5 rules for unincorporated Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Delaware County has no countywide rule on where you store trash cans. Each municipality regulates container storage, screening and curb placement through its property-maintenance and solid-waste chapters. Cans are typically kept out of front yards except on collection day.
Delaware County has no countywide blight code. Each of the 49 boroughs, townships and cities enforces exterior-property and blight standards, most via the International Property Maintenance Code. Upper Darby, for example, enforces Chapter 417 (Property Maintenance) through its Code Enforcement Division.
Delaware County has no countywide vacant-lot ordinance. Each of the 49 municipalities requires owners to keep empty lots clear of weeds, debris and dumping under its property-maintenance code, and may bill the owner if the town has to abate the nuisance.
Delaware County has no countywide garage-sale rule. Each borough or township decides whether yard sales need a permit and how many you may hold per year. Many Delco municipalities require a low-cost permit and cap sales at two to four per year.
Delaware County has no countywide grass-height limit. Each borough and township sets its own. Upper Darby Township, for example, bars grass, weeds and similar vegetation from exceeding 10 inches in height and enforces it through code enforcement.
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