{"title":"Revelstoke 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/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","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":"City of Revelstoke","url":"https://www.revelstoke.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Revelstoke, an RV or trailer may not stay on a street for more than 24 hours in a row, and nobody may live in an RV on a street between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. In residential zones, front and side yards are limited to one RV and one boat, each up to 6.0 m long.","aliases":["park rv revelstoke","boat on street revelstoke","camper parking revelstoke","sleep in rv on street revelstoke","trailer parking residential"],"cost":"No fee. Fines: bylaw notice $100 for the street offences, $300 for RV or boat storage contrary to the Zoning Bylaw; municipal ticket $100 and $1,000.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services","value":"250-837-4747"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Compliance Services","value":"bylawenforcement@revelstoke.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning and Development (zoning questions)","value":"250-837-3637"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning and Development","value":"development@revelstoke.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (PDF)","url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2406 (PDF)","url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Revelstoke zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Revelstoke unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/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":"Not on any street for more than 24 hours in a row. A trailer or RV that needs a vehicle to move it may not be parked on a street unhitched. Also banned: parking on a street to store or repair, or to live in an RV between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Commercial vehicles are banned from residential streets 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.","short":"24 hours; unhitched trailers not allowed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155","title":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 13.1(z), (nn), (x), (o)(iii)","quotes":["on any Highway for a continuous period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours;","being a Recreational Vehicle or Trailer that requires a Motor Vehicle for the purposes of transportation, on a Highway without being attached or hitched to a Motor Vehicle; or","(x) being a Recreational Vehicle, on any Highway for the purposes of living","accommodations between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day and","Storage or repairing, except where repairs are necessitated by an emergency;","being a Commercial Vehicle, on any Highway in a residential area, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In residential zones the front and side yard setback areas may not be used for RVs or boats, except one RV and one boat, each up to 6.0 m long, in a developed parking space at least 1.0 m from the side lot line. In the rear yard: one RV vehicle or trailer, up to 15.0 m, at least 1.0 m from rear and side lot lines. Other boats, trailers and commercial vehicles may not be stored in the open, with limited rear-yard exceptions.","short":"Rear yard: 1 RV up to 15.0 m; front/side limited","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2406 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 4.6(1)-(3)","quotes":["One recreational vehicle up to 6.0 m in length may be parked in a front yard setback area and / or side yard setback area, provided it is located not closer than 1.0 m to any side lot line","One boat up to 6.0 m in length may be parked in a front yard setback area and / or side yard setback area","shall be limited to one vehicle or trailer, which cannot exceed a length of 15.0 m and must be located at least 1.0 m from the rear lot line and side lot line.","shall be parked or stored in the open in a Residential (R) zone, except the following which may be parked or stored in the rear yard only"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"On streets and other public places: no. Living in a vehicle is banned, and an RV may not be parked on a street to live in between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. On a lot: an owner building a new dwelling on a vacant lot may live in an RV until occupancy is granted or one year after the building permit, whichever is sooner.","short":"No on street 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.; lot while building, 1 year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155","title":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 13.2","quotes":["A person must not occupy a Vehicle as living quarters while it is Parked upon any Highway or in any other public place."]},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2406 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 4.7(3)","quotes":["while in the process of constructing a new dwelling unit on a lot that is currently vacant, the owner may occupy a recreational vehicle during construction","or, within one (1) year of the date of issuance of the Building Permit for the new dwelling, whichever is the lesser.","A recreational vehicle is not considered a dwelling unit for the purposes of this Bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $100 ($75 if paid within 14 days; $150 late) for parking over 24 hours, parking to live in an RV, living in a vehicle, or leaving an unhitched trailer; $300 for RV or boat storage contrary to the zoning bylaw ($200 early; $350 late). Municipal ticket: $100 for the street offences, $1,000 for the zoning offence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule B, Traffic and Zoning","quotes":["13.1 (z) Park over 24 Hrs. $100.00 $75.00 $150.00 No","13.2 $100.00 $75.00 $150.00 No","13.1 (nn) Park unattached trailer $100.00 $75.00 $150.00 No","4.6(1) RV or Boat Storage contrary to $300.00 $200.00 $350.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"Schedule 2, Traffic and Zoning","quotes":["Park over 24 Hrs. 13.1 (z) $100.00 N/A","Park to reside in RV 13.1 (x) $100.00 N/A","Occupy vehicle as living quarters 13.2 $100.00 N/A","RV or Boat Storage contrary to regulation 4.6(1) $1000.00 N/A"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (streets); Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, s. 4.6 and 4.7 (private lots)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155","title":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"s. 1","quotes":["THAT this Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as \" Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431\"."]},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2406 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","section":"title","quotes":["City of Revelstoke Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nOn streets, the [Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155) applies. On private lots in residential zones, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 2406](https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252) applies. \"Recreational vehicle\" in the Zoning Bylaw includes travel trailers, camper trailers, truck campers, motor homes, boats and snowmobiles.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Street: no parking for more than 24 hours in a row. A trailer or RV that needs a vehicle to move it may not be parked on a street unhitched. Parking on a street to store or repair a vehicle is also banned. Posted signs may set shorter limits.\n- Living in a vehicle is banned on streets and other public places, and an RV may not be parked on a street to live in between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Commercial vehicles are banned from residential streets from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.\n- Angle parking: no parking if the vehicle or trailer is longer than 6 m.\n- Your lot, residential zones: front and side yard setback areas may not be used for RVs or boats, except one RV and one boat, each up to 6.0 m long, in a developed parking space at least 1.0 m from the side lot line.\n- Rear yard: one RV vehicle or trailer, up to 15.0 m, at least 1.0 m from the rear and side lot lines. Other boats, trailers and commercial vehicles may not be stored in the open, with limited rear-yard exceptions.\n- Living in an RV on your lot: an owner building a new dwelling on a vacant lot may live in an RV until occupancy is granted or one year after the building permit, whichever is sooner. The bylaw does not otherwise say; ask Planning.\n- Fines: a bylaw notice is $100 ($75 if paid within 14 days, $150 if paid late) for parking over 24 hours, living in a vehicle or an RV on a street, or leaving an unhitched trailer. RV or boat storage contrary to zoning is $300 ($200 early, $350 late). A municipal ticket is $100 for the street offences and $1,000 for the zoning offence.","sources":[{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/269155","title":"Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2431 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/253252","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2406 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/164836","title":"Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2082, Schedule 2 (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://revelstoke.civicweb.net/document/226008/","title":"Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2370, Schedule (PDF), City of Revelstoke","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/revelstoke/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}