Staff & Legal
The borough contracts with a third-party vendor for general code, zoning & plan reviews. The contracted Code/Zoning Official maintains office hours with the borough from Tuesday through Thursdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The borough also has two part-time Parking & Code Enforcement Officers that work random schedules during the week and some weekends. The part-time officers enforce parking and quality of life codes. Part-time officers may also enforce other code of ordinance violations and zoning laws.
The following two sections are for good reference, providing you the legal basis for how the borough operates or may require certain actions by its residents. First, the Pennsylvania Borough Code, is the legal foundation that grants Bath, as a political subdivision, its powers under the Commonwealth. The second point of reference is the Borough of Bath Code of Ordinances. These are the laws that govern within the municipal boundaries of Bath, created and enacted by the local Borough Council. The laws are then maintained and enforced by the borough administration.
You can also try the Borough’s Parking & Code Officer hotlines 24/7/365. The Borough will make efforts to handle complaints as they are received. Keep in mind that there may not be parking/code enforcement coverage at the specific time of your complaint. Send complaints and photos of a parking or code complaint to the following cell phone hot lines so they can be investigated or will be discussed with the department as part of future patrol consideration:
Line #1 – 484.225.0728
Line #2 – 484.861.7030
Pennsylvania Borough Code
The following link will direct you to the Pennsylvania Borough Code; PA Consolidated Statutes, Title 8 – Boroughs and Incorporated Towns. (Last updated 2018)
Borough of Bath Code of Ordinances
Bath, PA – July 26, 2018. As part of the Borough’s overall efforts to improve services to its citizens, the Borough of Bath has put its complete municipal code online. To use the new electronic version of the Code, click the link below.
The new online Code provides convenient access to the Borough’s ordinances in a feature-rich format that has been specifically designed for optimal viewing on desktops and laptops as well as smartphones and tablet devices. Partnering with General Code, the innovative leader in municipal codification, the Borough’s online Code offers the most flexible access for its citizens from any location– at home, at work or on-the-go.
Designed to be easy-to-use and search-friendly, the user experience is intuitive, elegant and highly functional. By simply entering a keyword or two, search results will provide the information needed within seconds.
“Our new online Code is one more valuable tool for our citizens to gain access to the information they need, when they need it,” says Borough Manager Brad Flynn. “Convenient, free access to our Code of Laws benefits our citizens, our officials, business leaders and others who want to do business in our borough.”
General Code is a Rochester, NY-based company whose technological innovations are designed to support municipal efforts to deliver service excellence in an increasingly digital and mobile world. The Borough of Bath joins with more than 1,900 other municipal governments providing technologically advanced online Code access via General Code’s exclusive eCode360 service in order to offer more effective and efficient constituent service.
Access to the Borough’s eCode is available at:
