Wayne County Planning Commission

The Wayne County Planning Commission was created in September 1964 and consists of a nine member board, which is appointed by the County Commissioners. Each board member represents a designated geographical section of Wayne County. The Planning Department staff has five full time employees.      This office issues NO BUILDING PERMITS. See municipal listings below for more information on obtaining permits.

Zoning/Building Permits Municipal Secretaries Municipal meeting dates and locations Local planning commission secretaries Local planning commission meeting dates and locations Planning Commission Members Representative Municipalities Sewage Enforcement Officers

ZONING MAPS - For General Usage

* For detailed decisions, contact the local Municipal Zoning Officer *

Bethany Borough Canaan Township Cherry Ridge Township Damascus Township Dreher Township Hawley Borough Honesdale Borough Lebanon Township Paupack Township Palmyra Township Sterling Township Texas Township Waymart Borough

For PENNDOT driveway permits contact Allan Jones, Maintenance District 4-6 Wayne County P.O. Box 310 White Mills, PA 18473 Telephone (570) 253-3130 (Mon. & Tues.: 7 A.M. to 9 A.M.)      The duties of the Planning Department staff and the Planning Commission are many. One of the most visible is the administration of the Wayne County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance in Dyberry and South Canaan Townships and Prompton Borough. Also the county is required by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 to provide review and comment for all subdivisions and land developments proposed in the other 25 municipalities who have adopted their own ordinance. The Planning Office is also required to provide reviews of land use ordinances adopted by the local municipalities.      In addition to their primary duties the Planning Office maintains updated information and statistics on such county issues as population, income, housing, transportation, land use, and unemployment.

If you are looking for building permit information, check the zoning/building permit officers listing that follows:

* indicates a zoning ordinance has been adopted

Municipality	Zoning/Bldg Officer	Address	Phone
Berlin Twp	Cathy Hunt	PO Box 61 Beach Lake PA 18405	729-8073
Bethany Boro*	Robert Bates (permits) Ed Lagarenne(Zoning)	187 Watts Hill Road Honesdale PA 18431	253-1263 (Bob) 224-6131 (Ed)
Buckingham Twp	Lyndon Wormuth	523 Cribbs Road Poyntelle PA 18454	448-2900
Canaan Twp*	Richard Gillette(zoning) James LaBar (permits)	8 Gillette Road Waymart PA 18472	488-9855
Cherry Ridge Twp*	Rolin Edwards	HC 1 Box 2632 Tafton PA 18464	226-2373
Clinton Twp	Robert Elfstrom/Lois Terrel, contact person	905 Belmont Tpke Waymart PA 18472	785-5073/785-3416(Lois)
Damascus Twp*	Ed Lagarenne	60 Conklin Hill Road Damascus PA 18415	224-6131
Dreher Twp*	William Dunning	209 Hilltop Road Newfoundland PA 18445	676-4976
Dyberry Twp	Edward Fritsch	635 Beech Grove Road Honesdale PA 18431	253-1806
Hawley Boro*	Ken Arnold	Hawley PA 18428	226-9545
Honesdale Boro*	Wayne Earley	958 Main Street Honesdale PA 18431	647-0091
Lake Twp	Robert Peters	1270 Easton TPK Lake Ariel PA 18436	698-0444
Lebanon Twp*	Ed Lagarenne	60 Conklin Hill Road Damascus PA 18415	224-6131
Lehigh Twp	Robert Szymanoski	PO Box 651 Gouldsboro PA 18424	(570) 236-0020
Manchester Twp	Steve Macey	3881 Hancock Highway Equinunk PA 18417	224-4070
Mt Pleasant Twp	Eleanor McGraw	1479 Great Bend Turnpike Pleasant Mt PA 18453	448-2569
Oregon Twp	Carla Komar	474 Fox Hill Road Honesdale PA 18431	729-8322
Palmyra Twp*	Dennis Mynarski (zoning) BIU (permits)	219 Oak Street Hawley PA 18428	226-6558/344-9681
Paupack Twp*	Bldg. Inspection Underwriters	1010 Albright Avenue Scranton PA 18508	344-9681
Preston Twp	Mary Ann Llewellyn	1515 Crosstown Highway Lakewood PA 18439	798-2114
Prompton Boro	Allen Heberling	66 River Road PO Box 73 Prompton PA 18456	253-1801
Salem Twp	Jennifer Wargo	PO Box 278 Hamlin PA 18427	689-3006 or 689-4663
Scott Twp	Building Inspection Underwriters	100 Albright Avenue Scranton PA 18508	(570) 344-9681
South Canaan Twp	Richard Gillette (permits)	8 Gillette Drive Waymart PA 18472	488-9855
Starrucca Boro	Michael Pasteka	Building Inspection Underwriters Scranton PA 18508	(866) 344-9681
Sterling Twp*	John Ritter	3 Bortree Road Moscow PA 18444	689-0961
Texas Twp*	Robert Bates (Permits) Lee Krause Jr. (Zoning)	506 Willow Avenue Honesdale PA 18431	Robert 253-4352 Lee 493-0394
Waymart Boro*	Jim Bridges	Waymart PA 18472	488-6082