Monroe County, PA Ordinances (2026)

Open burning in Monroe County runs on township ordinance plus PA DEP air rules (25 Pa. Code Ch. 129). Many townships limit yard-waste burning, and county wildfire burn bans override…

Pennsylvania's Act 43 of 2017 legalized consumer 1.4G fireworks for adults 18 and older. You cannot discharge within 150 feet of an occupied structure, and Poconos townships may…

Monroe County has no countywide noise code. Quiet hours are set by each of the 20 townships and boroughs, and by the POA communities most residents live in. Statewide, unreasonable…

Amplified music in Monroe County is governed by township noise ordinances and, at resorts and rentals, by permit conditions. Statewide, excessive amplified sound is a summary offense…

Short-term stays in Monroe County carry Pennsylvania's 6% Hotel Occupancy Tax plus the county's 3% Hotel Room Rental Excise Tax, about 9% total, on top of township permit fees and POA…

Vehicles in Monroe County cannot block a public sidewalk or driveway under PA Vehicle Code §3353. Township zoning governs driveway surfaces and modifications, and POA communities add…

A shed under 1,000 square feet accessory to a one-family home is exempt from the state building permit in Monroe County. A township zoning permit and setbacks still apply, and Pocono…

Turning a garage into living space in Monroe County is a change of occupancy. Under the Uniform Construction Code you need a township building permit before work starts, and zoning…

Pennsylvania has no rent control and no statute authorizing it, so neither Monroe County nor any Pocono township can cap rent. Landlords set market rents and raise them at renewal…

Pennsylvania does not require just cause to end a tenancy. Under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 a Monroe County landlord may decline to renew a month-to-month tenant with written…

Only state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries may operate in Monroe County; no recreational sales exist. The Department of Health licenses them, state law sets a 1,000-foot school…

In Monroe County an above-ground pool wall serves as the required barrier only where it stands at least 48 inches high; the access ladder must then be secured, locked, or removable. A…

A hot tub or spa in Monroe County skips the 48-inch barrier when it has a lockable safety cover meeting ASTM F1346. It still needs a UCC electrical permit for the 240-volt circuit.

Pennsylvania's Stormwater Management Act (Act 167) drives Monroe County's rules: the county adopts watershed plans and each township enacts an ordinance controlling runoff. On the…

Monroe County has no coast; the analog is the Delaware River and its creeks. Pennsylvania's Flood Plain Management Act (Act 166) makes FEMA-mapped townships enact NFIP floodplain…

Monroe County's flood history is brutal: Hurricane Diane's August 1955 Brodhead Creek flood killed about 100 people around Stroudsburg. Today FEMA-mapped townships enforce floodplain…

Monroe County's steep Pocono slopes make grading and drainage high-stakes. Townships require grading and erosion permits for earthwork, drainage cannot be redirected onto a neighbor…

Monroe County townships treat garage-sale signs as temporary signs: small, up briefly, down after the sale. Signs stuck in the PennDOT right-of-way or on utility poles get pulled, and…