Administrative overview · FIPS 42123
Warren 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
Warren 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 inspections
For a project in or near Warren 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
Warren County Planning & Zoning: 814-728-3512; Zoning Officer/Floodplain Administrator: 814-728-3514; Bureau Veritas NA: 814-849-2448; BIU: 814-860-8044
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Warren County Planning & Zoning, Warren County Courthouse, 204 Fourth Avenue, Warren, PA 16365
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; municipal and third-party UCC agency hours vary
Review expectation
N/A countywide for building permits; local code-agency review times vary. Warren County zoning hearing appeals are scheduled within 60 days of a complete filing, which is separate from UCC permit review.
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 Warren 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 Warren County Planning & Zoning: 814-728-3512; Zoning Officer/Floodplain Administrator: 814-728-3514; Bureau Veritas NA: 814-849-2448; BIU: 814-860-8044.
How long might review take?
N/A countywide for building permits; local code-agency review times vary. Warren County zoning hearing appeals are scheduled within 60 days of a complete filing, which is separate from UCC permit review.
How are inspections scheduled?
First obtain the required zoning, floodplain, sewage, stormwater, or other municipal approvals, then contact the municipality's listed UCC inspection agency for the building permit process, fees, plan review, and inspection scheduling. Warren County's guidance identifies Bureau Veritas for Columbus, Conewango, Eldred, Elk, Farmington, Glade, Mead, Pine Grove, Pleasant, and Sugar Grove Borough, and BIU for Deerfield, Southwest, and Tidioute; other municipalities must be contacted directly.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
For 2026 work, Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405, with the applicable 2021 International Code family and Pennsylvania amendments administered by the local municipality or its contracted UCC agency. The county planning office lists non-county agencies for municipal building-code administration. Warren County's 2026 zoning guidance states permits are required for all new residential construction, additions, attached garages, most pools/hot tubs/spas, decks/porches/steps over 30 inches above grade, covered porches, detached accessory structures over 1,000 square feet, non-accessory garages/greenhouses/sheds, and demolitions. Minor or cosmetic exemptions are controlled by the applicable UCC agency and municipality; zoning approval may still be required.