{"title":"Port Coquitlam RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","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":"City of Port Coquitlam","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Coquitlam no vehicle may park on a street for more than 48 hours, and trailers over 6 m total length cannot park on most streets. In residential and agricultural zones you may park one boat up to 8 m and one trailer or RV up to 10 m outside a building, but not on a landscaped area.","aliases":["park rv on street port coquitlam","boat trailer parking poco","motorhome street parking","camper on driveway port coquitlam"],"cost":"Bylaw notices: over 48 hours on a street $100; prohibited large vehicle or trailer on a City street $150; trailer with no reflective tape $150; unhitched trailer $150; parking on a landscaped area $250.","how_long":"No parking on a street for more than 48 hours.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"604-927-5440"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylawservices@portcoquitlam.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Highway Use Bylaw 4033 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf"},{"title":"Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw 4190 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4190%20-%20Property%20Standards%20and%20Nuisance%20Abatement%20Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Port Coquitlam unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Port Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/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":"No parking on a street for more than 48 hours. Vehicles with trailers over 6 m total length (and vehicles over 4,600 kg) cannot park on any street except listed ones, and only after 4:30 p.m. and before 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, or any time on weekends and holidays. Trailers on streets need reflective tape and must be hitched to a vehicle.","short":"48 hours; trailers must be hitched","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Highway Use Bylaw 2018, No. 4033 (PDF)","section":"s. 40(26), 42-44","quotes":["on a highway for a period greater than 48 hours; or","trailers of any type having a total length exceeding 6 metres are prohibited from parking","p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, and at all times on Saturday, Sunday and","must have reflective tape that is","person shall stop or park a trailer of any type on a highway at any time if the trailer is","not hitched to a vehicle."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In agricultural and residential zones, one boat up to 8 m long and one recreational trailer, utility trailer or RV up to 10 m long (not used as a dwelling) may be parked outside a building. Vehicles, boats, trailers or RVs may not be parked or stored on a landscaped part of the lot or boulevard, or in disrepair.","short":"1 boat up to 8 m and 1 trailer/RV up to 10 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2008, No. 3630 (PDF)","section":"Section III, s. 7.1","quotes":["One boat or other vessel not exceeding a length of 8m; and","One recreational trailer, utility trailer, or recreational vehicle not exceeding a","length of 10m nor used as a dwelling unit."]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4190%20-%20Property%20Standards%20and%20Nuisance%20Abatement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw 2020, No. 4190 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1(b)","quotes":["the parking or storage of a Motor Vehicle, boat, trailer or recreational","on a landscaped portion of real property; or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"On a street, no one may use a vehicle as a dwelling or sleeping place while parked on a street. On a residential or agricultural lot, an RV may not be used as a dwelling unit.","short":"No on a street or on a lot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Highway Use Bylaw 2018, No. 4033 (PDF)","section":"s. 40(22)(iii)","quotes":["no person shall use or permit a vehicle to be occupied as a dwelling or","sleeping place while parked."]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2008, No. 3630 (PDF)","section":"Section III, s. 7.1.4","quotes":["length of 10m nor used as a dwelling unit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Over 48 hours on a street: $100. Using a vehicle as a dwelling: $100. Each is $70 if paid within 30 days; $175 if paid after 90 days. Prohibited vehicle or trailer on a City street, no reflective tape, or unhitched trailer: $150 each ($225 late, no early discount). Parking on a landscaped area: $250.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-10/3814%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3814, Schedule A (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Highway Use Bylaw and Property Standards","quotes":["Stop on highway over 48 hours 40 (26) 100 70 175 N/A","Park trailer without reflective tape 43 150 N/A 225 N/A","Unhitched trailer on City street 44 150 N/A 225 N/A","Prohibited vehicles on City street 42 150 N/A 225 N/A","Storage of vehicle 6.1 (b) 250 175 325 N/A"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Highway Use Bylaw, 2018, No. 4033 (s. 40 to 44); Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (Section III, s. 7); Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw, 2020, No. 4190 (s. 6.1(b)).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Highway Use Bylaw 2018, No. 4033 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Highway Use Bylaw, 2018, No. 4033"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2008, No. 3630 (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM ZONING BYLAW, 2008 Bylaw No. 3630 SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 1 SECTION II ZONES AND ZONE REGULATIONS ................................................................... 11"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4190%20-%20Property%20Standards%20and%20Nuisance%20Abatement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw 2020, No. 4190 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw is cited as “Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw, 2020, No."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nStreet parking is governed by the [Highway Use Bylaw 4033](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf). No vehicle may park on a street for more than 48 hours. Vehicles with trailers over 6 m total length, and vehicles over 4,600 kg, cannot park on any street except listed ones, and only after 4:30 p.m. and before 7 a.m. Monday to Friday, or at any time on weekends and holidays.\n\n## On your property\n\nIn agricultural and residential zones, the [Zoning Bylaw 3630](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf) lets you park one boat up to 8 m long and one recreational trailer, utility trailer or RV up to 10 m long (not used as a dwelling) outside a building. The [Property Standards bylaw](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4190%20-%20Property%20Standards%20and%20Nuisance%20Abatement%20Bylaw.pdf) bans parking or storing vehicles, boats, trailers or RVs on a landscaped part of the lot or boulevard, or in disrepair. An RV may not be used as a dwelling unit on a residential or agricultural lot.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Allowed streets for the exception (bylaw s. 42): the west side of Broadway Street (Kingsway Avenue south to Mary Hill Bypass); the west side of Coast Meridian Road (Kingsway Avenue south to Kebet Way); the west side of Perkins (Holland Avenue to Kingsway Avenue); the south side of Kebet Way (Broadway Street east to Kingsway Avenue); the south side of Kingsway Avenue (Mary Hill Bypass east to Kebet Way); and the south side of Langan Avenue (Broadway Avenue east to 1610 Langan Avenue).\n- A trailer on a street needs reflective tape at least 10 cm high across the rear, and must be hitched to a vehicle.\n- On a street, no one may use a vehicle as a dwelling or sleeping place.\n- Tickets of $100 are $70 if paid within 30 days and $175 after 90 days. The $150 tickets have no early discount and are $225 late.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4033%20-%20Highway%20Use%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Highway Use Bylaw 2018, No. 4033 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2008, No. 3630 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2024-10/4190%20-%20Property%20Standards%20and%20Nuisance%20Abatement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Property Standards and Nuisance Abatement Bylaw 2020, No. 4190 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-10/3814%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 3814, Schedule A (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}