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title: Salmo RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Salmo
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Salmo 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 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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Salmo, https://salmo.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office, 423 Davies Avenue, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and on statutory holidays))
- Phone: Village Office, 250-357-9433

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014, s. 12(4), 12(6), 12(7)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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.;"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026, s. 4.22](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Overnight street or lane parking is not permitted."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026, s. 4.11.1(a), s. 5.4.4(d)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026, s. 4.10](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Building Bylaw #618, 2010, s. 13.7](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Municipal tickets under the Traffic Bylaw: $100 for overnight parking of a trailer, $100 for parking over 24 hours, $100 for parking where prohibited.
  - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014, Schedule B](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Overnight parking of trailer 12 (6) $100.00" … "Park over 24 hours 12 (4) $100.00" … "Park where prohibited 12 (1) $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014; Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026; Building Bylaw (2010), Bylaw #618.
  - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014, Title](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026, Citation](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Street: 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.

Your 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.

## Steps

1. Keep RVs, boats and trailers off the street, other than while loading or unloading.
2. Ask the Village office (250-357-9433) about storing one on your lot.
3. For temporary RV living during construction, see below.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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)).
- 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.
- 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).

## Official forms and pages

- [Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
- [Building Bylaw #618, 2010 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf)
- [Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Salmo unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/unsightly-property.md)
- [Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup.md)

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## Sources

- [Traffic Bylaw No. 660, 2014 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/660-Traffic-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Bylaw #618, 2010 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/618-Building-Bylaw-2010.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Unsightly Premises By-law No. 649 (PDF)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/649-Unsightly-Premises-Bylaw-V3.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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