Delaware County has no countywide short-term-rental noise ordinance. Guest noise is controlled by each municipality's general noise or nuisance ordinance and by any STR-specific conditions the borough or township attaches to a rental.
Noise from short-term-rental guests is enforced through municipal noise and nuisance ordinances, not by Delaware County government. Under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, boroughs and townships may also attach nuisance and quiet-hours conditions directly to STR permits. Regional planning guidance expressly encourages municipalities to include 'nuisance regulations' in their STR ordinances. As a result, quiet-hours windows (commonly 10 p.m.–7 a.m.) and decibel or 'plainly audible' standards depend entirely on the local ordinance in Media, Upper Darby, Radnor or whichever municipality the unit sits in. Owners are frequently made responsible for guest conduct because of the transient nature of occupants.
Municipal noise/nuisance citations and fines; repeat guest-noise complaints can jeopardize a local STR permit or rental license.
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