Monroe County sets no countywide fence height; your township or borough zoning ordinance controls under Pennsylvania's Municipalities Planning Code. Rear and side fences are commonly capped at six feet, front yards at three to four feet. In the Poconos' private communities, POA covenants often restrict or ban fences.
Every Monroe County property sits inside a township or borough, so fence height is fixed by that municipality's zoning ordinance under the Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247), not by the county. The pattern is consistent: rear and side-yard fences run to about six feet, front-yard fences to three or four to keep intersection sight triangles clear, and a fence combined with a retaining wall counts its total height. Anything taller needs a variance from the township zoning hearing board. The stronger limit for most Pocono homeowners is the POA: architectural review in communities like A Pocono Country Place, Emerald Lakes, and Arrowhead Lakes runs stricter than township code and sometimes bars fences except around pools.
A fence over the township zoning limit draws a violation notice and daily fines from the zoning officer, who can order it lowered. A POA covenant breach is separately enforced by the association through fines and liens.
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