{"title":"Lumby 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/lumby","name":"Lumby","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 Lumby","url":"https://lumby.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lumby, no vehicle may be stored on a street or boulevard, or left unmoved there, for more than 72 hours. On a Residential lot you may keep one camper or travel trailer and one boat, each up to 10 m long, outdoors.","aliases":["rv parking lumby","park trailer on street lumby","boat storage lumby","camper parking lumby"],"cost":"Tickets: $100 first, $200 later, for storing a vehicle on a street over 72 hours. Zoning breach on a lot: $250 / $500.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village of Lumby Municipal Hall","value":"1775 Glencaird Street, Lumby, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village of Lumby office","value":"250-547-2171"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lumby bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Lumby noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Lumby unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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 one may store a vehicle on a street, highway, right of way or boulevard, or leave it unmoved there, for more than 72 hours. Also no parking within 5 m of a hydrant, at a yellow curb, on grass, or so as to impede snow removal.","short":"72 hours","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby","section":"s. 13.9, 13.5, 13.8","quotes":["No person shall store a vehicle on any street, highway, right of way, boulevard, or leave the vehicle unmoved in such a location, for more than 72 hours.","No person may stop, place, or park any vehicle within 5 metres of any fire hydrant.","No person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle in any manner that impedes snow removal."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In a Residential zone you may keep outdoors, unenclosed: one self-propelled camper or travel trailer up to 10 m (32.81 ft) long, and one boat or vessel up to 10 m long, plus one truck or commercial vehicle up to 6,350 kg G.V.W. Other trucks, buses and equipment are barred except for construction work.","short":"1 camper/trailer up to 10 m and 1 boat up to 10 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, Village of Lumby","section":"s. 601.5","quotes":["No person at any time shall park or store any commercial vehicle, truck, bus, self-","one (1) self-propelled camper or travel trailer provided that the overall length does not exceed 10 m (32.81 feet)","one (1) boat or vessel not exceeding a length of 10 m (32.81 feet)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not in a park or other public place (including a street): overnight accommodation, with or without a shelter, is banned unless the Village authorizes it, with an exception for a homeless person's temporary shelter in a park from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. (s. 7.4). No rule on sleeping in an RV on a private lot was found.","short":"No overnight in public places; private lot rule not found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby","section":"s. 7.2(f)","quotes":["undertake by any method or means of overnight accommodation, with or without a Temporary Shelter or other structure, except when authorized by the Village","A homeless person may take up overnight accommodation, and may erect and occupy a temporary shelter in a park in the Village, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m."]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby","section":"s. 2 \"Public Place\"","quotes":["Public Place means any place typically open or accessible to public"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Storing a vehicle on a street more than 72 hours: $100 first, $200 later. Parking an RV in a park or public place (s. 7.2(l)): $200 first, $400 later. Overnight accommodation in a public place: $150 / $250. Zoning breach on a lot: $250 first, $500 later.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/","title":"Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 903, 2025 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw), Village of Lumby","section":"Schedule H, Schedule E","quotes":["Store vehicle more than 72 hours 13.9 $100.00 $200.00","Parking RV - public place 7.2(l) $200.00 $400.00","Overnight accommodation contrary to bylaw 7.2(f) $150.00 $250.00","Fail to comply with bylaw 107.2 $250.00 $500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"The Good Neighbour Bylaw's own printed table shows $100 / $200 for 'Parking RV - public place'; the later Bylaw 903 shows $200 / $400, which is used."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Lumby Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022 (s. 7.2, s. 13); Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (s. 601.5)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby","section":"cover","quotes":["GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW NO. 877, 2022"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, Village of Lumby","section":"s. 601.5","quotes":["Unenclosed Parking and Storage in Residential Zones"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOn the street, the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877](<https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/>) says no one may store a vehicle on a street, highway, right of way or boulevard, or leave it unmoved there, for more than 72 hours. The bylaw has no RV-specific street rule.\n\nOn your own lot in a Residential zone, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 750](<https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/>) (s. 601.5) lets you keep outdoors, unenclosed: one self-propelled camper or travel trailer up to 10 m (32.81 ft) long, one boat or vessel up to 10 m long, and one truck or commercial vehicle up to 6,350 kg G.V.W.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Also banned on streets: parking within 5 m of a hydrant, at a yellow curb, on grass, or so as to impede snow removal.\n- Parking an RV in a park or other public place is banned, with a $200 first ticket and $400 later.\n- Overnight accommodation in a public place, including a street, with or without a shelter, is banned unless the Village authorizes it. Tickets are $150 and $250. There is an exception for a homeless person's temporary shelter in a park from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m.\n- No rule on sleeping in an RV on a private residential lot was found. Rules for non-residential zones were not checked.\n- Ask the Village office, 250-547-2171.","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, Village of Lumby","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/","title":"Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 903, 2025 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw), Village of Lumby","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact us, Village of Lumby","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}