RV parking rules in West New York

West New York RV parking at a glance

Do not rely only on the overnight heading

Although section 277-16 is headed “Overnight parking prohibited,” its operative language covers listed vehicles on any day of the week on public streets, thoroughfares, public property and parks. Motorized homes, campers, recreation vehicles and trailers are expressly listed. The provision references the separate nonresident-service and contractor exception in section 277-32. The heading alone does not create a daytime parking allowance.

The small four-wheel exception is narrow

Section 277-17 excludes a vehicle with exactly four wheels, less than twenty feet long and noncommercial plates from section 277-16. A separate commercial-plate route requires a resident commercial sticker and additional personal-use, household and registration conditions, and excludes commuter vans. Even a qualifying exception does not establish compliance with residential permit zones, street signs, other parking rules or camping restrictions. The checker leaves an exception for town confirmation rather than treating it as a parking permit.

Open-lot storage is not a seventy-two-hour allowance

Chapter 391 defines an open lot as land or a portion without a building or structure and not zoned for vehicle storage. It prohibits vehicle repair, storage and goods sales/distribution from vehicles there. Failure to remove a vehicle for at least eight consecutive hours in any seventy-two consecutive hours creates a storage presumption, not an affirmative shorter-stay permission. Municipal/school vehicles, property zoned for vehicle storage, and temporary permission granted by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners have separate exceptions. A residential driveway, sleeping use or service connection still needs its own land-use determination.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask West New York Planning or Code Enforcement to confirm jurisdiction, the actual parcel or road, vehicle classification, position, duration and intended use. Obtain the required road, building, electrical, plumbing or wastewater approvals before relying on a parking exception. Easements, HOA rules and leases remain separate. Start with the official rule or permit guidance.

Use the West New York 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

• West New York public vehicle restrictions

  Broad street prohibition and explicit exceptions.

• West New York open-lot vehicle storage

  Defined open lots, storage presumption and exceptions.

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.