Administrative overview · FIPS 42061
Huntingdon County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Huntingdon County Planning & Development Department and Huntingdon County Planning Commission; building permits and UCC enforcement are handled by municipalities or certified code agencies
For a project in or near Huntingdon County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
Huntingdon County Planning & Development: 814-643-5091; local building-code agency varies by municipality
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Huntingdon County Planning & Development Department, Courthouse Annex I, 205 Penn Street, Suite 3, Huntingdon, PA 16652
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; municipal/code-agency hours vary
Review expectation
N/A countywide; Pennsylvania UCC generally requires a code official to grant or deny a complete permit application within 30 business days, while local code and county subdivision-review timing varies.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Huntingdon County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Huntingdon County Planning & Development: 814-643-5091; local building-code agency varies by municipality.
How long might review take?
N/A countywide; Pennsylvania UCC generally requires a code official to grant or deny a complete permit application within 30 business days, while local code and county subdivision-review timing varies.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the township, borough, or certified third-party UCC agency where the project is located to identify the code official, submit the UCC application and plans, and schedule inspections. Huntingdon County Planning reviews subdivision and land-development plans; its official page directs questions to 814-643-5091. For Birmingham Borough's opted-out commercial UCC responsibilities, confirm current plan-review and inspection instructions with Pennsylvania Labor and Industry.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405 and referenced current ICC codes as adopted by Pennsylvania, including applicable 2021 ICC editions for 2026 permits. Huntingdon County's multi-jurisdictional planning material states that all municipalities except Birmingham Borough opted into UCC enforcement; in opted-in municipalities enforcement is local, while Pennsylvania Labor and Industry has commercial UCC responsibility in an opted-out municipality. The county has no countywide zoning ordinance and primarily reviews subdivision/land development. Exemptions are controlled by Pennsylvania UCC and the local municipality or Building Code Official. Emergency repairs or equipment replacements may proceed without a prior permit only when the application is submitted to the BCO within three business days. Minor repairs, accessory structures, agricultural work, zoning, floodplain, sewage, driveway, and occupancy requirements vary by municipality; the county's SALD review is separate from building-code exemptions.