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title: Gibsons RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Gibsons?"
place: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Parking, tickets and driving
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owner_body: Town of Gibsons
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# Gibsons RV, boat and trailer parking rules

**Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Gibsons?

**Short answer:** In Gibsons, a licensed RV or trailer may not stay on a street more than 72 consecutive hours without approval. On a lot in the main residential zones you may park one RV up to 10.5 m and store up to two boats. Living in a vehicle on a street is banned.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Gibsons, https://www.gibsons.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notices: RV on a street over 72 hours $50; unattached trailer on a street $60; RV or boat parking against the Zoning Bylaw $200.  
**How long:** 72 consecutive hours on a street.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Officer, Town of Gibsons, 604-886-2274
- Email: Bylaw Officer, beo@gibsons.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** No licensed RV or recreational trailer may be parked on a street for more than 72 consecutive hours. Any vehicle left in one place on a street for over 72 consecutive hours is also banned. Unattached trailers are not allowed on a street unless the RV exception applies. If a lot makes parking there impractical or dangerous, the Director may allow street parking on written application, with written consent of neighbours within 90 m and an annual fee.
  - Source: [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014, s. 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.5.1.29, 4.2.1](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/)
  - Official wording: "No person may park a licenced Recreational Vehicle, or Recreational" … "Trailer on a Highway for a period longer than 72 consecutive hours." … "3.5.1.29 on a Highway for a period longer than 72 consecutive hours;" … "No unattached Trailers are permitted to be parked on a Highway unless" … "with the written consent of the owners and occupiers of" … "adjacent real property within 90 metres, and" … "on payment of an annual fee as set out in the Rates, Fees and Charges"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** In the RL-1, RL-2, RM-1, RM-2 and RM-3 zones: one RV, not kept for commercial use and no longer than 10.5 m, may be parked on a lot, and no more than two boats, not for commercial use and no longer than 10.5 m, may be stored. Wrecked, derelict or abandoned vehicles, trailers and boats may not be stored outside a building.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025, Zoning Bylaw 1342, s. 3.5.1 and 3.5.2](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/)
  - Official wording: "On any Lot zoned RL-1, RL-2, RM-1, RM-2, and RM-3:" … "one Recreational Vehicle, not kept for Commercial Use and not longer than 10.5 m" … "may be parked on a Lot; and," … "Not more than two boats, not kept for Commercial purposes and not longer than" … "No wrecked, derelict, or abandoned motor vehicles, trailers, aircraft, machinery, boats, or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** Not on a street or any public space: no one may occupy a vehicle as living quarters while it is parked on a highway or in any other public space. In public places no one may take up temporary or permanent abode, including overnight sleeping or camping in a trailer, tent or RV, unless authorized. Living in an RV on a private lot is not addressed in the bylaws read.
  - Source: [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014, s. 7.5.1](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall occupy a Vehicle as living quarters while it is parked" … "upon any Highway or in any other public space."
  - Source: [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012, Public Places Bylaw 1012, s. 5(i)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/)
  - Official wording: "Take up temporary or permanent abode including overnight sleeping," … "camping, or occupying a trailer, tent or recreation vehicle;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notices: RV on a street over 72 hours without approval $50 ($40 if paid early, $60 late); unattached trailer on a street $60 ($40, $80); occupying a vehicle as living quarters on a street $50 ($40, $60); RV or boat parking contrary to the Zoning Bylaw $200 ($150, $300); taking up abode in a public place $50 ($40, $60).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A, Bylaws 1193, 1342, 1012](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "highway for more than 72 hours $50 $40 $60" … "Park an unattached trailer on a" … "Occupy vehicle as living quarters $50 $40 $60" … "Storage of Boats, contrary to" … "abode without permit"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014 (street parking); Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (lots); Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012
  - Source: [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014, Title](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/)
  - Official wording: "Traffic and Highway Use"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025, Title](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 1342 | 2025"
  - Source: [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012, Title](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/)
  - Official wording: "TOWN OF GIBSONS PUBLIC PLACES BYLAW NO. 1012"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## On the street

Under the [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/>):

- No licensed RV or recreational trailer may be parked on a Gibsons street for more than 72 consecutive hours. Any vehicle left in one place for over 72 consecutive hours is also banned.
- Unattached trailers are not allowed on a street unless the RV exception applies.
- If your lot makes parking there impractical or dangerous, the Director may allow street parking on written application, with written consent of neighbours within 90 m and an annual fee. The Town's page says a special permit may be granted.
- No one may occupy a vehicle as living quarters while it is parked on a street or other public space. In public places, overnight sleeping or camping in a trailer, tent or RV is not allowed unless authorized.

## On your lot

[Zoning Bylaw No. 1342](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/>) (s. 3.5.1) covers the RL-1, RL-2, RM-1, RM-2 and RM-3 zones: one RV, not for commercial use and no longer than 10.5 m, and no more than two boats, not for commercial use and no longer than 10.5 m. Wrecked, derelict or abandoned vehicles, trailers and boats may not be stored outside a building. Rules for other zones were not found.

## Good to know

- Living in an RV on a private lot is not addressed in the bylaws read. Ask the Town.
- Bylaw notices: RV on a street over 72 hours $50 ($40 if paid early, $60 late); unattached trailer on a street $60 ($40, $80); living quarters in a vehicle on a street $50; RV or boat parking against the Zoning Bylaw $200 ($150, $300); taking up abode in a public place $50.
- Questions: Bylaw Officer, 604-886-2274 or beo@gibsons.ca.

## Official forms and pages

- [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/)

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## Sources

- [Traffic and Highway Use Bylaw No. 1193, 2014, Town of Gibsons (June 2018 consolidation)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/92399/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89468/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Town of Gibsons (consolidated)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/) (read 2026-11-06)

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