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Parksville RV, boat and trailer parking rules

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

Parksville, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

On City of Parksville streets you may not park longer than 24 hours in the same block. A truck, trailer or motor home over 4,500 kg or 6 m long is excluded from that rule but may not stay on a highway or public place more than two hours. No limit on RVs, boats or trailers on a residential lot was found.

Key facts

On the streetTraffic Bylaw: no parking on a street longer than 24 hours in the same block; this excludes a truck, trailer or motor home over 4,500 kg or over 6 m long, but those may not stay on a highway or public place more than two hours. An unhitched trailer may not be parked on a highway unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it.Traffic Bylaw No. 1436, 2009 (consolidated to 1436.4, July 2025), ss. 16.1(a), 16.1(x), 22.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
upon any highway for a continuous period of time exceeding 24 hours
within the same block, excluding a truck and/or trailer or motor home
on a highway or public place for more than two hours if the truck
and/or trailer, bus, school bus or motor home has a licensed gross
vehicle weight that exceeds 4500 kilograms or an overall length
No trailer designed for occupancy by individuals or for the carriage of goods and
merchandise shall be parked on any highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle
On your propertyNo limit on the number, size or location of RVs, boats or trailers on a residential lot was found in the zoning bylaw. The Property Maintenance Bylaw bans storing motor vehicles, boats or RVs unlicensed for more than 12 months, or heavy equipment incapable of moving on a public highway. Improperly stored items may be deemed refuse.Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1383, 2003 (consolidated to 1383.3), s. 3(c) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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No property owner of real property shall cause or permit his or her parcel to be
for more than 12 months or heavy equipment incapable of sustained motorized
Any items or materials of any type which have been improperly stored may be deemed as
unlicensed for more than 12 months or heavy equipment incapable of sustained motorized motion on a public highway
Any items or materials of any type which have been improperly stored may be deemed as refuse.
Living in an RVNot on a street: no one may live in a trailer or motor home parked on a highway. On a lot, the zoning bylaw prohibits any use located in a tent, trailer or recreational vehicle unless a zone explicitly permits it or it is only parking.Traffic Bylaw No. 1436, 2009 (consolidated to 1436.4, July 2025), s. 7.1(g); Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 2000, Div. 600, s. 604(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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occupy a trailer or motor home as living quarters while it is parked upon any
highway;
a use located in part or in total in a tent, trailer, recreational vehicle or
food concession vehicle except where such use is explicitly permitted
within a zone or where permitted as a parking use or accessory parking
FineBylaw notice: living in a trailer on a street $100; parking over 24 hours $50; overtime parking of truck or motor home $50; unhitched trailer on a highway $50 (each 25% less if paid within 14 days). Municipal ticket schedule (2012): $50 for each. Overnight RV parking in a park: $250.Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A, Schedule A, Traffic Bylaw ss. 7.1(g), 16.1(a), 16.1(x), 22.1; Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1478, Appendix 10 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Occupy Trailer as Living Quarters $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
Park for longer than 24 hours $50.00 $37.50 $62.50
Overtime parking of truck or motor
Park unhitched trailer on Highway $50.00 $37.50 $62.50
Overnight Parking of an RV $250.00 $187.50 $312.50
Occupy trailer as living quarters 7.1 (g) $50.00
Overtime parking of truck or motor home 17.1(x) $50.00
BylawTraffic Bylaw, 2009, No. 1436; Property Maintenance Bylaw, 2003, No. 1383; Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000Traffic Bylaw No. 1436, 2009 (consolidated to 1436.4, July 2025), s. 1.1; Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1383, 2003 (consolidated to 1383.3), s. 11; Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 2000, Cover · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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This bylaw may be cited as "Traffic Bylaw, 2009, No. 1436".
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Property Maintenance Bylaw, 2003, No.
ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT BYLAW NO. 2000

How it works

The Traffic Bylaw 1436 sets the street rules. No one may park on a street longer than 24 hours in the same block. That excludes a truck, trailer or motor home over 4,500 kg or over 6 m long, but those may not stay on a highway or public place more than two hours. An unhitched trailer may not be parked on a highway unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it. The bylaw has no rule specific to boats on streets.

Steps

  1. For a street, check the signs, then follow the 24-hour and two-hour limits above.
  2. For your lot, no limit on the number, size or location of RVs, boats or trailers was found in the zoning bylaw. Ask Planning (250-954-4697) to confirm for your zone.
  3. In a City park, do not stay overnight in an RV.

Good to know

  • No one may live in a trailer or motor home parked on a highway.
  • On a lot, the zoning bylaw prohibits any use located in a tent, trailer or recreational vehicle unless a zone explicitly permits it or it is only parking.
  • The Property Maintenance Bylaw 1383 bans storing motor vehicles, boats or RVs unlicensed for more than 12 months, or heavy equipment incapable of moving on a public highway. Improperly stored items may be treated as refuse.
  • The Parks bylaw bans overnight accommodation in parks and RVs in parks 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (overnight RV parking in a park is a $250 ticket).
  • Tickets: a bylaw notice is $50 for parking over 24 hours, for overtime parking of a truck or motor home, and for an unhitched trailer on a highway, and $100 for living in a trailer on a street. A municipal ticket is $50 for parking offences.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Traffic Bylaw No. 1436, 2009 (consolidated to 1436.4, July 2025) (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1383, 2003 (consolidated to 1383.3) (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 2000 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1486, Schedule A (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1478 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  6. Parks and Public Open Spaces Bylaw No. 1523 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  7. Community Planning, City of Parksville (read 2026-11-05)

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