Jurisdiction and research scope
Barnegat Township, Ocean County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Publisher editions through 2025-12-02. Later ordinances and parcel-specific approvals require confirmation.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Barnegat Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Street / loading | Chapter 71A names RVs/campers/trailers; apply its size definition and exceptions. Delivery, utility, emergency, active contractor/vendor and governmental provisions are limited exceptions. |
| Private property | December 2025 §55-182 single-family storage route must be reconciled with Chapter 71A. New ten-foot street/five-foot trailer-camper rear and two-unit count differ from older three-foot side/rear and one-trailer rules. |
| Sleeping / utilities | Ordinary storage excludes occupancy; special temporary permits/campgrounds are separate. Only vehicle-maintenance connections in the storage provisions, not general dwelling utility permission. |
What changed in Barnegat’s RV storage rules?
Section 55-182, amended December 2, 2025, provides a single-family unoccupied-storage route. Except for boats, keep storage at least ten feet from a street line. Travel trailers, campers and commercial vehicles must be at least five feet from the rear lot line. Its combined limit is two RVs, motor homes, travel trailers, campers, boats or commercial vehicles in any combination.
Travel trailers, campers and boats cannot remain stored more than 12 consecutive months. All listed stored units must remain unoccupied, with no utility connections except those required for vehicle maintenance. The different nouns matter: do not transfer a towed-unit rear setback to every motorhome or treat an omitted side setback as permission to touch a lot line.
Why do I still need a zoning determination?
The published Chapter 71A remains different. For the vehicles within its definition, §71A-4 requires three feet from side/rear lines, ten feet from street lines, a 35-foot/eight-foot trailer/camper size limit, one travel trailer/camper in required yard setbacks, a 12-month trailer/camper limit, and no occupation or nonrecreational material storage.
Section 71A-2 defines the referenced vehicle/equipment classes by overall length exceeding 20 feet or height exceeding nine feet. Do not erase that definition, or assume a small RV is approved. Ask zoning staff how the December 2025 amendment and Chapter 71A apply together to the unit, number and proposed position. This guide does not choose the more permissive text or claim that one automatically repealed the other.
Section 71A-7 also bars motor vehicles on the defined front residential lawn area; the definition excludes a driveway, walkway or concrete/blacktopped parking space, but that surface exception is not a complete RV approval.
Can I park on a Barnegat Township street?
Section 71A-3B names tractors, trailers, RVs, campers, boats and omnibuses in its street prohibition and expressly addresses unattached as well as attached trailers. Apply the article’s definition carefully rather than importing the unrelated commercial count provision.
C preserves deliveries to the premises, utility construction/installation/operation/maintenance, emergencies and an active contractor/vendor at the frontage. Section 71A-5 excludes governmental entities/agencies. These are not general guest-parking or trip-preparation allowances.
May guests sleep in the stored RV?
Both storage provisions require no occupancy. Section 55-182G separately prohibits trailer/camper dwelling or sleeping, with temporary Building Inspector permits for a damaged-dwelling replacement or construction office and separately compliant campground use. Do not treat those as ordinary driveway guest permission. Maintenance connections do not make the unit a dwelling.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Barnegat Township zoning staff about the parcel, legal yard boundaries, storage and occupied use. Ask Township Police about the exact street and activity. Confirm later ordinances, site approvals, utility permits and private restrictions separately.
Use the Barnegat Township parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 6, 2026
- Barnegat Township §55-182A–G
Amended December 2, 2025 by Ordinance 2025-22. New two-unit combined count and rear/street setbacks do not match Chapter 71A. Publisher edition through 2025-12-02.
- Barnegat Township §§71A-2–5 and 71A-7
Chapter 71A includes its over-20-foot/over-nine-foot definition; street clause last noted amended September 7, 2021 and older private storage clause April 27, 1998. Publisher edition through 2025-12-02.
A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific township determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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