{"title":"Chilliwack street parking rules: time limits, overnight and winter parking","question":"How long can I park on the street in Chilliwack, and can I park overnight?","slug":"street-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","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 Chilliwack","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com"},"short_answer":"In Chilliwack you can leave a legally parked vehicle on a street for up to 7 days, or 72 hours in zones listed in the Highway and Traffic Bylaw. Recreational vehicles get 24 hours. Overnight parking is allowed, except vehicles over 5,500 kg in residential zones from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The ticket is $100.","aliases":["chilliwack parking bylaw","chilliwack overnight parking","chilliwack rv parking on street","chilliwack parking ticket","chilliwack 72 hour parking"],"cost":"Ticket $100; $90 if paid within 14 days, $110 if paid after 28 days.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Department (report illegal parking)","value":"604-793-2908"},{"type":"phone","label":"Engineering Department (request a change to on-street parking rules)","value":"604-793-2907"},{"type":"email","label":"Engineering Department","value":"engineeringinfo@chilliwack.com"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307"},{"title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 4686 (PDF)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090"}],"related":[{"slug":"snow-removal","title":"Chilliwack snow clearing and sidewalk shovelling rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/snow-removal/"}],"nearby":[],"topic":null,"facts":{"time_limit":{"label":"Time limit on the street","value":"A vehicle may be parked on a highway for up to 7 days in a row, or no more than 72 consecutive hours in the zones in Schedule 3 (Downtown, Sardis, Garrison, Promontory). Recreational vehicles are limited to 24 hours, then must be off the street for 24 hours. Posted time-limit signs override this.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","section":"s. 108(24), 108(30)","quotes":["on a Highway for a continuous period in excess of seven days other than the zones","any recreational vehicle (RV) for a continuous period in excess of 24 hours."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Parking on Streets Maximum Time","quotes":["may stay in the same location without moving for up to 7 days, or 72-hours in select neighbourhoods including Garrison Crossing, Rivers Edge, and Webster Landing."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"},"sources_differ":"The City page names Garrison Crossing, Rivers Edge and Webster Landing as the 72-hour areas. The bylaw's Schedule 3 headings are Downtown Chilliwack, Sardis, Garrison and Promontory, and the zone maps have no text layer. The bylaw governs; the exact streets could not be read."},"overnight":{"label":"Overnight parking","value":"There is no general overnight ban on streets. The overnight limits are for vehicles or trailers over 5,500 kg gross weight next to residential-zoned property, which may not park between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and for RVs (24 hours at a time).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","section":"s. 110(3)","quotes":["any Vehicle or Trailer exceeding a gross Vehicle weight of 5,500 kg, where the","between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am of the following day"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Overweight Vehicles","quotes":["are not permitted to park overnight (between 7pm and 7am) on City streets in residential zones."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"resident_permits":{"label":"Resident permit parking","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Highway and Traffic Bylaw sets no resident-only or permit parking zones on streets; its only passes are public parking passes for designated City lots.","sources":[]},"distances":{"label":"Near driveways, hydrants and corners","value":"No parking in front of a public or private driveway; within 5 m of a fire hydrant; on a crosswalk or within 6 m of the approach side of a crosswalk, flashing beacon, Stop sign or traffic signal; within 6 m of an entrance or exit of a hotel, theatre, church, public meeting place, fire hall or playground; within 15 m of a railway crossing; in or within 10 m of an intersection; within 5 m of a Canada Post community mailbox for more than 5 minutes; in a cul-de-sac bulb.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","section":"s. 108(9)-(13), (25), (26), (28)","quotes":["in front of a public or private driveway;","within 5m of a fire hydrant, measured either side from the point at the curb or edge of","on a Crosswalk or within 6m of the approach side of a Crosswalk, flashing beacon,","within 15m of a rail of a railway crossing;","in an Intersection, or within 10m of an Intersection;"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Parking Without Sign Regulations","quotes":["Parking is not allowed in, or within, 10 meters of an intersection."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"large_vehicles":{"label":"Large and commercial vehicles","value":"A vehicle or trailer over 5,500 kg gross weight may not park next to residential-zoned property from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; it may on City streets in residential zones by day and in commercial, industrial and agricultural zones at all times. No combination of vehicles over 18.3 m long, and no parking on a street under 7.3 m wide without curbs.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","section":"s. 110(2), 110(3)","quotes":["any Combination of Vehicles, including any towing apparatus, in excess of 18.3m in","any Vehicle or Trailer exceeding a gross Vehicle weight of 5,500 kg, where the"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Overweight Vehicles","quotes":["and in commercial, industrial and agricultural zones at all times."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Call the Bylaw Department at 604-793-2908.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Parking Regulations (intro)","quotes":["To report illegal parking, please call the Bylaw Department at 604.793.2908."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 for parking over the 7-day or 72-hour limit (s. 108(24)), over the posted time limit (s. 112), or an RV over 24 hours (s. 108(30)); $90 if paid within 14 days, $110 if paid after 28 days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2018, No. 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","section":"Schedule A, Highway and Traffic Bylaw 4686","quotes":["Parking on a Highway for a Continuous Period in Excess of 108(24) 100.00 90.00 110.00 Yes Seven Days or 72 hours in Schedule 3 Zones","Exceeding Time-Limit Parking 112 100.00 90.00 110.00 Yes","Parking an RV in Excess of 24 Hours 108(30) 100.00 90.00 110.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2018, No. 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","section":"s. 6","quotes":["If received by the City within 14 days","If more than 28 days after the person received"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (ss. 107-114); tickets under Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2018, No. 4573.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","section":"Parking Regulations (intro)","quotes":["please refer to the Highway and Traffic Bylaw to view all regulations."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","section":"s. 108","quotes":["Unless permitted by a Traffic Control Device, no person shall Stop, stand or Park a Vehicle:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Chilliwack, parking on streets is governed by the City's [Highway and Traffic Bylaw 4686](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090). Rules apply whether or not there is a sign. Posted signs, such as time limits or No Parking, apply 24 hours a day, year round, including statutory holidays, unless the sign says otherwise.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A legally parked vehicle can stay in one spot for up to 7 days, or 72 hours in the zones listed in Schedule 3 of the bylaw. Vehicles with a time-limit sign must move when the posted time ends, to another stall at least 50 m away or after 30 minutes.\n- Recreational vehicles may be on the street for 24 hours, then must be off the street for 24 hours.\n- Vehicles over 5,500 kg in residential zones cannot park on the street from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.\n- No parking in front of a driveway, within 5 m of a fire hydrant, within 6 m of a crosswalk, or within 10 m of an intersection. Cul-de-sac bulbs, bike lanes, sidewalks and boulevards are also off limits.\n- Vehicles must be licensed and insured to park on City streets.\n- The City lists no resident-only permit zones.\n- To report illegal parking, call the Bylaw Department at 604-793-2908. To ask for a change to parking rules on a street, call Engineering at 604-793-2907.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=307","title":"Parking Regulations, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=1090","title":"Highway and Traffic Bylaw 2019, No. 4686 (PDF) (consolidated July 2, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=2436","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2018, No. 4573 (PDF) (consolidated April 21, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-11"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-11","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/street-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/street-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/street-parking.json"}}