--- 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?" place: West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/west-kelowna category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: City of West Kelowna sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of West Kelowna, https://www.westkelownacity.ca) **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:** - Phone: Bylaw Compliance, 778-797-8810 - Email: Bylaw Compliance, bylaws@westkelownacity.ca ## Key facts - **On the street:** 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. - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025, ss. 11.1(a), (g), (t), 16.1](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **On your property:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated), ss. 3.6.1, 3.5.4, Definitions](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Living in an RV:** 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. - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025, ss. 7.1(g), 11.1(aa)](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated), ss. 3.4, 3.5.1(c)](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** 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. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated), Bylaw 0093, Schedule 16](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "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" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated), Bylaw 0093, Schedule 2](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "Prohibited parking 3.6.1 100.00" … "Prohibited use 3.5 (.1 to.8) 500.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated), Bylaw 0095, Schedule 16](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/dz1mghbc/b0095-municipal-ticket-information-utilization-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "11.1(a) Exceed 48 hour parking 50.00" … "16.1 Trailer parked without towing vehicle 50.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** City of West Kelowna Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (streets); City of West Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024 (private lots). - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025, s. 1](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 0331, 2025" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated), s. 1](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF WEST KELOWNA ZONING BYLAW" … "NO. 0320, 2024" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works West 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. ## On the street 1. Do not park a vehicle for more than 48 hours in the same block. 2. A trailer may not be parked on a street unless attached to a motor vehicle that can tow it. 3. Commercial vehicles over 6,000 kg licensed weight may not park on a residential-zone street. 4. 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. ## On your lot - In a residential zone you may park outside no more than 2 recreational vehicles and 1 unlicensed trailer. - Parking RVs on a parcel with no principal building is prohibited unless a building permit is in force. - 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. ## Good to know - 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. - Other street bans include parking within 5 m of a hydrant, on sidewalks and in front of accesses. - Ask Bylaw Compliance (778-797-8810) about your situation. ## Official forms and pages - [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated PDF)](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) ## Related questions - [West Kelowna zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning-lookup.md) ## 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) - [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Traffic Bylaw No. 0331, 2025 (PDF)](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/media/0rpnaimw/0331-traffic-bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/ueqphuxz/b0320-zoning-bylaw-consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0093 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/n4hdhy3i/b0093-bylaw-dispute-adjudication-consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 0095 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westkelownacity-ca/media/dz1mghbc/b0095-municipal-ticket-information-utilization-consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Compliance, City of West Kelowna](https://www.westkelownacity.ca/city-services/bylaw-compliance/) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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