Jurisdiction and research scope
Borough of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Noncommercial private-premises RV parking under section 245-97. Public streets, repairs at service stations and enclosed garage or boathouse storage are not evaluated here.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Mountain Lakes RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Outdoor size | At most twenty feet long and nine feet high for these size-based routes. |
| Loading | Driveway loading/emergencies: forty-eight hours. |
| Guests | One RV; twenty-one days per calendar year at the premises; no living quarters. |
Size and outdoor location
Units no higher than five feet and no longer than twenty feet have yard-location options based on side-yard width. Units over five and up to nine feet high, still at most twenty feet long, require an approved screened location behind the front setback.
Short stays
Driveway loading, unloading or emergencies are limited to forty-eight hours. Qualifying guest parking permits one unit at a resident owner’s driveway, with all such parking at that property capped at twenty-one calendar-year days.
No living quarters
Parking does not permit living quarters. The guest route still needs the applicable size limits; other oversized outdoor arrangements need individual review.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm the exact proposal with the municipal planning or police office. This limited administrative screening is not a permit or complete legal approval. Published cross-references use older subsection labels. This guide follows the displayed operative size/location clauses without assuming discretionary approval. Confirm measurements, setbacks and screening with the Borough.
Use the Mountain Lakes parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.
Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026
- Mountain Lakes section 245-97
Full operative source text reviewed 2026-11-07.
- Municipal new-law register
Listed unincorporated laws concern salaries, fees, recycling and bonds; reviewed 2026-11-07.
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 local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.
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