RV parking rules in Elk Township

Elk Township RV parking at a glance

Can I store a motor home or travel trailer?

Section 73A-40 permits storage of a mobile home, motor home or travel trailer on its owner’s premises upon application to the Township Clerk, provided there is no living or sleeping accommodation. Confirm the application and site requirements before relying on this route; it is not permission for a visitor’s unit on someone else’s property.

Is there a rear-of-house setback?

Section 73A-39C separately addresses a mobile home belonging to the dwelling owner or an immediate family member living with the owner: no occupancy and storage at least 25 feet to the rear of and away from the dwelling. This clause says mobile home. Do not silently apply or waive it for every motor home or travel trailer; ask how the provisions and zoning apply to the actual unit.

Can anyone sleep in the parked RV?

Section 76A-2K prohibits sleeping, or permitting sleeping, in a parked vehicle, truck, trailer or other conveyance, day or night within the Township. It is not worded as a public-street-only rule. This later provision means an ordinary driveway guest stay is not allowed.

Older §73A-39A concerns occupied trailer coaches outside licensed mobile-home parks, while §73A-41 describes emergency approvals. Their interaction with the newer sleeping rule needs official confirmation; this guide does not give a green light for park or emergency occupancy.

What is the highway stopping exception?

Section 73A-39B permits emergency or temporary stopping/parking on a public highway for no longer than one hour, subject to every further traffic and parking prohibition or limitation for that highway. This is not unrestricted overnight parking, a guaranteed loading period or an exemption from posted restrictions.

What about emergency housing and permanent attachment?

Section 73A-41 requires application to the Clerk and Committee approval for emergency use after a destroyed or damaged home, limits occupancy to six months and requires a $1,000 removal bond. Confirm the newer sleeping prohibition before relying on this route. Section 73A-43 requires a Building Inspector permit before removing wheels and permanent or semipermanent attachment, with other applicable codes. Storage does not itself authorize hookups or permanent placement.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask municipal zoning staff about your exact parcel, vehicle classification, proposed use and later ordinances. Ask Police about street restrictions. Confirm private covenants and utility approvals separately.

Use the Elk 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

• Elk §§73A-39–73A-43

  Storage, emergency and highway provisions; distinguish mobile-home language from motor-home/travel-trailer language.

• Elk §76A-2K

  Chapter amended in entirety July 15, 2025, O-17-2025. Sleeping in parked conveyances prohibited day or night.

• Elk Chapter 73A Article I definitions

  Definitions expressly apply to Article I; do not automatically extend them to all vehicles.

• Elk code edition

  Includes legislation through April 21, 2026; no New Laws listed on read date.

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.