Warfield RV, boat and trailer parking rules
Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Warfield?
Short answer
In Warfield, no vehicle may park on a highway over 24 hours continuously, and no recreation vehicle, including a camper, motor home, holiday trailer or boat trailer, may park in a residential area over 24 hours continuously. The bylaws read set no RV rule for your own lot.
Key facts
| On the street | No vehicle may park on a highway over 24 hours continuously (s. 5.01(a)). No trailer may be parked on a highway unless attached to a vehicle that can draw it (except in an emergency). No recreation vehicle (camper, motor home, holiday trailer, boat trailer) may park in a residential area over 24 hours continuously.Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545, 1995, consolidated with amendments to 2019, s. 5.06; Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545, 1995, consolidated with amendments to 2019, s. 1 definitions · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo person shall park any trailer upon any highway unless in emergency situations No person shall park any recreation vehicle upon any highway in a residential area for more than twenty-four (24) hours continuously vehicle on any highway for more than twenty-four (24) hours continuously. "RECREATION VEHICLE" means a chassis mounted camper, a motor home, a holiday |
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| On your property | No RV-specific rule for residential lots was found in the Zoning Bylaw. The Untidy and Unsightly Bylaw bans storing a trailer or vehicle that is not validly licensed or not able to move under its own power, unless inside a building.Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, s. 4.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingNo owner or occupier of property in the Village shall allow the storage or accumulation of all validly registered or licensed in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act capable of movement under its own power |
| Living in an RV | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
| Fine | General penalty under the Traffic Bylaw: $25 to $2,000. For notices issued under its Parts 3, 4, 5 and 7, voluntary payment is $5 within 3 days, $10 within 7 days, $15 after 7 days. Untidy and Unsightly Bylaw: court fine up to $500.Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545, 1995, consolidated with amendments to 2019, ss. 7.01, 7.02; Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, s. 10.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall be liable to a fine of not less than Twenty- five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars for each pay to the Village the sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars as full satisfaction for each pay to the Village the sum of Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars as full satisfaction for each offence shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars |
| Bylaw | Village of Warfield Traffic Bylaw No. 545, 1995 (consolidated with amendments to 2019, s. 5.06) and Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006 (s. 4.7)Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545, 1995, consolidated with amendments to 2019, s. 1; Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Warfield Traffic Bylaw No. 545, 1995 Village of Warfield Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006 |
How it works
In Warfield, the Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545 says no vehicle may park on a highway (street) over 24 hours continuously. No trailer may be parked on a highway unless it is attached to a vehicle that can draw it, except in an emergency. No recreation vehicle (camper, motor home, holiday trailer or boat trailer) may park in a residential area over 24 hours continuously.
Steps
- Move a street-parked vehicle or RV before 24 hours are up.
- For storing an RV or boat on your own lot, ask the Village Office (250-368-8202). No RV-specific rule for residential lots was found in the Zoning Bylaw.
Good to know
- The Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686 bans storing a trailer or vehicle that is not validly licensed or not able to move under its own power, unless it is inside a building.
- No bylaw read says whether you may live or sleep in an RV on a street or lot. Ask the Village.
- The Traffic Bylaw's general penalty is $25 to $2,000. For notices under its Parts 3, 4, 5 and 7, voluntary payment is $5 within 3 days, $10 within 7 days and $15 after 7 days. These amounts date from 1995 and may have been replaced by the Village's Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 950, whose online copy is a scanned image that could not be read.
- Under the Untidy and Unsightly Bylaw the court fine is up to $500.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Traffic Control Bylaw No. 545, 1995, consolidated with amendments to 2019 (PDF), Village of Warfield (read 2026-11-08)
- Regulation of Untidy and Unsightly Properties Bylaw No. 686, 2006 (PDF), Village of Warfield (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, Village of Warfield (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.