{"title":"Port Edward 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-edward","name":"Port Edward","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 Port Edward","url":"https://www.portedward.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Edward, Zoning Bylaw 713 lets an owner store one recreational boat on a trailer and one RV on residential land, in the rear or side yard. The street parking rules are in Traffic Bylaw 711, which is a scanned copy we could not read.","aliases":["rv parking port edward","boat trailer parking port edward","park trailer on street port edward","sleep in rv port edward"],"cost":"A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer is a $100 municipal ticket under Bylaw 706. Zoning Bylaw 713: court penalty up to $5,000 and costs on summary conviction.","how_long":"An RV may be occupied for at most 4 days in any 30-day period on residential sites (see below).","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District of Port Edward office (Municipal Hall, 770 Pacific Ave)","value":"250-628-3667","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding public holidays"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf"},{"title":"Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Port Edward unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Port Edward zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Port Edward short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/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":"scanned","note":"Traffic Bylaw No. 711 is a scanned copy that could not be read.","sources":[]},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"Per Zoning Bylaw 713, an owner may store one recreational boat on a trailer and one RV on residential land, in the rear or side yard. Vessels may be stored in the front yard April 1 to October 31; only vehicles November 1 to March 31. None on the boulevard. Derelict ones are barred (Bylaw 706).","short":"1 boat on trailer and 1 RV, rear or side yard","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1 (g), s. 3","quotes":["keep a derelict vehicle of any sort, including but not limited to a vehicle, boat, or","“Derelict” means physically wrecked or disabled;"]},{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Part 3, mixed use","quotes":["Have no Recreational Vehicles parked and/or stored on the Lot;","one Recreational boat on a trailer and one RV for storage purposes if the","Vessels may be stored from April 1 to October 31 in the front yard","Vehicles only may be stored in the front yard from November 1 to March","Recreational vessels, RVs or other devices are not permitted to be stored"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"An RV may be occupied as a dwelling for at most 4 days in any 30-day period, within a driveway or paved parking area, on R, RM1 or RM2 sites; 30 days in a calendar year on A1 and A2 sites; and during construction on C, M, P or U sites, with one occupant only.","short":"4 days in 30 on R, RM1, RM2; 30 days a year on A1, A2","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Part 3, Temporary Buildings","quotes":["No temporary building or structures may be occupied as a dwelling, except for","30 days in any calendar year on sites zoned A1 and A2;","4 days in any 30 day period on a site (within a driveway or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"No ticket amount found for the RV, boat or trailer limits. Zoning Bylaw 713: court penalty up to $5,000 and costs on summary conviction. A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer is a $100 municipal ticket under Bylaw 706.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Part 1, Penalties","quotes":["conviction to a penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (Part 3 and Part 6); Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020; Traffic Bylaw No. 711 (scanned, not read)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020"]},{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOn your own property, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020](<https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf>) lets an owner store one recreational boat on a trailer and one RV on residential land, in the rear or side yard. Vessels may be stored in the front yard from April 1 to October 31; only vehicles may be there from November 1 to March 31. Nothing may be stored on the boulevard. No other size, number or location rule for RVs, boats or trailers on ordinary residential lots was found in the zoning text we read.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **On the street:** the District's Traffic Bylaw No. 711 is a scanned PDF with no text layer, so we could not read it. Ask the District office at 250-628-3667 about street parking, and about sleeping in a vehicle on the street.\n- **Living in an RV:** an RV may be occupied as a dwelling for at most 4 days in any 30-day period, within a driveway or paved parking area, on R, RM1 or RM2 sites. On A1 and A2 sites the limit is 30 days in a calendar year. During construction it is allowed on C, M, P or U sites, with one occupant only.\n- A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer is barred under the [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020](<https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf>). The ticket is $100.\n- Outdoor storage of construction or industrial equipment is barred on R and RM lots.\n- No ticket amount is posted for the RV, boat or trailer limits. The zoning bylaw sets a court penalty of up to $5,000 and costs on summary conviction.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf","title":"Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.portedward.ca/web-forms/resident-complaint-form","title":"Resident Complaint Form, District of Port Edward","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}