3 rules for unincorporated Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
Political signs are a township matter in Monroe County, and after Reed v. Gilbert a sign code must stay content-neutral. On your own lawn a temporary political sign is generally fine; PennDOT clears signs from the state-road right-of-way, and Pocono POAs restrict them hard.
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 the state's Outdoor Advertising Control Act governs off-premises signs along primary highways.
36 P.S. § 2718.102
Therefore, for the purpose of assuring the reasonable, orderly and effective display of outdoor advertising while remaining consistent with the national policy to protect the public investment in the interstate and primary systems; to promote the welfare, convenience and recreational value of public travel; and to preserve natural beauty, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest to co...
No Pennsylvania or Monroe County law limits holiday lights and yard displays. A township acts only through neutral rules on sight lines, electrical safety, and obstruction. The real limits in the Poconos come from private lake-community covenants, not government.
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