Jurisdiction and research scope
Mahwah Township, Bergen County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Publisher code date 2025-12-29. Later ordinances and property-specific approvals have not been established.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Mahwah Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Ordinary house-trailer home parking is not an exception. |
| Yard | Licensed trailer park generally required for house trailers. |
| Street | Brief customary shopping/proper-purpose calls only; no obstruction; outlets sealed. |
| Guest | Ordinary guest camping is not authorized outside the licensed/special routes. |
Does the rule cover a motorhome?
Section 11-1 defines a house trailer as a vehicle intended for highway conveyance and designed for dwelling, sleeping or other occupancy/use, movable under its own power, by attachment or otherwise. A motorized RV is not automatically exempt because it has an engine.
Can I keep a house trailer at home?
Section 11-3.2 prohibits parking, keeping, housing or maintaining a house trailer on any street or site unless in a licensed trailer park, apart from brief shopping and other appropriate stops under §11-3.1a. Do not treat an ordinary driveway or vacant lot as a licensed park.
What is the street exception?
Section 11-3.1a allows only the time customarily needed for shopping or necessary calls for business or other proper purposes. There is no numerical grace period. Parking cannot congest or impede traffic or public use. Toilet use is prohibited on streets; toilets, lavatories, basins and every outlet from which liquid or excreta may flow must be completely sealed.
Are special trailer permits different?
Licensed parks, construction/office/service/storage trailers, and destroyed-building hardship permits have separate procedures and conditions. Those provisions do not establish a general guest-RV or homeowner storage exception. A park license also does not settle a particular site’s occupancy, utility or other approvals.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask Mahwah Township zoning staff about your parcel, vehicle and intended activity. Ask Police about street parking. Confirm later ordinances, private covenants, easements and utility approvals separately.
Use the Mahwah 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
- Mahwah Chapter 11, especially §§11-1, 11-2.3 and 11-3.1–11-3.4
Complete chapter retained. Parking text cites Ordinance 358 and 1976 Code §§161-7–161-10. Publisher code date 2025-12-29. Later ordinances require confirmation.
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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