Do I need a permit to remove a shed in Dillsburg Borough?

The borough posts a demolition checklist under the PA Uniform Construction Code, which requires permits for demolishing residential buildings. Ask the borough office whether your shed falls under it before work starts.

Can I put a new shed up in Carroll Township right after the old one is removed?

Only with the permits. The township requires a building permit for pre-built sheds, a zoning permit for any new structure, and a stormwater permit for new construction over 200 square feet without an approved plan.

Will Carroll Township’s trash hauler take shed boards and shingles?

No. Wood, shingles, drywall, concrete and other construction materials are on the township’s not-acceptable list for curbside pickup.

Does Dillsburg shed removal include what’s stored inside?

Yes. We empty the shed in the same visit, keep aside anything you want, and haul the rest. Paint, chemicals, gas cans and propane tanks are the exceptions; we don’t take hazardous waste or liquids.

Dillsburg Borough · York County

Shed Removal in Dillsburg, PA

Rotted floor, sagging roof, or just in the way of the new one: we take the shed down and haul every board.

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Shed removal in Dillsburg, PA often means a Carroll Township backyard, where 88 percent of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical township house dates to about 1993, so a shed that went up with it has three decades of weather on it: soft plywood floor, rusted hinges, and shingles curling at the edges.^[1]

Taking one down is simple for us. Knowing what the township and borough expect before and after is the part worth reading.

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William and crew dismantling a backyard shed mid-action — The Junk Lord, York County PA

Carroll Township’s permit page, if a new shed is going in

Most people pulling an old shed are making room for something: a bigger shed, a garage, a concrete pad, a fence line. Carroll Township’s “Do I need a permit?” page covers all of those on the building side.^[2]

A building permit is required for a pre-built shed, and you choose the UCC review and inspection agency from the township’s approved list.^[2]
A zoning permit is required to erect or add to any structure, including sheds, garages, concrete pads and fences.^[2]
A stormwater permit is required for new construction over 200 square feet without an approved plan, sheds and garages included.^[2]

Dillsburg Borough’s demolition checklist

Inside the borough, the Building/Zoning Permit Information page posts a separate checklist for demolition. It says building demolition falls under the PA Uniform Construction Code, which requires permits to demolish residential buildings, and it asks for a site plan and notice to the neighbors next door. Whether a backyard shed counts is a question for the borough office, and it’s worth the phone call before anything comes down.^[3][4]

The borough is also the older part of town, with about a quarter of its homes built before 1940, so a shed or outbuilding there can be older than anything in the township.^[5]

Where a torn-down shed can’t go

Carroll Township’s hauler won’t pick up wood, shingles, concrete or other building materials, and loose piles are refused too. The borough’s bulk limit is one item a week that two men can lift, set beside 32-gallon containers capped at 50 pounds. A pile of wall framing doesn’t fit either rule.^[6][7][8]

The township’s Leaf Waste Facility isn’t an option for shed lumber either. It takes branches and trimmings, but not treated wood, pallets or construction materials.^[9]

How a Dillsburg shed job goes

Text a couple of photos to (717) 654-6138 and William prices it before anything happens. Contents come out first and get sorted, then the roof, walls and floor come apart and go on the truck, and we clean up the spot. Firewood stacked inside, the old push mower, the busted wheelbarrow: those go too. Firewood is on Carroll Township’s curbside refusal list, so that’s one less thing to work around.^[6]

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