Jurisdiction and research scope
Cedar Grove Township, Essex County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Publisher code date 2025-10-06. Later ordinances and property-specific approvals have not been established.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Cedar Grove Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Established driveway or prepared surface generally required; carried-vehicle exception needs interpretation. |
| Yard | One screened unit, not front/street-facing corner side yard; district parking setbacks. |
| Street | Not established by the single-family storage exception. |
| Guest | Temporary and permanent living quarters prohibited. |
What are the residential RV storage rules?
Section 268-17.1F permits outdoor parking/storage of RVs, travel trailers and boats in single-family residential zones. Only one vehicle, including its supporting trailer, may be stored or parked. It must be screened on each side facing or adjoining residential-zoned or residentially used premises, using a fence, wall, intervening building, landscaping or a combination sufficient to generally obscure the vehicle and reduce its visual impact.
Where can it sit?
Not in a front yard or a corner lot’s street-facing side yard. Section 268-17.1B sets driveway/parking-area setbacks of two feet in R-8/R-10, four in R-15/R-18, and six in R-30/R-40/R-5A. Maintain required parking and garage access. The December 2025 amendment defines each street side of a corner lot as a front yard; confirm the actual yard classification.
What is the length limit and trailer exception?
Section F(1) says vehicles cannot exceed 24 feet and must use established driveways or similarly prepared surfaces. It then says vehicles such as boats, jet skis or campers situated upon trailers are exempt from “this requirement,” and excludes the trailer from the length measurement. Because the exemption’s reach is not fully clear, obtain an official interpretation for a carried vehicle rather than applying a blanket unlimited-length or unprepared-surface allowance.
Can guests sleep in the RV?
No under F(5): these vehicles cannot be temporary or permanent living quarters while on the lot. No general street, loading, repair or utility exception is created. Multifamily, senior-care, overlay and nonresidential properties require their own rules; do not transfer this single-family route to them.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Cedar Grove Township zoning staff about your parcel, vehicle and intended activity. Ask Police about street parking. Confirm later ordinances, private covenants, easements and utility approvals separately.
Use the Cedar Grove 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
- Cedar Grove §268-17.1A–F, single-family residential parking
Full surface, setback, commercial and RV clauses retained. Later Ordinances 25-961 and 26-966 require parcel-context review. Publisher code date 2025-10-06. Later ordinances require confirmation.
- Cedar Grove Ordinance 25-961
Adopted December 22, 2025. Includes revised corner-lot/front-yard definitions and development procedures; each street side of a corner lot is a front yard. Confirm actual parcel classification.
- Cedar Grove Ordinance 26-966
Adopted March 16, 2026. Expands multifamily affordable-housing inclusionary overlay; single-family storage route is not transferable to overlay/multifamily sites.
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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