Jurisdiction and research scope
Mantua Township, Gloucester County, NJ. Sources read November 6, 2026; publisher edition through August 10, 2026. Later enactments and the interaction of short-use permits with zoning require official confirmation.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Mantua Township RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Annual $5 resident storage permit conditioned on Chapter 230; no habitation. |
| Street | Over-two-hour general restriction except repair/storage; not shorter-parking permission. |
| Guest | Storage cannot be inhabited; one-week private-use permit overlaps a general living/housekeeping ban. |
Does an annual permit let me store an RV?
A resident may obtain a one-year residential storage permit from the Township Clerk for $5 under §313-15, but only when Chapter 230 does not prohibit the storage. Habitation is forbidden. The permit does not override zoning.
What is the overnight weight and axle rule?
Section 230-44I prohibits overnight parking of any vehicle in every residential district if its gross vehicle weight exceeds 8,000 pounds OR it has more than two axles. Either condition triggers the restriction. An annual storage permit alone does not resolve this prohibition.
Where can a smaller personal RV be stored?
AR permits personal, noncommercial RV and trailer-boat storage outside the designated front yard and without habitation. R-40 incorporates AR accessory uses, while R-22 and R-11 incorporate R-40 uses except planned residential communities. Do not extend this route to every district.
On corner lots, each street frontage is a front yard under §230-7. Section 230-44C also regulates outdoor storage, including opaque enclosure and operational conditions. Ask zoning staff how those conditions apply to the actual RV storage position; district building setbacks are not automatically RV measurements.
What about short parking, repairs and guests?
Section 313-15 prohibits parking longer than two hours on streets or premises except repair/storage. Outside a licensed location, repair or storage requires a governing-body permit, free for ten days and renewable for good cause. No dwelling or sleeping is permitted during repair/storage. The two-hour threshold is not affirmative permission for shorter parking.
The same section describes a separate free private-property use permit of up to one week, not renewable. However, §230-44B prohibits RV/boat living or housekeeping throughout the Township. Obtain an official determination of that overlap; this guide does not authorize sleeping or guests on the strength of a one-week permit.
What is covered and what remains separate?
Chapter 313 defines RVs as vehicular temporary living units, self-powered, mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, including travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes. Section 313-2 prohibits permanent living quarters and incorporates NFPA/ANSI standards; this guide does not establish compliance with those external standards. Hookups, licensed locations and other districts require separate review.
Who to contact for your setup
Ask municipal zoning staff about your exact parcel, vehicle classification, proposed use and later ordinances. Ask Police about street restrictions. Confirm private covenants and utility approvals separately.
Use the Mantua 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
- Mantua Chapter 313: RV definitions and permits
Adopted April 25, 1978. Read §§313-1, 313-2 and 313-15.
- Mantua §230-44: prohibited uses
Amended May 11, 2026, O-9-2026; living-use, outdoor-storage and residential overnight weight/axle restrictions.
- Mantua residential districts
§§230-13 through 230-16; personal noncommercial storage route and incorporation between districts.
- Mantua zoning definitions
Chapter-specific terms and corner-lot front yards.
- Mantua code edition
Includes legislation through August 10, 2026; no New Laws listed at source read.
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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