Millcreek, PA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Part 8 of Chapter 70, the Millcreek Township Limited Lodging Ordinance, is the Township's short-term rental regime. It applies to dwelling units in the MU-1, MU-2 and PI Districts or the Limited Lodging Overlay under Chapter 145 of the Zoning Ordinance. Section 70-106 covers the money in two short subsections. Fees are payable to Millcreek Township upon the filing of a limited lodging permit application, in an amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. A permit is good for a period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed annually, and the renewal fee is payable upon filing the renewal application, again in an amount set by Board resolution. Because the amounts live in resolutions and not in the code, the current fee schedule has to be obtained from the Township.

The tax obligations sit in the application rules of § 70-103. An initial application must include copies of the current Erie County hotel room rental tax certificate of authorization and the current Pennsylvania sales and use tax permit. A renewal application must include proof that there is no outstanding and unpaid Erie County Hotel Room Excise tax or Pennsylvania State tax for the immediate preceding year. The code prints no tax rate; it only makes the paperwork a condition of the permit.

Under § 70-104B an application is approved only if the applicant has paid all fees, so an unpaid fee stops the permit. Renewal applications are due at least 60 days before the current permit expires. If the renewal is timely, the current permit stays in effect until the Code Enforcement Officer acts on it. Each owner must also keep at least $500,000 in general liability insurance on the premises and give the Township proof. The permit is personal to the owner and does not run with the premises: a new owner must apply, and is entitled to a permit if the owner complies with the Part within three months of recording the deed. An appeal of a denial or revocation is filed with the Board of Supervisors within 30 days and comes with a fee established by the Township Supervisors.