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Permitting & Licensing Information

Types of Permits

Below are links to types of permits and common types of work performed. This is NOT intended to represent a complete list of all projects that may require a permit. Please contact the Community Development Office to confirm requirements before starting any work.

Building

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Residential Plan Requirements (PDF)
  • Swimming Pool Requirements (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Curb, Sidewalk, and/or Driveway

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Curb, Sidewalk & Driveway Standard Details
    • Curb & Sidewalk (PDF)
    • Utilities in Sidewalk (PDF)
    • Depressed Curb at Driveway Entrance (PDF)
  • Concrete Contractors (PDF)
  • Residential Plan Requirements (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Electrical

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Residential Plan Requirements (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Plumbing

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Residential Plan Requirements (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Sign

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Sign Examples (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Public Art

  • Permit Application (PDF)

Zoning

  • Permit Information (PDF)
  • Residential Plan Requirements (PDF)
  • Swimming Pool Requirements (PDF)
  • Plot Plan Examples (PDF)
  • Application with Plot Plan (PDF)
    • Plot Plan Submission (PDF)
    • Plot Plan/Plans and Specifications Submission (PDF)

Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB) Licensing

Information and Application

  • License Information (PDF)
  • Application (PDF)

Contractor Licensing

Below are PDFs containing specific information our Office must have on file to pull a permit.

Licensing Information

  • Electrical Contractor (PDF)
  • Plumbing Contractor (PDF)
  • General Contractor (PDF)

Forms

  • Contractor’s License Application (PDF)
  • Affidavit for Contractor (PDF)

Housing Licenses/Property Maintenance

Information and Rosters

  • Housing Licenses/Property Maintenance Information (PDF)
  • Housing Addendum to Lease (PDF)
    Use this form when you, as a landlord, have a new tenant signing a lease.
  • Housing Roster (PDF)
    Use this form when you, as a landlord, have a change in agent, and wish to submit a completed form to this Office. This form is not intended for landlords who have recently purchased a property and are applying for their first Housing License on the property.

STAFF

Joshua Young
Code Enforcement Officer

Shelley Grim
Community Development Coordinator

Jeri Sievert
Administrative Assistant

RELATED LINKS

Permitting and Licensing Information

Contractors Lists

Disruptive Conduct Reports (DCRs)

Rental Properties

Zoning Map (PDF)

Subdivision and Land Development

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Forms

CONTACT INFORMATION

Borough of Kutztown
45 Railroad Street
Kutztown, PA 19530

Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
610-683-6131

The offices will be closed in observance of the following holidays: New Years Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

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