Code Enforcement & Zoning

BS&A Online Permit Applications

Please note all permits are submitted online only.

To apply for a permit online:

Homeowners do not need a web pin number; however, you still need to register online.

Contractors – Once you obtain your online pin, you will need to register your account online. Contact Debbie Perkiss at d.perkiss@fallstwp.com, 215-949-9013 or Mary Jo Westerhold at m.westerhold@fallstwp.com, 215-949-9111.

To register and create an online account:

Please use the following link: www.bsaonline.com

1. Register-bottom left-hand side.
2. Create username and password.
3. Follow prompts to insert your web pin number.
4. Search for property: only enter the number and street name (do not enter road, lane etc.)
5. Please select either Commercial or Residential.
6. Choose permit type from the drop-down box.
7. Enter the type of work in the description box. ***If you are the homeowner, please include in the description box the contractor’s name and License number. If there is no contractor, put in the description that homeowner is doing the work***
8. Basic usage: choose Residential or Commercial
9. Construction value: enter amount of job including material and labor
10. If contractor: add applicant information – select your business type.
11. If homeowner: click box to certify.
12. Must attach all documents in 1 PDF form only (site plan, maximum impervious surface calculation sheet and plans for all outside work.)
13. If you are applying for multiple permits, all permits must have plans attached,

After you hit the submit button for each permit applied for, it will take you to the top of the page and ask, “Do you want to apply for another permit”, say yes and apply for the next permit.

When you finish entering the permit, the application is now submitted, BUT NOT APPROVED. Please note you will receive several emails. You will receive an email for any possible denials, and the last email will be for payment.

For additional information or questions, please contact Debbie Perkiss at d.perkiss@fallstwp.com, 215-949-9013 or Mary Jo Westerhold m.westerhold@fallstwp.com, 215-949-9111.

A FULL DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK IS REQUIRED IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX.

FOR ALL BUILDING PROJECTS/BUILDING PERMITS, ALL PLANS MUST COME IN AS SINGLE PDF AND NOT MULTIPLE PDF’S. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED IF THEY DO NOT COME IN AS A SINGLE PDF ATTACHMENT. A SITE PLAN AND MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE CALCULATION SHEET IS REQUIRED FOR ALL BUILDING AND ZONING PERMITS.

RESIDENTIAL ZONING ONLY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. SHED PERMITS UNDER 500 SQ. FT.
2. DRIVEWAY PERMITS ONLY DOES INCLUDE APRON, CURBS OR PUBLIC SIDEWALKS.
3. PATIOS NO FOOTINGS.
4. SERVICE WALKS-WALKWAYS, NOT PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
5. FENCES THAT DO NOT HAVE POOLS MUST HAVE HEIGHT AND FENCE IN THE DESCRIPTION.
6. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES UNDER 555 SQ. FT.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. FIRST FLOOR ADDITIONS
2. PATIOS WITH FOOTINGS
3. INGROUND POOLS (REQUIRES AN EARTH DISTURBANCE)
4. ABOVE GROUND POOLS.
5. FENCE WITH A POOL.
6. ENCLOSING CARPORTS.
7. COVERED PATIOS
8. APRONS AND CURBS.
9. PUBLIC SIDEWALK

 WHEN ADDING ELECTRIC OR PLUMBING PERMITS, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FIXTURE COUNTS FOR EVERYTHING THAT APPLIES, IN LOCATIONS NAMED “DESCRIPTION”

THE ELECTRIC AND PLUMBING FORM CAN BE FILLED OUT RIGHT IN BS&A, FIRST CLICK ON RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL, THEN CLICK ELECTRIC OR PLUMBING, GO TO THE RIGHT AND UP A LITTLE BIT, YOU WILL SEE THE ELECTRIC AND PLUMBING FORM, YOU CAN FILL OUT RIGHT THEN AND THERE AND THEN CLICK SAVE AND ADD ATTACHMENTS WHEN YOU GET TO THE ATTACHMENT PAGE.