RV parking rules in Marple Township

Marple Township RV parking at a glance

Can I keep an RV in a Marple driveway?

Section 300-83 generally allows only one RV, boat or oversized vehicle outdoors on a residential-district lot. It must be in a side or rear yard at least ten feet from every lot line, without exterior identification or signs for a profit-making occupation or enterprise. Section 300-82 requires current valid registration plates plainly visible on vehicles parked outdoors.

A driveway is not automatically a qualifying side or rear yard. Confirm the actual legal parking position.

What if the property has several dwellings?

A designated parking area on a lot with at least two dwellings may hold several covered vehicles if the number does not exceed the number of dwellings. The area must meet the other section requirements and be screened from adjoining lots and public streets by a buffer area.

Can guests sleep in the parked RV?

No. Sections 300-83C and 300-13A prohibit living or sleeping quarters on Township lots. Section 300-13A separately prohibits using a vehicle trailer as an accessory building or storage shed. Legal vehicle parking is not permission for accommodation or utility work.

What about Marple streets?

Sections 285-31 and 285-32 use a broad commercial-vehicle definition that expressly lists house trailers, house cars, trailers, boats and boat trailers, among other categories. Ask Police to classify the actual unit rather than assuming a personal RV is outside the definition.

Covered vehicles may not park or stop for more than one hour on a public or private residential street, road or alley except while actually loading/unloading and rendering requested service. Overnight parking of commercial vehicles on public streets and similar roads is prohibited except as otherwise permitted in the Code. Township property requires Manager permission.

Official Township, public-school, emergency-response and qualifying disability vehicles are excepted. A resident who owns or operates a covered commercial vehicle and has no residential driveway may apply for an exemption; applying is not approval.

Which municipality and approvals apply?

Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania only. The code publisher includes legislation through August 10, 2026; sources read November 6, 2026. Later ordinances, parcel approvals and private restrictions require confirmation.

A mailing address does not establish the governing municipality. Ask the municipal zoning office about your parcel, zoning district, legal yard lines and vehicle classification. Ask police separately about public streets. Storage rules do not create a campsite or authorize utility work.

Who to contact for your setup

Contact the municipal zoning office before changing the parking footprint or using an RV as accommodation. Confirm any later amendments, site approvals and HOA or lease restrictions.

Use the Marple 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

• Marple §§300-82–83, registration and residential RV parking

  Complete one-vehicle rule and multifamily designated-area exception.

• Marple §300-13A, prohibited uses

  Added May 11, 1998, Ordinance 98-11; living/sleeping and accessory-building restrictions.

• Marple §§285-30–33, street commercial-vehicle restrictions

  Definition amended April 8, 2002; parking subsection amended October 8, 2012 and March 14, 2016. Vehicle classification and exceptions require care.

• Marple Ordinance 2026-3

  Publisher lists adoption September 14, 2026; data-center definitions and industrial-district provisions.

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.