Attention Residents & Homeowners:

It is the responsibility of the homeowner to install and maintain a proper building number sign in compliance with the requirements of Ordinance NO. 2010-101, also referred to as "Jackson Township E-911 Street and Building Sign Ordinance." Please see link below for further details. We urge current residents and homeowners who already have signs up to check if it meets these requirements.

E-911 Street and Building Sign Ordinance

(570) 629-0153 • 2162 Route 715 PO Box 213 • Reeders, PA • 18352


Township Ordinances

This is a partial list of ordinances.  If an ordinance is not listed here, please do not assume it does not exist.  Contact the Zoning Office for clarification, if needed.  Thank You.

  Title Decription Category Modified
  911 Ordinance Ordinance to establish a uniform 911 system including street and building numbering. Ordinance 4/7/2011
  Dangerous Structure Ordinance Ordinance regulating unsafe structures Ordinance 4/23/2012
  Driveway & Drainage - Ord. #48 Regulates Drainage Facilities and Driveways Ordinance 7/14/2016
  Floodplain Ordinance Adopted April 18, 2013 Ordinance 6/21/2013
  Outdoor Burning Ordinance: 2000-100 Ordinance to regulate outdoor burning. Adopted Nov. 9, 2000 Ordinance 4/29/2014
  Littering Ordinance #49-B Regulates waste discarded on property of others. Adopted July 14,1988 Ordinance 6/10/2020
         
  Outdoor Burning_Certain Items Prohibited: 2001-102 Adopted Oct. 4, 2001. Amends the 2000 Ordinance to clarify that burning certain items is prohibited. Ordinance 4/29/2014
  Outdoor Wood Boiler Ordinance Ordinance governing and regulating the use of outdoor wood boilers. Ordinance 5/26/2011
  Public Gathering Ordinance Regulates events of 1000 people or more Ordinance 2/25/2013
  Recycling and Solid Waste Mandates Recycling and Solid Waste in Jackson Township Ordinance 7/7/2011
  Road Obstruction Ordinance Ordinance declaring certain road obstructions illegal. Ordinance 7/25/2011
  Short-Term Rental Ordinance regulating the permitting and use of short-term rentals Ordinance 7/27/2018
  Short-Term Rental Amendment Ordinance amends the Short-Term Rental Ordinance Ordinance 1/23/2023
  Soliciting & Peddling Ordinance providing for registration, regulation & control Ordinance 5/11/2015
  Storage Buildings: 2016-101 Ordinance prohibiting certain storage units as residential accessory structures Ordinance 1/24/2017
  Stormwater Ordinance Jackson Township Brodhead and McMichaels Creeks Stormwater Management Ordinance of 2009 Ordinance 4/7/2011
  Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance Adopted May 1, 2014 Ordinance 5/9/2014
  SALDO Amendments Adopted April 23, 2015 Ordinance 6/17/2015
 

SALDO Amendment

Lot Joinder

Ordinance

 2/11/2021
 

Well Ordinances

Zoning Ordinance

Well Drilling Regulations

 Jackson Township Zoning Ordinance. Adopted May 1, 2014

Ordinance 

Ordinance

 1/3/2023 

6/26/2018

  Zoning Amendment  2015-101 Adopted April 23, 2015 - Update Regional Uses and misc. Ordinance 6/17/2015
  Zoning Amendment  2016-100  Adopted Feb. 4, 2016  - Rezone three parcels on Miller Road Ordinance 6/5/2017
  Zoning Amendment 2016-101 Adopted Aug. 11, 2016 - prohibit certain storage units as                                                       accessory residential structures Ordinance 6/5/2017
  Zoning Amendment 2017-100 Adopted Feb. 9, 2017  - amends sign ordinance Ordinance 6/5/2017
  Zoning Amendment 2023-100 Prohibits Short-Term Rentals in R-1 Zoning District Ordinance 1/23/2023

Township Ordinances

Partial List of Common Ordinances

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