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title: North Saanich RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-saanich
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of North Saanich
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# North Saanich RV, boat and trailer parking rules

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

**Short answer:** North Saanich has no separate RV bylaw. On a street, no vehicle may stay on a highway or in the same block for more than 24 hours. On your lot, the Zoning Bylaw bars parking or storing a vehicle, trailer, boat trailer or mobile home longer than 6 metres or over 4,200 kg for 72 or more consecutive hours.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of North Saanich, https://www.northsaanich.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal tickets (2022 amounts; may have changed): over 24 hours on a street $150 ($100 if paid within 30 days); vehicle over 4,200 kg parked contrary to zoning $130 ($100); unlawful storage of a vehicle $130 ($100).  
**Where:**
- Phone: Municipal Hall, 250-656-0781
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 250-655-5476
- Email: Bylaw Services, bylawenforcement@northsaanich.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** No vehicle may be parked on any highway, or within the same block on either side of the roadway, for a continuous period over 24 hours. Parking is also banned on sidewalks and landscaped boulevards, in front of or within 3 m of a driveway, within 5 m of a fire hydrant, and in a lane (with limited exceptions). Commercial vehicles may not park on a highway in areas zoned single-family or multi-family.
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261, s. 4.1(l), 4.4](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "on any highway, or within the same block on either side of the roadway, for a continuous period exceeding 24 hours;" … "in front of or within 3.0 metres of a public or private driveway;" … "within 5.0 metres of a fire hydrant measured from a point on the curb or edge" … "park a commercial vehicle in an area that is zoned single family or multi-family"
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261, definition of commercial vehicle](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "exceeding 7 metres, and does not include recreational vehicles, buses, tour buses, farm"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** In all zones, the Zoning Bylaw prohibits parking or storing, for a total of 72 or more consecutive hours, any vehicle, trailer, boat trailer, container or mobile home longer than 6 m or heavier than 4,200 kg gross vehicle weight (truck campers and canopies are excluded). Unenclosed storage is also prohibited in all zones. An unlicensed vehicle may not be kept in front of the front setback line for 72 hours (Unsightly Premises Bylaw).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated 2023), s. 107.1.1(f), (j)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "the parking, storing, assembling or dismantling, for a total of 72 or more consecutive hours of any of the following:" … "any vehicle, commercial vehicle, trailer, container, mobile home, boat" … "trailer, contractor’s equipment exceeding either a length of six (6) metres" … "or a gross vehicle weight of 4200 kg (9259 lbs.);" … "truck campers and canopies in all zones;" … "unenclosed storage;"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated 2023), definition of vehicle](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "“vehicle” includes a device in, on or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or drawn, including a trailer and an off-road vehicle"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** On a lot: not in a tent or trailer; the Zoning Bylaw prohibits using a tent or trailer for habitation in all zones. On a street: the Streets Bylaw has no rule on sleeping in a vehicle, but a vehicle may not stay on a highway or in the same block over 24 hours.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated 2023), s. 107.1.1(d)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "the use of a tent or trailer for habitation;"
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261, s. 4.1(l)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "on any highway, or within the same block on either side of the roadway, for a continuous period exceeding 24 hours;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket (MTI Bylaw 1544): parking over 24 hours on a street $150 ($100 if paid within 30 days; Schedule 16); parking a vehicle over 4,200 kg contrary to the Zoning Bylaw $130 ($100; Schedule 10); unlawful storage of a vehicle $130 ($100; Schedule 7). These 2022 amounts may be out of date.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544, Schedules 16, 10, 7](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Park over 24 Hours 4.1(l) $150.00 $100.00" … "Park vehicle exceeding 4200 kg. 107.1.1(j)(v) $130.00 $100.00" … "Unlawful storage of vehicle 2(a) $130.00 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261 (2012); District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, s. 107.1.1; Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1400 (2015)
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261, citation](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 1261 (2012)"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated 2023), title](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "DISTRICT OF NORTH SAANICH ZONING BYLAW NO. 1255"
  - Source: [Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1400 (2015), s. 17](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1400-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "North Saanich Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1400 (2015)"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

North Saanich has no separate RV bylaw. Two bylaws matter.

**On the street**, [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf) bars parking any vehicle on a highway, or within the same block on either side of the roadway, for a continuous period over 24 hours. The text we read does not say how this rule treats trailers specifically.

**On your property**, [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf) prohibits in all zones parking or storing, for a total of 72 or more consecutive hours, any vehicle, trailer, boat trailer, container or mobile home longer than 6 metres or heavier than 4,200 kg gross vehicle weight. Truck campers and canopies are excluded. The bylaw sets no number limit or size rule for smaller RVs, boats or trailers beyond this.

## Good to know

- Parking is also banned on sidewalks and landscaped boulevards, in front of or within 3 metres of a driveway, within 5 metres of a fire hydrant, and in a lane (with limited exceptions).
- Commercial vehicles may not park on a highway in single-family or multi-family zones. The streets bylaw's definition of commercial vehicle excludes recreational vehicles.
- Unenclosed storage is also prohibited in all zones. We could not tell whether an RV or boat on a trailer counts, so ask Planning.
- Living in it: the Zoning Bylaw prohibits using a tent or trailer for habitation in all zones. It does not clearly say whether a motorhome counts. The Streets bylaw has no rule on sleeping in a vehicle.
- An unlicensed vehicle may not be kept in front of the front setback line for 72 hours (Unsightly Premises Bylaw).
- Tickets: parking over 24 hours on a street is $150 ($100 if paid within 30 days); parking a vehicle over 4,200 kg contrary to zoning is $130 ($100); unlawful storage of a vehicle is $130 ($100). These 2022 amounts may have changed under 2026 ticket bylaws we could not read.

## Official forms and pages

- [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261 (PDF)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, consolidated 2023 (PDF)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf)

## Related questions

- [North Saanich unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/unsightly-property.md)
- [North Saanich zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning-lookup.md)

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## Sources

- [Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 1261 (PDF)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1261-Streets-and-Traffic-Regulation-Bylaw-No.-1261-2012-Consolidated-2015-04-20.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated 2023) (PDF)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1544 (PDF)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-1544.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1400 (2015)](https://www.northsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/1400-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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