Monroe County, Pennsylvania Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & the Poconos

Barndominium Builders in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County barndominium owners are often building in the Poconos on wooded land: a parcel off a township road in Chestnuthill or Tobyhanna, a lot near the Delaware Water Gap, or acreage in the farm country of the western county. Pennsylvania Barndominium Builders designs and builds steel-frame and pole-frame barndominiums for those sites. Owners can buy a barndominium kit and raise the shell with their own crew, commission custom plans for one particular parcel, or hand us a turnkey build that runs from clearing to move-in. Twenty municipalities make up Monroe County, 16 townships and 4 boroughs, and every one of them appoints its own building code official, zoning officer and sewage enforcement officer. In several townships the building code official is a private code firm rather than township staff. As a result, the permit path in Barrett Township can differ from the one in Stroud Township even though both addresses read Monroe County. The county adds two layers of its own: the Planning Commission reviews subdivisions, and the Conservation District reviews earthmoving and stormwater plans. Send us the parcel through the survey, and we will identify the code official, zoning district and sewage officer for that municipality before design begins.

Monroe County at a glance

County: Monroe County
Building permit: Each municipality, not the county
Local facts on this page: 5, each linked to its source

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Before you build in Monroe County

The local answers that shape a build here, each taken from the office or document that publishes it. Rules change, so we confirm them again against your parcel before drawing.

Set by each municipality in the countyWho issues the permit

Each of Monroe County's 20 townships and boroughs, through the building code official it appoints (not the county)

Every township and borough names its own building code official, often a private code firm, plus its own zoning officer and sewage enforcement officer. The Monroe County Planning Commission publishes all of them in its annual municipal directory. The county reviews subdivision and land development plans but issues no house permit.

Source: 2026 Municipal Directory, Monroe County Planning Commission (monroecountypa.gov)

20 municipalities, 20 sets of officials: The Planning Commission's 2026 Municipal Directory covers 16 townships and 4 boroughs (Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono and Stroudsburg). Each municipality's page lists its own building code official, zoning officer and sewage enforcement officer, with contact details (read 26 Sep 2026).
Private code firms as building officials: Several municipalities in the 2026 directory list a private code firm or a regional code office, rather than a staff member, as their building code official. Barrett Township, for example, lists Advance Code as its building code official alongside a named zoning officer and sewage enforcement officer.
What county subdivision review looks at: The Planning Commission's subdivision and land development review checklist (revised January 2023) asks for the zoning district, the water supply and sewage method and provider, any zoning variances or subdivision waivers, and whether the site has wetlands, steep slopes, floodplain, hydric soils or prime farm soils.
Preserved farmland: The county's Agricultural Land Preservation Board has preserved over 119 farms and about 8,000 acres of farmland in Monroe County. The Planning Commission and Conservation District also run a long-standing county water quality study, begun in 1985.
Conservation District reviews earthmoving: The Monroe County Conservation District administers DEP's Chapter 102 erosion control and Chapter 105 waterway programs in-house, including permit applications, erosion and sediment plan review, technical review of post-construction stormwater plans, site inspections and complaint investigations, and it accepts electronic plan and NPDES submissions.

Building on land around Monroe County

Monroe County land looks inviting on a map, but much of it is wooded, wet or steep, so read the parcel before you fall for the view. The county's own subdivision checklist names the constraints to look for: wetlands, steep slopes, floodplain, hydric soils and prime farm soils. Many lots outside the boroughs have neither public sewer nor public water, so the township's sewage enforcement officer tests the soil and issues the on-lot sewage permit before any building permit, and a poor soil test can reshape the site plan. Clearing and grading bring in erosion controls, with larger disturbances reviewed by the Conservation District. Our site preparation page explains how we plan clearing, driveway and pad work on a wooded lot.

Where we build in this part of Pennsylvania

Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & the Poconos

Barndominium Kits and Plans in Monroe County

A kit you finish with your own crew, a custom plan, or a turnkey build. The parcel decides the budget more than the floor area does, so we price against your land rather than a rate card.

Barndominium Kits

Barndominium kits for sale in Pennsylvania: steel and pole barn packages sized to your municipality's snow and wind values, delivered and put up.

Custom Plans

Custom barndominium plans for Pennsylvania land: floor plans and house plans fitted to your slope, your sewage area and your municipality's code.

Turnkey Builds

Turnkey barndominiums in Pennsylvania: land checks, plans, permits, site work, shell and finishes under one contract, from raw land to move-in.

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Pole Barn Homes near Monroe County

A pole barn home puts the living space inside a wood-framed building set on posts, the same bones as a farm building, finished as a house. Whether it suits a parcel near Monroe County depends on the local answers above: who reviews the plans, what the zoning allows, and how the lot handles sewage.

Pole Barn Homes

Have land in or around Monroe County? Tell us about the parcel and what you want to build, and we will check it against the local rules before anything is drawn.

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Building in Monroe County: questions

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How much does it cost to build a barndominium near Stroudsburg and the rest of Monroe County?

A wooded Pocono parcel often costs more to prepare than the floor plan suggests: clearing, a long driveway, a well, an on-lot septic system and stormwater controls can all apply. A lot with public sewer in or near a borough avoids some of that. Sourced per-square-foot ranges are in our barndominium cost guide, and we price your parcel after the survey.

Do I need a building permit for a barndominium in Monroe County?

Yes, from the township or borough where the land sits. Each municipality appoints its own building code official, often a private code firm, and its own zoning officer, and the county's municipal directory lists who they are. The county itself reviews subdivision plans and the Conservation District reviews earthmoving, but neither issues the house permit.

Who approves a septic system for a Monroe County barndominium?

The sewage enforcement officer appointed by your township or borough, listed in the county's municipal directory. Without public sewer, the soil is tested and the on-lot permit is issued before the building permit. We plan the house footprint around the approved absorption area.

Do you build pole barn homes near Monroe County lakes and woods?

Yes. We design and build them on Pocono parcels and supply the frame as a kit for owners who want to erect it themselves. Our pole barn homes page explains the frame, and our barndominium kits page lists what a package includes.

Keep reading

What usually comes next once you know what Monroe County allows.

Cost to Build a Barndominium in Pennsylvania

Sourced per-square-foot ranges by tier and size, and what moves the number on your land.

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Can You Build a Barndominium in Pennsylvania?

Zoning, sewage and who inspects, before you buy the land.

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How Long Does It Take?

From parcel to move-in, and which steps set the clock.

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Sources for this page

The published pages behind the Monroe County facts above. Rules change, so check the current version with the office before you rely on it.

Other places we build around Monroe County

Across a municipal or county line the permit office, zoning and sewage agency can change, so each place has its own page.

Stroudsburg

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Building in Monroe County?

Start with the survey. Tell us where the land is and what you want on it, and we will come back with which office permits it, what it will allow, and a plan to fit.

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