{"title":"Clinton RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Clinton?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","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":"Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Clinton, a residential parcel with up to two dwelling units may not park or store more than five vehicles (any automobile, RV or boat) outside a building. Street parking rules are in a scanned traffic bylaw and are not stated here.","aliases":["rv parking clinton","boat parking clinton bc","trailer parking clinton","live in rv clinton"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-459-2261","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"1423 Cariboo Highway, Clinton, BC"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf"},{"title":"Bylaw No. 209, 1985, Traffic Control (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_209_1985_VOC_Traffic_Control.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village posts its traffic bylaw only as a scanned image.","sources":[]},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In residential zones, a parcel with up to two dwelling units may not park or store more than five vehicles (any automobile, RV or boat) outside a building. Commercial vehicles over 5 tonnes are barred unless inside a building.","short":"Max 5 vehicles (incl. RVs, boats); inside if commercial","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.5.1-5.5.3","quotes":["Vehicle means any automobile, Recreational Vehicle, or boat.","a person shall not park or store more than five (5) Vehicles outside of a Building for any purpose.","a person shall not park a commercial Vehicle with a Licensed Gross Vehicle Weight"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"An RV may be lived in on a parcel only while building a dwelling with a building permit: up to six months and not beyond the permit, sewage to a sani-dump, at least 2 m from any parcel line. Park model trailers are not allowed as residences.","short":"Only while building under permit, up to six months","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.15.1","quotes":["may occupy a Recreational Vehicle on that Parcel as a","temporary residence during the process of constructing a Dwelling for which a Building","not occupy the Recreational Vehicle as a temporary residence for more than six (6)","locate the Recreational Vehicle no closer than 2 metres (6.7 feet) from any Parcel line","not use a Park Model Trailer as a temporary or permanent residence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village posts its traffic bylaw only as a scanned image.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (ss. 5.5, 6.15); Traffic Control Bylaw No. 209, 1985 (not readable).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025"]},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/","title":"Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton","section":"Village Bylaws list","quotes":["Bylaw 209, 1985 VOC Traffic Control"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOn your own property, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) says a parcel in a residential zone with up to two dwelling units may not park or store more than five vehicles outside a building. For this rule, \"vehicle\" means any automobile, recreational vehicle or boat. Commercial vehicles over 5 tonnes are barred unless they are inside a building.\n\nOn the street, the rules would be in the [Bylaw No. 209, 1985, Traffic Control](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_209_1985_VOC_Traffic_Control.pdf), which the Village posts only as a scanned image. Street limits and fines are not stated here.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Living in an RV: you may occupy an RV on a parcel only while building a dwelling under a building permit, for up to six months and not beyond the permit. Sewage must go to a sani-dump, and the RV must be at least 2 m from any parcel line. Park model trailers are not allowed as residences.\n- No fine for these rules is stated. Ask the Village Office at 250-459-2261 about parking on the street.","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/","title":"Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_209_1985_VOC_Traffic_Control.pdf","title":"Bylaw No. 209, 1985, Traffic Control (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}