RV parking rules in Montville Township

Montville Township RV parking at a glance

Can an RV use a front or street-side yard?

Section 230-136 places the covered outdoor equipment in a side or rear yard only, and expressly excludes a side yard adjoining a street. The unit must meet the yard and setback requirements applicable to accessory buildings. Obtain those current parcel-specific figures; do not invent a single universal setback or assume a fence defines the yard.

What are the ordinary size ceilings?

Overall dimensions may not exceed 20 feet long, eight feet wide and eight feet high. Each limit applies; a low unit can still be too long. Exactly each ceiling fits only the numerical wording. A larger unit or an issued variance needs its actual separate route and conditions.

Who may store it and what parking must remain?

The vehicle/equipment must be owned or leased by a resident of the premises. It cannot take a required off-street parking space or interfere with access to that space. A spare-looking driveway space or a friend’s ownership does not establish compliance.

What screening is required?

The source calls for fencing or dense evergreen planting to screen adjoining properties and streets, except where existing natural screening exists or topography makes screening ineffective as determined by the Zoning Officer. A homeowner’s personal opinion about visibility is not that Officer determination. Confirm the complete arrangement and any issued finding.

Are detached trailers and storage containers a separate issue?

Subsection H expressly addresses unhitched trailers used for storage, unless the equipment fits the defined temporary-storage-container route and its separate regulation. The scope of storage use versus an empty recreational trailer between trips should not be guessed. This checker leaves an unresolved unhitched configuration to the Township; an express cargo-storage setup must fit its actual approval.

Can it be used for sleeping or connected to utilities?

The covered equipment may not be a dwelling, place of abode or sleeping place. The cited section does not independently approve utility connections or an enclosure. Even a within-size, screened parking answer remains unoccupied outdoor storage subject to every other current requirement.

Can I park on the street, load for a trip or work on the RV?

Section 230-136’s outdoor-storage route does not supply a public-street allowance, general loading exception or active-repair approval. Take the actual road, equipment and activity to the Township. A short stop does not replace the side/rear location and other conditions for ordinary storage.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask the governing municipality about your exact address, legal yard boundaries, complete vehicle, activity and any issued approvals. Use the linked operative provisions and retain a written answer for unresolved scope.

Use the Montville Township parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed October 21, 2026

• Montville § 230-136 — recreational vehicles and equipment

  Full operative A–H read October 21, 2026. Publisher code view March 10, 2026. Specific accessory-building cross-reference and unhitched storage-trailer exception reviewed; no invented universal setback.

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.