{"title":"Castlegar RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Castlegar","url":"https://www.castlegar.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Castlegar, no vehicle may be parked on a street for over 24 hours without written permission, and no RV or trailer may be used as a residence in any zone. The pages read set no rules on where or how many RVs, boats or trailers you can store on your own lot.","aliases":["park rv castlegar","boat on street castlegar","trailer parking castlegar","camper on driveway castlegar"],"cost":"Tickets: parking on a highway over 24 hours $25; commercial vehicle over 5,500 kg in a residential area $75; RV or trailer used as a residence $200, then $400 for a second offence.","how_long":"24 hours on a street without written permission.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"250-365-8963"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement Officer","value":"bylaw@castlegar.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (zoning questions)","value":"250-365-8964"},{"type":"email","label":"Development Services","value":"devserv@castlegar.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)","url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 1428 (PDF)","url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"topic":{"title":"RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},"facts":{"on_street":{"label":"On the street","value":"No vehicle may be parked on any highway for a continuous period over 24 hours without written permission of the Director of Transportation and Civic Works (s. 4.21). Storing or repairing a vehicle on a highway as the main purpose is also banned (s. 4.10). Angle parking is limited to 6 m including trailer (s. 4.19).","short":"24 hours without written permission","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)","section":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015, s. 4","quotes":["no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:","4.21 On any highway for a continuous period exceeding 24 hours, without first","obtaining the written permission of the Director of Transportation and Civic Works.","Advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or repairing any vehicle,"]},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.19","quotes":["In a designated angle parking zone where the length of the vehicle and any trailer"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"A tent or recreational vehicle (the Zoning Bylaw's definition includes travel trailers, motorized homes, campers, boats and tent trailers) parked or stored on a lot longer than 30 consecutive days must not be used as a habitable room or for storing merchandise.","short":"Over 30 days: no living or merchandise storage","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.6.7","quotes":["A space or room within a tent or a Recreational Vehicle that is erected, parked, or stored","on a Lot longer than 30 consecutive days shall not be used for a habitable room or","storage of merchandise."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Using a tent, trailer, park model, motor home or other recreational vehicle as a residence is prohibited in all zones (Zoning Bylaw s. 1.6.6). Overnight sleeping in an RV on a street is not addressed in readable text; check with the City.","short":"No in all zones; street rule not addressed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.6.6","quotes":["The Use of a tent, trailer, Park Model Trailer, motor home or other Recreational Vehicle as","a residence is prohibited in all Zones.","The Use of a tent, trailer, Park Model Trailer, motor home or other Recreational Vehicle as a residence is prohibited in all Zones."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Park on a highway over 24 hours: $25. Park a prohibited vehicle in a residential area (s. 4.22, a commercial vehicle over 5,500 kg at night): $75. Using an RV or trailer as a residence (Zoning s. 1.6.6): $200, then $400 for a second offence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule B-9 (Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw)","quotes":["4.21 Park over 24 hours on highway $25","4.22 Park prohibited vehicle in residential area $75"]},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule B-13 (Zoning Bylaw)","quotes":["Use of a tent, trailer, park model $200 $400","recreational vehicle as a residence"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw No. 1015 (streets); Zoning Bylaw No. 1428, s. 1.6 (lots)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as “Zoning Bylaw No. 1428”."]},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)","section":"Bylaw title","quotes":["A bylaw to regulate traffic and the use of highways"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Castlegar has no page on recreational vehicle parking. Streets are covered by [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf) and private lots by [Zoning Bylaw 1428](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **On a street:** no vehicle may be parked on a highway for over 24 hours in a row without written permission of the Director of Transportation and Civic Works (section 4.21). Storing or repairing a vehicle on a highway as the main purpose is also banned (section 4.10). The bylaw's \"trailer\" definition excludes a house trailer, so ask whether your RV or boat trailer is covered.\n- **Living in an RV:** using a tent, trailer, park model, motor home or other recreational vehicle as a residence is prohibited in all zones (Zoning section 1.6.6). Sleeping overnight in an RV on a street is not addressed in the text read; check with the City.\n- **On your lot:** a tent or recreational vehicle (travel trailers, motorized homes, campers, boats and tent trailers) parked or stored longer than 30 consecutive days must not be used as a habitable room or to store merchandise. No readable rule says where, how many or what size you may keep on a residential lot.\n- Tickets ([Bylaw 1179](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf)): $25 for parking on a highway over 24 hours; $75 for a commercial vehicle over 5,500 kg in a residential area; $200, then $400 for a second offence, for using an RV or trailer as a residence.\n- To ask about lot rules, call Development Services at 250-365-8964.","sources":[{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://castlegar.ca/planning-building-business/construction-permits/apply-for-a-building-permit/","title":"Apply for a Building Permit, City of Castlegar","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}