UCC permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Schuylkill CountyFIPS 42107
Municipal FallbackSchuylkill County Planning and Zoning Office; municipal Building Code Officials or certified third-party agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Snyder CountyFIPS 42109
Municipal FallbackSnyder County Planning Commission; municipal Building Code Officials or certified third-party agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Somerset CountyFIPS 42111
CountySomerset County Uniform Construction Code / Planning OfficeView profile →Sullivan CountyFIPS 42113
Municipal FallbackSullivan County Planning & Development; municipalities and contracted code agencies such as Code Inspections, Inc. issue UCC building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Susquehanna CountyFIPS 42115
Municipal FallbackSusquehanna County Department of Planning and Development / Planning Commission; townships, boroughs, and their designated code agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Tioga CountyFIPS 42117
Municipal FallbackTioga County Planning Commission; municipalities and their certified third-party UCC agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Union CountyFIPS 42119
Municipal FallbackUnion County Planning Commission and Central Keystone Council of Governments (CK-COG); Union County municipalities contract for UCC permit administration and inspectionsView profile →Venango CountyFIPS 42121
Municipal FallbackVenango County Regional Planning Commission (VCRPC); municipalities and their designated Building Code Officials or certified third-party agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Warren CountyFIPS 42123
Municipal FallbackWarren County Planning & Zoning; municipal code departments and third-party UCC agencies, including Bureau Veritas NA and Building Inspectors Underwriters of PA (BIU), issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 42125
Municipal FallbackWashington County Planning Commission; local municipalities and their designated UCC building-code officials or certified third-party agencies issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Wayne CountyFIPS 42127
Municipal FallbackWayne County Department of Planning/GIS and Planning Commission; municipalities and their local UCC enforcement officers or designated code agencies issue building permits and certificates of occupancyView profile →Westmoreland CountyFIPS 42129
Municipal FallbackWestmoreland County Planning Division; municipalities, contracted certified third-party agencies, or Pennsylvania Labor & Industry for opt-out jurisdictions issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →Wyoming CountyFIPS 42131
Municipal FallbackWyoming County Office of Community Planning and Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services for county land-development/floodplain development permits; municipalities and their UCC officials or certified agencies issue building permits and inspectionsView profile →York CountyFIPS 42133
Municipal FallbackYork County Planning Commission; local municipalities and their municipal or certified third-party UCC building-code officials issue building permits and conduct inspectionsView profile →