{"title":"Grand Forks RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","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":"City of Grand Forks","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca"},"short_answer":"In Grand Forks, no RV, camper, commercial vehicle or trailer may be on a street, boulevard or City land from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. One RV may be parked on a boulevard beside a property you own or are a guest of, in certain residential zones, up to 7 days in 30. No parking over 72 consecutive hours.","aliases":["park rv on street grand forks","boat trailer parking grand forks","camper overnight parking grand forks","rv in driveway grand forks"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: $50 for parking 72 consecutive hours; $50 for an unlicensed RV or trailer on municipal property, boulevard or road; $100 for overnight RVs, campers, commercial vehicles or trailers on City land other than the Municipal Campground. Zoning \"use of land not permitted\": $3,000.","how_long":"Boulevard exception: 7 days in 30, with 7 more on request if there are no complaints.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall (Bylaw Services)","value":"250-442-8266","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"City Hall","value":"info@grandforks.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, consolidated to A40","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/document/bylaw-no-2039-2018-zoning-bylaw-consolidated-to-a40/"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Grand Forks zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/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":"No parking over 72 consecutive hours. No RV, camper, commercial vehicle or trailer on a street, boulevard or City land from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Exception: one RV on the boulevard beside a property the owner owns or is a guest of, in zones R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-4 or R-4A, up to 7 days in 30 (7 more on request if no complaints).","short":"72 hours; no RVs 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf","title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF, consolidated June 17, 2025), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 4.01(s), (z)","quotes":["for consecutive periods longer than seventy-two (72) hours; or","that is a recreational vehicle, camper, commercial vehicle and/or trailer whether attached or not to a vehicle, on a highway, boulevard or any City owned land between the hours of 9pm and 6am the following day; except:","a) the RV shall only be parked for up to 7 days within a 30 day period;","b) an additional 7 days may be requested from the City in absence of any complaints respecting the RV or parking;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"The bylaws read set no rule on where, how many or what size of RV, boat or trailer may be kept on a residential lot. An RV, camper or trailer may not have jacks, slide-outs or extendable parts out on a highway, boulevard or property if they could obstruct a sidewalk or travelled road.","short":"No set rule on number, size or location","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf","title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF, consolidated June 17, 2025), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 4.01(aa)","quotes":["or property with jacks, slide-out, push-out or extendable parts deployed that may interfere with or obstruct any sidewalk or travelled portion of a highway."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Overnight (9 p.m. to 6 a.m.) on a street, only one RV on a boulevard beside a property the owner owns or is a guest of, in R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-4 or R-4A, 7 days in 30. On a lot in those zones with a dwelling: 7 days in 30 (7 more if no complaints), no City sewer hookup, no business use.","short":"7 days in 30 on lots and boulevards in listed zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/document/bylaw-no-2039-2018-zoning-bylaw-consolidated-to-a40/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, consolidated to A40, City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 7.4","quotes":["use of a tent or recreational vehicle as a dwelling unit; or","use of a tent or recreational vehicle for temporary habitation, except:","within an authorized municipal campground; or","b. for up to 7 days within a 30 day period, with an additional 7 day option in the absence of any complaints about the tent, recreational vehicle, or associated activity; and","(c) the recreational vehicle shall not be connected to any residential or other waste or drainage system tied to City's infrastructure; and","for up to 7 days within a 30 day period, with an additional 7 day option","the recreational vehicle shall not be connected to any residential or other waste"]},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf","title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF, consolidated June 17, 2025), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 4.01(z)","quotes":["i) One (1) recreational vehicle may be parked and temporarily occupied while parked on a boulevard in a residential area"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $50 for parking 72 consecutive hours, $50 for an unlicensed RV or trailer on municipal property, boulevard or road; $100 for parking RVs, campers, commercial vehicles or trailers overnight on City land other than the Municipal Campground. Zoning 'use of land not permitted': $3,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2073Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2073, Schedules L and Q (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"Schedules L and Q","quotes":["Parking 72 consecutive hours $50.00","Parking an unlicensed vehicle, recreational vehicle $50.00","Parking overnight City owned land other than the $100.00","Use of land not permitted $3,000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956, 2013 (as amended by 1956-A1); Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf","title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF, consolidated June 17, 2025), City of Grand Forks","section":"Title","quotes":["THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS BYLAW NO. 1956 A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF"]},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2073Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2073, Schedules L and Q (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"Schedule L","quotes":["TRAFFIC REGULATION BYLAW No 1956, 2013"]},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/document/bylaw-no-2039-2018-zoning-bylaw-consolidated-to-a40/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, consolidated to A40, City of Grand Forks","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 2039"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf), a \"recreational vehicle\" is a chassis-mounted camper, motor home, holiday trailer or boat trailer for recreational use. Boats themselves are not named. The rules for the street and for private land are separate.\n\n## Street and boulevard\n\n- No parking over 72 consecutive hours.\n- No RV, camper, commercial vehicle or trailer on a street, boulevard or City land from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.\n- Exception (s. 4.01(z)(i)): one RV on the boulevard beside a property the owner owns or is a guest of, in R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-4 or R-4A zones, up to 7 days in 30, with 7 more on request if there are no complaints. No slide-outs or awnings blocking the sidewalk or road, no cords across them, no generator from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m., and no business use.\n- An RV or trailer on a highway or boulevard needs a valid licence plate and insurance.\n\n## Your yard\n\nThe bylaws read set no rule on where, how many or what size of RV, boat or trailer may be kept on a residential lot. Jacks, slide-outs or extendable parts must not be out where they could block a sidewalk or travelled road. Living in an RV on a lot in R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-4 or R-4A with a dwelling ([Zoning Bylaw No. 2039](https://www.grandforks.ca/document/bylaw-no-2039-2018-zoning-bylaw-consolidated-to-a40/) s. 7.4) is limited to 7 days in 30, with 7 more if there are no complaints, no City sewer hookup and no business use. Ask City Hall about storage.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By1956Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-1.pdf","title":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1956 (PDF, consolidated June 17, 2025), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/document/bylaw-no-2039-2018-zoning-bylaw-consolidated-to-a40/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, consolidated to A40, City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2073Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2073, Schedules L and Q (PDF), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}