Rush Township SITE MAP Text-Size HOME ABOUT DEPARTMENTS SERVICES NEWS CALENDAR CONTACT Departments DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION RECREATION ECONOMIC PLANNING ZONING TAXES POLICE ROADS Zoning & Permitting Zoning decisions are made by a three-member Zoning Hearing Board. Members are appointed by the township Board of Supervisors. They serve a three-year term and are responsible for hearing appeals on zoning matters, including variances and special exceptions. Zoning Hearing Board meetings are held as needed at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Rush Township Municipal Building in Hometown. Changes are advertised in a local newspaper and posted at the Municipal Building. Zoning in Rush Township is governed by the 2009 Eastern Schuylkill Planning Region Joint Zoning Ordinances, which were enacted by the township supervisors on Oct. 20, 2009. Members of the Zoning Hearing Board: Chairman Wayne Postupack (2021) Vice Chairman Thomas Klein, Jr. (2019) Member Jack Cusatis (2021) Alternate Steve Roetz (2021) Alternate Required permits William N. McMullen of Arro Engineering (570-366-9534) of Orwigsburg handles the zoning permits for our township. If necessary, he will gladly schedule an appointment with you by calling his office number. Moving permits are required of everyone moving in and out of Rush Township. Moving permits can be obtained at the municipal building. There is no charge for a moving permit. Building permits are also required. Permit information can be obtained from Arro Engineering (570-366-9534). Comprehensive Inspection Agency (570-385-3010) performs all necessary inspections. Contact the township municipal building for a contact name and phone number. A permit is not required for a fire confined to a non-combustible container covered by a screen and fed by paper or paper byproducts, cardboard, tree branches, tree clippings, leaves, and yard trimmings. Those fires are permitted only between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. They are not allowed to smolder more than 15 minutes after flames subside. They must be attended by a responsible person from ignition through extinguishing. These fires are not to be any closer than 25 feet to an adjacent property line. (The township’s burning ordinance does not apply to small, well-controlled fires in an outdoor fireplace or a container for outdoor cooking – as long as the fire is attended by a responsible person from ignition through extinguishing.) UCC Appeals Members of the UCC Appeals Board: Dean DelFranco, Sr. Leon Sassaman Pat Caulfield Related Forms UCC Application Package 2021 Zoning Permit Application Package 2019 Rush Driveway Permit Package 2021 Variance App 2018 Deck Information Packet -2018 Pool Information Packet Flood Map Directions Rush Sewer Permit Application Grinder Pump Easement Agreement - Lake Hauto 4-29-21 street-opening-permit-application-2015 rush-township-504-plan ada-complaint-procedure ada-compliant Resolution 2017-15 Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to attend a public meeting should notify the Township Secretary at 570-668-2938 as early as possible prior to the meeting, and the Township will make every reasonable effort to provide a reasonable accommodation. Ordinance #200 Ordinance #201 2019 Fully Adopted ESRP Zoning - Compiled 7-1-19 2019 Fully Adopted ESRP SALDO - Compiled 7-1-19 RUSH TOWNSHIP COMPLAINT FORM (2) UCC Agriculture Bldg Affidavit Related Forms Key Question Who was our township named after? Find out more > Explore Site Home About Departments Services News Calendar Contact More Questions? Contact us! 104 Mahanoy Avenue Tamaqua, PA 18252-4000 Phone: 570.668.2938 Fax: 570.668.3129 Send Email Site Map Contact © Copyright 2021, Rush Township. All Rights Reserved.