--- title: Keremeos RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Keremeos?" place: Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/keremeos category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Keremeos sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Keremeos RV, boat and trailer parking rules **Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Keremeos? **Short answer:** In Keremeos, one recreational vehicle (RV) owned by the occupier of a single detached home may be stored or parked on the same parcel, but it must not be connected to sewer, water or power. Living in an RV is not allowed except while building a new home. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Keremeos, https://www.keremeos.ca/home) **Cost:** Tickets: $150 for a zoning breach; $50 for each street parking offence. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Village Office, 250-499-2711 - In person: Village Office, 702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 ## Key facts - **On the street:** The Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 827 ticket list includes "Park over 24 hours", "Park where prohibited" and "Park on snow removal route". The bylaw text itself is a scan, so the actual time limits and bans are not readable. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 11](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) - Official wording: "Park over 24 hours" … "Park where prohibited" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **On your property:** Only one recreational vehicle belonging to the owner or occupier of a principal single detached dwelling may be stored or parked on the same parcel. A stored RV must not be connected to a sewage system, water system or power source. Boats and trailers are not covered in the readable text. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026), s. 6.7.2](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) - Official wording: "Only one (1) recreational vehicle belonging to the owner or occupier of a principal" … "Stored recreational vehicles shall not be connected to a sewage disposal system," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Living in an RV:** Not allowed in any zone. Exception: an RV may be occupied during construction of a new single detached dwelling if it has a valid building permit, meets siting rules, and is removed within 30 days of completion. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026), s. 6.7.1, 6.7.3](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) - Official wording: "The use of a recreational vehicle as a residence is prohibited in all zones." … "it is removed within thirty (30) days of the completion of the construction of" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Fine:** Zoning breaches: $150 (Zoning Bylaw ticket schedule, "Violate bylaw provision"). Street parking offences are $50 each (for example "Park over 24 hours" and "Park where prohibited"). - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 12 / Street parking schedule, section 21](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) - Official wording: "Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 OFFENCE SECTION FINE Violate bylaw provision 3.3.1a) $150.00 Permit/cause bylaw contravention 3.3.1b) $150.00 Neglects to do bylaw requirement 3.3.1c) $150.00" … "Park over 24 hours (20) $50.00 Park where prohibited (21) $50.00" … "-- Bylaw No. 803, 2013 Page 20" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 11](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) - Official wording: "Park over 24 hours" … "Park where prohibited" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (s. 6.7) and Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 827, 2017. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026), Title](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) - Official wording: "Village of Keremeos Zoning Bylaw No. 851" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026), Schedule 11](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) - Official wording: "STREET AND TRAFFIC BYLAW 827, 2017" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works **On your property.** The [Zoning Bylaw No. 851](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) (s. 6.7) lets the owner or occupier of a principal single detached dwelling store or park one recreational vehicle on the same parcel. A stored RV must not be connected to a sewage system, water system or power source. Boats and trailers are not covered in the readable text. **Living in an RV.** Not allowed in any zone. The exception: an RV may be occupied while a new single detached dwelling is being built if it has a valid building permit, meets siting rules, and is removed within 30 days of completion. **On the street.** Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 827, 2017 is a scanned file that could not be read, so its time limits and bans are not confirmed. The ticket schedule lists "Park over 24 hours", "Park where prohibited" and "Park on snow removal route". ## Good to know - Tickets under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/): $150 for a zoning breach, and $50 for each street parking offence, for example parking over 24 hours or where prohibited. - To ask about street parking limits for an RV, boat or trailer, call the Village Office at 250-499-2711. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (PDF)](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) ## Related questions - [Keremeos zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning-lookup.md) - [Keremeos unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/unsightly-property.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) - [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Princeton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 851 (revised June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15676/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Us, Village of Keremeos](https://www.keremeos.ca/contact) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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