RV parking rules in Rockaway Township

Rockaway Township RV parking at a glance

What are Rockaway Township’s home RV limits?

Section 54-30.8B(4)(b) allows no more than two outdoor RVs on a lot in a residential district or for a residential use in a nonresidential district. Each may be at most 40 feet long, nine feet wide and 13 feet high, and must be owned or leased by a resident of the property.

Where may the RV be stored?

Only in a side or rear yard, or on a driveway. An RV not on a driveway must be at least three feet from the side and rear property lines. An unhitched trailer used for storage is not allowed unless it qualifies as a temporary storage container and follows that separate permit regime. This distinction concerns use as a storage container, not merely detaching a normal camping trailer.

The provision does not authorize unlicensed, unregistered, abandoned, inoperable, wrecked, partially stripped or dismantled vehicles or vehicle parts outdoors.

Can someone sleep in a home RV?

No ordinary living, sleeping or housekeeping use is allowed in a parked or stored RV. A narrow exception concerns temporary residence while repairing a fire- or natural-disaster-damaged dwelling found temporarily uninhabitable by the Administrative Officer.

That route requires a permit before habitation, owner and site details, a location/access/utilities sketch, a Department of Community Services utility-approval letter, the contractor’s repair estimate and a promise not to use the damaged home before a certificate of occupancy. The stated fee is $50; the permit lasts six months, with only one extension, and can be revoked for health or safety concerns. It is not a general guest permit.

Which Rockaway and which vehicles?

This is Rockaway Township, not Rockaway Borough. Section 54-4.1 defines RV broadly to include travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, self-propelled motorhomes, boats and boat trailers. Public-street parking needs separate traffic rules. The later 2026 zoning-map ordinance also makes current parcel zoning important.

What still needs confirmation?

Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey only. Sources read November 6, 2026. Section history includes O-23-13; publisher lists July 14 and August 18, 2026 Chapter 54 amendments. A complete current-edition and later-ordinance determination is not established. Confirm parcel-specific requirements before parking.

Private covenants, lease terms, easements, floodplain requirements and individual approvals may add restrictions. A storage provision is not a general camping, repair or utility-installation permit. Ask zoning staff about the actual parcel and Police about public-road restrictions.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Rockaway Township zoning staff about the vehicle, intended use, legal yard lines, zoning district and later ordinances. Ask Police before street parking. Do not rely on an RV reservation or mailing address to establish municipal jurisdiction.

Use the Rockaway 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

• Rockaway Township residential RV storage and definitions

  §54-30.8B(4)(b) and (c), and §54-4.1. Section history includes O-23-13.

• Rockaway Township 2026 zoning-map ordinance

  O-26-26 adopted August 18, 2026: new zoning map and relocation of ordinance sections; confirm current parcel zoning.

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.