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The building permit application and roof permit supplement are available at the Municipal Office located at 1840 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA, or by mail upon request. If you should have any questions, or if you would like to request a building permit application and roof permit supplement by mail, please do not hesitate to contact the Code Compliance Department at 717/569-6406, extension 6, or by email to code compliance@manheimtownship.org.
(NOTE: Always check with the Zoning Department before starting any project which does not require a building permit because a zoning permit may be required.)
If you have questions or need more information on items such as licenses/permits, please contact the Police Department by mail at 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601, or call (717) 569-6401 or e-mail at police@manheimtownship.org.
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1. It is an area appropriate for future development and includes Lancaster City, a Borough, or Village as the core area.
2. Residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial, and institutional development are permitted or planned for this area.
3. Public infrastructure services are provided or planned for in this area with sufficient capacity to support the intended density and intensity of development.
The Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan defines two types of Designated Growth Areas, which are the Urban Growth Area and the Village Growth Area. Specific policies for these areas are described in the Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan.
All land area within Manheim Township with the exception of the agricultural zoned land located in the northeast corner of the Township is considered a designated growth area. The area surrounded the Village of Oregon is considered a Village Growth Area while the remainder of the Township is considered an Urban Growth Area.
The release of other police investigative reports is even more tightly controlled, primarily by Chapter 91 of the Crimes Code (Criminal History Record Information Act), which generally prohibits the release of copies or information from police investigative reports to persons other than those in the criminal justice system. Limited information may be available to some individuals in specific cases, but a subpoena or a Court Order will be required to obtain information dependant upon the specific circumstances involved.
For information on specific requests call the Manheim Township Police Department number, 717/569-6401. Once connected press 435 for accident report information and 434 for other report information.
A bin is issued to new Township residents at no charge; lost, damaged or stolen bins can be replaced for a $8.50 charge.
Refuse is collected one time per week and is to be collected on the same day as your recycling.
Containers may not be placed along streets for pickup sooner than 3:00 P.M. on the day before your scheduled pickup.
Containers shall not be left along streets longer than 12 hours after your scheduled day of collection.
Registered township haulers shall pickup refuse between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
If your scheduled pickup falls on a holiday, please contact your hauler to determine your pickup day. Typically, if your refuse collection day falls on a holiday, then pickup will be delayed by oneday.
If your refuse is missed, please contact your hauler as soon as possible to have your garbage picked up.
Pick up of all "bulk" or oversized refuse items, such as furniture, mattresses, grills, etc., should be arranged through your refuse hauler.
in Pennsylvania, the PA Public Utility Commission (PUC) oversees all public utilities in the Commonwealth. The Township is not the appropriate entity to contact when you have a service issue related to public utilities monitored by the PUC.
Again, all consumers must first attempt to resolve service issues with the respective utility company. If the utility company is non-responsive to your request for improvements to service, you need to contact the PA Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS).
The Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS) assists consumers in resolving complaints with utility companies under the PUCs authority. Again, before you file an informal complaint, you must first deal directly with your utility company. If the company is unable to resolve your problem, you may contact us to file an informal complaint. BCS investigates and responds to informal complaints as soon as possible. The telephone number for the BCS is below.
1-800-692-7380
Please do not file an Informal or Formal Complaint or provide BCS comments regarding the following utilities, since the PUC does not regulate these services:
For Rural Electric Cooperatives, please contact the PA Rural Electric Association. For utilities owned and operated by municipalities that operate wholly within their limits (none in Manheim Township), contact the service provider. For Cable TV companies (Comcast in Manheim Township), contact the municipal office.
For cellular or wireless phone companies, contact the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
For bottled propane gas companies, contact the PA Office of Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection.'For oil companies, contact the PA Office of Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection. PUC Bureau of Consumer Services
The Township does maintain Compost Park on Oregon PIke for residents to haul and dispose of tree branches for a modest charge. Tree branches should not be confused with leaves and the annual leaf pick-up program. The Township does provides free leaf only pick-up for downed leaves in the Fall for all Township residents. Please see the current leaf pick-up schedule in the Document Center on this website for the times when leaves will be gathered on your street.