{"title":"Invermere RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Invermere?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","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":"District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net"},"short_answer":"In Invermere, storing RVs, boats or trailers on a lot is banned only in the R-6 and CD-2 zones; no rule was found for other residential zones. On-street rules are in a Traffic Regulation Bylaw that is not posted, so call the District.","aliases":["rv parking invermere","park trailer invermere","boat parking invermere","park rv on street invermere","sleep in rv invermere"],"cost":"Municipal tickets under the traffic schedule: $50 for a heavy vehicle in a residential zone from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; $50 for a vehicle or trailer over 6.0 m in designated angle parking.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District office","value":"250-342-9281","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/"},{"title":"Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone) (PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/"},{"title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Invermere building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/building-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Invermere zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Traffic Regulation Bylaw that would cover on-street rules is not posted.","sources":[]},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"Not a general rule: storing vehicles, trailers, motorhomes, boats or other recreational vehicles on a parcel is banned only in the R-6 zone (Bylaw 1685, 2025) and the CD-2 zone. No rule for other residential zones was found.","short":"Not a general rule; banned only in R-6 and CD-2 zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/","title":"Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone) (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"R-6 zone, s. (4)(c) Other Regulations","quotes":["the storage of vehicles, trailers, motorhomes, boats, or other recreational vehicles."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"On a lot in the R-1, R-1(A), R-1(MH), R-2, R-2(A), RR-1 or RR-2 zone, one RV may be occupied up to six months while a new or rebuilt dwelling is built, with a building permit, zone siting and an approved sewage connection. Sleeping in an RV on a street is not addressed in the text read.","short":"Only up to six months while building with a permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 3.5(1)","quotes":["one additional dwelling unit or one recreational vehicle may be located on the parcel and occupied for a period not exceeding six (6) months"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 3.5(1)(d)","quotes":["the additional dwelling unit or recreational vehicle is connected to a sewage disposal system that has been approved by the District of Invermere or the Ministry of Health."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw ticket schedule: $50 for parking a heavy vehicle in a residential zone between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; $50 for a vehicle or trailer over 6.0 m in designated angle parking.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule K","quotes":["Parking of a Heavy 4.23 $50 Vehicle in a Residential","Parking of a vehicle or 4.20 $50 trailer in designated angle parking"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1142, 2008 (on-street parking); Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (RVs on lots)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule K heading","quotes":["TRAFFIC REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1142, 2008"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1145"]}],"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\nIn Invermere, no general rule against storing an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot was found. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) copy read has no such rule, and [Bylaw No. 1685, 2025](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/) bans storing vehicles, trailers, motorhomes, boats or other recreational vehicles on a parcel only in the R-6 zone, as does the CD-2 zone. The Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1142, 2008, which would cover on-street rules, is not posted, so those rules could not be read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your lot's zone with the District or call 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).\n2. For parking on the street, ask the District which rules apply to RVs, boats and trailers.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Where RV parking spaces are provided, section 4.3 of the zoning bylaw sets their size at 12 m long, 4 m wide and 4 m high.\n- Living in an RV: on a lot in the R-1, R-1(A), R-1(MH), R-2, R-2(A), RR-1 or RR-2 zone, one RV may be occupied up to six months while a new or rebuilt dwelling is built, with a building permit, zone siting and an approved sewage connection. Sleeping in an RV on a street is not addressed in the text read.\n- The traffic ticket schedule ([Bylaw No. 1372, 2008](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/)) lists $50 for parking a heavy vehicle in a residential zone from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and $50 for a vehicle or trailer over 6.0 m in designated angle parking. Whether an RV counts as a heavy vehicle is not stated.\n- The posted zoning copy is dated 2016; later amendments are listed separately.","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/","title":"Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone) (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/","title":"Contact Information, District of Invermere","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/invermere/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}