Borough of Mount Pocono, PA Short-Term Rental

An application for a short-term rental license shall be filed with the Code Official. The application shall contain the following information:

The name, address, telephone number and email address of the owner. If the owner does not have a managing agency, agent, or local contact person, then the owner shall provide a twenty-four-hour telephone number.

The name, address, and twenty-four-hour telephone number of the managing agency, agent or local contact person.

A diagram or photograph of the premises, showing and indicating the number and location of designated on-site parking spaces, and documentation detailing the number and location of available off-site parking spaces.

If not on a central sewer system, the location, approximate age and capacity (if known) of the sewage disposal system.

Acknowledgment that the owner, agent, and/or local contact person have read all regulations pertaining to the operation of the short-term rental.

Acknowledgment that the owner, agent, or local contact person will post and maintain the short-term rental with the notice required in § 154-15A(7).

A copy of a current Monroe County Hotel Room Excise Tax Certificate and current Pennsylvania Sales Tax License, if such certificate and/or license are required by the applicable regulations.

Any other reasonable information deemed necessary by the Code Official.

Standards. All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter are subject to the following standards:

(1)

The owner shall limit overnight occupancy of the short-term rental to the specific number of occupants designated in the license and determined as follows:

(a)

Two people per bedroom plus an additional two people.

Number of Bedrooms	Maximum Number of Occupants
2	6
3	8
4	10
5	12
6	14

(b)

Every bedroom shall contain not less than 70 square feet, and every bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain not less than 100 square feet.

(c)

Bedrooms shall not be less than seven feet in any plan dimension.

(2)

The owner shall limit the number of all vehicles to the number of parking spaces designated in the license.

(a)

All parking for overnight guests and day guests shall be designated in the license and shall be located on the short-term rental property. This may include spaces in the property's garage which can accommodate vehicles but shall not include spaces in any private, community or public right-of-way.

(b)

A minimum of one parking space per bedroom shall be provided.

(c)

All parking spaces shall be improved to a mud-free condition with paving, stone or similar material and shall count as part of the maximum lot coverage established by Chapter 215 (Zoning).

(d)

If the short-term rental is accessed directly by a Borough or state road, all parking spaces shall be accessed from the driveway serving the short-term rental unless the unit is served by a common parking area.

(3)

The owner shall use best efforts to assure that the occupants or guests of the short-term rental do not create unreasonable noise or disturbances, engage in disorderly conduct, or violate provisions of this chapter or any state law pertaining to noise or disorderly conduct by notifying the occupants of the rules regarding short-term rentals and responding when notified that occupants are violating laws regarding their occupancy.

(4)

The owner shall, upon notification that occupants or guests of the short-term rental have created unreasonable noise or disturbances, engaged in disorderly conduct or violated provisions of this chapter or state law pertaining to noise, or disorderly conduct, promptly use their best effort to prevent a recurrence of such conduct by those occupants or guests.

(5)

Occupancy of recreational vehicles, camper trailers and tents shall not be allowed.

(6)

The owner shall post a copy of the license and a copy of the conditions set forth in this § 154-15 in a conspicuous place within the short-term rental.

(7)

Each short-term rental shall have a clearly visible and legible notice conspicuously posted within the unit, containing the following information:

(a)

The name of the managing agency, agent, property manager, local contact, or owner of the unit, and a telephone number at which that party may be reached on a twenty-four-hour basis.

(b)

The 911 address of the property.

(c)

The maximum number of occupants permitted to stay in the unit.

(d)

The maximum number of all vehicles allowed to be parked on the property and the requirement that parking is not permitted in any public road right-of-way unless such designated right-of-way is not parking restricted.

(e)

Notification that trash and refuse shall not be left or stored on the exterior of the property except in secure, water-tight metal or plastic cans or similar containers designed for such storage, with a limit of three secured containers.

(f)

Notification that an occupant may be cited and fined for creating a disturbance or for violating other provisions of this chapter.

(g)

Notification that failure to conform to the parking and occupancy requirements of the structure is a violation of this chapter subject to a citation and fines.

(8)

It shall be unlawful for any occupant or person to maliciously and willfully disturb the peace of any neighborhood, person, or family by loud or unusual noises or by tumultuous and offensive conduct, public indecency, threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting.

(9)

Occupancy requirements. In order to be approved for letting, a bed-and-breakfast must comply with the following:

(a)

Smoke detector in each bedroom;

(b)

Smoke detector outside each bedroom in the common hallway;

(c)

Smoke detector on each floor;

(d)

GFI outlet required if outlet located within six feet of water source (all sinks, sump pumps, etc.);

(e)

Aluminum or metal exhaust from dryer;