--- title: Stewart RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?" place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/stewart category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: District of Stewart sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Stewart 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 Stewart, a trailer may not be parked on a highway (public road) unless it is attached to a vehicle able to tow it. No rule on parking RVs, boats or trailers on private property was found. Boats are not mentioned. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Stewart, https://districtofstewart.com) **Cost:** Court fine up to $2,000 on conviction (Traffic Regulation Bylaw). Ticket amounts not stated. **Where:** - Phone: District of Stewart, 250-636-2251 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **On the street:** Traffic Regulation Bylaw: a trailer designed for occupancy by persons or for carrying goods may not be parked on a highway unless attached to a motor vehicle mechanically capable of towing it. In a residential zone no combination of vehicles (motor vehicle, towing apparatus and trailers) may be parked on a highway if over 18 m long. Parking vehicles in all zones are to be a maximum of 10 m long. - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part V s. 7(f)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "No trailer designed for occupancy by persons or for the carriage of goods and" … "shall be parked on any highway within the District unless it is" … "attached to a motor vehicle mechanically capable of towing the trailer at all times." - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part V s. 7(h)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "No person shall park upon any highway in any residential zone in the District" … "in excess of 18 meters in length." - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part V s. 6(q)(ii)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "Vehicles parking in all zones are to be a maximum of 10 meters in length;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **On your property:** No rule on parking RVs, boats or trailers on private property found. The Zoning Bylaw bans storing derelict vehicles (outside the M zones and C2); a recreational vehicle counts as derelict if it has not been licensed for use in the last 18 months. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014, s. 1.0 Derelict Vehicle](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928/) - Official wording: "(3) In the case of recreational vehicles, has not been licensed for use in the last 18 months." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014, s. 3.66](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928/) - Official wording: "No land, other than as allowed in M zones and the C2 zone, shall be used for the storage of" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Living in an RV:** No person shall occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked on any highway or in any other public place not specifically designated for the parking of trailers. - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part V s. 7(g)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "No person shall occupy a trailer as a living quarters while it is parked upon" … "any highway or in any other public place not specifically designated for" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Court fine not exceeding $2,000 on summary conviction (Traffic Regulation Bylaw). Ticket amounts are in the Municipal Ticket Information bylaw, which is a scanned image and could not be read. - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part VII s. 1(b)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "summary conviction to pay a fine not exceeding the sum of Two" … "Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022 - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Citation](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "District of Stewart Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) covers parking on streets in Stewart. Boats are not mentioned. ## Good to know - No trailer designed for occupancy by persons or for carrying goods may be parked on a highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle mechanically capable of towing it at all times. - In a residential zone, no combination of vehicles (motor vehicle, towing apparatus and trailers) over 18 m long may be parked on a highway. Vehicles parking in all zones are to be a maximum of 10 m long. - No one may occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked on a highway or other public place not designated for trailer parking. - On private property, no parking rule for RVs, boats or trailers was found. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928/) bans storing derelict vehicles outside the M zones and C2 zone, and counts a recreational vehicle as derelict if it has not been licensed for use in the last 18 months. - A conviction can bring a court fine of up to $2,000. Ticket amounts were not readable. Call 250-636-2251 to ask. ## Official forms and pages - [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022 (PDF)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) ## Related questions - [Stewart unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/unsightly-property.md) - [Stewart bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/bylaw-fines.md) - [Stewart zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/stewart/zoning-lookup.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) - [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022 (PDF), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 881, 2014 (PDF), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/928/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Us, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/contact-us) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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