WAYNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 60 CONKLIN HILL ROAD, DAMASCUS, PA 18415 |
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These forms are placed on the website for your convenience - just download the forms you need, fill out the forms and mail or bring them to the Township Office. Please read the instructions for each permit so that your application package is complete. Forms are presented in Microsoft Word and/or Adobe PDF formats. Word forms are interactive and can be filled out on your computer and then printed. You'll need to print the PDF forms and fill them out by hand. For most applications drawings and/or plans are required. Permit fees are established by resolution by the Board of Supervisors and will be calculated by the permit officer after reviewing the submission.
All forms are available at the Township office and can be mailed or e-mailed to the applicant upon request.
Right To Know Policy and Request Form
The Building Code Official and Inspector is an in-house employee of Damascus
Township:
Bob Bates Inspections
Honesdale, PA tel.
570-493-1716
All inspections must be performed by Bob Bates or his designee or no Certificate of Occupancy will be issued. Other third-party inspections are allowed, but all inspections must be observed or accompanied by Bob Bates, and all fees established by the Township will be due.
ALL permits must be obtained through the Township Office and ALL fees shall be paid to the Township by check or money order only. Cash and cards are not accepted..
DO I NEED A PERMIT? (pdf) Check this handy chart to see if you need to obtain a permit, and which type. If you are not sure or have any questions, please contact the Township Office. We're here to help!
FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS: BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENTS
BUILDING PERMITS / BUILDING CODE APPLICATIONS
BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION (UCC) (pdf)
NOTICE! Any project requiring any earth
disturbance must have at a minimum an E & S Plan and a Self-Certification
Letter.
EARTH DISTURBANCE FORM - NPDES (pdf)
NPDES
Self-Certification Letter (Required) (pdf)
NPDES Small Project Form (Required) (pdf)
NPDES Guidance for NPDES Project Form (Sample answers)
(pdf)
CONTRACTOR LIST (REQUIRED) (pdf) - A list of all
contractors who will be on-site must be provided.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT (Required for UCC
applications where contractor does not carry Workers' Compensation Insurance,
and for homeowners doing their own work)(pdf) - This form must be
notarized.
BUILDING
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS (pdf)
DECK PLAN
CROSS-SECTION (pdf)
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL DECK CONSTRUCTION GUIDE (For
information only, not endorsed by Damascus Township)
(pdf)
HOUSE PLAN CROSS-SECTION (pdf)
BUILDING
PERMIT INFORMATION With sample drawings - (pdf)
ABOVE-GROUND POOL INFORMATION - (pdf)
BUILDING DEMOLITION STANDARDS (pdf)
BUILDING DEMOLITION PERMIT APPLICATION
(pdf)
RECREATIONAL
CABIN EXCLUSION FORM (pdf) A Zoning Permit IS required and
all Zoning requirements must be met, but this type of application excludes your
cabin from UCC requlations, except for the presence of smoke detectors, carbon
monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers. Please read this form carefully and
consider the implications of no construction inspections. There will be no
construction inspections, and no Certificate of Occupancy will be issued. The
Township will assume exactly no liability for construction methods and
materials for a recreational cabin. The Township will inspect only for smoke
alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers after the structure is
completed. A Zoning Use Certificate and Certificate of Compliance for
Recreational Cabins will be issued following an inspection for Zoning
requirements and for the presence of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and
fire extinguishers as of the date of the inspection.
ZONING AND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS
ZONING / USE PERMIT APPLICATION (pdf)CONTRACTOR LIST (REQUIRED) (pdf) - A list of all
contractors who will be on-site must be provided.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT (Required for UCC
applications where contractor does not carry Workers' Compensation Insurance,
and for homeowners doing their own work)(pdf) - This form must be
notarized.
CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION (PLANNING COMMISSION /
SUPERVISORS) (pdf)
VARIANCE
APPLICATION (Zoning Hearing Board)
(pdf)
OTHER APPLICATIONS AND FORMS
DRIVEWAY PERMIT APPLICATION (Township Roads)
(pdf) (Including new pipe installation)
ROAD OPENING PERMIT
APPLICATION (Township Roads - Road Crossing) (pdf)
COMPLAINT FORMS - Click to access complaint
forms
OPEN
RECORDS REQUEST FORM (pdf)
PAVILION
RENTAL (Please note that this reserves the pavilion only. All other park
features remain open to the public and cannot be reserved.)
FORMS AND INFO FROM WAYNE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
EROSION & SEDIMENT POLLUTION CONTROL MANUAL (Large file 32 MB)