{"title":"Salt Spring Island RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the road or live in one on my property?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"On Salt Spring Island, an unincorporated area, Islands Trust Land Use Bylaw 355 lets you occupy one RV or travel trailer on a lot where homes are permitted for up to 90 days a year, or for two years while building with a permit. Except in General Employment zones, a lot may not park or store more than two vehicles outside a building. No street parking rule was found.","aliases":["live in rv salt spring island","camper on property salt spring","trailer on my lot","boat storage on property","long term parking rv salt spring"],"cost":"Islands Trust bylaw notice: $350 for occupying an RV or trailer beyond the limits, $200 for storing more than two unenclosed vehicles.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Islands Trust Salt Spring Island office","value":"250-537-9144","note":"Land use and zoning questions."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355 (PDF)","url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Salt Spring Island unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[],"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":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"Except in General Employment zones, no lot may be used to park or store more than two vehicles that are not fully inside a permitted building, or to keep detached vehicle parts outside, unless accessory to a permitted use on the lot. The bylaw does not define 'vehicle'.","short":"Max 2 vehicles not fully inside a building","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust (PDF)","section":"s. 3.10.1","quotes":["except for the parking of vehicles accessory to a permitted use existing on the same lot, no lot may be used for:","the parking or storage of more than two vehicles, which are not completely enclosed in a permitted building"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Where homes are allowed, one travel trailer or RV may be occupied as a camping unit on a lot for up to 90 days a year, with approved sewage disposal; or for two years while building a home if a building permit exists and water and sewage are connected. Elsewhere, not allowed except in campgrounds.","short":"Up to 90 days a year; 2 years while building","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust (PDF)","section":"ss. 3.18.1-3.18.3","quotes":["one travel trailer or one recreational vehicle may be occupied as a camping unit on a lot for a maximum of 90 days in any year provided approved sewage disposal facilities are provided.","may be occupied as a camping unit on a lot for two years during construction of a dwelling unit on the same lot","may not be occupied on lots that are not zoned to permit campgrounds."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice (Bylaw 446): $350 for occupying an RV or trailer beyond the limits; $200 for storing more than two unenclosed vehicles ($262.50 and $150 if paid within 14 days; a late payment surcharge applies after 28 days). Municipal ticket (Bylaw 410): $100 for either offence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust","section":"Sched. A, ss. 3.18, 3.10.1","quotes":["Travel Trailer/Recreational Vehicle $350.00 $262.50 $525.00","Storage Of More Than Two (2) Unenclosed $200.00 $150.00 $300.00"]},{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-municipal-ticketing-bylaw-no-2023/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust","section":"Sched. B","quotes":["Storage of More than two (2) Unenclosed Vehicles                         3.10.1(1)   $100.00","Travel Trailer / Recreational Vehicle in Non Permitted Zone           3.16.1     $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), ss. 3.10 and 3.18; enforced under Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, 2010","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust (PDF)","section":"cover","quotes":["Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999"]},{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, 2010"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nLand use on Salt Spring Island is set by Islands Trust under [Land Use Bylaw 355](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/), not by a municipality.\n\n**Living in an RV.** Where homes are allowed, one travel trailer or RV may be occupied as a camping unit on a lot for up to 90 days a year, with approved sewage disposal. It may also be occupied for two years while you build a home, if a building permit exists and water and sewage are connected. Elsewhere it is not allowed except in campgrounds.\n\n**Storing vehicles.** Except in General Employment zones, no lot may be used to park or store more than two vehicles that are not fully inside a permitted building, or to keep detached vehicle parts outside, unless accessory to a permitted use on the lot. The bylaw does not define \"vehicle\", so whether RVs, boats and trailers count is not stated. Ask Islands Trust.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fines: a bylaw notice under Islands Trust Bylaw 446 is $350 for occupying an RV or trailer beyond the limits and $200 for storing more than two unenclosed vehicles. A municipal ticket under Bylaw 410 is $100 for either offence.\n- Bylaw 446 also has a discount if you pay within 14 days and a late payment surcharge after 28 days.\n- The CRD's Unsightly Premises Bylaw counts unused or stripped trailers and boats as discarded materials.\n- No rule on parking an RV, boat or trailer on a street was found in the CRD bylaws or Bylaw 355. Parking inside CRD community parks is limited separately.","sources":[{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1887-unsightly-premises-bylaw-no-1-1991b","title":"CRD Bylaw 1887, Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1, 1991 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/","title":"Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-municipal-ticketing-bylaw-no-2023/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}