Moving to, Or Building

Steps to Building a Home in Plain Grove

This document is designed to give you some ideas on what needs done to build in Plain Grove Township. Living in a rural area is very different than “city living”. And to that end we are providing you with the following information to help you make an educated and informed decision when choosing to purchase or develop land outside the boundaries of an incorporated cities or towns or the developed metropolitan areas in Lawrence County. Plain Grove Township does have zoning, so please be sure that the intended use of your property falls within these regulations. Any subdivision of land within the Township must be approved by the County Planning Commission as the Township does not have a subdivision and land development ordinance.

Regulations for Plain Grove Township

Regulations for Plain Grove Township

  1. Obtain the proper size acreage lot for the zoned area where you plan to build.
  2. Obtain a driveway permit from the township.
  3. Obtain an address from Lawrence County Operations Center (724) 656-9300
  4. Call PA One Call to verify nothing is buried in the ground (724) PA1-CALL
  5. Contact PA Department of Conservation (717) 787-3444, PA Fish & Boat Commission (814) 359-5237, US Fish & Wildlife Service, then DEP (724) 756-3168
  6. Make an appointment to do a percolation test with Sewage Enforcement and Excavator.
  7. Have land surveyed and drawn up showing the perk and soil profile. The Surveyor is responsible for the Sewage Planning Module and the N.P.D.E.S. (Endangered Species)
  8. Sewage Enforcement will examine and approve the septic system
  9. Sewage Enforcement will send the information to the Township once its approved
  10. Surveyor / Homeowner sends information signed by Township Secretary, Zoning Officer, Planning Commission to DEP in New Castle
  11. DEP approves and gets excavator drawn up sewage design and types of system available.
  12. Present sewage design and all other paperwork to Sewage Enforcement, then get sewage permit.
  13. Once you have obtained sewage permit, you can now get a zoning permit.
  14. After you get the Zoning Permit, then you contact the Building Inspector for your Building Permits

Plain Grove Township Building

1029 Plain Grove Road
Volant, PA 16156

Supervisors

Jeff Bishop (724) 530-7378
George Rodgers (724) 321-8190
Jim Knight (724) 202-9268

Township Secretary

Bev Blair (724) 530-7276
327 Burns Road
Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Assistant Secretary

Lacey Richardson (724) 249 – 6186

Tax Collector

Jessica McCurdy
 

Planning Commission

John Holmes (724) 530-2048
Logan Kind (724) 290-5529
Scott Jordan
Clayton Deems
Jeff Musher

Sewage Enforcement Officer

Kenneth D. Rodgers
 

Zoning Officer

Richardson Inspection Services
Jeff Richardson

Building Inspector

Misc

Lawrence County Planning

(724) 656-2144

Wilmington Area School District

(724) 656-8866

Buses

Call Wilmington School District

Penn Power

1 (800) 720-3600

Plain Grove Township – A welcoming place to build, grow, and call home.

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