Scranton, PA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Scranton is a Home Rule city of roughly 76,000 in Lackawanna County governed by its Home Rule Charter (adopted 1976) and the Codified Ordinances of the City of Scranton (eCode360 portal SC1148). The City's Vehicles and Traffic chapter regulates parking on City streets, and its Property Maintenance / Nuisance provisions address inoperable and stored vehicles. On-street parking of any vehicle - including RVs, campers, boat trailers and utility trailers - is subject to the statewide PA Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.), notably §3353 (Restrictions on parking), and to the local restrictions adopted by Scranton City Council. On-lot storage of recreational vehicles, campers and boats in residential districts is constrained by the Scranton Zoning Ordinance (a separately adopted document referenced in the Code), which generally treats RV/boat/trailer storage as an accessory use subject to the underlying R-1A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 district bulk standards; storage in a required front yard is typically disallowed. Living in an RV parked on a residential lot is barred by the property-maintenance and zoning provisions outside of properly zoned RV or mobile home parks. The Scranton Department of Licensing, Inspections & Permits (LIPS) and the Scranton Police Department share enforcement; the Scranton Parking Authority handles on-street meter and permit operations.