--- 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?" place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/invermere category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: District of Invermere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net) **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:** - In person: Municipal Hall, 914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Phone: District office, 250-342-9281 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **On the street:** Not confirmed. The Traffic Regulation Bylaw that would cover on-street rules is not posted. - **On your property:** 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. - Source: [Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone), R-6 zone, s. (4)(c) Other Regulations](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/) - Official wording: "the storage of vehicles, trailers, motorhomes, boats, or other recreational vehicles." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), s. 3.5(1)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - Official wording: "one additional dwelling unit or one recreational vehicle may be located on the parcel and occupied for a period not exceeding six (6) months" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), s. 3.5(1)(d)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** 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. - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008, Schedule K](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1142, 2008 (on-street parking); Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (RVs on lots) - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008, Schedule K heading](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/) - Official wording: "TRAFFIC REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1142, 2008" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), Title](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1145" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works In 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. ## Steps 1. 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.). 2. For parking on the street, ask the District which rules apply to RVs, boats and trailers. ## Good to know - 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. - 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. - 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. - The posted zoning copy is dated 2016; later amendments are listed separately. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - [Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone) (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/) - [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/) ## Related questions - [Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines.md) - [Invermere building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/building-permit.md) - [Invermere zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup.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) - [Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 (consolidated PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw No. 1685, 2025 (R-6 zone) (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/60954/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1372, 2008 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61269/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Information, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/general/contact-information/) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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