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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?"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
category: Parking, tickets and driving
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owner_body: City of Langley
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# Langley City 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 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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Langley, https://www.langleycity.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Community Safety Team (Bylaw Enforcement), 604-514-2800
- Email: Community Safety Team, bylaw@langleycity.ca
- Email: Planning and Zoning, planning@langleycity.ca

## Key facts

- **On the street:** 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.
  - Source: [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024), s. 6(6)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Parking Information, Utility and Recreational Trailers](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information)
  - Official wording: "No person shall park a recreational vehicle or trailer on a City street for a period exceeding 48 hours."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions, s. 2.4(a)(ii)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions, s. 3 definitions](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "Recreational vehicle means a truck camper, motor home, travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, boat" … "trailer or pleasure vessel."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** 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.
  - Source: [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024), s. 6(4), 6(6)(b)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions, s. 2.2(p)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "Uses located in travel trailers or similar mobile or temporary shelters, other than mobile"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** 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.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2021, No. 3139, Schedule B (consolidated April 29, 2024)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2871; Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300
  - Source: [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024), s. 1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw shall be cited as the “Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2871”."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions, title](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 2025 No. 3300"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Two 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.

## Steps

1. 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.
2. Keep any trailer on a street hitched to a motor vehicle.
3. 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.
4. An outdoor RV may not be longer than 10.0 m.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- The rules for other zones (R3, multi-unit and so on) were not found. Ask Planning.
- The Community Standards Bylaw also treats outdoor storage of a dilapidated RV or vessel as unsightly.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Parking Information, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information)
- [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2871 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)

## Related questions

- [Langley City zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/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)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Parking Information, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-services/roads-sidewalks/parking-information) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Highway and Traffic Regulation Bylaw 2013, No. 2871 (consolidated February 27, 2024) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/highway-and-traffic-regulation-bylaw-2871-consolidated-feb-27-2024-section-61s-typo) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.2, 2.4 and definitions (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 2021, No. 3139, Schedule B (consolidated April 29, 2024) (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-bylaw-3139-consolidated-april-29-2024) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Contact Us, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/contact-us) (read 2026-11-05)

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