3 rules for unincorporated Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Monroe County does not zone individual lots. Each township or borough fixes front, side, and rear setbacks in its own zoning ordinance under the PA Municipalities Planning Code. In gated Pocono communities, POA deed restrictions add tighter yards on top.
53 P.S. § 10603(b)(3)
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by uses and structures, as well as areas, courts, yards, and other open spaces and distances to be left unoccupied by uses and structures.
Monroe County sets no height limit. Each township and borough caps building height in its zoning ordinance under the PA Municipalities Planning Code. Most Pocono residential districts hold homes near 35 feet, and POA architectural rules can cap height further.
53 P.S. § 10603(b)(2)
Size, height, bulk, location, erection, construction, repair, maintenance, alteration, razing, removal and use of structures.
Monroe County has no lot-coverage rule. Each township and borough caps building and impervious coverage in its zoning ordinance under the PA Municipalities Planning Code. Steep Pocono terrain ties coverage to stormwater controls, and POA rules can limit it further.
53 P.S. § 10603(b)(3)
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by uses and structures, as well as areas, courts, yards, and other open spaces and distances to be left unoccupied by uses and structures.
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