5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Berks County has no countywide rule on trash-bin type or storage; your municipality does. Reading's property-maintenance code requires approved trash receptacles and containers with lids and prohibits accumulation of rubbish on exterior property.
Reading Property Maintenance Code Summary (adopted IPMC)
Exterior areas must be maintained free of all appliances, TV sets, car parts, indoor furniture, and all forms of rubbish and recyclables. Approved trash receptacles and containers with lids are required.
Berks County does not run a countywide property-maintenance or anti-blight code. Blight enforcement is handled by your municipality. The City of Reading enforces the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) and holds blighted-property hearings; townships and boroughs adopt their own IPMC ordinances under the PA MPC (53 P.S. §10101).
Berks County sets no countywide vacant-lot maintenance rule. Your municipality does. Reading administers vacant-property permits and inspections and requires vacant lots and buildings be kept clean, secured, and free of rubbish and overgrowth under its adopted property-maintenance code.
Berks County has no countywide garage-sale rule. Permits and frequency limits are set by your municipality. Neighboring West Reading Borough, for example, allows only two garage/yard sales per calendar year (first permit free, second $5).
Berks County sets no countywide grass-height limit; your municipality does. Reading's property-maintenance code requires grass and weeds be kept under 6 inches throughout the entire property. Townships and boroughs set their own limits (commonly 6-12 inches).
Reading Property Maintenance Code Summary (adopted IPMC)
Grass and weeds must be maintained at less than 6" throughout the entire property.
1 cities in Berks County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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