Montgomery County sets no fence-facing or shared-fence rule. Your municipality's zoning code handles the 'good side out' and setback questions; Pennsylvania's Partition Fence Act covers shared boundary fences between adjoining owners.
The county has no ordinance on which way a fence faces or how neighbors share a boundary fence. Local rules come from your borough or township zoning code adopted under the PA Municipalities Planning Code; many Montgomery County townships require the finished side of a fence to face the neighbor. Cost-sharing for a true division (partition) fence between two properties is a matter of Pennsylvania's Partition Fence Act and general property law, not a county rule. Disputes over an exact property line are civil matters resolved by survey and, if needed, the county Court of Common Pleas, but the county passes no fence ordinance.
A fence facing the wrong way or over the line is enforced by the municipality (zoning violation) or resolved between neighbors civilly. There is no county fine for neighbor fence disputes.
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Pottstown's Noise Control Ordinance exempts emergency work and Borough/school/athletic activities. Construction noise must not create a nuisance or annoy a r...
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Pottstown's animal ordinance (Chapter 6, Animals) prohibits animals from disturbing residents through frequent or habitual barking, howling, screeching, yelp...
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Pottstown Borough Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 6, Part 8) prohibits any noise that endangers health or safety, annoys a reasonable person, or creates a n...
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Aircraft noise is preempted by FAA regulation (49 USC §40103); Pottstown Borough cannot regulate overflight noise from Pottstown Limerick Airport (PTW) or Ph...
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Pottstown Chapter 27 (Zoning) prohibits street or alley use for automobile repair or non-traffic purposes unless authorized. PA Vehicle Code governs general ...
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No Pottstown-specific RV parking ordinance identified beyond PA Motor Vehicle Code and Chapter 27 (Zoning) general standards. Check Chapter 27 or contact Pot...
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