--- title: Pouce Coupe RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?" place: Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/pouce-coupe category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Pouce Coupe sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Pouce Coupe 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 Pouce Coupe, the Village's zoning bylaw limits where RVs and other vehicles may be stored on residential lots, and bans renting space to store or live in RVs. The street parking bylaw is not posted online, but tickets are $100 for parking more than 24 hours or leaving an unattached trailer on a highway. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Pouce Coupe, https://www.poucecoupe.ca) **Cost:** Tickets: $100 each for RV offences, parking more than 24 hours, an unattached trailer on a highway, and camping on a highway. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 5011 49th Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-786-5794 ## Key facts - **On the street:** The Traffic Control Bylaw No. 210, 1965 text is not posted online. Its ticket schedule lists "Park more than 24 hours" (s. 15(2)) and "Unattached trailer on highway" (s. 15(1)); no RV or boat rules are stated. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule N](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Unattached trailer on highway 15(1) $100.00" … "Park more than 24 hours 15(2) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **On your property:** In the R-1 and R-2 zones, vehicles parked or stored outside a building may use only the rear or side parcel line setback, and none may be stored on vacant parcels. Keeping an RV is not counted in the one-unlicensed-vehicle limit. Renting space to store or occupy RVs is banned. No limit on the number or size of RVs, boats or trailers is stated. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, s. 5, Parking and Storage in Residential Areas](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "Only the rear or side parcel line setback may be used for vehicle storage." … "No vehicle should be stored or parked on vacant parcels." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, s. 5, Vehicle Storage](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "other than a farm vehicle or recreational vehicle, which is not completely enclosed in a building or structure" - Source: [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018, s. 5.43](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) - Official wording: "5.43 There is no renting of space for the storage or occupancy of recreational vehicles within" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Living in an RV:** Bylaw 1008 s. 5.41 bars living in an RV parked on any property for more than 30 days at a time. Zoning Bylaw 1093 separately bans storing an RV on a parcel to use as a dwelling unit, with no 30-day allowance stated. Renting RVs or RV space is banned. Camping on a highway is ticketable. (Sources differ: Bylaw 1008 allows up to 30 days at a time; the 2026 zoning bylaw bans storing an RV to use as a habitable dwelling unit with no time allowance. Bylaw 1008 pages 2 to 5 and 7 to 11 have no text layer, so s. 5.41 to 5.43 are read from the one readable page.) - Source: [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018, s. 5.41-5.43](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) - Official wording: "No one shall occupy/live in a recreational vehicle, for more than 30days at a time that is parked on any property within the Village boundaries;" … "No rental of recreational vehicles is permitted on any property" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, s. 5, Vehicle Storage, item v](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "The storage of any recreational vehicle on a parcel for the purpose of using it as a habitable dwelling unit." - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule N](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Camp on highway 22(a) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** $100 each: recreational vehicle offences (Bylaw 1008 s. 5.41 to 5.43), parking more than 24 hours, an unattached trailer on a highway, camping on a highway. The $100 ticket for residential parking and storage cites the old Zoning Bylaw 1058, 2024 section numbers, so confirm with the Village. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule H](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Recreational Vehicles 5 (5.41-5.43) $100.00" … "Village of Pouce Coupe Zoning Bylaw No. 1058, 2024" … "Non-permitted Parking and Storage in Residential Areas" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule R](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Non-permitted Parking and Storage in Residential Areas 5.1.2 $100.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule N](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Park more than 24 hours 15(2) $100.00" … "Unattached trailer on highway 15(1) $100.00" … "Camp on highway 22(a) $100.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, Section 5; Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018, s. 5.41 to 5.43; Traffic Control Bylaw No. 210, 1965 (text not posted online). - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026, Bylaw cover](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - Official wording: "Village of Pouce Coupe Zoning Bylaw No. 1093 2026" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025, Schedule N](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) - Official wording: "Traffic Control By-law No. 210, 1965" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Pouce Coupe's [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) says that in the R-1 and R-2 zones, vehicles parked or stored outside a building may use only the rear or side parcel line setback, and none may be stored on vacant parcels. Keeping an RV is not counted in the one-unlicensed-vehicle limit. Renting space to store or occupy RVs is banned. The bylaw states no limit on the number or size of RVs, boats or trailers, and its parking sections do not mention boats. ## Good to know - Street parking: the Traffic Control Bylaw No. 210, 1965 is not posted online. Its ticket schedule lists "Park more than 24 hours" and "Unattached trailer on highway". No RV or boat rules are stated. - Living in an RV: [Bylaw 1008](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) s. 5.41 bars living in an RV parked on any property for more than 30 days at a time. The zoning bylaw separately bans storing an RV on a parcel to use as a dwelling unit, with no 30-day allowance stated. Confirm with the Village before staying. - Camping on a highway is ticketable. - Tickets are $100 each. The residential parking and storage ticket cites old Zoning Bylaw 1058 section numbers, so confirm with the Village. - Zoning also lets R-zone parcels have up to two work trucks or commercial vehicles up to 5,000 kg. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) - [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018 (PDF)](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) ## Related questions - [Pouce Coupe unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/unsightly-property.md) - [Pouce Coupe zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/zoning-lookup.md) - [Pouce Coupe bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/bylaw-fines.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) - [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Taylor](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Chetwynd](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Hudson's Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1093, 2026 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/52625/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 1008, 2018 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/17697/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1052, 2025 (PDF), Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.civicweb.net/document/46964/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact, Village of Pouce Coupe](https://poucecoupe.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08) _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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