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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?"
place: Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Parking, tickets and driving
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Oak Bay, https://www.oakbay.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement (Municipal Hall), 250-598-3311
- Phone: Oak Bay Police non-emergency and after-hours bylaw complaints, 250-592-2424

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026, ss. 20, 29, 1](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** 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. (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.)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026, s. 4.13](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026, s. 35.3](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026, s. 5.1.1(10)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "recreational vehicles, automobiles, auto-trailers, houseboats, boats, rafts, scows," … "mobile dwelling units or any movable structure when such objects are used for sleeping"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 4846, 2023 (consolidated), Scheds. 25, 29](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-4846-Municipal-Ticket-Info-Consolidate.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** 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
  - Source: [Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026, title](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW, 2000 (No. 4100)"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026, title](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF OAK BAY ZONING BYLAW 3531 adopted September 22, l986 CONSOLIDATED TO June 8, 2026"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

On 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.

On 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.

## Steps

1. Keep RVs, trailers and boats off the street next to residential land.
2. Store them on your lot behind the front of the house, within the two-object limit and the set distances.
3. 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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>).

## Official forms and pages

- [Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100) (PDF)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3531 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)

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## Sources

- [Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2000 (Bylaw No. 4100), consolidated to April 27, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4100-Streets-Traffic-Bylaw-2000-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3531, consolidated to June 8, 2026 (PDF)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 4846, 2023 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bylaw-4846-Municipal-Ticket-Info-Consolidate.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)

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