RV parking rules in Upper Allen Township

Upper Allen Township RV parking at a glance

Can I park an RV in my Upper Allen driveway?

Section 245-17.1E permits residential personal vehicles, boats, campers and other RVs in a designated front-yard driveway or parking area. Side/rear parking areas must use paved or stabilized surfaces and approaches, lie behind the front building line, preserve garage access, have adequate size, and for single-family units remain three feet from each side lot line.

The listed conditions also address no living quarters or business in the vehicle, current inspection and registration outside a garage, blocked wheels during storage and all other zoning requirements. Confirm their application to the proposed front-yard position with zoning staff. Section 245-17.1D limits driveways to 24 feet at the street right-of-way.

Can I park on grass or across a sidewalk?

No. Section 245-17.1G prohibits vehicle parking on grass, grass areas, walkways or trails. Parking areas and approaches must be paved or otherwise stabilized. Subsection F protects required sight distance and public sidewalks.

What is the Upper Allen street permit rule?

Section 233-15 defines residential street broadly, including alleys, berms, shoulders, rights-of-way and public property in or abutting residential or mixed-use districts. It prohibits the named boats, buses, equipment, machinery, RVs and trailers without either attachment to a car/truck/van or other motorized vehicle, or a police permit obtained beforehand.

A permit lasts up to 96 consecutive hours, with at most five permits for the same vehicle per calendar year and at least 15 days between permits. Equipment, machinery and trailers engaged in the specified delivery, pickup or work activity on adjacent premises have an exception. The text does not clearly explain attachment for a self-propelled motorhome, so ask police rather than treating it as automatically compliant.

During a designated snow emergency, none of the named vehicles may park on a Township-maintained street. General signs and obstruction rules remain applicable.

Can guests sleep in the RV?

The residential parking conditions state that no living quarters may be maintained and no business conducted in connection with the parked or stored vehicle. A driveway position or street permit is not a campsite or hookup authorization.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Upper Allen Township zoning staff to confirm the parcel, zoning district, legal yard lines and any later ordinances. Ask police about the exact street, posted signs and temporary restrictions. Check HOA, lease and deed restrictions separately.

Use the Upper Allen 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

• Upper Allen home parking, §245-17.1

  Read entire general parking section, including front-yard, side/rear, surface and sidewalk conditions.

• Upper Allen residential street rule, §233-15

  Attachment or police permit alternatives; work/delivery exception; snow emergency override.

• Upper Allen new laws

  No known new laws listed.

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.