--- 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?" place: Clinton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/clinton category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Clinton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Clinton, https://village.clinton.bc.ca) **Cost:** Not stated. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office, 250-459-2261 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)) - In person: Village Office, 1423 Cariboo Highway, Clinton, BC ## Key facts - **On the street:** Not confirmed. The Village posts its traffic bylaw only as a scanned image. - **On your property:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 5.5.1-5.5.3](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Living in an RV:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.15.1](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Not confirmed. The Village posts its traffic bylaw only as a scanned image. - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (ss. 5.5, 6.15); Traffic Control Bylaw No. 209, 1985 (not readable). - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 1](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) - Official wording: "Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025" - Source: [Village Bylaws list](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/) - Official wording: "Bylaw 209, 1985 VOC Traffic Control" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works On 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. On 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. ## Good to know - 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. - No fine for these rules is stated. Ask the Village Office at 250-459-2261 about parking on the street. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) - [Bylaw No. 209, 1985, Traffic Control (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_209_1985_VOC_Traffic_Control.pdf) ## Related questions - [Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup.md) ## 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) - [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Village Bylaws list, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/local-government/bylaws-and-policies/village-bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw No. 209, 1985, Traffic Control (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bylaw_209_1985_VOC_Traffic_Control.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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