Sooke RV, boat and trailer parking rules
Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Sooke?
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.
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.Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingon 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; |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 600, s. 3.25 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingStorage of vehicles on any residential lot shall be limited to one unlicensed vehicle stored in the rear yard. |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 600, s. 3.2(d)(iii), s. 3.16(b); Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, s. 4(29) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe 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. upon any portion of a highway for the purpose of taking up |
| 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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 836, Schedule B16 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording4(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 |
| Bylaw | Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002 (Bylaw No. 67); and Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013 (Bylaw No. 600), s. 3.2, 3.16, 3.25Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67, Part 2; Zoning Bylaw No. 600, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingTraffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002 Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013 |
How it works
On a street (highway), the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67 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 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
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Sources
- Information Bulletins | District of Sooke (read 2026-11-06)
- Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 67 (PDF), District of Sooke (read 2026-11-06)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 600 (PDF), District of Sooke (read 2026-11-06)
- Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 836 (PDF), District of Sooke (read 2026-11-06)
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