Charlestown Township requires a permit for major property modifications to ensure adherence to building codes and meeting requirements for acceptability of the project.

Please read this first... Our Guide to Permits can save you (and us) a lot of time by answering just about any question related to your project. The guide will help you determine whether or not your project requires a permit, and if so, what document(s) you need to submit for your specific project.

The following permit descriptions and forms are available: (PDFs open in a separate window.) Dates shown represent date of last content revision.

• Building Permit Application (August 30, 2019)
• Deck Permit – use Building Permit Application Form
• Demolition Permit – use Building Permit Application Form
• Electrical Permit (August 30, 2019)
• Erosion & Sedimentation Control / Grading Permit (March 23, 2021)
• HVAC and Fuel Tank Permit (August 30, 2019)
• Owner Assignee (assign an agent to submit your forms) (April 21, 2020)
• Plumbing Permit (August 30, 2019)
• Road Occupancy Permit (November 16, 2020)
• Shed Permit – use Building Permit Application Form
• Sign Permit – use Zoning Permit Application Form
• Swimming Pool Form (April 21, 2021)
• Zoning Permit Application (August 30, 2019)

• Contractor Registration (August 30, 2019)

• Contractor (January 17, 2020)
• Property Owner (March 30, 2012) Acting as Contractor – Fill out Section D

• 2021 Fee Schedule (March 17, 2021)
• Road Occupancy Fee Schedule (January 5, 2007)

• Field Fire for Agricultural Purposes Permit Application (December 9, 2010)

• Brightside Farm Garden Plot Reservation for 2021 (February 2021)
• Charlestown Park Pavilion Reservation Form (June 1, 2018)
• Road Event Application (June 9, 2016)

• Conditional Use Application (November 22, 2011)
• Non-Residential Use & Occupancy Certificate (September 11, 2012)
• Sketch Plan Fact Sheet (Added August 2016)
• Subdivision/Land Development/Sketch Plan Application (June 3, 2020)
• Subdivision & Land Development Fee Schedule (September 2015)
• Zoning Hearing Board Application (November 22, 2010)

• Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals (March 7, 2007; Added January 2015)