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title: Lumby RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lumby
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Lumby
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# Lumby RV, boat and trailer parking rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Lumby, https://lumby.ca)  
**Cost:** Tickets: $100 first, $200 later, for storing a vehicle on a street over 72 hours. Zoning breach on a lot: $250 / $500.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village of Lumby Municipal Hall, 1775 Glencaird Street, Lumby, BC (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village of Lumby office, 250-547-2171

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, s. 13.9, 13.5, 13.8](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, s. 601.5](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, s. 7.2(f)](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, s. 2 "Public Place"](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/)
  - Official wording: "Public Place means any place typically open or accessible to public"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** 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. (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.)
  - Source: [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 903, 2025 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw), Schedule H, Schedule E](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Lumby Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022 (s. 7.2, s. 13); Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (s. 601.5)
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, cover](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/)
  - Official wording: "GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW NO. 877, 2022"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, s. 601.5](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/)
  - Official wording: "Unenclosed Parking and Storage in Residential Zones"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

On 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.

On 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.

## Good to know

- Also banned on streets: parking within 5 m of a hydrant, at a yellow curb, on grass, or so as to impede snow removal.
- Parking an RV in a park or other public place is banned, with a $200 first ticket and $400 later.
- 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.
- No rule on sleeping in an RV on a private residential lot was found. Rules for non-residential zones were not checked.
- Ask the Village office, 250-547-2171.

## Official forms and pages

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/)

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## Sources

- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 877, 2022, Village of Lumby](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/6001/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, Village of Lumby](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 903, 2025 (Municipal Ticketing Bylaw), Village of Lumby](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact us, Village of Lumby](https://lumby.ca/contact-us/) (read 2026-11-08)

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