Trenton, NJ Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard/driveway limit
- 5 days
- Long-term location
- Side or rear yard
- Tall-unit setback
- 10 ft from lot line, over 6 ft tall
- Surface
- Hard, all-weather; gravel barred
- Living use
- Never permitted; no utility hookups
- Enclosed storage
- No duration limit
Summary
Trenton limits recreational vehicles and trailers, including boat trailers, to five days in a residential front yard or driveway under § 315-10.10.B, requiring longer-term storage in the side or rear yard on a hard-surfaced pad with no living or utility hookups allowed.
1. No recreational vehicle or trailer licensed to transport recreational vehicles or equipment may be stored outdoors within the front yard, including on a residential driveway, for more than five days. 2. Recreational vehicles must be stored within the side yard behind the front building line or in the rear yard. If a recreational vehicle and any trailer that is more than six feet in height as measured to the highest point of the vehicle, it must be located at least ten feet from any lot line. 3. The area devoted to recreational vehicle storage must be on a hard surfaced, all-weather dustless material; pervious paving is encouraged and may also be used. Gravel is prohibited. 5. No recreational vehicle may be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes in any district and may not be hooked up to any public utilities.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4853025; v21 updated 2025-12-16; through 12-16-2025).
Full Breakdown
B treats recreational vehicles and any trailer licensed to transport recreational vehicles or equipment, which covers boat trailers, the same way. No recreational vehicle or trailer may sit outdoors in the front yard, including on a residential driveway, for more than five days; beyond that it must move to the side yard behind the front building line or to the rear yard. If the vehicle or trailer stands more than six feet tall at its highest point, it must also be set back at least 10 feet from any lot line.
The storage area itself must be a hard-surfaced, all-weather dustless material, though pervious paving is encouraged; gravel is prohibited as a base. There is no limit on storing recreational vehicles inside a fully enclosed structure, but a temporary storage tent does not count as fully enclosed. No recreational vehicle may ever be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes in any district, and it may not be hooked up to public utilities while stored. All stored units must be kept in mobile condition; a vehicle or trailer parked or stored, loaded or not, in a way that it could tip or roll is treated as a dangerous and unsafe condition subject to enforcement regardless of the five-day or setback rules.
Violations & Fines
An RV, trailer, or boat trailer left in a Trenton front yard past the five-day limit, parked closer to a lot line than the 10-foot setback for tall units, or hooked up to utilities and used for living quarters is a zoning violation under § 315-10.10.B, subject to the Zoning Officer's written notice, a Municipal Court summons on nonresponse, and the citywide general penalty of up to a $2,000 fine per § 1-17, with each day counted separately.
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