Jurisdiction and research scope
Commerce Charter Township, Oakland County, Michigan only, not a namesake city or another township. Confirm the parcel’s actual governing authority rather than relying on its mailing address. Official currently linked Zoning Ordinance Article 33 PDF, filename listing amendments through May 29, 2024; §§33.04 and 33.01 read November 6, 2026. The filename is not a certified complete adoption history. Confirm later amendments and parcel-specific setback interpretation.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Commerce Charter Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway storage | Covered resident RVs in front driveway May 1–Oct 31; no empty boat trailers or other trailers. |
| Yard storage | Outside front yard/driveway and comply with §33.01 setbacks, lot lines and easements. |
| Street parking | Public street permission not established. |
| Loading / visits | Nonresident vehicle: 24-hour threshold and 7 intermittent calendar days annually without permit. |
| Sleeping | Seasonal front-driveway units cannot be occupied; other occupied use requires specific approval. |
| Utility connections | Seasonal front-driveway: no utilities; other unapproved land: no sanitary connection. |
Seasonal front-driveway exception
Section 33.04(C) permits resident-owned RVs, travel trailers, camper/trailer coaches and boats or personal watercraft on trailers in the front-yard driveway from May 1 through October 31. Empty boat/watercraft trailers and other trailers are excluded. Outside that exception, storage is not allowed in a front yard or front-yard driveway. Lake-adjacent lots have a separate boat-storage provision, not a broad RV exception.
Other outdoor storage and visiting vehicles
Resident-owned equipment must meet §33.01 detached-accessory-structure requirements for setbacks, lot-line distances and easements. These include corner and waterfront/through-lot distinctions; confirm the survey and district rather than assuming one statewide setback. Nonoccupant-owned travel trailers and similar vehicles need a Building Director permit beyond 24 hours. Intermittent unpermitted stays of 24 hours or less are capped at seven calendar days annually. Temporary rear-yard permits may cover up to two weeks and must be visibly posted.
Condition, occupancy and connections
Motor vehicles in residential districts generally must operate and be properly licensed or be inside a building. The limited temporary-repair and Building Director extension provisions are not indefinite storage permissions. Travel trailers on land not approved for them cannot be occupied or connected to sanitary facilities unless another ordinance provision applies. Seasonal front-driveway RVs cannot be occupied or connected to sanitary facilities or other utilities. The permit application’s reference to occupied campers does not make an unissued permit a sleeping authorization.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Commerce Charter Township Planning, Building or Ordinance Enforcement to confirm the parcel, district, vehicle class, dimensions, exact parking position, intended use and current amendments. Obtain actual permit conditions before relying on an exception. Ask the road authority about public parking. HOA, lease, easement and private-property restrictions remain separate.
Use the Commerce Charter 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
- Commerce Township Article 33 — §§33.01 and 33.04
Official currently linked text: seasonal driveway exception, guest limits, permits, placement and occupancy.
- Commerce Township current ordinance links
Official page currently links the examined Article 33 PDF.
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 local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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