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title: Port Moody RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Port Moody
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Port Moody 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 Moody, a commercial or oversized vehicle (longer than 6 m or taller than 2.3 m) may not park on a street or boulevard for more than 48 hours in any 10 days. A trailer may not stay on a street more than 3 hours unless hitched to a vehicle able to tow it. No one may live in an RV on a street.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Port Moody, https://www.portmoody.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal tickets: RV, commercial or oversized vehicle $50 ($25 if paid within 30 days); trailer on a highway $100 ($50 within 30 days).  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 604-469-4697

## Key facts

- **On the street:** A commercial or oversized vehicle (longer than 6 m or taller than 2.3 m) may not be parked on a highway or boulevard for more than 48 hours in any 10 consecutive days. A trailer or semi-trailer may not be parked on a highway for more than 3 hours unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it. No motor vehicle may park beside another person's residential property for more than 3 hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday.
  - Source: [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528 (consolidated PDF), s. 6.10.1, 11.1, 6.3.5, 4.1.26](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737)
  - Official wording: "park a Commercial Vehicle or Oversized Vehicle on any" … "highway or boulevard within the City for a total period in" … "excess of forty eight (48) hours in any ten (10) consecutive" … "No person shall park a trailer or semi-trailer on any highway or" … "means any vehicle longer than 6 meters" … "within the City for a period of more than three hours, between"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** The Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw makes it unlawful, in any residential zone, to store boats, boat trailers or recreation vehicles outside a building except as the Zoning Bylaw permits.
  - Source: [Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1488 (consolidated PDF), s. 4(d)(vii)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493740)
  - Official wording: "storage of boats, boat trailers or recreation vehicles except as" … "permitted under provisions of the City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw." … "It shall be unlawful for any person in any residential zone as defined by"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** Not on a street: no one may use a recreational vehicle for living accommodations while parked on a highway.
  - Source: [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528 (consolidated PDF), s. 6.10.2](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737)
  - Official wording: "use a recreational vehicle for living accommodations while" … "parked on a highway."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: park a recreational, commercial or oversized vehicle $50 ($25 if paid within 30 days); use an RV for accommodation on a highway $50 ($25); park or store a trailer on a highway $100 ($50); park beside another person's home over 3 hours $50 ($25); untidy premises offences $100.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF), Schedule 2, Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw s. 6.10, 11.1](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329)
  - Official wording: "Recreational/Commercial/Oversized" … "Park a 6.10 $50.00 $25.00" … "Use a Recreational Vehicle for 6.10 $50.00 $25.00" … "Park/Store Trailer/Semi-Trailer on 11.1 $100.00 $50.00" … "Fail to Maintain Property in Neat/Tidy" … "Park Adjacent to Residential Property 6.3.5 $50.00 $25.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Port Moody Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw, 1981, No. 1528; City of Port Moody Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw, 1980, No. 1488; Zoning Bylaw No. 2937 (no relevant provision found)
  - Source: [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528 (consolidated PDF), s. 1.0](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “City of Port Moody Street, Traffic"
  - Source: [Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1488 (consolidated PDF), Title](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493740)
  - Official wording: "CITY of Port Moody “Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw, 1980, No. 1488”"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

On streets, the [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737) applies. A commercial or oversized vehicle (longer than 6 m or taller than 2.3 m) may not be parked on a highway or boulevard for more than 48 hours in any 10 consecutive days. An RV (motor-home, travel trailer, tent trailer, fifth wheel or similar) or boat is covered by that rule only if it is that long or tall. A trailer or semi-trailer may not be parked on a highway for more than 3 hours unless attached to a vehicle able to tow it. Police or bylaw officers can move a vehicle left on a highway for 72 hours.

## Good to know

- No one may use a recreational vehicle for living accommodations while parked on a highway. No rule on living in an RV on a private lot was found.
- No motor vehicle may park beside another person's residential property for more than 3 hours, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday.
- On your own lot, the [Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493740) makes it unlawful in any residential zone to store boats, boat trailers or recreation vehicles outside a building except as the Zoning Bylaw permits. The Zoning Bylaw text we read does not say where, how many or what size, so ask Bylaw Enforcement at 604-469-4697.
- Municipal tickets: RV, commercial or oversized vehicle $50 ($25 within 30 days); RV used for accommodation on a highway $50 ($25); trailer on a highway $100 ($50); parking beside another person's home over 3 hours $50 ($25); untidy premises offences $100.

## Official forms and pages

- [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737)
- [Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1488 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493740)

## 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)
- [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493737) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1488 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=493740) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3218 (consolidated PDF)](https://www.portmoody.ca/eDocs/Get?docnumber=514329) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Port Moody](https://www.portmoody.ca/city-government/bylaws-and-policies/bylaw-enforcement/) (read 2026-11-05)

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