{"title":"Langley City RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","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 Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Langley, an RV or trailer may stay on a street no more than 48 hours, and a trailer must be hitched to a vehicle. On an R1 or R2 lot you may keep one RV, outdoors only behind the front wall of the house, or anywhere on the lot from May 1 to September 30.","aliases":["rv parking langley city","boat trailer parking bylaw","camper parking street langley","sleep in rv on street"],"cost":"Bylaw notice: $70 ($35 if paid within 14 days) for an RV over 48 hours or used as living quarters; $100 for an unhitched trailer on a highway.","how_long":"48 hours on the street, then the RV or trailer must move outside a two-block radius or off the highway for at least 48 hours.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Community Safety Team (Bylaw Enforcement)","value":"604-514-2800"},{"type":"email","label":"Community Safety Team","value":"bylaw@langleycity.ca"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning and Zoning","value":"planning@langleycity.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Parking Information, City of Langley","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information"},{"title":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2871 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300 (PDF)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Langley City zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/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":"A recreational vehicle or trailer may be parked on a highway for no more than 48 hours. It must then be moved outside a two-block radius, or off the highway, for at least 48 hours before parking in the original block again. A trailer may not be parked on a highway unless hitched to a motor vehicle.","short":"RVs 48 hours; then move away 48 hours","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo","title":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 6(6)","quotes":["no person shall park a recreational vehicle or trailer on a highway for a","period exceeding 48 hours","outside a two block radius of the original location or to an off-highway location for a period of not less","No person shall park a trailer on a highway without it being hitched to a motor vehicle."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information","title":"Parking Information, City of Langley","section":"Utility and Recreational Trailers","quotes":["No person shall park a recreational vehicle or trailer on a City street for a period exceeding 48 hours."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"In R1 and R2 residential zones only one recreational vehicle may be parked or stored, and it must be: inside a building; or operable with a current licence decal and outdoors behind the front wall of the house (and any exterior side wall); or operable with a licence decal and outdoors anywhere on the lot from May 1 to September 30. No outdoor RV may exceed 10.0 m in length.","short":"1 RV: inside, behind front wall, or May 1 to September 30","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)","section":"s. 2.4(a)(ii)","quotes":["shall not be used for the parking or other","storage of recreational vehicles, other than one recreational vehicle parked or stored:","outdoors between May 1 and","September 30, anywhere on a lot;","may exceed","10.0 m in length."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)","section":"s. 3 definitions","quotes":["Recreational vehicle means a truck camper, motor home, travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, boat","trailer or pleasure vessel."]}],"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 vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, as living quarters while parked on a street or other public place. On a lot, uses in travel trailers or similar mobile or temporary shelters are prohibited in all zones.","short":"No on streets or lots","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo","title":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 6(4), 6(6)(b)","quotes":["No person shall occupy a vehicle as living quarters while it is parked upon any street or in any other public place.","No person shall use a recreational vehicle for living quarters while parked on a highway"]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)","section":"s. 2.2(p)","quotes":["Uses located in travel trailers or similar mobile or temporary shelters, other than mobile"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: recreational vehicle parked over 48 hours $70 ($35 if paid within 14 days); recreational vehicle or vehicle used as living quarters $70 ($35 within 14 days); unhitched trailer on a highway $100. No Municipal Ticket Information amounts were found for these offences.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2021, No. 3139, Schedule B (consolidated April 29, 2024) (PDF)","section":"Schedule B","quotes":["Vehicle as living quarters 6(4) $70.00 $35.00","Recreational Vehicles parked over 48","6(6)(a)","Recreational Vehicle as living quarters 6(6)(b)","Unhitched trailer on highway 6(6)(c) $100.00 $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2871; Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo","title":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw shall be cited as the “Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2871”."]},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 2025 No. 3300"]}],"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\nTwo sets of rules apply in the City of Langley. The [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo) covers streets, and the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2) covers private lots. The Zoning Bylaw defines a recreational vehicle to include boat trailers and pleasure vessels. The highway bylaw defines it as a vehicle or combination, motor home, or truck and camper made for habitation during travel or recreation, and does not name boats.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. On the street, move an RV or trailer within 48 hours. It must go outside a two-block radius, or off the highway, for at least 48 hours before parking in the original block again.\n2. Keep any trailer on a street hitched to a motor vehicle.\n3. On your lot in an R1 or R2 zone, keep only one RV. It must be inside a building; or operable with a current licence decal and outdoors behind the front wall of the house (and any exterior side wall); or operable with a licence decal and outdoors anywhere on the lot from May 1 to September 30.\n4. An outdoor RV may not be longer than 10.0 m.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No one may live in a vehicle, including an RV, parked on a street or other public place. On a lot, travel trailers and similar temporary shelters may not be used as living quarters in any zone.\n- A commercial vehicle over 5600 kg may not park on a City street from midnight to 8:00 a.m. Unlicensed or uninsured vehicles may not be parked on a highway.\n- The rules for other zones (R3, multi-unit and so on) were not found. Ask Planning.\n- The Community Standards Bylaw also treats outdoor storage of a dilapidated RV or vessel as unsightly.\n- Bylaw notice fines: $70 ($35 if paid within 14 days) for an RV parked over 48 hours, and for a vehicle used as living quarters; $100 for an unhitched trailer on a highway.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information","title":"Parking Information, City of Langley","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo","title":"Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","title":"Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2021, No. 3139, Schedule B (consolidated April 29, 2024) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, City of Langley","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/langley/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}