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title: Burnaby RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burnaby
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Burnaby
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Burnaby RV, boat and trailer parking rules

**Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?

**Short answer:** On Burnaby streets, a trailer, mobile home, detached camper or vehicle over 8,000 pounds may not park more than two hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., and no vehicle may stay in one place over 24 hours. On your own lot, Zoning Bylaw 2026 limits where boats, RVs and trailers go.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Burnaby, https://www.burnaby.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notices (amount if paid within 15 days in brackets): over 2 hours overnight or over 24 hours in one place $75 ($60); parked on the roadway when it could be parked off it $100 ($80); breaking the Zoning Bylaw 2026 lot rules $500 ($400).  
**How long:** Street limits are 2 hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. for large vehicles, and 24 consecutive hours at any one place for any vehicle.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Parking Bylaw Enforcement (weekdays), 604-294-7944
- Phone: Parking Bylaw Enforcement (weekends), 604-570-3660 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Burnaby RCMP non-emergency (outside office hours), 604-646-9999
- Email: Planning (yard and zoning questions), planning@burnaby.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** No one may park a trailer, mobile home unit, detached camper unit, or a vehicle over 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on any street for more than two hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. No vehicle may stay at any one place on a street longer than 24 consecutive hours, and a vehicle may not park on the roadway if it can practicably be parked off the roadway.
  - Source: [Burnaby Street and Traffic Bylaw 1961 (No. 4299), consolidated, section 13, s. 13(3)(b), (d), 13(5)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/4299CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "upon a roadway when it is practicable to park the vehicle off the roadway." … "at any one place on any street for a longer period than 24 consecutive" … "a trailer or mobile home unit, or" … "a camper unit detached from a vehicle" … "for more than two hours between the hours of 1:00 o’clock in the morning and"
  - Source: [Parking in Burnaby, Trucks, RVs and oversized vehicles](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/roads-and-traffic/parking)
  - Official wording: "trailers, RVs, campers and mobile homes may only park on the street for up to 2 hours between 1 am and 6 am."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** In an R District, boats, recreational vehicles and trailers may not be parked or stored in the open except in the rear yard, and only one boat up to 6.0 m long and one recreational vehicle or trailer up to 6.0 m long, registered to a resident of the dwelling (plus one truck or commercial vehicle up to 4,500 kg GVW and up to two uninsured but operable and complete vehicles). In the R1 District one RV and one boat with a combined length of 12.0 m or less may be parked in the open, but only in a side, side street or rear yard outside required setbacks on a corner lot or a lot with one street frontage; on a through lot not in the street or side setbacks nor between the setbacks and the front of the house. On a lot with no vehicle access to the rear or side yards, either one RV or one boat up to 6.0 m may be parked on or beside the front driveway at least 1.2 m from side lot lines and 1.8 m from the front lot line. In R1, the parking must be screened by compact evergreen trees or shrubs at least 1.8 m high.
  - Source: [Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7 Parking, Loading and Mobility, Part 7, s. 1.3.3.2](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-06/Part-7-Parking-Loading-Mobility.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No commercial vehicle, truck, bus, contractor's equipment, dismantled or wrecked automobile, boat," … "one boat or vessel not exceeding a length of 6.0 m;" … "one recreational vehicle or trailer not exceeding a length of 6.0 m; and" … "one recreational vehicle and one boat having a combined length that does not exceed 12.0 m," … "either one recreational vehicle" … "In the R1 District, the parking must be screened by compact evergreen trees or shrubs at least 1.8 m in"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice, $75 ($60 within 15 days): trailer, camper or vehicle over 8,000 lb parked over 2 hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.; over 24 hours in one place. $100 ($80): parked on the roadway when it could be parked off it. Breaking the Zoning Bylaw 2026 lot rules: $500 ($400).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 12657, Schedule A, Schedule A, Street and Traffic Bylaw s. 13](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12657CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "13(3)(d) Parked more than 24 hours 75 60 NO" … "Parked longer than 2hrs 1-6am – trailer/mobile" … "13(3)(b) Parked on roadway where practical 100 80 NO" … "Use or occupation of land, building or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Burnaby Street and Traffic Bylaw 1961 (Bylaw No. 4299), s. 13; Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7, s. 1.3.3.2.
  - Source: [Burnaby Street and Traffic Bylaw 1961 (No. 4299), consolidated, section 13, title](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/4299CC.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BURNABY STREET AND TRAFFIC BYLAW 1961"
  - Source: [Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7 Parking, Loading and Mobility](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-06/Part-7-Parking-Loading-Mobility.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Parking or Storage of Commercial Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, Trucks, Trailers, Boats, or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

In the City of Burnaby, the [Street and Traffic Bylaw](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/4299CC.pdf) says no one may park a trailer, mobile home unit, detached camper unit or vehicle over 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on any street for more than two hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. No vehicle may stay at one place on a street longer than 24 consecutive hours, and a vehicle may not park on the roadway if it can practicably be parked off it.

## On your own lot

[Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-06/Part-7-Parking-Loading-Mobility.pdf), s. 1.3.3.2, covers R Districts:

- Boats, recreational vehicles and trailers may not be parked or stored in the open except in the rear yard, limited to one boat up to 6.0 m long and one RV or trailer up to 6.0 m long, registered to a resident of the dwelling.
- In the R1 District, one RV and one boat with a combined length of 12.0 m or less may be parked in the open, but only in a side, side street or rear yard outside required setbacks (on a through lot, not in the street or side setbacks or between the setbacks and the front of the house). Parking must be screened by compact evergreen trees or shrubs at least 1.8 m high.
- If a lot has no vehicle access to the rear or side yards, either one RV or one boat up to 6.0 m may be parked on or beside the front driveway, at least 1.2 m from side lot lines and 1.8 m from the front lot line.

## Good to know

- Rules for commercial, industrial and apartment districts were not read. Ask Planning (planning@burnaby.ca).
- Visitors may park up to 3 hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in front of residential premises; the City says this is not enforced against residents of the same block.
- Trucks over 11,800 kg GVW may not park on streets that are not designated truck routes, according to the City's page.
- No source read says whether people may live or sleep in a parked RV.
- Report illegal parking to Parking Bylaw Enforcement; include the plate, make, colour and a photo if possible. Outside office hours call the RCMP non-emergency line.

## Official forms and pages

- [Parking in Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/roads-and-traffic/parking)
- [Street and Traffic Bylaw 4299 (consolidated PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/4299CC.pdf)
- [Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7 Parking, Loading and Mobility (PDF)](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-06/Part-7-Parking-Loading-Mobility.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Burnaby unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/unsightly-property.md)

## The same question elsewhere

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- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Parking in Burnaby, City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/roads-and-traffic/parking) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Burnaby Street and Traffic Bylaw 1961 (No. 4299), consolidated, section 13 (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/4299CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, Part 7 Parking, Loading and Mobility (PDF)](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-06/Part-7-Parking-Loading-Mobility.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 12657, Schedule A (PDF)](https://bylaws.burnaby.ca/media/Consolidated/12657CC.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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