RV parking rules in Glenolden, PA

Glenolden RV parking at a glance

Outdoor storage in R-1 and R-2

Section 117-22 prohibits a residential front-yard parking location. Its R-1/R-2 outdoor RV rule additionally requires an all-weather surface, such as asphalt or crushed stone; an off-street location in the rearmost 50% of the lot; and at least five feet from both side and rear property lines. Each vehicle, boat or boat trailer must have current registration and insurance, and must be immediately usable. All conditions apply together. A driveway is not automatically compliant merely because it is paved. The checker asks for the legally identified yard, rear half and actual setbacks instead of inferring them from a postal address or photograph. Official source.

The outdoor RV must not be inhabited

Section 117-22B(4) makes non-habitation a condition of outdoor RV parking in R-1/R-2. A rear-yard position, current registration or sufficient setback does not authorize guests or owners to inhabit the RV. The occupancy scenario is confined to this outdoor residential rule. It does not decide indoor storage, other districts, approved campgrounds, emergency housing or an asserted special authorization. Official source.

Motorhomes cannot use the special overnight permit

Section 117-10 prohibits street, highway and road parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. unless the vehicle has a valid special on-street permit. Section 117-18C makes motorhomes ineligible for that permit. The ordinary motorhome scenario therefore flags any overlap with that local-time interval. Section 117-11 says absence of a posted sign does not excuse a violation. A travel trailer or other uncertain RV classification is referred for review instead of being treated automatically as a motorhome. Official source.

Permits and other restrictions remain separate

The special-permit article also makes permits temporarily invalid during snow or other emergencies and snow removal. An RV or boat creating the asserted parking shortage does not, by itself, establish the required hardship under §117-14. These provisions do not create an alternative motorhome permit. The checker excludes special authorization and emergency claims, and does not decide parking outside the night interval, other signs, zoning approvals or private covenants. Confirm the Borough boundary because the county directory also shows Glenolden postal addresses in another township. Official source.

Who to ask about your setup

Confirm the legal vehicle class, municipal boundary, actual facts and any exceptional authorization with the municipality. This is an administrative restriction screen, not a permit or complete legal opinion. Review date: November 7, 2026.

Use the Glenolden parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026

• Night parking, permit restrictions and outdoor RV conditions

  Complete selected operative paragraphs of §§117-10, 117-11, 117-14, 117-18 and 117-22.

• Borough code edition

  Published edition through December 16, 2025.

• New-laws register

  No uncodified laws listed at review.

• Delaware County municipality directory

  Lists Glenolden Borough as a Delaware County municipality; a Glenolden mailing address can also be in Darby Township.

A review date records when we checked these sources. An address-specific local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.