City Building Permits

Borough of Middletown, PENNSYLVANIA Building Permit Guide

How to apply for a building permit in Borough of Middletown, Pennsylvania. Permit authority, application steps, fees, and inspection requirements.

Pennsylvania Dauphin County Updated March 2026

Permit Authority

Borough code authority for Middletown; borough administers UCC, property maintenance, and zoning with assistance from retained third-party agencies.

Department: Borough of Middletown Code Enforcement and Zoning
Address: 60 West Emaus Street, Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 717-902-0706 ext. 106
Email: jkleese@middletownborough.com
Website: https://middletownborough.com/government/code-enforcement/

Online Permit Portal

Open Permits and Applications

Platform: Borough website forms and applications page • Account required: No • Submission: In-person only

Additional resources:

Application Process

Review the Code Enforcement and Zoning page and select the correct application from the borough forms or permits/applications page.
Prepare the completed form, site or plot plan, and any project-specific supporting documents.
Submit to Borough Code Enforcement and Zoning for borough review and any third-party agency coordination.
Borough review proceeds under the adopted UCC and local fee schedule.
After permit issuance, complete inspections and obtain a Certificate of Occupancy before occupying work covered by the permit.

Typical processing time: Middletown does not publish a permit-by-permit turnaround on the main code pages.

Source: Borough of Middletown Code Enforcement and Zoning

General Requirements

Middletown's code office handles building construction, property maintenance, and other code matters and publishes separate building, electrical, floodplain, home occupation, and zoning forms.

Required Documents

Building permit application, electrical permit application, floodplain permit application, or home occupation application
Site or plot plan
Landlord-tenant report
Subdivision/land development forms
Zoning hearing board application

Permit validity: No public permit expiration language was located on the main Middletown code pages or crawlable application text.
Building code: Middletown states it administers the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, the Uniform Construction Code, the International Property Maintenance Code, the IEEE International Electrical Safety Code, and NFPA 70 National Electrical Code standard. Pennsylvania's statewide UCC update became effective January 1, 2026; applicants should confirm active code set on intake for current applications.
Owner-builder: Current permit form requires owner or authorized agent certification and signatures.
Contractor requirements: No separate borough contractor license page was found on the current permit pages. Pennsylvania home improvement registration context applies where threshold is met.

Fees

Minimum permit fee: $20 for $0 to $500 construction cost; every permit also carries a $4 state surcharge.
Plan check fee: UCC appeals, plan review, and additional agency costs may apply through the schedule; all outside agency charges are at applicant expense.
Permit fee formula: Valuation-based for most building, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC work; non-residential new construction also has square-foot-based additions.
Reinspection fee: $90 per hour for UCC reinspections; $60 per hour for fire code inspections.
Payment note: Fee schedule states all fees charged by county, state, federal, or private/public firms are at the applicant's expense.

Fees change. Verify current amounts at the official fee schedule (effective October 2024).

Work That Does NOT Require a Permit

Contact the Borough of Middletown Code Enforcement and Zoning to confirm whether your project requires a permit before starting work.

Inspections

How to Schedule

Borough Code Enforcement and Zoning (in-person)

Inspection hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Typical inspection sequence: Public pages do not spell out the sequence; inspections follow the permit scope and final occupancy approval requirement.

Additional Resources

Building code: Middletown states it administers the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, the Uniform Construction Code, the International Property Maintenance Code, the IEEE International Electrical Safety Code, and NFPA 70 National Electrical Code standard. Pennsylvania's statewide UCC update became effective January 1, 2026; applicants should confirm active code set on intake for current applications.
Verify contractor license: Pennsylvania UCC and Labor & Industry
Zoning information: View zoning info
Code Enforcement Forms
Stormwater Management
License lookup guide: Pennsylvania Contractor License Requirements
Contract template: Pennsylvania Homeowner-Contractor Agreement
Pennsylvania hub: Pennsylvania Contractor License & Permit Hub

Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with the Borough of Middletown Code Enforcement and Zoning before applying.

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