{"title":"New Hazelton RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in New Hazelton?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","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 New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"No parking bylaw is posted on New Hazelton's site, so street rules for RVs, boats and trailers are not stated. The zoning bylaw has no rule specific to them on residential lots, and bans living in an RV or trailer in every zone. Ask the District Office.","aliases":["rv parking new hazelton","boat parking new hazelton","trailer parking new hazelton","live in rv new hazelton"],"cost":"No fee or fine is stated; the fines schedule has no zoning or parking offences.","how_long":"Not applicable","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Ave, New Hazelton, BC","note":"Hours not stated on the District's site"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"(250) 842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"New Hazelton bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"New Hazelton unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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":"No parking or traffic bylaw is posted on the District's bylaws page.","sources":[]},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"No rule specific to RVs, boats or trailers on residential lots was found. Zoning s. 5.8: unless specifically permitted, a lot may not keep more than one motor vehicle outside a building that lacks current plates or an interim licence; farm vehicles and seasonal recreational vehicles are excepted. Unlicensed vehicles may not be stored in front of the front building line.","short":"No RV rule found; 1 unlicensed vehicle limit applies","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"s. 5.8","quotes":["1) The keeping of more than one motor vehicle, other than a farm vehicle or seasonal recreational","3) No unlicensed vehicle of any type may be stored on a lot in a location in front of the front building"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not allowed. In every zone, the occupancy of any trailer, recreational vehicle, camper or other vehicle as a residence is prohibited.","short":"No in any zone","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"s. 5.7(4)","quotes":["The following uses are prohibited in every zone:","4) The occupancy of any trailer, recreational vehicle, camper or other vehicle as a residence;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's fines schedule lists no zoning or parking offences.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, reprinted in Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","section":"title","quotes":["District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 392, 2026","District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nNo parking or traffic bylaw is posted on the District of New Hazelton's [bylaws page](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/), and no official text read sets street parking rules for RVs, boats or trailers. Ask the District Office at (250) 842-6571.\n\nOn your own lot, the zoning rules (in [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392](<https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf>), which reprints Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025) have no rule specific to RVs, boats or trailers that we found. Section 5.8 says that, unless specifically permitted, a lot may not keep more than one motor vehicle outside a building that lacks current plates or an interim licence. Farm vehicles and seasonal recreational vehicles are excepted. Unlicensed vehicles may not be stored in front of the front building line. Boats and trailers are not mentioned there, and individual zone sections were not checked.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Living in a trailer, recreational vehicle, camper or other vehicle is not allowed in any zone.\n- The fines schedule lists no zoning or parking offences.","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, reprinting Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF), District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","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 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}