RV parking rules in Upper St. Clair Township

Upper St. Clair Township RV parking at a glance

How long can an RV remain outside?

Parking is temporary placement up to 96 continuous hours. Longer placement is storage, and all RV storage must be in a completely enclosed structure. The clock is not broken unless the RV has been removed from the Township or stored in compliance with the chapter for at least 96 consecutive hours. Moving it around the driveway is not a reset.

Chapter 102 and zoning §130.7.24 address the same parking/storage route. The zoning subsection’s absence of a length sentence is not evidence that Chapter 102’s separate 30-foot maximum was repealed.

What must an owner’s home site meet?

The vehicle must be on its owner’s private property. Chapter 102 limits outside vehicle length, including the hitch, to 30 feet for both parking and storage. Wheels must be blocked or otherwise immobilized. The RV cannot preempt off-street parking required by zoning. No more than one RV may be on a private lot unless each additional unit is parked/stored in an enclosed garage.

General zoning requires a parking area and safe access. A lawn, informal side strip or new pad is not automatically eligible; obtain the parcel-specific determination.

Can I live in it, host guests, or store it on the street?

No dwelling or habitation is allowed while parked or stored on an owner’s property. Public-street storage is expressly prohibited. Shorter street parking must obey all other traffic rules; the private-property 96-hour provision is not a street permit. Hookups require separate approval and do not change the habitation ban.

Does construction create an exception?

Construction trailers are a distinct temporary field-office/equipment-storage route, not housing. They must be on the active construction lot, at least 25 feet from an abutting residential boundary, enter no earlier than construction begins, leave by completion, and be removed if work stops for over 60 days. Do not use that route to live in an RV during a house renovation.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask Upper St. Clair Township zoning staff about your parcel, vehicle classification, intended use and later ordinances. Ask Police about street restrictions and any permit. Private covenants, easements, utility approvals and lease terms remain separate.

Use the Upper St. Clair 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 St. Clair Chapter 102

  Definitions, 30-foot outside length including hitch, 96-hour storage and conditions.

• Upper St. Clair §130.7.24

  Zoning RV rules also require enclosed storage and 96-hour period/reset; omission of length clause here does not repeal Chapter 102.

• Upper St. Clair code index

  Official chapter list and Home Rule Charter.

• Upper St. Clair legal notices

  2026 notices include departments, country-club conditional use, tobacco/vape zoning and parks cross-references.

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.