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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?"
place: View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/view-royal
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: Town of View Royal
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# View Royal 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 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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of View Royal, https://www.viewroyal.ca)  
**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.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement, 250-727-7903
- Email: Bylaw Enforcement, bylawcompliance@viewroyal.ca
- Phone: Planning, 250-708-2254

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025), s. 8.1.31, 8.1.18, 8.5, 8.1.12](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7, s. 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.5, 3.3.2(i)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025), s. 12.3](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "12.3. A person is not permitted to sleep overnight on any Street, including in a vehicle parked on a"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7, s. 3.3.2(e)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "e) Use of a recreation vehicle as a permanent dwelling;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18, Schedule 12, Streets](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18, Schedule 18, Zoning](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Prohibited use of recreation vehicle as permanent"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** 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)
  - Source: [Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025), s. 8.5](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf)
  - Official wording: "8.5. An operator or Owner of a trailer is not permitted to Park or leave such trailer on any Street"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7, title](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 900, 2014"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Two 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.

## On the street

- No stay of more than 72 hours in a row.
- A vehicle over 4 m wide may not park on a street from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- A trailer may be left only if hitched to a towing vehicle, and both must be insured, registered and plated.
- Parking for the principal purpose of selling, storing or repairing a vehicle is banned.
- No one may sleep overnight on a street, including in a vehicle.

## On your lot

- 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.
- 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.
- Using a recreational vehicle as a permanent dwelling is prohibited throughout the Town.

## Good to know

- Zoning tickets are $100 each for these offences.
- The Zoning Bylaw also prohibits recreational vehicles within 15 m of the sea or 30 m of a lake, pond, marsh or stream.
- Call Planning before relying on a spot that is not clearly allowed.

## Official forms and pages

- [Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 900 (PDF, to June 2026)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf)

## Related questions

- [View Royal zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning-lookup.md)

## 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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- [Highlands](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 (PDF, consolidated to December 2025)](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/980%20-%20Streets%20Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to June 2026), ss. 3.3.2 and 4.7](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/900%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20to%20June%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643 (PDF, to May 2026), Schedules 12 and 18](https://www.viewroyal.ca/assets/Town~Hall/Bylaws/643%20MTI%20Bylaw%20No.%20643,%202007%20-%20May%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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