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

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Victoria, https://www.victoria.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Parking Services, 250-361-0260
- Phone: Bylaw Services (general questions), 250-361-0215

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026), ss. 75, 83, 96](https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking, Schedule C, s. 11](https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026), s. 84](https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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. (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).)
  - Source: [Ticket Bylaw 10-071 (consolidated June 18, 2026), Schedule MM](https://www.victoria.ca/media/635)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw 16-017, Schedule B, Schedules LL and MM](https://www.victoria.ca/media/2923)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 09-079 (ss. 75, 83, 84, 96); Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026), Title](https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543)
  - Official wording: "STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 09-079 This consolidation is a copy of a bylaw consolidated under the authority of"
  - Source: [Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking, Title](https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 80-159"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [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.

## Steps

1. Do not leave these vehicles on a street overnight, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
2. Do not leave a trailer on a street unless it is attached to a motor vehicle or permitted.
3. Do not park with a trailer attached in a metered zone.
4. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- The bylaw sets no daytime time limit specific to RVs or boats.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543)
- [Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197)

## 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)
- [Oak Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Streets and Traffic Bylaw 09-079 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/3543) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159, Schedule C - Off-Street Parking (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/1197) (read 2026-11-05)
- [On-Street Parking, City of Victoria](https://www.victoria.ca/getting-around/parking/street-parking) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw 16-017, Schedule B (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/2923) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Bylaw 10-071 (consolidated June 18, 2026) (PDF)](https://www.victoria.ca/media/635) (read 2026-11-05)

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