Zoning and code enforcement
Administrator: Gretchen Nielsen
Email: Zoning@birchruntwp.com
Building inspection staff
- Building Inspector — Mike Setzer
- Assistant Inspector — Phil Kerns
- Electrical Inspector — Jim Henne
- Mechanical & Plumbing Inspector — Merle West
- Office Manager — Paula Counts
Email: building@birchruntwp.com
Permits
Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, zoning, and sign permit applications are available from the documents area below. Contractor registrations, peddler/solicitor licenses, and zoning text-amendment requests are also handled here.
Planning Commission forms
Applications heard by the Planning Commission — rezoning, site plan review, special-land-use, temporary outdoor use, special events, and the request-to-address form — are filed through this office.
Reference documents
The Zoning Ordinance, Sign Ordinance, General Ordinances, zoning map, and Master Plan are all posted in the documents area below. Open burning permits are handled externally by the Fire Department; see the Community Links menu.
Permit applications & reference documents
- Construction Documents Checklist 2015 (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Construction Documents Checklist 2015.
- Business License Alarm Permit (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Business License Alarm Permit.
- Temporary outdoor use permit application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Temporary outdoor use permit application.
- Taymouth Township (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Taymouth Township.
- Special Event Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Special Event Application.
- site plan application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: site plan application.
- SIGN STANDARDS (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: SIGN STANDARDS.
- PERMIT P (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: PERMIT P.
- Peddlers License Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Peddlers License Application.
- Mechanical Permit Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Mechanical Permit Application.
- ITEMS NEEDED FOR PERMIT (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: ITEMS NEEDED FOR PERMIT.
- ELECTRICAL PERMIT APPLICATION (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: ELECTRICAL PERMIT APPLICATION.
- Birch Run Township Zoning Map (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Birch Run Township Zoning Map.
- Birch Run Township Master Plan (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Birch Run Township Master Plan.
- Zoning Permit Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Zoning Permit Application.
- Zoning Ord Text Amendment Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Zoning Ord Text Amendment Application.
- SITE PLAN APPROVAL APPLICATION (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: SITE PLAN APPROVAL APPLICATION.
- SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION Permit S (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION Permit S.
- Sign Board of Appeals Application (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: Sign Board of Appeals Application.
- REQUEST (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: REQUEST.
- BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP (opens in a new tab)
Building & Zoning document: BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP.
- Birch Run Township Zoning Ordinance (opens in a new tab)
- Birch Run Township Sign Ordinance (opens in a new tab)
- Contractor Registration Form (opens in a new tab)
- Request to Address Planning Commission (opens in a new tab)
- Re-Zoning Approval Application (opens in a new tab)
- Plumbing Permit Application (opens in a new tab)