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title: Terrace RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/terrace
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Terrace
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"
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# Terrace RV, boat and trailer parking rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Terrace, https://www.terrace.ca)  
**Cost:** Municipal tickets $100 each for the parking offences listed below.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Department, 250-615-4037 (Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- In person: Bylaw Department, 5003 Graham Avenue, 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, BC

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313, s. 17, 19](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Living in an RV:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine:** $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.
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025), Schedule 18](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139)
  - Official wording: "Exceeding parking time limits" … "Prohibited commercial vehicle parking (residential area)" … "Parked prohibited vehicle in residential area" … "Parked on snow removal route"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1313-1993 (consolidated)
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313, s. 5.0](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as "Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 1313-1993.""
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

[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.

## Good to know

- No vehicle or trailer may be parked on any street for 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 longer than 7.5 m may park on a local street, except to load or unload.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Street and Traffic Regulations Bylaw 1313 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2069 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249)

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## 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)
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- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Street and Traffic Regulations Consolidated Bylaw 1313 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3948) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Consolidated Bylaw 2069 (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4249) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw 1827 (consolidated to 2334-2025) (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/4139) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Enforcement, City of Terrace](https://www.terrace.ca/city-hall/departments/development-services/bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-05)

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