{"title":"Victoria 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/victoria","name":"Victoria","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 Victoria","url":"https://www.victoria.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Victoria, a motor home, camper truck, recreational trailer or boat on a trailer owned by someone with a Capital Regional District address may not be parked on a street between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. A trailer may not be left on a street unless attached to a vehicle or permitted.","aliases":["rv parking victoria","overnight parking motorhome victoria","boat trailer street parking victoria","park camper in front yard victoria"],"cost":"Fines differ between the City's two ticket schedules. Overnight street parking of an RV, boat or trailer: bylaw notice $80, municipal ticket $75.","how_long":"The overnight street ban applies each night, 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Parking Services","value":"250-361-0260"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Services (general questions)","value":"250-361-0215"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (PDF)","url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543"},{"title":"Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)","url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/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":"Between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. a motor home, camper truck, recreational trailer, or pleasure boat on a trailer may not be parked on any street if it is registered to or owned by someone with a Capital Regional District address; same for a trailer over 1,400 kg GVW or 6 m long, and for any semi-trailer. A trailer may not be left on a street unless attached to a motor vehicle or permitted. No trailer attached in a metered zone.","short":"No RVs 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. if CRD-registered","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"ss. 75, 83, 96","quotes":["a motor home,","a trailer used for recreational purposes,","a pleasure boat and trailer used for recreational purposes; or","and that is registered to, or owned by, a person with an address within the Capital Regional District must not be parked on any street between 10:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day.","A person must not leave, or permit to be left, a trailer on a street unless it is","if the vehicle has a trailer attached to it."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"No rule specific to RVs, boats or trailers was found. Zoning limits vehicle parking in the front yard: for a single-family dwelling, at most one parking space in the front yard.","short":"No RV rule; max 1 parking space in front yard","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197","title":"Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)","section":"Schedule C, s. 11","quotes":["Vehicle parking is not permitted in the front yard of a lot except as follows:","A maximum of one parking space that meets the minimum dimensions described in this Schedule may be provided in the front yard of a property where the principal use of the lot is Single Family Dwelling; or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not on a street: a person must not park a vehicle on a street to sleep overnight in it, and must not sleep overnight in a vehicle parked on a street.","short":"No on a street","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"s. 84","quotes":["A person must not park a vehicle in a street for the purpose of sleeping overnight in the vehicle.","A person must not sleep overnight in a vehicle parked on a street."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice (Bylaw 16-017): overnight street parking of an RV, boat or trailer (s. 83) $80 ($40 within 14 days); sleeping in a vehicle (s. 84) and a trailer left on a street (s. 96) $75 in Schedule LL but $60 in Schedule MM. Municipal ticket (Bylaw 10-071): each $75, or $50 if paid within 30 days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/635","title":"Ticket Bylaw 10-071 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Schedule MM","quotes":["Unlawful Night Parking 83 $75.00 $50.00","Sleep in Vehicle 84(2) $75.00 $50.00","Leave unattended trailer on street 96 $75.00 $50.00"]},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/2923","title":"Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw 16-017, Schedule B (PDF)","section":"Schedules LL and MM","quotes":["Prohibited parking overnight $80.00 $40.00 $0.00","Parking trailer left on street $60.00 $30.00 $0.00","83 Prohibited parking overnight $80.00 $40.00 $0.00","96 Parking trailer in street $75.00 $30.00 $0.00","96 Parking trailer left on street $60.00 $30.00 $0.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw 16-017 lists different amounts and is itself inconsistent: s. 83 $80 ($40 if paid within 14 days); s. 84 $75 in the first streets schedule (LL) and $60 in the parking schedule (MM); s. 96 $75 (LL) and $60 (MM)."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 09-079 (ss. 75, 83, 84, 96); Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 09-079 This consolidation is a copy of a bylaw consolidated under the authority of"]},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197","title":"Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 80-159"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079](<https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543>) controls parking on streets. Between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., a motor home, camper truck, recreational trailer, or pleasure boat on a trailer may not be parked on any street if it is registered to or owned by someone with a Capital Regional District address. The same ban covers a trailer over 1,400 kg gross vehicle weight or 6 m long, and any semi-trailer.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Do not leave these vehicles on a street overnight, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.\n2. Do not leave a trailer on a street unless it is attached to a motor vehicle or permitted.\n3. Do not park with a trailer attached in a metered zone.\n4. Ask Parking Services at 250-361-0260 about a specific street. The bylaw can also set No Parking Zones for vehicles over 6 m long including load or trailer.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Sleeping in a vehicle on a street overnight is not allowed. A person must not park a vehicle on a street to sleep overnight in it.\n- The bylaw sets no daytime time limit specific to RVs or boats.\n- On your own property, no rule specific to RVs, boats or trailers was found. Under the [Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Schedule C](<https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197>), a single-family dwelling may have at most one parking space in the front yard. Two-family and semi-attached dwellings may have two.\n- Fines differ between the City's two ticket schedules, so confirm the amount with the City. Overnight street parking of an RV, boat or trailer: a bylaw notice (Bylaw 16-017) is $80 ($40 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket (Bylaw 10-071) is $75 ($50 if paid within 30 days).\n- Sleeping in a vehicle on a street, and a trailer left on a street: the municipal ticket is $75 ($50 within 30 days). The bylaw notice schedules disagree with each other: $75 in one and $60 in the other.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197","title":"Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/getting-around/parking/street-parking","title":"On-Street Parking, City of Victoria","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/2923","title":"Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw 16-017, Schedule B (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/635","title":"Ticket Bylaw 10-071 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)","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 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}