{"title":"Princeton 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/princeton","name":"Princeton","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":"Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca"},"short_answer":"In Princeton, no general limit on keeping an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot was found. Camper parking on Town land can be ticketed $500 under the Property Maintenance Bylaw. For street parking limits, check the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw with the Town.","aliases":["rv parking princeton","boat parking princeton bc","trailer parking street princeton","sleep in rv princeton"],"cost":"Tickets: $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days) for a derelict vehicle on a property; $500 ($250 if paid within 30 days) for placing campers or other items on public property.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"778-720-6114 or 250-295-3135","note":"Town Hall hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Services","value":"bylaw@princeton.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/"},{"title":"Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Princeton bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Princeton unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Princeton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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":"Property Maintenance Bylaw s. 4.3 bars placing campers on Town-owned land. The Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014 (text not read) has parking offences listed in a Town policy, including park more than limit, oversized vehicle and park immobile trailer. Check it for street limits.","short":"Street limits not read","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["A person must not place or deposit Rubbish, Refuse, Derelict Vehicles, campers, Noxious Weeds, Building Material, Containers, Litter, Waste, Filth, or other Materials upon Public Property;"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 2.1 \"Public Property\"","quotes":["any land or premises owned, held, leased, or under the care, custody or possession of the Town."]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/","title":"Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Policy 004-2009 s. 5","quotes":["park more than limit PART 4:7)a) $50","oversized vehicle PART 4:7)c) $35","park immobile trailer PART 4:7)y) $35"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"No general limit on keeping an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot found. Derelict vehicles (including RVs) must be in a building or screened in the rear-yard setback. In residential zones (RC excepted) parking commercial vehicles over 4500 kg, more than two lighter ones, or logging, industrial or construction vehicles is not allowed, except when loading, unloading or doing construction or maintenance.","short":"No general limit; commercial vehicles over 4500 kg barred","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"ss. 2.1, 4.1(b)","quotes":["a vehicle or recreational vehicle that is","the storage or accumulation of Derelict Vehicles unless stored in a building or fully screened from view in the rear yard set-back;"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 7.17","quotes":["the following vehicles are not permitted to be parked on a parcel in a Residential zone (except they are permitted in the RC zone):","Any commercial vehicles larger than 4500 kg gross vehicles weight;","Except when loading, unloading or carrying out a construction or maintenance activity","Logging, industrial or construction vehicles or equipment."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Sleeping in a vehicle is listed as a parking offence under Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014, Part 4:7)b) (text not read, so conditions unknown). No rule found for private lots.","short":"Sleeping in vehicle a parking offence; lot rule not found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/","title":"Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Policy 004-2009 s. 5","quotes":["sleeping in vehicle PART 4:7)b) $35"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Derelict vehicle on a property: $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days). Placing campers or other items on Public Property: $500 ($250 if paid within 30 days).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["4.1 (b) Permit derelict vehicle(s) 200 100","4.3 Deposit unauthorized material 500 250"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026; Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (s. 7.17); Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014 (parking; text not read).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the “Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013”"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/","title":"Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Policy 004-2009 s. 5","quotes":["Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOn your own lot, no general limit on keeping an RV, boat or trailer was found. The [Property Maintenance Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/) says a derelict vehicle, including an RV, must be in a building or fully screened in the rear-yard setback. The [Zoning Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) (s. 7.17) says that in residential zones, other than RC, you may not park commercial vehicles over 4500 kg, more than two lighter ones, or logging, industrial or construction vehicles, except when loading, unloading or doing construction or maintenance.\n\nOn the street, the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 890, 2014 sets parking offences, which a [Town policy](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/) lists as parking over the limit, oversized vehicles and immobile trailers. The text of that bylaw was not read, so check street limits with the Town.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Property Maintenance Bylaw (s. 4.3) bars placing campers on Town-owned land. It is aimed at dumping, and whether it is applied to a parked camper is not stated.\n- Sleeping in a vehicle is listed as a parking offence under the Traffic and Highways bylaw. The conditions are unknown. No rule for private lots was found.\n- Tickets: $200 ($100 if paid within 30 days) for a derelict vehicle on a property, and $500 ($250 within 30 days) for placing campers or other items on public property. No amount was found for the zoning commercial-vehicle rule.\n- Ask Bylaw Services at 250-295-3135 or 778-720-6114.","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/71635/","title":"Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1059, 2026 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/15435/","title":"Policy 004-2009, parking and ticket offences (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/bylaw-services","title":"Bylaw Services, Town of Princeton","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}