Uwchlan Township COVID-19 Updates

Uwchlan Township has activated an essential employee only operation for the next two weeks due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). All non-essential personnel will be working remotely, when possible, with normal business operations expected to resume Monday March 30th. The Township will continue to monitor the situation and make changes to this policy as needed. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation at this time. The Township encourages all residents with questions and concerns related to COVID-19 to visit the Chester County Health Department, Linked Here.

The Governor has issued a Stay at Home Order for Chester County, starting at 8PM March 23rd. For more information on this order, Click Here.

The Governor has extended the order to close all non life-essential business from Saturday 3/21, to Monday, March 23, at 8:00 AM.

Governor Extension Press Release
Industry Operating Guidance (what businesses are open/closed)
Construction of the Mariner East II Pipeline was deemed non-life essential by the Governors office and will cease until further notice. The Township understands that there still may be limited crew on site performing various maintenance activities to keep the site safe during the shut down. This may also include starting up the equipment occasionally, but no forward progress of the drilling operations will occur and machine start-up will be for a limited duration.

Important Information

The Township has declared a Declaration of Disaster related to the COVID-19 pandemic as of 4:30 PM March 13th, 2020.
Permit applications/reviews, inspection scheduling and code enforcement activities (outside of an emergency) have been suspended until the Governor’s order related to construction is lifted.
Township offices are closed to the public, with no public being admitted into Township buildings for any reason until further notice. All non-essential Board, Commission, Committee and Council meetings are postponed until further notice.
Due to the Governor’s order, all Township parks are closed until the order is lifted.
Eagle Disposal has announced a modified trash schedule due to the COVID-19 virus. Trash and Recycling pickup will continue on a normal schedule, Yard Waste and Bulk Item pickup is temporarily suspended until further notice.
The Township Public Works and Parks Department will be operating on an "on-call" basis, responding to incidents as needed. The Uwchlan Township Police Department will continue to respond to calls as normal.

Phone and Email Directory

The Township strongly encourages the use of email to conduct regular business.

Building/Permit/Zoning Department
Tara Giordano	Building and Zoning Official	Ext. 324	tgiordano@uwchlan.com
Lee Ruth	Building Inspector	Ext. 325	lruth@uwchan.com
Michael Holmes	Commercial Inspector/Fire Marshall	Ext. 326	mholmes@uwchlan.com
Beth McDonald	Permit Coordinator	Ext. 320	bmcdonald@uwchlan.com
Township Administration
Scott Greenly	Township Manager	Ext. 362	sgreenly@uwchlan.com
Katie Churchill	Assistant Township Manager	Ext. 330	kchurchill@uwchlan.com
Susan Bernhard	Treasurer/Finance Director	Ext. 318	sbernhard@uwchlan.com
Denise Johnson	Utility Billing	Ext. 310	djohnson@uwchlan.com
Public Works
Jeff Seese	Sewer Superintendent	Ext. 531	jseese@uwchlan.com

Information for Township Business Owners

Township businesses unclear as to how the Governor’s order impacts their organization may email the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for further assistance at the following email account:

ra-dcedcs@pa.gov

In the event a waiver is needed, the DCED’s waiver form can be found linked here:(https://expressforms.pa.gov/apps/pa/DCED/Waiver-process-keeping-physical-locations-open) and forms can be submitted to RA-dcexemption@pa.gov.