RV parking rules in Springfield Township (Delaware County)

Springfield Township (Delaware County) RV parking at a glance

Can I park an RV overnight in Springfield, Delaware County?

Section 138-27 expressly includes recreational vehicles, trailers and other listed vehicles in its public-highway parking prohibition from 7 p.m. through 7 a.m. Locations signed to permit the parking by the Public Safety Committee are excepted.

Section 138-28 excludes Township vehicles, fire apparatus, ambulances, public-utility work vehicles, active street construction/repair, actual deliveries or services to adjacent property, and disabled motor vehicles subject to the referenced Chapter 76. These are specific exceptions, not a general vacation loading allowance.

Does the rule apply to a small personal RV?

The general §143-9 RV definition includes motorhomes, travel trailers, truck-mounted campers, folding tent campers, vacation-adapted vehicles, snowmobiles, minibikes, ATVs, go-carts and boat trailers. Its separate 400-square-foot definition is expressly for flood-hazard regulation and should not replace the broad street-rule definition.

Section 138-28D describes qualifying personal pleasure vehicles below 9,500 pounds and below 84 inches, without business advertising or equipment indicators, but expressly distinguishes them from recreational vehicles. Do not use weight and height alone to exempt an RV.

Does the 2026 commercial rule change the RV restriction?

New §138-13, added June 9, 2026, separately bars defined commercial-vehicle highway parking from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., exempting emergency and utility-service vehicles. Its size-based commercial category excludes personal and recreational vehicles. That wording is not an RV parking allowance: the published §138-27 still names RVs expressly. Ask Police about the interaction for a mixed-use vehicle.

Can I move the RV onto my lawn or driveway?

Section 143-93K prohibits off-street parking/loading spaces on a lawn, buffer planting strip or other yard area not paved with approved material under the design standards. The article also addresses existing uses, maintenance, required parking and changes of use. Paving alone does not establish RV storage permission.

Home storage placement, guest sleeping, residence, repairs and hookups require separate parcel and use determinations. This is Springfield Township, Delaware County, not Springfield Township in Montgomery, Bucks or another county.

Which municipality and approvals apply?

Springfield Township (Delaware County), Delaware County, Pennsylvania only. The code publisher includes legislation through June 9, 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 Springfield Township (Delaware County) 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

• Springfield §§138-27–29, overnight parking

  RV language and personal-vehicle exception amended November 12, 2019, Ordinance 1602; complete exceptions in §138-28.

• Springfield §143-9, definitions

  Broad general recreational-vehicle definition; separate flood-hazard definition amended August 11, 2015.

• Springfield §138-13, commercial vehicles

  Added June 9, 2026, Ordinance 1661. Separate from the still-published RV overnight restriction.

• Springfield §143-93, off-street parking

  Includes existing-use provisions and K: no lawn, buffer-strip or unapproved yard-area parking spaces; no general RV-storage approval.

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.