Documents, Forms & Permits

Unless a vehicle is stored completely within a garage, owners of vehicles without valid state inspection and registration decals must obtain a Repairable Vehicle Permit from the Township. If a permit is approved, the owner of the vehicle is permitted 30 days to make any necessary repairs and bring the vehicle into compliance with local and state regulations.

The 2022 Fee Schedule includes a comprehensive list of permit fees for building and plumbing permits, zoning petitions, and other miscellaneous fees charged by the Community Development Department. Effective 1/3/22.

Application for the installation of a tent or air supported structure.

The Statement of Certification form must be completed for all Real Estate transactions occurring in Springfield Township. The cost is $60.00 for residential properties and $120 for non-residential properties. Please allow a minimum of two weeks for the Township to complete all required inspections.

Disasters can cause a wide spectrum of distress, including anxiety and depression, to children of all ages. This is a guide to help facilitate discussion and provide resources for coping.

Earthquakes are rare in our area, but not impossible. The most important thing to remember during an earthquake is to: "drop", underneath a sturdy surface, "cover", your head and neck, and "hold on" to your shelter or head and neck until shaking stops.

A list of supplies to consider adding to an emergency preparedness kit.

Provides information to workers and employers on measures they should take to prevent heat-related illnesses and death.

No matter the size of the flood, all can have devastating effects on your property and family. Proper safety and precaution can help to reduce the harm caused by flooding. Learn how to prepare for a flood, stay safe during a flood, and protect your health when you return home after a flood. More information can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/index.html.

A comprehensive infographic detailing the steps residents should take inside their homes before and after a hurricane or tropical storm.

To avoid lightening, get inside as soon as you hear thunder. Run to a substantial building or hard-topped metal vehicle as fast as you can. This brochure has a detailed list of steps to take if you or someone you know is caught outside during a lightening storm. If someone is truck by lightening, call 9-1-1 immediately.

It is important to always prepare for a power outage before a minor or major storm. Power outages can impact your family, property, and community at large. This is a detailed list on how to prepare for such power outage. To report a power outage in our area, contact PECO at (for any emergency) 1-800-841-4141 or (for gas only) 1-844-841-4151.

It is important to determine ahead of time the best place for your family to take shelter during a tornado. The safest place in the home is the interior part of a basement. If there is no basement, go to an inside room, WITHOUT windows, on the lowest floor. This could be a center hallway, bathroom, or closet. You could also shelter under very sturdy furniture. Evacuate mobile homes and take shelter elsewhere if necessary.

Winter storms can bring cold temperatures, power failures, loss of communication services, and icy roads. To keep yourself and your loved ones safe, you should know how to prepare your home and your car before a winter storm hits.

The purpose of the complaint investigation process is to protect the public, employee, and the department through fair, thorough, and proactive investigations of alleged misconduct. Although we encourage citizens to report police misconduct, complaints must be made in good faith. Anyone who willfully makes any false accusation or provides false information for the purpose of discrediting a police officer will be prosecuted under Pennsylvania Crimes Code Section 4904 and 4906.

A presentation created and presented by the Springfield Township Police Department to help facilitate the creation of a Neighborhood Watch for the purposes of helping our residents keep themselves safe.

If any part of the Township's highway system or right-of way will be occupied for construction activities, including setting a new or replacement utility pole, underground utility repair or installation, driveway or curb construction, a highway permit must be obtained. Construction equipment, materials or containers may not be stored in the street. Applications must be completed and returned to the Community Development department.

Serves as a guide to the Township in acquiring new open space, forging connections through existing open space via an enhanced trail network, and developing programs and policies to preserve and maintain active and passive open space in the Township. Prepared in 2005.

Identifies strategies for enhancing the Bethlehem Pike corridor in Flourtown and Erdenheim. Adopted as an amendment to the Township's Comprehensive Plan October 11, 2006.

An engineering study to determine the need for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike (SR 2018) and Gordon Lane and the subsequent impact of the installation of a traffic signal on the project intersection and the surrounding roadway network.