City Building Permits

Ferguson Township, PENNSYLVANIA Building Permit Guide

How to apply for a building permit in Ferguson Township, Pennsylvania. Permit authority, application steps, fees, and inspection requirements.

Pennsylvania Centre County Updated March 2026

Permit Authority

Ferguson handles local zoning and short-term rental approvals; CRCA handles UCC building permits and long-term rental code permits.

Department
Ferguson Township Planning and Zoning Department (zoning and rental permits); Centre Region Code Administration (building permits and long-term rental code)
Address
Ferguson Township: 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801; CRCA: 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College, PA 16801
Phone
Township: 814-238-4651; CRCA: 814-231-3056
Website
https://www.twp.ferguson.pa.us/planning-zoning/pages/rental-permits

Online Permit Portal

Open Ferguson Planning and Zoning

Platform: Township website information pages and downloadable forms • Account required: No • Submission: In-person only

Application Process

  1. Determine whether a township zoning permit is required; Ferguson publishes a zoning approval guide and permit FAQs.
  2. Submit the township zoning permit application with the applicable fee, which the township FAQ says must be paid with the application.
  3. For long-term rentals, applications are delivered to Ferguson Township, reviewed there, and then passed on to CRCA.
  4. For short-term rentals, obtain the township short-term rental permit first and also obtain the CRCA rental permit.
  5. For building-code work, submit the CRCA building permit package after township zoning clearance.
  6. Complete inspections and any final township or CRCA closeout steps.

Typical processing time: No single public turnaround time was posted on the reviewed Ferguson pages

Source: Ferguson Township Planning and Zoning Department (zoning and rental permits); Centre Region Code Administration (building permits and long-term rental code)

General Requirements

Ferguson zoning permit where local ordinance requires it; short-term rentals need both township and CRCA approval; CRCA permit is required for UCC-regulated construction work

Required Documents

  • Township application
  • Permit fee
  • Site and project materials
  • CRCA building or rental package as applicable
Permit validity
No single public township zoning expiration rule was found in the reviewed machine-readable sources
Building code
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code enforced through CRCA
Owner-builder
No Ferguson-specific owner-builder rule was clearly posted in the reviewed public materials
Contractor requirements
Pennsylvania HICPA registration applies where required; CRCA workers compensation documentation applies on building permits

Fees

Minimum permit fee
Ferguson short-term rental permit fee is $25 one time; long-term rental zoning application fee is none; CRCA building permit minimum is $55.50
Plan check fee
CRCA additional plan review after the second review is $130.00 per hour
Permit fee formula
Ferguson planning FAQ confirms application fees are due at submission, but the public machine-readable fee formula for general zoning permits was not exposed in the reviewed sources; CRCA building fees are valuation based
Reinspection fee
CRCA rental no-show fee is $100.00 and CRCA reinspection charges apply by fee schedule
Payment note
Ferguson FAQ states the permit application fee must be submitted with the application

Fees change. Verify current amounts at the official fee schedule.

Work That Does NOT Require a Permit

Contact the Ferguson Township Planning and Zoning Department (zoning and rental permits); Centre Region Code Administration (building permits and long-term rental code) to confirm whether your project requires a permit before starting work.

Inspections

How to Schedule

Inspection hours
Public hours were not clearly exposed in the reviewed machine-readable zoning pages

Typical inspection sequence: Township zoning review first where required, CRCA permit issuance, then CRCA inspections and final approval

Additional Resources

Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with the Ferguson Township Planning and Zoning Department (zoning and rental permits); Centre Region Code Administration (building permits and long-term rental code) before applying.

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