--- title: Montrose RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Montrose?" place: Montrose, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/montrose category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Montrose sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Montrose RV, boat and trailer parking rules **Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Montrose? **Short answer:** In Montrose, no time limit for parking an RV, boat or trailer on the street is stated, and no rule on parking one on your own lot. You cannot sleep or live in an RV or tent, and the Village asks you not to park on the street during snow events. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Montrose, https://www.montrose.ca) **Cost:** No ticket amount is set. On conviction, the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 565 11th Ave., Montrose, BC V0G 1P0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)) - Phone: Village Office, 250-367-7234 ## Key facts - **On the street:** No time limit for parking an RV, boat or trailer on the street is stated. No one may sleep in a motor or recreational vehicle overnight on a street, in a park or in a public space. The Village asks residents not to park on the street during snow events. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 9.1(c)](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "sleep in a motor or recreational vehicle for overnight abode;" - Source: [Snow Removal, Resident Responsibilities](https://www.montrose.ca/snow-removal/) - Official wording: "Do not park on the street during snow events" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **On your property:** No rule on where, how many or what size is stated. A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer may not be kept in public view (except as part of a licensed business). - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 5.5(c)](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "keep a derelict vehicle of any sort in public view, including but not limited to a motor" … "vehicle, boat or trailer except as part of a lawful business operating under a license" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Living in an RV:** Not allowed. No one may let a motor or recreational vehicle or tent or other non-permanent structure on their property be used as sleeping or living quarters or a residence. Sleeping overnight in one on a street, in a park or in a public space is also banned. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, ss. 5.7, 9.1(c)](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall allow a motor or recreational vehicle or tent or other non- permanent" … "structure on their property to be used for sleeping/living quarters or residence." … "sleep in a motor or recreational vehicle for overnight abode;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** No ticket amount is set. On summary conviction the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both; each day is a separate offence. - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 13.2-13.3](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "to a maximum fine as identified in the Offence Act, and in the case of a conviction a term of" … "Each day that a contravention of the provisions of this Bylaw exists or is permitted to exist" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Good Neighbour Bylaw, Bylaw #779 (2024) (Village of Montrose Good Neighbor Bylaw #779) - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024, s. 1.1; s. 16.1](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) - Official wording: "Village of Montrose Good Neighbor Bylaw #779" … "Noise Regulation Bylaw #531" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village's pages and bylaws read for this answer state no time limit for parking an RV, boat or trailer on a street, and no rule on where, how many or what size you may keep on your own lot. Ask the Village Office at 250-367-7234 to confirm. ## Good to know - The [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779]() bans sleeping overnight in a motor or recreational vehicle on a street, in a park or in a public space. In that bylaw, "recreational vehicle" includes travel trailers, motor homes, campers, ATVs, snowmobiles and boats. - You may not let a motor or recreational vehicle, tent or other non-permanent structure on your property be used as sleeping or living quarters or a residence. - A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer may not be kept in public view, except as part of a licensed business. - The Village asks residents not to park on the street during snow events. - No ticket amount is set. On conviction, the Offence Act maximum fine applies, with up to 90 days in jail, or both, and each day is a separate offence. ## Official forms and pages - [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024 (PDF), Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) ## Related questions - [Montrose bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/bylaw-fines.md) - [Montrose unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/unsightly-property.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) - [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Salmo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 779, 2024 (PDF), Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-02-08-Montrose-Good-Neighbour-Bylaw-FINAL.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Snow Removal, Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/snow-removal/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contacts, Village of Montrose](https://www.montrose.ca/contacts/) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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