{"title":"West Kelowna RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in West Kelowna?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","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":"City of West Kelowna","url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca"},"short_answer":"In West Kelowna, you may not park on a street for more than 48 hours in the same block, and a trailer on a street must be attached to a vehicle that can tow it. On a residential lot, the Zoning Bylaw allows no more than 2 recreational vehicles parked outside and 1 unlicensed trailer.","aliases":["park rv on street west kelowna","boat on driveway west kelowna","camper in driveway","sleep in rv west kelowna","trailer parking bylaw"],"cost":"Not applicable. Fines: $50 for most street parking breaches; $100 for living in a trailer on a highway or for too many RVs or trailers on a lot; $500 for prohibited use such as RV occupancy over the limit.","how_long":"Street: 48 hours in the same block. Occupying an RV on a lot: no more than 10 days in any 30 consecutive days.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Compliance","value":"778-797-8810"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Compliance","value":"bylaws@westkelownacity.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated PDF)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"West Kelowna zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/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 parking on a street for more than 48 hours in the same block. A trailer may not be parked on a street unless attached to a motor vehicle that can tow it. Commercial vehicles over 6,000 kg licensed weight may not park on a residential-zone street. Parking a vehicle for sale or storage on a highway is banned.","short":"48 hours; unattached trailers not allowed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)","section":"ss. 11.1(a), (g), (t), 16.1","quotes":["48 Hours on a highway for a continuous period of time for more than 48","hours within the same block","Commercial on a highway in a residential zone, a commercial vehicle","having a licensed gross vehicle weight that exceeds 6000","No trailer designed for occupancy by individuals or for the carriage of goods and","merchandise shall be parked on any highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle","displaying a vehicle for sale;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In a residential zone, a parcel may have no more than 2 recreational vehicles parked outside, and no more than 1 unlicensed trailer. 'Recreational vehicle' includes travel trailers, motor homes, campers, tent trailers, boats, personal watercraft, ATVs and snowmobiles. Parking RVs on a parcel with no principal building is prohibited unless a building permit is in force.","short":"Max 2 RVs outside; 1 unlicensed trailer","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 3.6.1, 3.5.4, Definitions","quotes":["The exterior parking of the following is prohibited on every parcel in any Residential Zone:","more than 1 unlicensed trailer;","more than 2 recreational vehicles.","Recreational vehicle also includes personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles,","snowmobiles, and boats.","Parking of recreational vehicles."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"Not on a street: no one may occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked on a highway, or park overnight (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) to take up temporary residence. On private property, occupying an RV for more than 10 days in any 30 consecutive days is prohibited, except an owner building a house may live in an RV on that parcel during construction for up to one year from the building permit (or until occupancy is granted). The 10-day limit applies except where the Zoning Bylaw expressly permits otherwise.","short":"No on a street; max 10 days in 30 on private property","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)","section":"ss. 7.1(g), 11.1(aa)","quotes":["occupy a trailer as living quarters while it is parked upon any highway;","on any highway for the purpose of taking up temporary","residence or overnight accommodation between the hours of","9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M."]},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 3.4, 3.5.1(c)","quotes":["Occupancy of a recreational vehicle for more than 10 days in 1 period of 30 consecutive","Within one year from the date of issuance of the Building Permit for the single","may occupy a recreational vehicle during the construction of the new single detached dwelling or modular"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Street parking breaches (over 48 hours, commercial vehicle, unlicensed vehicle, overnight occupancy, trailer without towing vehicle): $50 each. Living in a trailer on a highway: $100. Zoning parking of too many RVs or trailers (3.6.1): $100. Prohibited use such as RV occupancy over the limit (3.5): $500. Bylaw notice and municipal ticket amounts are the same.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Bylaw 0093, Schedule 16","quotes":["11.1(a) Exceed 48 hour parking 50.00","11.1(aa) Overnight Occupancy 50.00","16.1 Trailer parked without towing vehicle 50.00","7.1(g) Occupy trailer on highway 100.00"]},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Bylaw 0093, Schedule 2","quotes":["Prohibited parking 3.6.1 100.00","Prohibited use 3.5 (.1 to.8) 500.00"]},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/dz1mghbc/b0095-municipal-ticket-information-utilization-consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Bylaw 0095, Schedule 16","quotes":["11.1(a) Exceed 48 hour parking 50.00","16.1 Trailer parked without towing vehicle 50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of West Kelowna Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (streets); City of West Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024 (private lots).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 0331, 2025"]},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["CITY OF WEST KELOWNA ZONING BYLAW","NO. 0320, 2024"]}],"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\nWest Kelowna regulates RVs, boats and trailers in two bylaws: the [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) for streets, and the [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) for private lots. The Zoning Bylaw counts travel trailers, motor homes, campers, tent trailers, boats, personal watercraft, ATVs and snowmobiles as recreational vehicles.\n\n## On the street\n\n1. Do not park a vehicle for more than 48 hours in the same block.\n2. A trailer may not be parked on a street unless attached to a motor vehicle that can tow it.\n3. Commercial vehicles over 6,000 kg licensed weight may not park on a residential-zone street.\n4. No one may live in a trailer parked on a highway, or park overnight (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) to take up temporary residence.\n\n## On your lot\n\n- In a residential zone you may park outside no more than 2 recreational vehicles and 1 unlicensed trailer.\n- Parking RVs on a parcel with no principal building is prohibited unless a building permit is in force.\n- Occupying an RV for more than 10 days in any 30 consecutive days is prohibited, unless the Zoning Bylaw expressly permits otherwise. An owner building a house may live in an RV on that parcel during construction for up to one year from the building permit, or until occupancy is granted.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Fines (a bylaw notice and a municipal ticket are the same amount): $50 for each street breach (over 48 hours, commercial vehicle, unlicensed vehicle, overnight occupancy, trailer without a towing vehicle); $100 for living in a trailer on a highway; $100 for too many RVs or trailers on a lot; $500 for a prohibited use such as RV occupancy over the limit.\n- Other street bans include parking within 5 m of a hydrant, on sidewalks and in front of accesses.\n- Ask Bylaw Compliance (778-797-8810) about your situation.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf","title":"Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/dz1mghbc/b0095-municipal-ticket-information-utilization-consolidated.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.westkelownacity.ca/city-services/bylaw-compliance/","title":"Bylaw Compliance, City of West Kelowna","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}