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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Castlegar, https://www.castlegar.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-365-8963
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, bylaw@castlegar.ca
- Phone: Development Services (zoning questions), 250-365-8964
- Email: Development Services, devserv@castlegar.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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).
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015, Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015, s. 4](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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,"
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015, s. 4.19](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf)
  - Official wording: "In a designated angle parking zone where the length of the vehicle and any trailer"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated, Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.6.7](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **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 Bylaw s. 1.6.6). Overnight sleeping in an RV on a street is not addressed in readable text; check with the City.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated, Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.6.6](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026, Schedule B-9 (Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf)
  - Official wording: "4.21 Park over 24 hours on highway $25" … "4.22 Park prohibited vehicle in residential area $75"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026, Schedule B-13 (Zoning Bylaw)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Use of a tent, trailer, park model $200 $400" … "recreational vehicle as a residence"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw No. 1015 (streets); Zoning Bylaw No. 1428, s. 1.6 (lots)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated, Zoning Bylaw 1428, s. 1.1.1](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “Zoning Bylaw No. 1428”."
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015, Bylaw title](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A bylaw to regulate traffic and the use of highways"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The 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).

## Good to know

- **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.
- **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.
- **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.
- 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.
- To ask about lot rules, call Development Services at 250-365-8964.

## Official forms and pages

- [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw 1428 (PDF)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf)

## The same question elsewhere

- [RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw 1015 (PDF)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw1015-ConsolidatedTrafficandHwyRegs.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw 1428, consolidated (PDF)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1428-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw 1179, consolidated to June 2026 (PDF)](https://castlegar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated.Branded.Bylaw_.1179.Municipal-Ticketing-2.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Apply for a Building Permit, City of Castlegar](https://castlegar.ca/planning-building-business/construction-permits/apply-for-a-building-permit/) (read 2026-11-05)

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