--- title: Comox RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Comox?" place: Comox, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/comox category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Comox sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Comox RV, boat and trailer parking rules **Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Comox? **Short answer:** On Comox streets, no vehicle, trailer or boat may stay in one spot more than 72 hours in a row, and no commercial vehicle, boat or trailer may be parked on a street from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The sources read set no rule on keeping one on your own lot. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Comox, https://www.comox.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice: $50 if paid within 14 days, $90 after. **Where:** - Phone: Town Bylaw Enforcement Officer (Comox Town Hall), 250-339-2202 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - In person: Comox Town Hall, 1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1R9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays).) ## Key facts - **On the street:** No motor vehicle, trailer or boat may stay at one location on a street for more than 72 hours in a row. No commercial vehicle, boat or trailer may be parked on a street between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. - Source: [Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358 (consolidated to March 18, 2026), ss. 7.12, 7.13(a)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201358%20Consolidated%20-%20Street%20Traffic%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026_1.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall leave or park any motor vehicle, trailer or boat at any one location on any" … "highway within the Town for any continuous period exceeding 72 hours." … "No person shall park or leave standing a commercial vehicle, boat or trailer on" … "any highway between 7:00pm and 7:00am on any day." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **On your property:** None set. The sources read for Comox set no rule on keeping an RV, boat or trailer on your own lot. - **Living in an RV:** In a Town park, no one may erect or occupy a camper, tent or other temporary shelter without a Parks Use Permit. - Source: [Parks Use Bylaw No. 1881 (consolidated to December 4, 2024), s. 3(4)(k)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw%201881%20Consolidated%20-%20Parks%20Use%20-%20as%20at%20Dec%204%2C%202024.pdf) - Official wording: "Without having first obtained a valid Parks Use Permit issued by the Town" … "erect, or occupy any camper, tent or other form of temporary shelter;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice: parking over 72 hours, or a commercial vehicle, boat or trailer at night, $50 if paid within 14 days, $90 after. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004 (consolidated to June 10, 2026), Schedule A, A17](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/Bylaw%202004%20Consolidated%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf) - Official wording: "Park for period exceeding" … "7.12 50 90 N/A" … "Park prohibited vehicle at" … "7.13 (a)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358 - Source: [Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358 (consolidated to March 18, 2026), s. 9.3(c)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201358%20Consolidated%20-%20Street%20Traffic%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026_1.pdf) - Official wording: "permitted under the provisions of the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201358%20Consolidated%20-%20Street%20Traffic%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026_1.pdf) sets two street rules. - No motor vehicle, trailer or boat may stay at one location on a street for more than 72 hours in a row. - No commercial vehicle, boat or trailer may be parked on a street between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Whether a private RV counts under the night rule depends on the words "commercial vehicle, boat or trailer". An RV towed as a trailer would be a trailer. Ask the Town if you are unsure. ## Good to know - Also banned: stopping within 5 m of a hydrant, 2 m of a driveway and 6 m of a crosswalk. - On your own lot, no rule on keeping an RV, boat or trailer was found in [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf). Ask Town Hall or the Planning Department to confirm. - No rule on sleeping in an RV on a street or residential lot was found. In a Town park, no one may erect or occupy a camper, tent or other temporary shelter without a Parks Use Permit. - Fines: a bylaw notice is $50 if paid within 14 days and $90 after. The street bylaw now enforces by bylaw notice only. ## Official forms and pages - [Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201358%20Consolidated%20-%20Street%20Traffic%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026_1.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated to July 8, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/Bylaw%202004%20Consolidated%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf) ## Related questions - [Comox bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/bylaw-fines.md) - [Comox noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/noise-rules.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) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1358 (consolidated to March 18, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Bylaw%201358%20Consolidated%20-%20Street%20Traffic%20-%20as%20at%20Mar%2018%2C%202026_1.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2004 (consolidated to June 10, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-08/Bylaw%202004%20Consolidated%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20as%20at%20June%2010%2C%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated to July 8, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Parks Use Bylaw No. 1881 (consolidated to December 4, 2024) (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw%201881%20Consolidated%20-%20Parks%20Use%20-%20as%20at%20Dec%204%2C%202024.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set. 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