{"title":"Terrace RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Terrace","url":"https://www.terrace.ca"},"short_answer":"On a Terrace street, a vehicle or trailer may stay at most 72 hours in a row, and a commercial vehicle or trailer over 7.5 m long cannot park on a residential local street. There is no street parking from November 15 to April 1. The bylaws we read set no rule for storing an RV or boat in your yard.","aliases":["park trailer on street terrace","rv parking","boat storage yard","long vehicle"],"cost":"Municipal tickets $100 each for the parking offences listed below.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Department","value":"250-615-4037","note":"Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Bylaw Department, 5003 Graham Avenue","value":"5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Street and Traffic Regulations Bylaw 1313 (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2069 (PDF)","url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249"}],"related":[{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Terrace fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"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":"No vehicle or trailer may be parked on any street more than 72 hours continuously. No parking on any street from November 15 to April 1 (snow removal routes); vehicles may be towed. In a residential area, no commercial vehicle, trailer or combination over 7.5 m long on a local street except to load or unload.","short":"72 hours; none Nov 15 to April 1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948","title":"Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313 (PDF)","section":"s. 17, 19","quotes":["no person shall park a vehicle or trailer on any street","for more than seventy-two (72) hours continuously.","No person shall park a commercial vehicle,","trailer or combination thereof, in excess of","7.5m in length on a local street within a","Each and every Highway and portion of Highway","15 to April 1, effective each and every year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$100 each (municipal ticket): exceeding the 72-hour or posted time limit (ss. 17, 20(1)); a prohibited commercial vehicle in a residential area (18(16), 19); parking on a snow removal route (s. 53); parked more than 30 cm from the curb.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","section":"Schedule 18","quotes":["Exceeding parking time limits","Prohibited commercial vehicle parking (residential area)","Parked prohibited vehicle in residential area","Parked on snow removal route"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1313-1993 (consolidated)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948","title":"Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.0","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as \"Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1313-1993.\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Street and Traffic Bylaw 1313](<https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948>) governs vehicles on Terrace streets. It does not name RVs or boats; its rules apply to any \"vehicle or trailer\". The City's copy is consolidated only to 2002, so it may be out of date.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No vehicle or trailer may be parked on any street for more than 72 hours continuously.\n- No parking on any street from November 15 to April 1 (snow removal routes). Vehicles may be towed.\n- In a residential area, no commercial vehicle, trailer or combination longer than 7.5 m may park on a local street, except to load or unload.\n- Municipal tickets are $100 each for exceeding the 72-hour or posted time limit, a prohibited commercial vehicle in a residential area, parking on a snow removal route, and parking more than 30 cm from the curb.\n- On your own lot: the Zoning Bylaw's only limits on vehicles parked on residential lots cover commercial and contractor vehicles and equipment. We found no limit on keeping a personal RV, boat or trailer, and no rule about sleeping or living in one. Confirm with the Bylaw Department or Development Services.\n- Erecting or occupying a camper, tent or temporary shelter in a park outside designated camping areas is banned by the Parks and Public Places Bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948","title":"Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249","title":"Zoning Consolidated Bylaw 2069 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.terrace.ca/city-hall/departments/development-services/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Terrace","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 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}