Bristol, PA

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a dog away from its owner's premises must be on a leash no longer than six feet, and an owner may never let a dog run at large. Chapter 2, Part 2 of…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, pigs, hogs and swine are banned outright. Large animals must be housed at least 100 feet, and small animals including chickens at least 25 feet, from…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, cat owners may not let a cat run at large, and no one may feed unmanaged or unkempt colonies of cats anywhere in the Borough. Chapter 2, Part 6 of the…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, no one may keep more than four cats per 500 square feet of lot area, with a six-month exception for a litter of kittens. The Bristol Borough Code sets…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, an animal hospital needs a lot of at least 20,000 square feet for small animals and at least 40,000 square feet for large animals. Buildings housing…

Pennsylvania's Bee Law requires all beekeepers to register their colonies annually with the Department of Agriculture for inspection and disease control.

Pennsylvania state law prohibits municipalities from enacting breed-specific legislation that restricts dogs solely based on their breed or appearance.

Pennsylvania requires Exotic Wildlife Possession Permits for keeping bears, big cats, wolves, and other dangerous exotic species under Game Commission rules.

Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations prohibit intentionally feeding bears and elk statewide, with deer feeding restricted in chronic wasting disease zones.

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, it is illegal to keep an animal or bird that makes noise continuously for 10 minutes, or intermittently for 1/2 hour or more, to the disturbance of…

Bristol Borough prohibits engine brake retarders, commonly known as Jake Brakes, on named roadways including Green Lane, Pond Street and Old Route 13. A violation is punishable by a…

Bristol Borough prohibits playing any radio, phonograph, tape or disc player or musical instrument at a volume that annoys or disturbs the quiet, comfort or repose of nearby persons…

Bristol Borough prints no single quiet-hours clock. Section 27-506 of the Borough Code instead lowers the allowed sound level from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. plus Sundays and legal…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, the owner of the property on or in front of which a shade tree stands must keep it trimmed so it does not interfere with street lights and leaves a…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, no one removes, cuts, injures or sprays a shade tree on a public highway without first obtaining a permit. The only exception is immediate necessity…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, street trees in a subdivision or land development must be species native to Pennsylvania and hardy to USDA Planting Zone 6b. For landscaping around…

Bristol Borough declares grass, weeds and other vegetation a nuisance once it exceeds a height of 10 inches, on any property in the Borough owned or occupied by anyone. The same…

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code authorizes the Governor to impose mandatory statewide drought water-use restrictions that override local rules during declared…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a vertical or stacked parking structure must provide a minimum of 5% of its spaces with charging ports for electric vehicles. The mandate sits in §…

Bristol Borough makes it unlawful to maintain a motor vehicle nuisance on open private grounds. A vehicle qualifies by a list of defects that includes flat tires, missing tires, and no…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, no one can park a motor vehicle or trailer, or a combination of the two, longer than 18 feet or wider than 7 feet 6 inches on a street or alley in…

Bristol Borough runs a residential permit parking program under § 15-409, with three listed areas on Radcliffe Street between Mill, Market and Mulberry Streets. The Chief of Police…

Section 15-415 of the Bristol Borough Code bars parking, stopping or standing within 20 feet of a crosswalk, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on a sidewalk, facing against traffic…

In Bristol Borough, the Mayor can declare a snow and ice emergency. While it lasts, § 15-702 makes it unlawful to park on any of ten designated snow emergency routes, or to drive on…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer must be parked or stored on the lot itself and on an impervious surface: in a driveway along the rear…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, the owner of an existing residential building with no present off-street parking can install a parking facility in the front yard only if the…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, any use that customarily receives or distributes goods by truck must provide off-street loading facilities. Each space must be at least 12 feet wide…

Section 6(A)(1) of the Bucks County Park System Rules and Regulations bars parking any vehicle inside a county park between sunset and sunrise, unless the Department posts different…

A Pennsylvania private parking lot cannot tow you unless it is posted. Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353(b)(2) the trespass-parking rule does not reach a private parking lot at all unless the…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, erecting a retaining wall needs no grading permit when the work does not adversely affect natural overland or subsurface flow of stormwater, drainage…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, fences and walls in the required side and rear yards cannot exceed six feet in height, and tennis court fences cannot exceed 10 feet. Fences or walls…

Under Pennsylvania's 1905 Line Fence Act (29 P.S. § 41), adjoining owners of improved and occupied land must build and maintain equal halves of any boundary or division fence, and…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, liquefied petroleum gas vessels at a mobile home park must be fastened upright, kept five feet from a mobile home exit and three feet from any window…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a fireworks sales or storage facility cannot be within 300 feet of any residential use or residential district. It must hold a Department of…

In Bucks County parks, a fire can only be built inside a county-owned fireplace, metal grill or approved public fire ring using appropriate materials. Section 9.12(C)(1) of the Park…

Bucks County's Park System Rules flatly prohibit setting fire to any tree, woodland, brush, grassland or meadow, and bar burning any material or property not intended for burning…

Pennsylvania's Forest Fire Protection Law makes it a crime to set fire to any woodlot, forest, or wild land anywhere in the Commonwealth. Accidental ignition is a misdemeanor…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a home occupation is limited to one per dwelling unit, run by owner-inhabitants plus not more than one additional employee, and capped at 25% of the…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a family day care center caring for four to six children, or up to four disabled and/or elderly persons, in a residence is allowed only as a special…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a no-impact home-based business cannot involve customer, client or patient traffic, or pickup, delivery or removal functions, in excess of those…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a home occupation is allowed one on-premises sign indicating products made or services rendered, and the sign cannot exceed 200 square inches in any…

Pennsylvania never enacted a cottage food law, so there is no sales ceiling to stay under and no exemption to claim. Instead 3 Pa.C.S. § 5734(a) makes it the duty of every person…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a permanent pool above or below grade, except hot tubs and spas, must be completely enclosed by a fence or wall at least four feet high. Gates must…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a zoning permit is required to locate, construct or maintain a noncommercial swimming pool, meaning any pool, hot tub or spa designed for a water…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a freestanding residential accessory structure such as a garage, greenhouse, boathouse, carport, canopy or storage shed cannot exceed 15 feet in…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, the Zoning Code handles paying overnight guests in a dwelling through the Bed and Breakfast use in § 27-320. The premises must be managed by a person…

When a booking platform like Airbnb or Vrbo collects payment for a Bucks County short-term rental and acts as the lodging operator, Ordinance No. 158 requires that booking agent to…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, nobody plants a shade tree on a public highway without a permit, and Borough Council can refuse any species it finds unsuited to the location. Section…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, nobody can knock on residential doors to peddle or solicit without an invitation until they have registered at the Borough building and received an…

Bristol Borough residents can post a No Soliciting, Peddling or Canvassing sign of up to 80 square inches on the front door, or give the Chief of Police written notice to be put on the…

No one can operate an adult business in Bristol Borough without a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. The permit needs a nonrefundable fee set by Borough Council resolution, a…

Bristol Borough bans lubricating, oil changes, repairs, servicing and engine or drive train dismantling of any motor vehicle on a street, alley, public place or highway. Only emergency…

In Bristol Borough, vehicles removed and impounded under Chapter 15 can be towed only by approved storage garages designated by Borough Council. Each garage must show a bond or…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, massage therapy is a defined zoning use in § 27-320: an establishment whose primary business purpose is treating the superficial parts of a patron by…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a pawn shop must be located no less than 1,000 feet from any residential use or district, school, place of worship, day care center, recreation…

Pennsylvania regulates electronic cigarettes and vape products under Act 84 of 2016, imposing a 40 percent wholesale tax on e-liquids and devices and requiring tobacco product…

In Bristol Borough, holding a procession or an assemblage that interferes with traffic on a street requires a free permit from the Borough Manager. Apply at least one week ahead for an…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, outdoor eating is allowed as an accessory use to a restaurant, but not within a street right-of-way or the sidewalk area except under the temporary…

The Bristol Borough Code does not use the words street fair. Borough Council can close any street or part of a street to vehicular traffic while a special event is conducted on it, and…

Reserving a pavilion, athletic field, camping ground, or any other Bucks County park area requires a Department of Parks and Recreation permit under §§ 5.1-5.3. Applications go online…

Bristol Borough requires residents to separate leaf waste from other trash until collection unless they compost it themselves. Raking leaves or other vegetation into gutters, sewers…

Bristol Borough requires residents to separate three designated materials from their other trash and store them until collection, and the Borough collects recyclables at curbside at…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, refuse is picked up from the alley at the rear of a property wherever practicable. Where it is not, receptacles go to the curb in front, but not until…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, every resident, householder and business proprietor who receives collection service must put refuse in one or more watertight vessels or receptacles…

Refuse pick-up in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania occurs twice each week, with collections made between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Recycling materials are picked up once a week during the…

Bristol Borough's solid waste chapter mentions dumpsters in one place. An owner of a multi-family structure with seven or more dwelling units on a single tax parcel is exempt from more…

Section 20-111 of the Bristol Borough Code lists the legal holidays on which no refuse pick-ups are made: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day…

Bulk refuse pick-up in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania occurs once each week, with collection between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. No more than three items of bulk refuse can be placed out…

Bristol Borough bars keeping garbage, offal, carcasses, putrid matter or other refuse on private property, and bars casting refuse on the shore or margin of any body or stream of…

Pennsylvania's Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101) mandates curbside recycling in municipalities over 10,000 residents and requires statewide…

Chapter 26, Part 1 of the Bristol Borough Code, the Bristol Borough Stormwater Management Ordinance, regulates land development, subdivision, earth disturbance, new impervious surfaces…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, new construction and substantial improvement in the identified floodplain must put the lowest floor, basement included, at or above the regulatory…

Bristol Borough requires a plan showing how erosion and sediment will be controlled whenever land is permanently disturbed, and a grading permit for any disturbance of more than 5,000…

Bristol Borough bans running or idling the engine of a parked truck within 300 feet of a residential zone or district between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The rule is § 10-502, Subsection…

In Bristol Borough, no one may undertake construction or development anywhere in the Borough without a permit from the floodplain administrator, who is the Zoning Officer. Only minor…

In the R-1 Residential District in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a single-family detached dwelling may cover 40 percent of its lot with buildings and 50 percent with impervious…

In the R-1 Residential District in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a house needs a 10 foot front yard, side yards totaling 20 feet with at least 5 feet on one side, and a 25 foot rear…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, no building can exceed the maximum building height printed in its zoning district, which is 35 feet for single-family detached dwellings, twins and…

In Bristol Borough, the owner of every property must build or rebuild the sidewalk in front of and alongside it on 20 days' notice from Borough Council, and repair it on five days'…

Bristol Borough prohibits depositing snow or ice on or next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway, or loading and unloading area of a public transportation system. The Borough…

In Bristol Borough, anyone in charge of a building or lot fronting a paved sidewalk must clear a path at least 36 inches wide within 12 hours after snow, sleet or freezing rain stops…

In Bristol Borough, the owner of vacant premises must remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds and other vegetation that violates the 10-inch standard of § 10-201. Where someone other than…

Bristol Borough adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, 2003, as its Property Maintenance Code for the control of buildings and structures. Section 5-202 sets the penalty…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, plant material on a subdivision or land development landscape plan cannot be classified as an invasive species under the most recent lists from USDA…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, every luminaire lighting a billboard must be full cutoff, and externally illuminated signs and billboards must be lighted from the top of the…

Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, requires every outdoor light to have a full cutoff fixture, meaning no light is projected at or above a horizontal plane at the bottom of the fixture…

Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, bars any use from producing glare off the premises and caps light from a site at 0.10 footcandles at lot lines not along public roadways and 0.30…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, the Borough Inspector decides when rats, roaches or other disease vectors make a building a health nuisance. Owners then abate it on the Inspector's…

Every landlord in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania files a report with the Building Code Official listing each dwelling unit, its address, a description with square footage, whether…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, rental habitability runs through the Property Maintenance Code that Borough Council adopted in § 5-201 and amended in § 5-202. Owners and operators…

Under 68 P.S. Section 250.501, a Pennsylvania landlord must serve a written notice to quit before eviction: 10 days for nonpayment of rent, and 15 days (term of one year or less) or 30…

Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Act establishes uniform eviction notice and procedure requirements applicable statewide, governing all residential tenancy terminations universally.

Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent during the first year and one month's rent in the second and later years…

Pennsylvania's general adverse possession period is 21 years under 42 Pa.C.S. Section 5530. A shorter 10-year period applies under 42 Pa.C.S. Section 5527.1 to a parcel of one-half…

Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania inspects every rental dwelling unit every two years, and every year in a building with more than 10 dwelling units. The Building Code Official issues a…

In Bristol Borough, § 15-804 makes it unlawful for any pedestrian to cross any roadway in a business district except in a crosswalk. Pedestrians must also obey traffic-control and…

Bristol Borough bans smoking in its recreational, athletic and playground areas and all public open spaces owned by the Borough or the Bristol Borough Recreational Authority. Smoking…

Bristol Borough bans drinking alcohol on any street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, stairway, thoroughfare or other public property, and bans possessing an opened container there. The rule…

Bucks County parks run sunrise to sunset unless the Director sets different hours, and section 9.24(A) of the Park System Rules bars entering any area posted 'No Trespassing' or fenced…

Bucks County's Park System Rules flatly ban relieving yourself anywhere in county parks except in a restroom or other facility built for that purpose. Section 9.27(D) applies parkwide…

Bucks County's Park System Rules bar consuming or possessing marijuana or any other controlled substance anywhere within the Park System. Section 9.18(A)(1) points to Pennsylvania's…

Bucks County bans peddling, business solicitation and charity fundraising anywhere in the county Park System unless the Director gives written permission first. The rule, Ordinance No…

Bucks County confines skateboards, in-line skates and similar wheeled equipment to designated skate parks or paved roadways within the county Park System. Section 9.27(H) of the Park…

Bristol Borough parks, recreation and athletic areas, including the Jefferson Avenue Recreational Complex, and all public open spaces are open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. At…

Bristol Borough bars minors under 18 from remaining, idling, wandering, strolling or playing in any public place, or cruising in a vehicle, between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Exceptions…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, an electronic message board sign is allowed only in the HC-1 District. It must sit 500 feet from another electronic sign or a billboard on the same…

Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, lets political signs go up no sooner than 45 days before an election and requires removal within seven days after it. Section 27-602 caps them at 32…

Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, limits temporary on-premises window signs to 15 days and to a total of 75% of the window area under § 27-602, with no sign permit required. Permanent…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, zoning complaints go to the Zoning Officer, who is appointed by Borough Council and must receive complaints of violation of Chapter 27. The Zoning…

Bristol Borough requires carbon monoxide detectors and alarms in every dwelling unit that burns coal, natural gas, kerosene, oil, propane or wood. The rule sits in § 5-202 of the…

Chapter 5, Part 3 of the Bristol Borough Code requires approved automatic sprinkler equipment in listed building types. Residential coverage reaches apartment houses and apartment…

Bristol Borough requires an inspection and a certificate of approval from the Code Enforcement Officer before any change in ownership or occupancy of a dwelling, apartment, or…

In Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, a day care center serves four or more children, disabled persons and/or elderly. It needs a Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare license, a fully…

Bucks County limits bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters in its Park System to trails and paved roads specifically marked for that use. Riders must yield to pedestrians on every path…

Bucks County defines an e-bike as a pedal-equipped, two- or three-wheel vehicle under 100 pounds with a motor of 750 watts or less and a 20 mph motor-only top speed. On non-motorized…

Bucks County defines an e-scooter as a stand-on device under 100 pounds with handlebars and an electric motor, and § 7 limits e-scooter riding to designated trails and paved roads…

Pennsylvania draws a hard line between a golf cart and a neighborhood electric vehicle. Chapter 77A of the Vehicle Code makes it unlawful to operate a golf cart on any highway at all…

Bucks County bars personally owned grills from its parks under Section 9.12(C)(2), except a camp stove used in a designated camping area. Any propane tank over 1 pound needs the…

Bucks County charges a 5% lodging room rental tax on every hotel, motel, inn, guesthouse or bed-and-breakfast stay countywide. Ordinance No. 158 set the rate effective January 22…

Flying a drone, model aircraft or similar remote-controlled device from or above Bucks County park property requires a permit or must occur only in a designated area, and only in a…

Commercial drone operators in Pennsylvania must hold an FAA Part 107 certificate and comply with state crimes under Act 78 of 2018 (18 Pa.C.S. Section 3505). That law preempts local…

Pennsylvania Act 78 of 2018 (18 Pa.C.S. Section 3505) criminalizes drone surveillance of a private place, menacing operation, and contraband delivery, and preempts most local drone…

The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act establishes statewide siting rules for dispensaries, including a 1,000-foot setback from schools and daycares, while allowing reasonable local…

Pennsylvania prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and recreational users. The Medical Marijuana Act limits production to state-permitted growers, and…

Pennsylvania is a shall-issue state requiring a License to Carry Firearms (LTCF) issued by the county sheriff for concealed carry or carry in a vehicle, with statewide rules under 18…

Pennsylvania law comprehensively preempts local regulation of firearms under 18 Pa.C.S. §6120. Cities and counties cannot regulate lawful ownership, possession, transfer, or…

Open carry of firearms is generally legal in Pennsylvania for adults 18 or older without a permit outside Philadelphia, but a License to Carry Firearms is required statewide for…

Under 18 Pa.C.S. Section 6106, carrying a firearm in a vehicle anywhere in Pennsylvania generally requires a valid License to Carry Firearms, with limited exceptions for unloaded…

Pennsylvania's Food Code requires all mobile food units to obtain retail food facility licenses through the Department of Agriculture or local health departments.

Pennsylvania caps mini-casinos at ten Category 4 slot machine licenses statewide under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1305.1, each barred from sitting within 25 linear miles of an existing Category 1, 2…

Pennsylvania nonprofits can't run raffles, punchboards, or 50/50 drawings for charity until their own municipality's voters approve it in a referendum. Once approved, the county…

Pennsylvania's gambling code has no social-game or private-residence exception. 18 Pa.C.S. § 5513 makes it a first-degree misdemeanor to let people 'collect and assemble for the…

Pennsylvania channels all sports wagering through Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board certificates, and only an existing slot machine licensee can hold one under 4 Pa.C.S. § 13C11…

Under Pennsylvania's Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. § 5315, an association has an automatic lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and fines from the time they become due…

A Pennsylvania association's bylaws must call at least one owners' meeting a year, and notice has to go out not less than ten and not more than 60 days before it, stating the time, the…

Pennsylvania's American, Commonwealth and Military Flag Act overrides any HOA covenant that bans flags. Whatever the declaration says, an association may not stop a unit owner from…

Pennsylvania sets no dollar ceiling on a homeowners association fine. Under the Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. § 5302(a)(11), an association may levy "reasonable fines" for…

A Pennsylvania planned community association gets a lien on a lot the moment an assessment or fine falls due, and 68 Pa.C.S. § 5315(a) lets it foreclose that lien in a like manner as a…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in Pennsylvania, and the authority is a single clause in 75 Pa.C.S. § 6308(b) permitting an officer to stop a vehicle whenever he is engaged in a…

Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state, and 18 Pa.C.S. § 5703 grades an intentional interception of an oral communication as a felony of the third degree, one of the harshest…

Pennsylvania has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute, so a person stopped on the street in this Commonwealth has no statutory duty to state a name or produce…

Pennsylvania does not require an officer to obtain written consent before searching a car, and it does not require a warning that you may refuse. Since 5 December 2025 it does require…

Pennsylvania protects agricultural land through Agricultural Security Areas under Act 43 of 1981 and the Agricultural Area Security Law, working alongside municipal zoning to limit…

Pennsylvania's Right to Farm Act (Act 133 of 1982, 3 P.S. §951 et seq.) protects established agricultural operations from local nuisance lawsuits and overly restrictive municipal…

Pennsylvania Act 112 of 2019 raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21, aligning with the federal Tobacco 21 law (Dec 2019). The state law covers all tobacco…

Pennsylvania does not currently impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or menthol cigarettes, though federal FDA marketing rules restrict which flavored vape products and…

Pennsylvania allows a passenger vehicle or light truck exactly one pair of approved auxiliary driving lamps and fog lamps, mounted at least 20 inches apart from center to center and no…

Pennsylvania has never written a dash cam allowance into the Vehicle Code. 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524(a) bars nontransparent material on the front windshield that materially obstructs the…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in Pennsylvania. Section 3523(c) of the Vehicle Code says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or…

Pennsylvania flatly prohibits a tinted registration plate cover. Section 1332(b)(5) of the Vehicle Code makes it unlawful to display a plate that "has a tinted plate cover," with no…

A radar detector is legal in a private passenger vehicle in Pennsylvania. The full text of Title 75, the Vehicle Code, contains no occurrence of the word "detector" at all, and the…

Studded snow tires are legal in Pennsylvania only between November 1 and April 15 of the following year, and the studs may project no more than two thirty-seconds of an inch beyond the…

Pennsylvania sets no separate front-and-rear tint percentages the way most states do. 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524(e)(1) simply bars driving with any sun screening device that does not permit a…