{"title":"Salmo 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/salmo","name":"Salmo","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":"Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Salmo, motor homes and trailers may not be parked on any street except in an emergency or while loading or unloading. Boat and utility trailers may not be on a street between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Living in an RV is generally not allowed.","aliases":["rv parking salmo","trailer parking salmo","boat parking salmo","camper on street salmo"],"cost":"Fines under the Traffic Bylaw: $100 for overnight parking of a trailer, $100 for parking over 24 hours, $100 for parking where prohibited. A temporary building or RV permit costs $200.","how_long":"Any vehicle may not stay more than 24 hours in one place on a street. An RV may be used on a building site for up to one year from permit issue.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"423 Davies Avenue, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and on statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-357-9433"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf"},{"title":"Building Bylaw #618, 2010 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf"},{"title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Salmo unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/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":"Motor homes and trailers (including a trailer hitched to a vehicle) may not be parked on any street except in an emergency or while loading or unloading; a motor home may stop up to 2 hours while doing business in the Village. Boat and utility trailers may not be on a street between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Zoning also bars overnight street or lane parking.","short":"No motor homes or trailers except loading","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)","section":"s. 12(4), 12(6), 12(7)","quotes":["park any motor home, trailer, including a trailer attached to a motor vehicle, upon any street unless in emergency situations or for the purposes of loading and unloading","park any boat trailer or utility trailer, including a trailer attached to a motor vehicle upon any street overnight between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.22","quotes":["Overnight street or lane parking is not permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"Zoning Bylaw #773: a vacant undeveloped lot may not be used to store recreational vehicles. In R-1, a stand-alone garage up to 7 m high may be built to store an RV. No other rule on keeping an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot was found.","short":"Vacant lots barred; no other rule found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.11.1(a), s. 5.4.4(d)","quotes":["store goods or equipment, including recreational, derelict or uninsured vehicles; or","a stand-alone Garage up to one- and one-half stories in height to accommodate RV storage maximum 7m (23')."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Generally no. An RV is not a residential structure. It may be used as a temporary building on a single-family site while a permitted dwelling is under construction, for no longer than one year from permit issue, connected to Village water and sewer and approved by the Public Works Foreman.","short":"Generally no; temporary during construction up to one year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.10","quotes":["Recreational Vehicles are not considered to be a residential structure and may only be used for residential purposes in the circumstances described in the Village of Salmo's Building Bylaw #618."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw #618, 2010 (PDF)","section":"s. 13.7","quotes":["A recreational vehicle may be used as a temporary building at a site for a single-family dwelling project where a permit has been issued and construction is occurring for the dwelling on the same site.","no longer than 1 (one) year from the date of issuance of the permit for the dwelling."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets under the Traffic Bylaw: $100 for overnight parking of a trailer, $100 for parking over 24 hours, $100 for parking where prohibited.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Overnight parking of trailer 12 (6) $100.00","Park over 24 hours 12 (4) $100.00","Park where prohibited 12 (1) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014; Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026; Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014."]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Citation","quotes":["The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026"]}],"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\nStreet: under the [Traffic Bylaw No. 660](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf), motor homes and trailers (including a trailer hitched to a vehicle) may not be parked on any street except in an emergency or while loading or unloading. A motor home may stop up to 2 hours while doing business in the Village. Boat and utility trailers may not be on a street between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. The [Zoning Bylaw #773](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) also bars overnight street or lane parking.\n\nYour property: a vacant undeveloped lot may not be used to store recreational vehicles ([Zoning Bylaw #773](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)). In the R-1 zone, a stand-alone garage up to 7 m high may be built to store an RV. No other rule on keeping an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot was found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Keep RVs, boats and trailers off the street, other than while loading or unloading.\n2. Ask the Village office (250-357-9433) about storing one on your lot.\n3. For temporary RV living during construction, see below.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Any vehicle may not stay more than 24 hours in one place on a street unless parked by the owner or occupier beside their own property. A trailer left unlawfully parked 24 hours after a ticket may be towed at the owner's cost.\n- Living in an RV: generally no. It may be used as a temporary building on a single-family site while a permitted dwelling is under construction, for no longer than one year from permit issue, connected to Village water and sewer and approved by the Public Works Foreman. A temporary building or RV permit costs $200 ([Building Bylaw #618](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)).\n- Municipal tickets are $100 for overnight parking of a trailer, $100 for parking over 24 hours and $100 for parking where prohibited. A court fine of $100 to $2,000 is also possible.\n- Unregistered or inoperable vehicles stored in view are barred by the [Unsightly Premises Bylaw](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf).","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw #618, 2010 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf","title":"Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Salmo","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/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}