Jurisdiction and research scope
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania only; not the Haverford postal area within Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Current section 182-706 supplemental regulations, read November 6, 2026.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Haverford Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway / yard | Unoccupied RV must be in rear half of lot on hard surface. Apply rear-half condition together with applicable outdoor-storage and district requirements. |
| Street / loading | Street permission not established by zoning provision. No loading exception to rear-half rule established here. |
| Sleeping / utilities | Unoccupied placement is not occupied-use permission. No utility approval established. |
Rear-half placement and a hard surface
The township requires an unoccupied motorhome, travel trailer or other RV to park at all times in the rear half of the lot and on a hard surface. The condition also lists unoccupied mobile homes and boats. A front driveway is not an exception simply because it is paved. Confirm the actual lot geometry before measuring the rear half.
Read the outdoor-storage provisions too
Adjacent provisions restrict outdoor storage to the normal operations of a use conducted on the premises, subject to district design and performance standards. They require opaque fencing adequate to conceal outdoor-storage facilities from adjacent properties and impose material, waste and hazard controls. Ask the township how these provisions apply to the proposed RV storage; satisfying the rear-half rule alone is not a complete approval.
Occupied use and streets
The RV placement clause concerns unoccupied vehicles. A separate clause bars living or housekeeping in a single mobile home or boat; do not silently expand its vehicle classification or infer RV sleeping permission. Street parking, temporary loading and utility connections need separate confirmation. The township boundary differs from the broader Haverford mailing area.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Haverford Township Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.
Use the Haverford 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
- Haverford supplemental zoning rules
Rear-half hard-surface RV condition and adjacent outdoor-storage rules.
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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