{"title":"Oak Bay RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Oak Bay?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","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":"District of Oak Bay","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca"},"short_answer":"In Oak Bay, no motor home over 2.15 m high or trailer (including a boat on a trailer) may park on a street next to residential land, and no vehicle may stay parked on a street over 24 hours. On a lot you may keep up to two restricted objects, outside the front yard.","aliases":["rv parking oak bay","boat trailer parking oak bay","park motorhome on street oak bay","sleeping in vehicle oak bay"],"cost":"Tickets: motor home or trailer on street $75 ($50 if paid within 30 days); parked over 24 hours $100 ($75); vehicle used for sleeping 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. $150 ($100); restricted object in a prohibited place on a lot, or more than two, $150 ($100).","how_long":"A vehicle may not stay continuously parked on a street over 24 hours.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (Municipal Hall)","value":"250-598-3311"},{"type":"phone","label":"Oak Bay Police non-emergency and after-hours bylaw complaints","value":"250-592-2424"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100) (PDF)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3531 (consolidated) (PDF)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Oak Bay bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/bylaw-fines/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Oak Bay unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Oak Bay zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Oak Bay fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/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 motor home (over 2.15 m high) or trailer may be parked on a street next to residential land. No vehicle may stay continuously parked on a street over 24 hours. No stopping on a boulevard separated from the roadway by a sidewalk or curb, or within 1 m of a driveway.","short":"No motor homes or trailers beside residences","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026 (PDF)","section":"ss. 20, 29, 1","quotes":["No person shall park or permit to remain parked on that portion of a","(2)     a motor home;","(3)     A trailer; or","to remain continuously parked on any street for a period in","“MOTOR HOME” means a motor vehicle of height greater","than 2.15 metres","which is separated from the roadway by a sidewalk or curb.","or permit such vehicle to stop or remain standing within one metre of","excess of 24 hours."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"On a lot with a house, up to two 'restricted objects' (boat, trailer, camper body, unlicensed vehicle, or motor home over 2.2 m high), not between the street and the front of the house and not within set distances of side and rear lot lines. The District's handout says 2.15 m; the Zoning Bylaw says 2.2 m and prevails.","short":"Max 2 restricted items; not in front of house","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.13","quotes":["not more than two (2) objects","a boat, whether or not mounted on a trailer;","a motor home of height greater than 2.2 m (7.2 feet).","between the front lot line and the exterior walls of the principal building that face","a height not exceeding 2.6 m (8.5 feet) and a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"Restricted objects in a garage are outside these limits. A boat on a trailer counts as one object. The Restricted Objects handout (Jan 2026) says motor homes over 2.15 m; the Zoning Bylaw says 2.2 m, and the Zoning Bylaw was followed. Commercial vehicles are banned on residential lots except in a garage."},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"No. Sleeping in or living in a vehicle parked on a street or municipal lot is banned from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. On lots, using an RV, trailer or camper for sleeping or dwelling is prohibited.","short":"No; street or municipal lot ban 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 35.3","quotes":["parked in a street or municipal parking lot at any time","between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for the","purpose of sleeping in the vehicle, or to use the vehicle for"]},{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.1(10)","quotes":["recreational vehicles, automobiles, auto-trailers, houseboats, boats, rafts, scows,","mobile dwelling units or any movable structure when such objects are used for sleeping"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets: motor home or trailer on street $75 ($50 if paid within 30 days); parked over 24 hours $100 ($75); vehicle used for sleeping 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. $150 ($100); restricted object in a prohibited place on a lot, or more than two, $150 ($100).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-4846-Municipal-Ticket-Info-Consolidate.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 4846, 2023 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Scheds. 25, 29","quotes":["Prohibited Parking - Motor Home 20 (2) $75.00 $50.00","Prohibited Parking - Trailer 20 (3) $75.00 $50.00","Park Over 24 Hours 29 $100.00 $75.00","Restricted Object in Prohibited Location 4.13.2 $150.00 $100.00","More Than 2 Restricted Objects 4.13.5 $150.00 $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), ss. 20, 29, 35.3; Zoning Bylaw, 1986 (Bylaw No. 3531), ss. 4.13 and 5.1.1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026 (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW, 2000 (No. 4100)"]},{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026 (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF OAK BAY ZONING BYLAW 3531 adopted September 22, l986 CONSOLIDATED TO June 8, 2026"]}],"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\nOn streets, the [Streets and Traffic Bylaw](<https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf>) says no motor home (over 2.15 m high) or trailer may be parked on a street next to residential land. A boat on a trailer is a trailer. Commercial vehicles and non-transit buses are also banned next to residential land. No vehicle may stay continuously parked on a street over 24 hours. No stopping on a boulevard separated from the roadway by a sidewalk or curb, or within 1 m of a driveway.\n\nOn your own lot with a house, the [Zoning Bylaw](<https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf>) allows up to two \"restricted objects\": a boat, trailer, camper body, unlicensed vehicle, or motor home over 2.2 m high. They may not be between the street and the front of the house, and must stay set distances from the side and rear lot lines. A boat on a trailer counts as one object. Objects in a garage are outside these limits. Commercial vehicles are banned on residential lots except in a garage.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Keep RVs, trailers and boats off the street next to residential land.\n2. Store them on your lot behind the front of the house, within the two-object limit and the set distances.\n3. Do not sleep or live in them: sleeping or living in a vehicle on a street or municipal lot is banned from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., and using an RV, trailer or camper for sleeping or dwelling on a lot is prohibited.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The District's handout says 2.15 m for a motor home on a lot; the Zoning Bylaw says 2.2 m and is followed here. Confirm with Bylaw Enforcement.\n- Tickets: motor home or trailer on street $75 ($50 if paid within 30 days); parked over 24 hours $100 ($75); sleeping in a vehicle 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. $150 ($100); a restricted object in a prohibited place on a lot, or more than two, $150 ($100). See [Bylaw No. 4846](<https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-4846-Municipal-Ticket-Info-Consolidate.pdf>).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-4846-Municipal-Ticket-Info-Consolidate.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 4846, 2023 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/oak-bay/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}