Oak Bay RV, boat and trailer parking rules

Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Oak Bay?

Oak Bay, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-06

How it works

On streets, the Streets and Traffic Bylaw 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 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.