Monroe Township (Middlesex County), NJ Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 108-5.15 of the Monroe Township Code permits the outdoor storage of an unoccupied recreational vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, camper or small boat on single-family properties, but only on conditions. A travel trailer, camper or small boat cannot exceed 28 feet in length and eight feet in width. Only one travel trailer or camper or one small boat is permitted to be stored outdoors at any single-family residence, so a household with both a boat and a camper has to choose one for the yard. Storage is permitted in the side yard only, it cannot encroach on the side yard setback, and it cannot extend past the front building line.

A vehicle stored under this section cannot be occupied and cannot be provided with utility connections. Subsection (D) goes further: permanent or temporary overnight occupancy or use of a trailer, travel trailer, motor home, boat or recreational vehicle is not permitted in any zone. The one exception is an emergency situation, where the Zoning Board of Adjustment can permit occupancy or use for a period not to exceed 60 days and, for good cause shown, can renew the period not more than once for a period not to exceed 60 days. The section gives that power to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, not to the Zoning Officer.

The 28-foot by eight-foot cap is printed for travel trailers, campers and small boats. Because the section says storage is permitted in the side yard only, a spot in the front yard falls outside what § 108-5.15 allows. The side yard setback that the vehicle cannot encroach on is the one printed for the lot's zone district. Commercial trucks and vans are a separate subject under § 108-5.16, which applies a weight and axle test rather than this length and width test.