Jurisdiction and research scope
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania only. Sources reviewed November 6, 2026. The online §145-55 text supplies no subsection adoption date. Later amendments and private-site zoning require confirmation; Upper Merion is a different township.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Lower Merion Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Street parking | Confirm the exact roadway restrictions. |
| Home storage and occupancy | Separate zoning confirmation required. |
Can I park an RV outside a house?
Within the public right-of-way of a street, §145-55B prohibits recreational vehicles and boats except during actual loading or unloading. This is broader than the paved travel lane; determine the right-of-way boundary before relying on a driveway or shoulder label.
Which vehicles does the rule cover?
The local definition includes motor homes, mobile-home trailers and boat trailers. Motor homes include self-propelled campers and pickups with load areas designed or modified for human habitation. Mobile-home trailers include nonpowered campers of any size. Human habitation includes designs for sleeping, food preparation or waste-disposal use. Permanent use as living quarters does not remove a unit from the definition.
How does the loading exception work?
The exception is only for periods of actual loading or unloading. It is not a fixed overnight window, a storage allowance or permission to sleep after loading ends. Ordinary traffic and parking restrictions remain relevant.
Can I store or sleep in an RV on private land?
Section 145-55 does not answer private-property storage, guest accommodation, zoning or utility permissions. Confirm those separately. Floodplain conditions are not a township-wide camping entitlement.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Lower Merion Township Police about the exact roadway, signs and exceptions. Ask municipal zoning staff about the parcel, vehicle classification, outdoor storage, occupancy and utility work. Confirm later ordinances, easements, leases and private covenants separately.
Use the Lower Merion 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
- Lower Merion §145-55: definitions and restriction
Read the complete local recreation-vehicle definition and actual-loading exception.
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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