RV parking rules in Hazlet Township

Hazlet Township RV parking at a glance

Outdoor storage and the 21-foot distinction

Section 181-407.07 permits outside parking/storage for two RVs or trailers on an occupied single-family residential property, subject to safe effective operating condition and current State license and/or registration. Trailers, boats and boat trailers measuring 21 feet or more by outside dimensions must be inside a building. The self-propelled RV sentence instead says no more than 21 feet outdoors. Do not apply the trailer’s strict under-21-foot cutoff to a motorhome as though the text were identical.

Trailer placement and screening

Trailers under 21 feet may be stored in side or rear yards; trailers of any length cannot be parked or stored in a front yard. Applicable accessory-building setbacks from property lines and buildings must be met. Section 181-407.03 additionally requires asphalt or concrete parking areas meeting Township Engineer standards, driveway placement for side-yard motor vehicle parking, and unobstructed corner-lot traffic visibility. Confirm these general requirements with the Township rather than assuming the RV-specific section waives them. Screening must obscure adjacent lot lines and every street line, including corner-lot street lines. Outdoor side/rear trailers require evergreen plantings at least six feet high, spaced three feet apart or as needed to form a completely visually impervious buffer after two years. The checker’s conditional route covers only an unoccupied trailer that meets these requirements; motorhome placement and enclosed-building details need Township confirmation.

Storage is not sleeping or utility approval

No parked or stored RV on any lot may be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping. Trailer language also excludes recreational occupancy while parked/stored. No street or loading permission follows from the residential storage rule. Utilities, maintenance, special authorizations and building approvals remain separate. Current 2026 affordable-housing amendments do not turn the ordinary single-family storage route into a redevelopment-district parking approval.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Hazlet 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 Hazlet 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

• Hazlet RV storage

  §181-407.07(A)–(F).

• Hazlet adopted new laws

  2026 housing and traffic amendments retained separately.

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.