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Adams County – Borough of Abbottstown 

General Information 

Type of Government: Borough 

 

Municipal Building:   4 West Water Street , P.O. Box 474  Abbottstown, PA. 17301 

Phone:  (717) 259-0965     

Fax:  (717) 259-6213 

Website:   

www.


abbottstownpa.net

 

E-mail

abbottstown@comcast.net

 

Ordinances Online:  

http://www.adamscounty.us/MunicipalitiesPlansOrdinances/AbbottstownBorough.aspx

 

 



Zoning Map Online:

 

http://www.adamscounty.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=NmBz7AU0HT0%3d&tabid

=155&mid=619

 

 

Hours of Operation: Wed & Fri 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Thurs 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm  

additional hours by appt. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts 

 

Name/Company 

Address 

Phone Number

Mayor 

Perry Shearer 

4 West Water Street 

Abbottstown, PA. 

17301 

(717) 259-0965  



Fax   (717) 259-

6213 


Secretary 

Loreen Greer 

 

 

Solicitor 



Guy Beneventano 

Ste B 


4349 Linglestown RD 

Harrisburg, PA  

717-652-4600 

Engineer 

Chad Clabaugh 

 C.S. Davidson 

50 W Middle ST 

Gettysburg, PA 17325 

717-337-3021 



Zoning Officer 

Adams County Office of 

Planning & Development 

Suite 101 

19 Baltimore ST 

Gettysburg, PA 17325 

717-337-9824 

Permit Officer 

Commonwealth Code 

Inspection Services 

1102 Sheller AV 

Chambersburg, PA 

17201 


717-262-0081 

Code Enforcement 

Office 

Dale Gettel 

Commonwealth Code 

Inspection 

1102 Sheller AV 

Chambersburg, PA 

17201 

717-262-0081 



Sewage Enforcement 

Officer 

Steve Lehman 

C.S. Davidson 

50 W Middle ST 

Gettysburg, PA 17325 

717-337-3021 



Tax Collector 

John Flickinger 

269 High Street, 

Abbottstown, PA 

17301   

717-259-9211 



 

 

Residential Point of Sale Inspection Information 

1)

 

Is there a Residential Resale Inspection required?  Yes   No 



 

 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and fees: 



 

 

2)

 



Is there a Point of Sale Septic Inspection required?  Yes   No 

 

 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and fees: 

 

3)

 



Are there any additional Point of Sale purchase requirements?  Yes   No 

 

 



 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and fees: 

 

Sign Ordinances 

4)

 



Please list any requirements you have on for sale/for lease signs on a property:  

 

5)



 

Are Open House Directional Signs permitted? Yes   No 

 

 

 



Please list any limitations on the use of Open House Directional Signs: 

Not permitted in center square or in the four quadrants of the square. 



 

Rental Property Licensing and Inspection Information 

6)

 



Does the municipality have a Rental Property Licensing and Inspection 

Program?   Yes   No 

 

 

If yes, please provide the following information 



 

Requirements of Licensing and Inspection of Rental Property: 

No Fee but Registration is required 

 

 

Licensing Fee: N/A 

 

Inspection Fee:  N/A 

Police 

Pennsylvania State Police  Gettysburg Barracks 

3033 Old Harrisburg 

RD 


Gettysburg, PA 17325 

717-334-8111 



 

Re-inspection Fee:  N/A 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

                              



Other Ordinances Affecting Real Estate 

7)

 



Is there a Septic System Maintenance ordinance? Yes   No 

 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and fees: 



8)

 

Is there a property maintenance code? Yes 



 No 

 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and penalties for non-



compliance: 

9)

 



Is there a vacant property registration ordinance?  Yes 

 No 


 

If yes, please provide details on the program requirements and fees: 

10)

 

Please provide details for any additional ordinances a buyer moving into the 



municipality should be aware of: 

 

 



Tax Information 

Millage Rate 

Millage Rate (County): 3.9193 

Real Estate Mills Municipal: 1.4156 

Real Estate Mills School District: 10.7122 



 

Realty Transfer Tax  

Realty Transfer Tax State  1.0% 

Realty Transfer Percent Municipal: 0.5% 

Realty Transfer Percent School District: 0.5% 

Total Realty Transfer Percent: 2.0% 

 

 


Other Tax Information 

Per Capita Tax Municipal: $5.00 

Per Capita Tax School District: $10.00 

Per Capita County: $5.00 

Earned Income Municipal: (%) 1.50% 

Local Services Tax: $52.00 

 

 

 



Other Information 

School District Name:

Conewago Valley

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

Elected Official Information 



 

Name Title  Term 

Expiration 

Debbie Shearer 

President 

12/31/2013 

Mark Heisey 

Vice-President 

12/31/2015 

Travis Brown 

 

12/31/2013 



Hugh Wellen 

 

12/31/2015 



April Trivitt 

 

12/31/2015 



 

Borough Council Meetings:  1

st

 & 3



rd

 Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. 



Planning Commission Meetings:  2

nd

 Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.  



Zoning Hearing Board Meetings:  as needed 

                                                            

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



Utility Information 

 

 

Company 

Phone Number  Website 

Electric 

Met-Ed 

1-800-545-7741 

https://www.firstenergycorp.com/

Met-Ed/index.html

 

Trash 

IESI 

1-877-709-1700 

 

Gas 

Columbia Gas Company 

1-888-460-4332 

www.columbiagaspa.com



 

Water 

York Water Company 

717-845-3601 

http://www.yorkwater.com/



 

Sewer 

Abbottstown/Paradise 

Joint Sewer Authority   

717-259-9120 



 

 

Cable 

Comcast 

1-800-266-2278   

www.comcast.com



 

Newspaper 

Hanover Evening Sun 

717-637-3736 

http://www.eveningsun.com/



 

Newspaper 

Gettysburg Times 

717-334-1131 

http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/



 

                   



Information last updated by municipality:  8/28/13 

Tax information updated: 3/1/14 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 



 

Disclaimer 

 

The above is provided exclusively to the members of the REALTORS Association of York 

& Adams Counties, Inc. as a compilation of general information relating to various 

municipal ordinances throughout York and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania. 

 

There are no assurances, representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever that this 



information is all inclusive, comprehensive or current with respect to such municipal 

ordinances. 



 

This information is offered without comment or opinion and is not intended to be and does 



not constitute legal advice or a substitute for legal advice or opinion.   

 

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