Jurisdiction and research scope
Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey, not Gloucester City or Gloucester County as a whole. Sources reviewed November 6, 2026. Land Development Ordinance identified as O-03-03; the reviewed September 14, 2026 O-26-16 concerns data centers. Complete later-ordinance currency and street-parking rules are not established.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Gloucester Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Eligible residential home storage | Unoccupied; rear of home; five feet from side/rear property lines; no hookups. |
| Multifamily common areas and parking lots | RV, trailer and boat parking/storage prohibited. |
| RA/APT district or street | Official interpretation or street-specific determination needed. |
Can I store an RV at home in Gloucester Township?
Section 500-422J permits RV storage in eligible residential districts. Unoccupied RVs, trailers and boats belong in the rear of homes, at least five feet from side and rear property lines. They may not be connected to utility services.
A front or side driveway does not meet the rear-of-home condition just because it is paved. Ask zoning staff to confirm the legal position and any outdoor-storage/site approvals. Section 500-401K(5) also addresses approval of outdoor storage, so dimensions alone are not a parcel approval.
Which residential zoning districts are excluded?
The exclusion is printed exactly as “Residential Attached Apartment, SCR and Golf Course Residential.” Residential Attached (RA) and Apartment (APT) appear separately in the chapter, but this list lacks a comma between Attached and Apartment. Do not assume a new combined district or decide that either RA or APT is included based on punctuation alone.
SCR and Golf Course Residential are expressly named exclusions. For an RA or APT parcel, obtain the Township’s interpretation before relying on the storage allowance. Confirm the actual zoning designation, not just that the property has a residential address.
Can an RV stay in an apartment parking lot?
The same clause separately prohibits RV, trailer and boat parking or storage in common areas or parking lots of multifamily housing projects. A landlord’s consent does not by itself remove this municipal restriction. Private garage or other arrangements need their own assessment.
Can someone live or sleep in the stored RV?
Section 500-401K(2) expressly prohibits occupation of RVs and trailers for residential purposes. The storage clause also specifies unoccupied units. Neither provides a guest-sleeping allowance or permits hookups for habitation.
The residential-occupation ban should not be expanded into a claim that every short nap or nonresidential activity has been fully resolved. Ask zoning staff about the actual activity, but do not treat an occupied stay as unoccupied storage.
Is there a 30-foot RV storage limit?
The camper definition has four subtypes: self-propelled units, structures attached to another vehicle, tent-style camping units and towable temporary-dwelling structures. The towable subtype includes eight-foot outside width and 30-foot length language.
That definition is not an express township-wide size limit on the separate unqualified RV, trailer and boat storage clause. Ask how your vehicle is classified instead of assuming a larger motorhome is either permitted or prohibited solely by that subtype. Do not substitute a floodplain definition.
Can I park an RV overnight on a Gloucester Township street?
A complete operative street-parking rule has not been established for this guide. The residential storage clause supplies no street time allowance, loading grace period or repair exception. Ask Township Police about the exact street, signs, vehicle and activity.
Do not use Gloucester City’s RV rules here: Gloucester City is a separate municipality. Lack of a street answer on this page is not permission to park.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Gloucester Township zoning staff about your parcel, legal yard boundaries, vehicle and intended use. For street restrictions contact Township Police. Confirm later ordinances, site approvals, easements, HOA and lease restrictions separately.
Use the Gloucester 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
- Gloucester Township §500-422J: RV storage
Rear-of-home placement, five-foot rear/side setbacks, no hookups and no multifamily common-area/parking-lot storage. District exclusion is printed “Residential Attached Apartment, SCR and Golf Course Residential.”
- Gloucester Township §500-401K: prohibited uses
K(2) prohibits RV/trailer occupation for residential purposes; K(5) addresses outdoor-storage approval.
- Gloucester Township §§500-201–202: definitions
Camper has four subtypes. The eight-foot width/30-foot length language belongs to the towable subtype, not an express limit on all RV storage.
- Gloucester Township Ordinance O-26-16
Adopted September 14, 2026; data-center prohibition. Not proof of a complete current RV-rule edition.
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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