{"title":"View Royal 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/view-royal","name":"View Royal","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":"Town of View Royal","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca"},"short_answer":"In the Town of View Royal, no vehicle may stay on a street more than 72 hours in a row, and a trailer may be left there only if hitched to a towing vehicle. On a residential lot, front and side yards cannot be used to store vehicles or boats, and a vehicle over 7.5 m long cannot park in the front yard.","aliases":["park RV in driveway view royal","boat storage on property view royal","trailer parking on street","motorhome parking bylaw"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: over 72 hours on a street $75; oversized vehicle at night $50; trailer not hitched $75; uninsured or unplated trailer or tow vehicle $125; sleeping on a street $50; zoning offences $100 each.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-727-7903"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylawcompliance@viewroyal.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning","value":"250-708-2254"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF)","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900 (PDF, to June 2026)","url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"View Royal zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/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 stay on a street over 72 hours in a row. A vehicle over 4 m wide may not park on a street 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. A trailer may be left only if hitched to a towing vehicle, both insured, registered and plated. Parking mainly to sell, store or repair a vehicle is banned.","short":"72 hours; trailers only if hitched","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025)","section":"s. 8.1.31, 8.1.18, 8.5, 8.1.12","quotes":["8.1.31. on any Street for a continuous period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours; or","8.1.18. on a Street between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the vehicle is an Oversized","OVERSIZED VEHICLE means a motor vehicle which is in excess of four (4.0) metres in","8.5.1. it is connected to a towing vehicle; and","both the towing vehicle and the trailer have current insurance coverage and valid","8.1.12.1. displaying any vehicle for sale;","8.1.12. on a Street for the principal purpose of:","8.1.12.2. advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing, or repairing any vehicle,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"A front, side or flanking yard must not be used for storing materials, vehicles or boats (except as the Zoning Bylaw says). A vehicle over 7.5 m long may not be parked in a front or flanking yard. A vehicle or equipment over 5,000 kg gross weight may not be parked in a residential zone. Storage use is allowed only in the rear yard.","short":"Front yard storage barred; vehicle over 7.5 m not in front","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7","section":"s. 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.5, 3.3.2(i)","quotes":["4.7.2 Except as specified herein, a front, side, or flanking yard must not be used for","storage of materials, vehicles, or boats.","4.7.3 A vehicle in excess of 7.5m in length must not be parked in a front yard or flanking yard.","4.7.5 A vehicle or equipment greater than 5000kg gross vehicle weight must not be","i) Storage use, except in the rear yard;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not on a street: no one may sleep overnight on any street, including in a vehicle parked on a street. On a lot, using a recreation vehicle as a permanent dwelling is prohibited throughout the Town.","short":"No on a street; no permanent dwelling on a lot","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025)","section":"s. 12.3","quotes":["12.3. A person is not permitted to sleep overnight on any Street, including in a vehicle parked on a"]},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7","section":"s. 3.3.2(e)","quotes":["e) Use of a recreation vehicle as a permanent dwelling;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: over 72 hours on a street $75; oversized vehicle at night $50; trailer not hitched $75; uninsured or unplated trailer or tow vehicle $125; sleeping on a street $50. Zoning tickets are $100 each: RV as permanent dwelling, vehicle or boat stored in a front or side yard, vehicle over 7.5 m in a front yard.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18","section":"Schedule 12, Streets","quotes":["Parking on street in excess of 72 hours 8.1.31 $75.00","Parking oversized vehicles on street 8.1.18 $50.00","Trailer not connected to towing vehicle 8.5.1 $75.00","Sleeping on street or vehicle parked on street 12.3 $50.00","Storage of material, vehicle or boat In front, side or","Vehicle in excess of 7.5m in length parked in a front yard","weight parked in residential zone 4.7.5 $100"]},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18","section":"Schedule 18, Zoning","quotes":["Prohibited use of recreation vehicle as permanent"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (ss. 8.1, 8.5, 12.3) and Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025)","section":"s. 8.5","quotes":["8.5. An operator or Owner of a trailer is not permitted to Park or leave such trailer on any Street"]},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7","section":"title","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 900, 2014"]}],"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\nTwo bylaws apply in the Town of View Royal. The [Streets Bylaw](<https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf>) covers the street. The [Zoning Bylaw](<https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf>) covers what may be kept on private lots. RVs and boats are not named in the street rules; they are treated as vehicles or trailers.\n\n## On the street\n\n- No stay of more than 72 hours in a row.\n- A vehicle over 4 m wide may not park on a street from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.\n- A trailer may be left only if hitched to a towing vehicle, and both must be insured, registered and plated.\n- Parking for the principal purpose of selling, storing or repairing a vehicle is banned.\n- No one may sleep overnight on a street, including in a vehicle.\n\n## On your lot\n\n- A front, side or flanking yard must not be used for storing materials, vehicles or boats, except as the Zoning Bylaw says. Storage is allowed only in the rear yard.\n- A vehicle over 7.5 m long may not be parked in a front or flanking yard.\n- A vehicle or equipment over 5,000 kg gross weight may not be parked in a residential zone.\n- Using a recreational vehicle as a permanent dwelling is prohibited throughout the Town.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Zoning tickets are $100 each for these offences.\n- The Zoning Bylaw also prohibits recreational vehicles within 15 m of the sea or 30 m of a lake, pond, marsh or stream.\n- Call Planning before relying on a spot that is not clearly allowed.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18","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/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}