{"title":"Cumberland RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Cumberland?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","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 Cumberland","url":"https://cumberland.ca"},"short_answer":"In Cumberland, an RV may stay on a street only up to 48 hours in a row, within 20 m of the residence or lot, for loading and unloading. A trailer (including a boat on a trailer) may not be left on a street longer than 72 hours. Tickets are $100.","aliases":["rv parking cumberland","boat trailer parking cumberland bc","parking trailer on street cumberland","recreational vehicle bylaw cumberland"],"cost":"Ticket for parking an RV, trailer or detached trailer contrary to the bylaw: $100 ($50 if paid early). Unsightly property, including a stored RV or boat on landscaping: $1000 ($500).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control","value":"250-336-2291"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control","value":"bylaw@cumberland.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017 (PDF)","url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bylaw-951-Streets-and-Traffic.pdf"},{"title":"Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024 (PDF)","url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bylaw-1210-Nuisance-Abate-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Cumberland unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Cumberland bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Cumberland noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/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":"A recreational vehicle may not be left on a street except for up to 48 hours in a row, within 20 m of the residence or lot, for loading and unloading only. No trailer may be left on a street longer than 72 hours; a trailer must be attached to a vehicle unless it is a contractor trailer near an active construction site (72 hours) or a recreational trailer (48 hours, loading and unloading).","short":"RVs 48 hours, loading only; trailers 72 hours","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bylaw-951-Streets-and-Traffic.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 43-45","quotes":["No person shall leave or park a recreational vehicle on a highway, except for a recreational vehicle parked not more than 48 hours consecutively and within 20 metres (65.6 feet) of","No person shall leave any trailer on the highway, whether attached to a motor vehicle","not, for longer than 72 hours.","No person shall leave or park a trailer on a highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"Zoning allows at most 1 RV or bus parking space per lot for a detached dwelling (2 in the R-3 zone); where a use is not listed the maximum is zero. The Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw treats storing a derelict vehicle, boat, RV or trailer on a landscaped part of the property as unsightly.","short":"Max 1 RV or bus space (2 in R-3 zone)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bylaw-1210-Nuisance-Abate-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.2(h)","quotes":["h) the parking or storage of a DERELICT VEHICLE, boat, other recreational vehicle, trailer or other accessory on a landscaped portion of PROPERTY."]},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 9.4.5(2)","quotes":["Where a specific use is not listed, the maximum number of RV/bus parking spaces","1.0 space per lot","A maximum of two RV/bus parking spaces are permitted per lot in the Large Lot Residential (R-3)","Where a specific use is not listed, the maximum number of RV/bus parking spaces permitted is zero."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Parking an RV, trailer or detached trailer contrary to the bylaw: $100 ($50 if paid early) each. Unsightly property (including stored RV or boat on landscaping): $1000 ($500).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bylaw-1053-Municipal-Ticket-Info-CONS-Aug-2025.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1053, 2017 (consolidated August 2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule M and Schedule I","quotes":["Park detached trailer 43 $100 $50","Park trailer 44 $100 $50","Park recreational vehicle 45 $100 $50","Unsightly Property 4.1 $1000 $500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017 (s. 43-45); Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024 (s. 4.2(h)); Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (s. 9.4.5)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bylaw-951-Streets-and-Traffic.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as “Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017”."]},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bylaw-1210-Nuisance-Abate-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the “Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951]() limits how long an RV or trailer can stay on a Cumberland street. Boats on trailers fall under the trailer rules.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- RV on a street: up to 48 hours in a row, within 20 m of the residence or lot, for loading and unloading only.\n- Trailer on a street: no longer than 72 hours. A trailer must be attached to a vehicle unless it is a contractor trailer near an active construction site (72 hours) or a recreational trailer (48 hours, loading and unloading).\n- On your own lot: the [Zoning Bylaw No. 1238]() allows at most 1 RV or bus parking space per lot for a detached dwelling (2 in the R-3 zone). Where a use is not listed the maximum is zero. No size or number rule for a household's boat or RV was found.\n- The [Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210]() treats storing a derelict vehicle, boat, RV or trailer on a landscaped part of the property as unsightly.\n- Tickets: $100 ($50 if paid early) for parking an RV or trailer contrary to the bylaw; $1000 ($500) for unsightly property.\n- No official text read says whether you may live or sleep in an RV on a street or lot. The Zoning Bylaw says a dwelling unit does not include recreational vehicles, and camping in parks is banned except in designated campgrounds. Ask Bylaw Enforcement at 250-336-2291.","sources":[{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bylaw-951-Streets-and-Traffic.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 951, 2017 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bylaw-1210-Nuisance-Abate-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1210, 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bylaw-1053-Municipal-Ticket-Info-CONS-Aug-2025.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1053, 2017 (consolidated August 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cumberland.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Cumberland","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}