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title: Sooke RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Sooke?"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Sooke
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Sooke RV, boat and trailer parking rules

**Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Sooke?

**Short answer:** In Sooke, no vehicle, including an RV, boat trailer or other trailer, may park on a street longer than 72 hours continuously. A trailer may not be parked without its power unit attached. You cannot live in an RV, tent or boat as a dwelling. The Zoning Bylaw has no RV-specific rule for your yard that was found.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Sooke, https://sooke.ca)  
**Cost:** Tickets from $50 to $500.  
**How long:** 72 hours on a street.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of Sooke Bylaw Services, 250-642-1634 (Municipal Hall, 2205 Otter Point Road, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Email: District of Sooke Bylaw Services, bylaw@sooke.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** On a highway: no parking longer than 72 hours continuously; no parking a trailer without its power unit attached (except contractor trailers up to 72 hours near construction sites); no parking within 2 m of a driveway, within 6 m of an intersection or crosswalk, on a sidewalk, or more than 30 cm from the curb; a vehicle with any trailer over 6 m may not use angle parking; commercial vehicles over 5,500 kg are banned in residential areas on highways. No RV- or boat-specific time limit beyond these.
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, s. 4](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf)
  - Official wording: "on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 72 hours;" … "a trailer on any portion of a highway without the motive power" … "unit attached, except contractor trailers parked for up to 72 hours" … "in front of or within 2 m of a public or private driveway;" … "vehicle and any trailer attached thereto exceeds 6 m;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** The Zoning Bylaw has no rule I found specific to RVs, boats or trailers. It limits storage of vehicles on a residential lot to one unlicensed vehicle stored in the rear yard (s. 3.25(a)), and bans storing derelict or unlicensed vehicles except in a wrecking yard.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 600, s. 3.25](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Storage of vehicles on any residential lot shall be limited to one unlicensed" … "vehicle stored in the rear yard."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** No. A tent, travel trailer, recreational vehicle, bus, boat or other vehicle or shipping container is not permitted as a dwelling unit or residential use. On a highway, parking to take up an overnight abode is banned.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 600, s. 3.2(d)(iii), s. 3.16(b)](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The use of a tent, travel trailer, recreational vehicle, bus, boat or" … "other vehicle or shipping container as a dwelling unit." … "is not permitted as a residential use or dwelling unit."
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, s. 4(29)](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf)
  - Official wording: "upon any portion of a highway for the purpose of taking up"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Traffic bylaw tickets: overnight abode on a highway $50; parked over 72 hours $50; trailer without power unit $100; within 2 m of a driveway $200; on a sidewalk or boulevard $500. Zoning tickets: unlawful vehicle storage on a residential lot $100; unlawful residential use $200; unlicensed RV in a campground $50.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 836, Schedule B16](https://www.sooke.ca/media/qnrli50n/836-municipal-ticket-information-bylaw-consolidated-july-16-2026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "4(29) Park taking up overnight $ 50.00" … "4(19) Parked over 72 hours $ 50.00" … "4(31) Park trailer without power unit $ 100.00" … "4(2) Park within 2 meters of $ 200.00" … "3.25 (a), (b) Unlawful Vehicle Storage $100.00" … "3.16 (c) Unlawful Residential Use $200.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002 (Bylaw No. 67); and Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013 (Bylaw No. 600), s. 3.2, 3.16, 3.25
  - Source: [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, Part 2](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 600, title](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

On a street (highway), the [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf) bans parking longer than 72 hours continuously. It also bans parking a trailer without its power unit attached (contractor trailers up to 72 hours near construction sites are excepted). No RV- or boat-specific time limit was found beyond these rules.

On your own lot, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 600](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf) has no rule specific to RVs, boats or trailers that was found. It limits vehicle storage on a residential lot to one unlicensed vehicle stored in the rear yard (s. 3.25(a)), and bans storing derelict or unlicensed vehicles except in a wrecking yard.

## Good to know

- Street parking is also banned within 2 m of a driveway, within 6 m of an intersection or crosswalk, on a sidewalk, and more than 30 cm from the curb.
- A vehicle with any trailer over 6 m may not use angle parking. Commercial vehicles over 5,500 kg are banned in residential areas on streets.
- Living in a tent, travel trailer, RV, bus, boat or other vehicle or shipping container is not permitted. Parking on a highway to take up an overnight abode is banned.
- Traffic tickets: overnight abode on a highway $50; parked over 72 hours $50; trailer without power unit $100; within 2 m of a driveway $200; on a sidewalk or boulevard $500.
- Zoning tickets: unlawful vehicle storage on a residential lot $100; unlawful residential use $200; unlicensed RV in a campground $50.
- For size or number limits on your lot, ask Bylaw Services at 250-642-1634.

## Official forms and pages

- [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67 (PDF)](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 600 (PDF)](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Information Bulletins | District of Sooke](https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/building-and-renovating/information-bulletins/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67 (PDF), District of Sooke](https://www.sooke.ca/media/hlrnsfkp/67-traffic-and-highways-consolidated-2026-06-24.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 600 (PDF), District of Sooke](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 836 (PDF), District of Sooke](https://www.sooke.ca/media/qnrli50n/836-municipal-ticket-information-bylaw-consolidated-july-16-2026.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)

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