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title: White Rock RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
category: Parking, tickets and driving
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of White Rock
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# White Rock 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 White Rock, no vehicle may stay on a street over 72 hours, and a motor home or other accommodation vehicle needs a City Engineer permit to stay longer. An unattached trailer may not be parked on a street. On your own lot, an RV, boat or trailer over 7.7 m long must be hidden from the street.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of White Rock, https://www.whiterockcity.ca)  
**Cost:** Permit fee not stated. Tickets: unattached trailer $80 ($55 if paid within 7 days); parking over 72 hours or an accommodation vehicle without a permit $60 ($35 within 7 days); zoning breach $500 first offence.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Parking Services, 604-541-2148 (After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends 604-541-2141.)
- Phone: Engineering and Operations (City Engineer permits), 604-541-2181

## Key facts

- **On the street:** No street parking over 72 hours; a motor home or other accommodation vehicle needs a City Engineer permit to stay longer. An unattached trailer may not be parked. A trailer beside residential land needs the occupier's consent. Trailers or commercial vehicles over 4,536 kg may not park on a street 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Bylaw 1999, No. 1529 (consolidated), ss. 25, 27-30](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/280/Consolidated---Street-and-Traffic-Bylaw-1999-Number-1529-PDF)
  - Official wording: "no person shall park a vehicle on" … "any highway for more than seventy-two (72) hours continuously." … "No person shall park a trailer or semi-trailer with its motive power unattached." … "on any street for a period exceeding 72 hours without displaying a permit" … "abutting" … "lands used for park, church, school or residential purposes, except with the consent of" … "weight exceeding 4,536 kg on any street between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** Accessory off-street parking may not be used for a house trailer, RV, boat or boat trailer longer than 7.7 m (25.26 ft) unless it is fully concealed in an enclosed garage, tarped in an open carport, or tarped and screened from the street by landscaping. Storing a vehicle, boat or RV on any landscaped part of a property is also prohibited.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506, s. 4.1.9](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024)
  - Official wording: "Accessory off-street parking shall not be used for the parking or storing:" … "of house trailers or recreational vehicles, boats or boat trailers, any one of which" … "exceeds 7.7m (25.26ft) in length unless fully concealed from view within an" … "enclosed garage, tarped within an open carport, or tarped and screened from view"
  - Source: [Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement Bylaw 2013, No. 2019, s. 6.3(i)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/311/Unsightly-Premises-and-Graffiti-Abatement-Bylaw-2013-Number-2019-PDF)
  - Official wording: "the storage of a vehicle, boat or recreation vehicle on any landscaped portion."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Fine:** Parked unattached trailer: $80 ($55 if paid within 7 days). Parking an accommodation vehicle over 72 hours without a permit, or any parking over 72 hours: $60 ($35 within 7 days). Trailer parked in a residential area: $60 ($35 within 7 days). Zoning breach (RV, boat or trailer parking on a lot): $500 first offence, $1,000 second, $2,000 third and later. Vehicle, boat or RV on landscaping: $250.
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), Schedule B10 / Parking for accommodation, section 29 payment within seven days](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "Parking unattached trailer" … "$80 or $55 if paid" … "Parking vehicle for accommodation over 72 hours" … "Trailer/ commercial vehicle parked in residential area" … "Parking over 3 or 72 hours where prohibited" … "Parking over 3 or 72 hours where prohibited 27 $60 or $35 if paid within 7 days Parking unattached trailer 28 $80 or $55 if paid within 7 days Parking vehicle for accommodation over 72 hours $60 or $35 if paid without permit 29 within 7 days Parking on street to wash vehicle 31 $60 or $35 if paid within 7 days Parking unlicensed vehicle on highway 32 $80 or $55 if paid"
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), Schedule B13](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "Failure to comply with regulations for shipping" … "container and accessory off-street parking" … "house trailer or recreational vehicles, boats or boat trailers" … "$500.00 1st" … "$2000.00 3rd and"
  - Source: [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated), Schedule B12](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF)
  - Official wording: "Outside storage of items Sec. 6.3 (h) $250.00 Vehicle on landscaping Sec 6.3 (i) $250.00 Placement of sweepings, ashes, refuse, rubbish or Sec 6.4 $1000.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Street and Traffic Bylaw, 1999, No. 1529; Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506; Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement Bylaw, 2013, No. 2019
  - Source: [Street and Traffic Bylaw 1999, No. 1529 (consolidated), Title](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/280/Consolidated---Street-and-Traffic-Bylaw-1999-Number-1529-PDF)
  - Official wording: "A Bylaw to regulate traffic and the use of streets in the City of White Rock."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506, s. 4.1.9](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024)
  - Official wording: "Accessory off-street parking shall not be used for the parking or storing:"
  - Source: [Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement Bylaw 2013, No. 2019, s. 1](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/311/Unsightly-Premises-and-Graffiti-Abatement-Bylaw-2013-Number-2019-PDF)
  - Official wording: "White Rock Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement" … "Bylaw, 2013, No. 2019."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of White Rock's [Street and Traffic Bylaw 1529](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/280/Consolidated---Street-and-Traffic-Bylaw-1999-Number-1529-PDF) bans parking any vehicle on a street for more than 72 hours. A motor home or other accommodation vehicle can stay longer only with a City Engineer permit. Permits go to non-residents, disabled owners relying on the vehicle, or residents whose only transportation it is. The [Zoning Bylaw 2506](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) and the [Unsightly Premises Bylaw 2019](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/311/Unsightly-Premises-and-Graffiti-Abatement-Bylaw-2013-Number-2019-PDF) cover RVs, boats and trailers on private lots.

## Good to know

- On a street, an unattached trailer may not be parked. A trailer beside residential land needs the occupier's consent.
- Trailers or commercial vehicles over 4,536 kg may not park on a street from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- On a lot, accessory off-street parking may not be used for a house trailer, RV, boat or boat trailer longer than 7.7 m (25.26 ft) unless it is fully concealed in an enclosed garage, tarped in an open carport, or tarped and screened from the street by landscaping.
- Storing a vehicle, boat or RV on any landscaped part of a property is also prohibited.
- No official source we read says whether you may sleep in an RV on a street or lot, or sets a limit on how many RVs or boats you may have. Ask Parking Services.
- Tickets: unattached trailer $80 ($55 if paid within 7 days); trailer in a residential area $60 ($35 within 7 days); parking over 72 hours, or an accommodation vehicle over 72 hours without a permit, $60 ($35 within 7 days); zoning breach for RV, boat or trailer parking on a lot $500, $1,000, then $2,000; vehicle, boat or RV on landscaping $250.
- Parking Services: 604-541-2148 (after 4:30 p.m. and weekends 604-541-2141). Permits: Engineering and Operations, 604-541-2181.

## Official forms and pages

- [Street and Traffic Bylaw 1529 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/280/Consolidated---Street-and-Traffic-Bylaw-1999-Number-1529-PDF)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2506 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024)
- [Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement Bylaw 2019 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/311/Unsightly-Premises-and-Graffiti-Abatement-Bylaw-2013-Number-2019-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)
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- [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Street and Traffic Bylaw 1999, No. 1529 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/280/Consolidated---Street-and-Traffic-Bylaw-1999-Number-1529-PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Unsightly Premises and Graffiti Abatement Bylaw 2013, No. 2019 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/311/Unsightly-Premises-and-Graffiti-Abatement-Bylaw-2013-Number-2019-PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 2011, No. 1929 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/2072/Consolidated---Ticketing-for-Bylaw-Offences-2011-No-1929-PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking Tickets, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/326/Parking-Tickets) (read 2026-11-05)
- [2026 Good Neighbour Guide, City of White Rock (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/12898) (read 2026-11-05)

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