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Dauphin County Planning Commission

In short

Dauphin County Planning Commission issues 2 permits we publish for Dauphin County, last verified 2026-10-21. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Subdivision and Land Development Plan Approval (7 Municipalities Without Their Own SALDO)only if it applies to youDauphin County Planning CommissionDCPC 'Approval Fees Effective May 13, 2009', checks payable to the Dauphin County Planning Commission: subdivision by lots $220.00 base fee + $4.00 per lot; residential land development $220.00 + $4.00 per dwelling unit; non-residential land development $220.00 + $5.00 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of proposed building footprint (if no building is proposed, only the base fee applies); combined subdivision and residential land development $220.00 + $4.00 per lot + $4.00 per dwelling unit; combined subdivision and non-residential land development $220.00 + $5.00 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of proposed building footprint. Each has a $3,000 maximum. Sewer module $50.00 per module review.per plan2026-10-21
County Planning Commission Review and Report Fee (33 Municipalities With Their Own SALDO)only if it applies to youDauphin County Planning CommissionDCPC 'Review Fees Effective May 13, 2009', checks payable to the Dauphin County Planning Commission: subdivision by lots $175.00 base fee + $4.00 per lot; residential land development $175.00 + $4.00 per dwelling unit; non-residential land development $175.00 + $5.00 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of proposed building footprint (if no building is proposed, only the base fee applies); combined subdivision and residential land development $175.00 + $4.00 per lot + $4.00 per dwelling unit; combined subdivision and non-residential land development $175.00 + $5.00 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of proposed building footprint. Each has a $3,000 maximum. Sewer module $50.00 per module review. SALDO §203(1) requires separate fees for each application at each stage (preliminary and final).per plan, charged at each stage (preliminary and final) under SALDO §203(1)2026-10-21

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

County Subdivision and Land Development Plan Approval (7 Municipalities Without Their Own SALDO)

This record applies only in the 7 municipalities the Dauphin County Planning Commission's Plan Application & Fees page lists under its Approval Fees: Berrysburg Borough, Elizabethville Borough, Jefferson Township, Millersburg Borough, Rush Township, Williams Township and Williamstown Borough. SALDO §204 of Ordinance No. 2-2011 (adopted by the Board of Commissioners April 27, 2011) states that in municipalities which have not adopted a subdivision and land development ordinance, plans 'must be approved by the Dauphin County Planning Commission as complying with all requirements of this Ordinance before recording', and that this approval is in addition to local approvals. A new commercial building or subdivided lot there goes through DCPC. Per the DCPC schedule 'Approval Fees Effective May 13, 2009', the fee is a $220 base plus $4 per lot or dwelling unit, or $5 per 1,000 sq ft of non-residential building footprint, to a $3,000 maximum, and $50 per sewer module review. SALDO §802 states that the schedule 'is posted in the Dauphin County Planning Commission's Office and on its webpage (tcrpc-pa.org; under Dauphin County)', where this schedule is linked. DCPC's page states that 'Plans will not be accepted without the required fees and a completed application, including signatures from the respective municipality.' Per the application form, the 'cut off date for plan submission for County Approval is nine (9) working days prior to the meeting'; the DCPC minutes page states that, starting in January 2026, meetings are normally held at 4 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the TCRPC office in Strawberry Square.

County Planning Commission Review and Report Fee (33 Municipalities With Their Own SALDO)

This record applies in the 33 municipalities the Dauphin County Planning Commission's Plan Application & Fees page lists under its Review Fees: Conewago Township, Dauphin Borough, Derry Township, East Hanover Township, Gratz Borough, Halifax Borough, Halifax Township, City of Harrisburg, Highspire Borough, Hummelstown Borough, Jackson Township, Londonderry Township, Lower Paxton Township, Lower Swatara Township, Lykens Borough, Lykens Township, Middle Paxton Township, Middletown Borough, Mifflin Township, Paxtang Borough, Penbrook Borough, Pillow Borough, Reed Township, Royalton Borough, South Hanover Township, Steelton Borough, Susquehanna Township, Swatara Township, Upper Paxton Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township, West Hanover Township and Wiconisco Township (the DCPC page and schedule print the last as "Wiconsico Township"). These municipalities have their own subdivision and land development ordinances, and the municipality approves or denies the plan. Under SALDO §203 of Ordinance No. 2-2011, applications there are forwarded to DCPC for review and report together with a fee to cover its cost, and "The fee shall be paid by the applicant"; §803 limits DCPC to reviewing the plan and reporting its findings to the municipality. Per the DCPC schedule 'Review Fees Effective May 13, 2009', the fee is a $175 base plus $4 per lot or dwelling unit, or $5 per 1,000 sq ft of non-residential building footprint, to a $3,000 maximum, and $50 per sewer module review; §203(1) requires a separate fee at each stage. SALDO §802 names DCPC's webpage on tcrpc-pa.org as where the fee schedule is posted, and that page links this schedule. DCPC's page states that 'Plans will not be accepted without the required fees and a completed application, including signatures from the respective municipality.'

Contact

Jurisdiction
Dauphin County
Phone
(717) 234-2639

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Dauphin County Planning Commission Plan Review or Approval ApplicationDauphin County Planning Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  2. Dauphin County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2-2011, adopted April 27, 2011)Dauphin County Board of Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  3. Dauphin County Subdivision and Land Development Plan Fee Schedule — Approval Fees Effective May 13, 2009Dauphin County Planning Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  4. Dauphin County Subdivision and Land Development Plan Fee Schedule — Review Fees Effective May 13, 2009Dauphin County Planning Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  5. DCPC Meetings, Minutes & Review LogDauphin County Planning Commission (Tri-County Regional Planning Commission) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21
  6. DCPC Plan Application & FeesDauphin County Planning Commission (Tri-County Regional Planning Commission) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-21

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