Jurisdiction and research scope
Denville Township, Morris County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Section 600-158 has no separate amendment date displayed; residential storage text includes the August 16, 2011 amendment. A complete current-edition and later-ordinance determination is not established. Confirm parcel-specific requirements before parking.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Denville Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | One qualifying travel trailer; zone setbacks still apply. |
| Yard | Residential outdoor storage: side/rear; registered residential motor vehicles on pavement/driveway excluded from that storage category. |
| Street | Street permission not established. |
| Guest | One trailer for nonpaying guests, at most two weeks per calendar year, with zone setbacks. |
Can I keep an RV at my Denville home?
Section 600-158 prohibits mobile-home and travel-trailer parking in any zone, then excepts one unoccupied travel trailer owned by the property owner, or one travel trailer occupied by the owner’s nonpaying guests for no longer than two weeks in a calendar year. The trailer must meet the yard setbacks for its zoning district.
Does the rule include a motorhome?
The Chapter 600 travel-trailer definition includes self-propelled vehicles and collapsible camping trailers, but says no vehicle under that definition may be more than 30 feet long. Do not apply this exception to a larger motorhome or assume the ordinary cargo-trailer definition creates an RV allowance.
Can guests sleep in the trailer?
The express exception is for one trailer occupied by nonpaying guests of the property owner, for no more than two weeks in any calendar year, within the zoning setbacks. It is not a two-week allowance for paying renters or permanent dwelling use. The exception does not itself approve hookups.
What about the driveway or front yard?
Section 600-160 permits its regulated residential outdoor storage only in side and rear yards. Registered motor vehicles for residential use parked on pavement or a driveway are not treated as outdoor storage under that section. This does not erase §600-158’s setbacks or automatically classify a detached trailer as a motor vehicle. Disabled, disassembled, unregistered or blocked-up motor vehicles may not be stored outside a garage in residential zones.
What still needs confirmation?
Denville Township, Morris County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Section 600-158 has no separate amendment date displayed; residential storage text includes the August 16, 2011 amendment. A complete current-edition and later-ordinance determination is not established. Confirm parcel-specific requirements before parking.
Private covenants, lease terms, easements, floodplain requirements and individual approvals may add restrictions. A storage provision is not a general camping, repair or utility-installation permit. Ask zoning staff about the actual parcel and Police about public-road restrictions.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Denville Township zoning staff about the vehicle, intended use, legal yard lines, zoning district and later ordinances. Ask Police before street parking. Do not rely on an RV reservation or mailing address to establish municipal jurisdiction.
Use the Denville 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
- Denville §§600-158 and 600-160
Travel-trailer exception and residential outdoor storage; §600-160 amended August 16, 2011.
- Denville Chapter 600 definitions
Travel trailer includes self-propelled vehicles and collapsible campers, maximum 30 feet.
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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