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title: Penticton RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
category: Parking, tickets and driving
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owner_body: City of Penticton
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# Penticton RV, boat and trailer parking rules

**Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?

**Short answer:** In Penticton's residential and multiple housing zones only one recreational vehicle (RV, boat or trailer) may be parked per dwelling unit; extras must be entirely inside a building. On the street, a vehicle may not stay in the same block more than 72 hours without written permission.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Penticton, https://www.penticton.ca)  
**Cost:** Fines: more than one RV $75 (bylaw notice) or $150 (municipal ticket); over 72 hours $60; detached trailer on a highway $60; living in a vehicle on a highway $100. Skaha Lake boat-trailer parking from May 1: half-day $5.10, full day $10.20.  
**Where:**
- Email: Bylaw Services, bylaw@penticton.ca
- Phone: Bylaw Services, 250-490-2440

## Key facts

- **On the street:** A vehicle may not stay in the same block more than 72 hours without the Director's written permission. A trailer, semi-trailer or other detached vehicle may not be stopped or parked on a highway, and a camper removed from its truck may not be left on one. Posted signs also apply.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (consolidated June 2026), Schedule A, Appendix 10 (Traffic Bylaw ss. 5.3, 5.4, 5.7)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "stop, stand or Park on any Highway, a 5.3 $ 60 $ 45 $ 65 No" … "Trailer, a semi-trailer, mobile equipment or any vehicle which has been detached from the Motor Vehicle used to draw it" … "other removable portion of the Motor Vehicle on any portion of a Highway after it has been removed from the Motor Vehicle" … "period exceeding seventy-two (72) hours without first obtaining the written permission of the Director"
  - Source: [Residential Parking Fact Sheet](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/2020-02/Parking%20Fact%20Sheet_CofP-parking-newcolors3.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Parking longer than 72 hours on the street is considered storage and must have prior written permission."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** In residential and multiple housing zones, only one recreational vehicle (RV) may be parked per dwelling unit; extra ones must be entirely inside a building. "RV" includes travel trailers, motorhomes, campers, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles and tent trailers. A vehicle over 5,600 kg gross weight must be fully enclosed. An RV may not be connected to the City sewer.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated October 2026), s. 6.1.1.6, 6.1.1.7; definitions](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf)
  - Official wording: "In residential or multiple housing zones, no more than one (1) recreational vehicle may be parked per dwelling unit. Additional recreational vehicles may be parked or stored on the property such that the vehicle is entirely enclosed within a building." … "no vehicle or equipment having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 5600 kg shall be parked or stored on the property unless stored such that the vehicle or equipment is entirely enclosed within a building" … "includes travel trailers, motorized homes, slide-in campers, chassis-mounted campers, boats, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and tent trailers"
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2012-5030 (consolidated), s. 7.2(h)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/5030%20Good%20Neighour%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20for%20website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "In residential zones no more than one (1) recreational" … "In any zone, a recreational vehicle cannot be connected to the City"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** On a street: not allowed. A motor vehicle or trailer on a highway may not be occupied as a temporary or permanent dwelling. On a lot in a residential or rural zone: living in an RV is allowed for no more than 10 days in one period of 30 consecutive days.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (consolidated June 2026), Schedule A, Appendix 10 (Traffic Bylaw s. 5.13)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "or Trailer on any Highway to be occupied as a temporary or permanent dwelling unit"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated October 2026), s. 4.8.2](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf)
  - Official wording: "occupancy of a recreational vehicle in a residential or rural zone is permitted for no more than 10 days in one period of 30 consecutive days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice (full / early / late): more than one RV per dwelling, $75 / $65 / $85; parking over 72 hours, $60 / $45 / $65; detached trailer on a highway, $60 / $45 / $65; living in a vehicle on a highway, $100 / $90 / $110. Municipal ticket: more than one RV $150; the traffic amounts are the same.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (consolidated June 2026), Schedule A, Appendices 7, 10](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "More than one (1) RV 6.1.1.7 $75.00 $65.00 $85.00 Yes" … "Stop, stand or Park a Motor Vehicle on any 5.7 $ 60 $ 45 $ 65 No" … "Occupy or allow or permit a Motor Vehicle 5.13 $100 $ 90 $110 No"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (consolidated June 2026), Schedule B7](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf)
  - Official wording: "More than one (1) RV 6.1.1.7 $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (ss. 4.8.2, 6.1.1); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2012-5030 (s. 7.2(h)); Traffic Bylaw No. 2025-01 (ss. 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 5.13).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated October 2026), Title](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22"
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2012-5030 (consolidated), Title](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/5030%20Good%20Neighour%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20for%20website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "CITY OF PENTICTON GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW NO. 2012-5030"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (consolidated June 2026), Schedule A, Appendix 10](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Traffic Bylaw No. 2025-01"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

On your own lot, the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf) (ss. 6.1.1.6 and 6.1.1.7) allows only one recreational vehicle (RV) per dwelling unit in residential and multiple housing zones; extras must be entirely inside a building. "RV" includes travel trailers, motorhomes, campers, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles and tent trailers. A vehicle over 5,600 kg gross weight must be fully enclosed. An RV may not be connected to the City sewer. The [Good Neighbour Bylaw](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/5030%20Good%20Neighour%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20for%20website.pdf) (s. 7.2(h)) repeats the one-RV rule.

## Steps

1. On your lot, keep one RV outdoors per dwelling unit and store extras inside a building.
2. On the street, check signs first. Do not leave a vehicle in the same block more than 72 hours without the Director's written permission. A detached trailer or a camper removed from its truck may not be left on a street.
3. For Skaha Lake boat-trailer parking, see the City's Parking page for rates and permits.

## Good to know

- Living in an RV: not allowed on a street. On a lot in a residential or rural zone it is allowed for no more than 10 days in any 30 consecutive days.
- Bylaw notice amounts (full / early / late): more than one RV $75 / $65 / $85; over 72 hours $60 / $45 / $65; detached trailer on a highway $60 / $45 / $65; living in a vehicle on a highway $100 / $90 / $110. A municipal ticket for more than one RV is $150.
- Under the Good Neighbour Bylaw, more than one RV is a $100 bylaw notice ($90 early); an RV connected to City sewer is $100.
- Skaha Lake boat-trailer parking from May 1: half-day $5.10 (up to 5 hours), full day $10.20; annual permit $80.19 for residents and $120.28 for non-residents.
- Report a problem vehicle to Bylaw Services.

## Official forms and pages

- [Parking, City of Penticton](https://www.penticton.ca/city-services/transportation/parking)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (PDF)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf)
- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2012-5030 (PDF)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/5030%20Good%20Neighour%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20for%20website.pdf)

## 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)
- [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Parking, City of Penticton](https://www.penticton.ca/city-services/transportation/parking) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (PDF) (consolidated October 2026)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2012-5030 (PDF) (consolidated), City of Penticton](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/5030%20Good%20Neighour%20Bylaw%20-%20Consolidated%20for%20website.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Residential Parking Fact Sheet (PDF), City of Penticton](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/2020-02/Parking%20Fact%20Sheet_CofP-parking-newcolors3.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2012-5037 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2012-5037%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20%28Consolidated%20Package%20-%20June%202026%29_0.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2012-5021 (PDF) (consolidated June 2026)](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/MTI%20Bylaw%205021%20-%20consolidated%20for%20website%20-%20June%202026.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)

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