--- 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?" place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/port-edward category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: District of Port Edward sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Port Edward 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 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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Port Edward, https://www.portedward.ca) **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:** - Phone: District of Port Edward office (Municipal Hall, 770 Pacific Ave), 250-628-3667 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding public holidays) ## Key facts - **On the street:** Not confirmed. Traffic Bylaw No. 711 is a scanned copy that could not be read. - **On your property:** 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). - Source: [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020, s. 5.1 (g), s. 3](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "keep a derelict vehicle of any sort, including but not limited to a vehicle, boat, or" … "“Derelict” means physically wrecked or disabled;" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated, Part 3, mixed use](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **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; 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated, Part 3, Temporary Buildings](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated, Part 1, Penalties](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) - Official wording: "conviction to a penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and the" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** 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) - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated, Title](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020" - Source: [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020, s. 1.1](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works On your own property, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020]() 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. ## Good to know - **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. - **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. - A derelict vehicle, boat or trailer is barred under the [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020](). The ticket is $100. - Outdoor storage of construction or industrial equipment is barred on R and RM lots. - 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. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) - [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf) ## Related questions - [Port Edward unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/unsightly-property.md) - [Port Edward zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning-lookup.md) - [Port Edward short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/short-term-rental.md) ## 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) - [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Daajing Giids](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020, consolidated (PDF)](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw No. 706, 2020 (PDF)](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws/706PropertyMaintenanceBylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Resident Complaint Form, District of Port Edward](https://www.portedward.ca/web-forms/resident-complaint-form) (read 2026-11-08) _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. 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