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Building Permits and Inspections
Link for required permits and inspections in Clarion Borough
Building Inspections/Zoning
The Zoning Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for the issuance of building permits, inspections of construction sites, review of site and construction plans, inspection of rental properties, and enforcement of all building and zoning ordinances. It is recommended that if you are contemplating any improvements or alterations to your home or business, you should contact the Zoning Officer to discuss your plans and determine if any permits or approvals by the Borough are required. We recommend you do this before expending time, effort and money on formal plans or disapproved construction.
Your Home in Clarion Borough
• Obtain building permits for major improvements to your home, and be sure work is inspected and approved.
• A building permit must be obtained and the location approved prior to the construction or erection of fences, accessory buildings, garages, carports, etc.
• Pools must be at least 10 feet from side yards and at least 15 feet from rear of property.
• Trees are not to obstruct sidewalks or obscure streetlights.
• Fences, hedges, trees, shrubs, weeds & vines on corner lots must not be over 2 1/2 feet high or obstruct the vision of motorists.
• Care should be taken to avoid driving over the curb, planting strip, and sidewalk causing damage to the right-of-way with a vehicle.
• House numbers must be visible from the street.
• Weeds and grass are not to exceed a height of six inches. Yards must not be cluttered or littered with rubble, trash, ice boxes, unused furniture, toys, building materials, etc.
• Do not drain swimming pools across a neighbor's property, water must generally flow into a storm sewer.
• All pools (in ground or aboveground) 24 inches or deeper require a four-foot back fence.
• Accessory building are to be at least 15 feet from rear and 10 feet from side lot lines.
• All exposed metal and wood surfaces must be painted or have other protective coatings.
• Unregistered and/or uninspected motor vehicles shall not be parked on any property in a residential district, and said vehicle shall not at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair or shall it be in the process of being stripped or dismantled. A vehicle of any type shall not at any time undergo major overhaul, including body work in a residential district unless such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.
For more information contact the Borough Code Enforcement Officer, Bob Ragon, at 814-226-7729.