Welcome to Richlandtown!
On behalf of the Richlandtown Borough Council, we welcome you to Richlandtown. We have assembled some information on this page that may help you during this transition. Additionally, feel free to explore some of the other links on the menu to the right for some more community information.
Use & Occupancy Permit ($50 Fee)
Required for the resale of Homes, Use of New Construction. Please call the Borough office to schedule the inspection with the Code Enforcement Officer. If the new owner intends to rent out the property, a Tenant ID Form is REQUIRED to be completed by the landlord.
Tenant ID Form
If you plan to rent out the new house, a Renant ID Form is required for all tenants of rental units over the age of 18 years. Landlords are required to notify the Borough of the identities of new tenants within 10 days of the execution of the lease (written or oral). Failure to return this form or otherwise comply with the terms of Ordinance #194 will result in a fine of $500.00.
Water Meter Certification
If you are moving out of Richlandtown, please have your realtor or settlement company request a final meter reading (or “water meter certification”). Please fax or mail the requests in to the office no later than one week before settlement.
Upon settlement of a home purchase, there is also a meter depost of $100. Homes sold within the Borough will have their previous meter deposit refunded at settlement.
New residents should call the Borough Office and have water billing set up in their name.
Water Rates
Quarterly Water Billing Rates, effective January 2009. Residences are billed a flat fee of $20 per connection, plus $2.50 per 1,000 gallons of consumption.
Water bills can be mailed in or dropped off in the brop box in the office door. Additionally, payments can be made during regular office hours, and during special office hours on the 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July, and October from 7pm – 9pm.
Utilities
Water: Richlandtown Borough Water Department
Sewer: Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority
Electricity: PPL Electric Utilities
Natural Gas: UGI (oil heat is done by independent supplier)
Waste Management: Trash and recycling are handled by independent trash haulers.
Telecom: Verizon and Comcast are licensed to operate their franchise within the Borough.
Taxes
As a property owner, you are responsible for property taxes to the following entities:
Richlandtown Borough
Bucks County
Quakertown Community School District (QCSD)
Your municipal and county tax bills are due to the Richlandtown Borough Tax Collector. The School District receives their taxes themselves.
Residents of Richlandtown are also responsible for Earned Income Tax (EIT)
Schools
Richlandtown is part of the Quakertown Community School District (QCSD)
Voting
When the primary and general elections come around, the one and only polling place within Richlandtown is the St. John’s Lutheran Church Activity Center, located at the corner of First Ave. and W. Union St.
Mail Delivery
If your new house does not currently have a curbside mailbox or a neighborhood clusterbox, then you will need to contact the U.S. Postal Service for PO Box delivery. The nearest Post Office is the Richlandtown Post Office, located at the corner of Richlandtown Pike and E. Pumping Station Road.
“Boro Buzz”
Richlandtown’s Community Newsletter is mailed directly to every business and household in the Borough. They are always available here online
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Building and Zoning Permit Information
Information about permits, in case you plan on making any renovations to your new property.
Fee Schedule updated 08.09.10
Fees necessary for any application brought to the Borough