--- title: Pitt Meadows RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?" place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: City of Pitt Meadows sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Pitt Meadows 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 the City of Pitt Meadows residential zones, you may keep one recreational vehicle (RV) per dwelling unit outdoors, at least 0.9 m from the sidewalk edge or curb. On a street, no vehicle may stay over 72 hours without moving, and a trailer must be attached to a vehicle able to tow it. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Pitt Meadows, https://www.pittmeadows.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notices: over 72 hours $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days); occupying a trailer on a street or leaving an unattached trailer $100 ($80); more than one RV or one too close to the sidewalk $100 ($80). **Where:** - Phone: Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428 - Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@pittmeadows.ca ## Key facts - **On the street:** No parking longer than 72 continuous hours without moving. A trailer may not be left on a street unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it. Vehicles over 4,600 kg gross weight may not park on streets next to properties (except in industrial zones). A vehicle and trailer over 15 m long may not park on a street between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. - Source: [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020, ss. 10.2(g), 10.2(h), 10.3, 10.11](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2022-05/2836__2020_Highway_and_Traffic_Bylaw_Amendment_-_December%202020.pdf) - Official wording: "upon any highway or municipal property for any continuous period exceeding seventy-two (72) hours without movement;" … "in excess of 15.00 metres in length, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;" … "a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight exceeding four thousand six hundred (4,600) kilograms on highways contiguous to properties that lie within the City" … "A person may not park on any highway a trailer designed for occupancy by individuals or for the carriage of goods and merchandise unless it is attached to a motor vehicle mechanically capable of towing such trailer." - Source: [Bylaw Violations FAQs, FAQ: parking](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs) - Official wording: "Parking is permitted on city streets except where signage or traffic control devices indicate otherwise. Parking over 72 hours is not permitted." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **On your property:** In residential zones, no more than one recreational vehicle (RV) per dwelling unit may be parked or stored outdoors. RVs include travel trailers, motorhomes, campers, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles and tent trailers. An RV must be stored at least 0.9 m from the sidewalk edge, or from the curb or road edge where there is no sidewalk. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 4.20; s. 2.3 (Recreational Vehicle)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "Not more than one recreational vehicle per dwelling unit" … "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means a transportable conveyance intended as a temporary accommodation for travel, vacation, or recreational use and includes travel trailers, motorized homes, slide-in campers, chassis-mounted campers, boats, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and tent trailers" … "0.9 metres from the closet edge of the sidewalk;" - Source: [Bylaw Violations FAQs, FAQ: parking and storing vehicles](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs) - Official wording: "Not more than one recreational vehicle per dwelling unit" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Living in an RV:** Not on a street: no one may occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked on any highway. On a lot, the Zoning Bylaw does not permit using a motorhome, travel trailer or camper as a dwelling unit in any zone unless the zone specifically allows it. - Source: [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020, s. 5.13(g)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2022-05/2836__2020_Highway_and_Traffic_Bylaw_Amendment_-_December%202020.pdf) - Official wording: "occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked upon any highway;" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), s. 3.4(e)(ii)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "e) The following use is not permitted in any zone unless specifically provided for in that zone:" … "The use of a motorized home, travel trailer, slide-in camper or chassis mounted camper" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notices: parking over 72 hours $50 ($40 if paid within 14 days). Occupying a trailer on a street $100 ($80). Parking an unattached trailer on a street $100 ($80). Storing more than one RV in a residential zone, or an RV within 0.9 m of the sidewalk or curb: $100 ($80). - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Highway and Traffic Bylaw](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Park over 72 hrs 10.2(g) 40 50 n/a" … "Occupy a trailer on highway 5.13(g) 80 100 n/a" … "Park unattached trailer on 10.11 80 100 n/a" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated), Schedule A, Zoning Bylaw](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) - Official wording: "Park/store more than one 4.20(a) 80 100 n/a" … "Park/store a recreational 4.20(e) 80 100 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020 (streets); Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, s. 4.20 (residential lots) - Source: [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020, title](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2022-05/2836__2020_Highway_and_Traffic_Bylaw_Amendment_-_December%202020.pdf) - Official wording: "HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC BYLAW" … "Bylaw No. 2836, 2020" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated), title](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW 2505, 2011" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works On your lot, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011]() (s. 4.20) allows no more than one recreational vehicle per dwelling unit in residential zones. RVs include travel trailers, motorhomes, campers, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles and tent trailers. Store it at least 0.9 m from the sidewalk edge, or from the curb or road edge where there is no sidewalk. Section 4.20 also allows one commercial vehicle (up to 4,600 kg) or one unlicensed operable vehicle per dwelling unit. Rules for agricultural zones are not in s. 4.20. ## Streets The [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020]() sets these rules: - No parking longer than 72 continuous hours without moving. - A trailer may not be left on a street unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it. - Vehicles over 4,600 kg gross weight may not park on streets next to properties (except in industrial zones). - A vehicle and trailer over 15 m long may not park on a street between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. - No parking within 1.5 m of a driveway, and a trailer over 6 m long may not park in angle-parking areas. ## Good to know - Living in an RV: no one may occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked on any street. On a lot, the Zoning Bylaw does not permit using a motorhome, travel trailer or camper as a dwelling unit in any zone unless the zone specifically allows it. - Questions: Bylaw Services, 604-465-2428. ## Official forms and pages - [Bylaw Violations FAQs](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, section 4.20 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) - [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2022-05/2836__2020_Highway_and_Traffic_Bylaw_Amendment_-_December%202020.pdf) ## 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) - [Maple Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 2836, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2022-05/2836__2020_Highway_and_Traffic_Bylaw_Amendment_-_December%202020.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Violations FAQs, City of Pitt Meadows](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/city-hall/bylaw-services/bylaw-violations-faqs) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2439, 2009 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-No-2439%2C-2009-Consolidated-Version.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _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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