Jurisdiction and research scope
Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania only. Confirmed noncommercial recreational vehicles on ordinary private R-1 or R-2 residential lots: permanent storage, temporary parking and living/housekeeping. R-3, commercial/industrial districts, streets, commercial campgrounds, utility work, special approvals, overlays and nonconforming claims are excluded.
Administrative screening of cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Research by Can I Park My RV?Official municipal sources; access limits shown belowEditorial standard
Shillington RV parking at a glance
| Location or use | What to check |
|---|---|
| Driveway | Permanent: behind setback line on an improved paved space; temporary path has separate measurements. |
| Yard | Permanent at least 10 feet from side/rear lot lines. Temporary clearances are strictly greater than 10 and 5 feet. |
| Street | Excluded. |
| Loading | Temporary path: one unit, 48 hours in any seven days. |
| Guest | Living and housekeeping barred in ordinary covered lots. |
| Hookups | Utility work not evaluated. |
| Uncertainty | R-1/R-2 only; no size-category assumptions imported from other districts. |
Permanent storage has a ten-foot rule
For both size categories in R-1 and R-2, storage belongs on an improved parking space behind the building setback line, at least 10 feet from side and rear lot lines. The designated area must be paved and mud-free.
Temporary parking uses different measurements
One unit may use paved or gravel ground in any yard for no more than 48 hours during any seven-day period. Clearance must exceed 10 feet from street right-of-way and exceed five feet from adjoining property lines. Exactly 10 or five feet fails these temporary-parking tests.
Maintenance and living are separate
Permanent storage requires trimmed vegetation, debris removal, leak prevention, and applicable current licensing and inspections. Living, housekeeping and similar use is barred outside the stated commercial-campground or similar-use qualification, excluded here.
Who to contact for your setup
Confirm district, site conditions and current requirements with the relevant municipal zoning or code official before acting. Administrative screening of cited local provisions only. Not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance or complete land-use approval.
Use the Shillington 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
- Borough zoning §27-611
Full categories, temporary parking, permanent storage and living restrictions; R-1/R-2 rules are the same for both size categories.
- Borough code index
No pending new law listed in the captured index.
- Official borough news
Current November 2026 meeting notices and ordinance discovery.
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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