Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A countywide for building permits; Pennsylvania UCC generally requires a code official to grant or deny a complete application within 30 business days, while Erb or another municipal/third-party agency may vary by workload and completeness.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Potter County Planning Office: 814-274-8254; Erb Inspections, Inc. UCC building permits: 570-827-3474 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Potter County Planning Office: 814-274-8254; Erb Inspections, Inc. UCC building permits: 570-827-3474.
N/A countywide for building permits; Pennsylvania UCC generally requires a code official to grant or deny a complete application within 30 business days, while Erb or another municipal/third-party agency may vary by workload and completeness.
Identify the municipality's Building Code Official or certified third-party agency before applying. Potter County's municipal checklist lists Erb Inspections, Inc. at 570-827-3474 for UCC building permits and floodplain permits; Erb provides residential and commercial application and inspection resources online. County Planning handles subdivision, land-development, and land-use questions at 814-274-8254.
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405, currently using the 2018 International Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Fire, and Energy Conservation Codes and associated Pennsylvania amendments, with NFPA 70 as incorporated by the UCC. Potter County's municipal checklist identifies Erb Inspections, Inc. as the UCC building-permit provider for participating municipalities; code work remains municipality-specific. No countywide building-permit exemption list was identified because Potter County does not issue countywide building permits. UCC exemptions and permit thresholds are administered by each municipality or designated agency; emergency repairs or equipment replacements may proceed without advance permitting only when the UCC application is submitted to the building code official within three business days. Minor-work exemptions vary locally and do not remove zoning, floodplain, sewage, stormwater, driveway, or other approvals.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.