--- 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?" place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: shared sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** More than one level of government **Cost:** Islands Trust bylaw notice: $350 for occupying an RV or trailer beyond the limits, $200 for storing more than two unenclosed vehicles. **Where:** - Phone: Islands Trust Salt Spring Island office, 250-537-9144 (Land use and zoning questions.) ## Key facts - **On the street:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **On your property:** 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'. - Source: [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust, s. 3.10.1](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **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; 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. - Source: [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust, ss. 3.18.1-3.18.3](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** 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. - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, Sched. A, ss. 3.18, 3.10.1](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/) - Official wording: "Travel Trailer/Recreational Vehicle $350.00 $262.50 $525.00" … "Storage Of More Than Two (2) Unenclosed $200.00 $150.00 $300.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust, Sched. B](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-municipal-ticketing-bylaw-no-2023/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** 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 - Source: [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust, cover](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/) - Official wording: "Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999" - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust, s. 1](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/) - Official wording: "Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, 2010" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Land 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. **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. **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. ## Good to know - 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. - Bylaw 446 also has a discount if you pay within 14 days and a late payment surcharge after 28 days. - The CRD's Unsightly Premises Bylaw counts unused or stripped trailers and boats as discarded materials. - 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. ## Official forms and pages - [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355 (PDF)](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/) ## Related questions - [Salt Spring Island unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/unsightly-property.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, Islands Trust (PDF)](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/) (read 2026-11-05) - [CRD Bylaw 1887, Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1, 1991 (PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1887-unsightly-premises-bylaw-no-1-1991b) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 446, Islands Trust](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bylaw-enforcement-notification-bylaw-2023/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw (Bylaw 410), Islands Trust](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-municipal-ticketing-bylaw-no-2023/) (read 2026-11-05) _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. 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