Stafford Township, NJ Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Subsection F of § 211-35 allows outdoor storage of an unoccupied recreational vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, camper or boat on single-family properties, but only if every condition in the subsection is met.

Placement and size. Storage cannot be closer than three feet to any side or rear lot line or 10 feet to any street line. The travel trailer, camper or boat cannot exceed 35 feet in length and eight feet in width.

Count and duration. Only one travel trailer or camper and no more than two boats and/or boat trailers can be stored outdoors in any required area on a single-family residential lot. Nothing stored under this subsection can remain in storage for longer than 12 consecutive months.

Use. Stored vehicles cannot be occupied, cannot have utility connections other than those required for vehicle maintenance, and cannot hold any nonrecreational material. Under F(7), no trailer, auto trailer, trailer coach, travel trailer or camper can serve as a dwelling or sleeping quarters or as space for the permanent conduct of a business. The exceptions are temporary residency while a damaged dwelling is replaced and a temporary construction office during construction, both requiring a temporary permit from the Building Inspector.

Related rules. F(6) bars a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds or greater from parking on the street or in a driveway in a residential zone, except to make deliveries or provide services to residents, with a carve-out for active construction sites. F(8) sends tractor trailers and commercial trailers to § 211-35Z, which prohibits storing a tractor trailer or commercial trailer, or a container of any kind, as a storage facility on any property in the Township. Separately, § 211-35BB governs motor vehicle parking in residential-zone yards: in a front or side yard only where no curb is installed or required at the street frontage, never in rear yards, and where curbing is installed or required, only within a designated driveway marked by a curb cut or within a garage.