City of Langley zoning bylaw, section I2

Zone I2: I2 Service Industrial

A zone for service industrial uses, in the Industrial and Mixed Employment areas of the Official Community Plan.

27 lots and 5 strata properties carry this zone in the City of Langley lot records.

How many homes

The only home this zone allows is a caretaker's dwelling unit (a home for a caretaker or security guard, inside the main building, at most 93 m² (1,001 sq ft)). The zone does not say how many. (section I2, 1. Permitted Uses and 2.4 g))

A caretaker's home (section I2, 1. Permitted Uses)

The rules of zone I2

What the zone allows

Car service, brewers and vintners, building supply stores, construction offices, child care, equipment sales, service and rental, freight depots, indoor recreation, industrial business services (such as printing, publishing and call centres), light industry and recycling depots. (section I2, 1. Permitted Uses)
A caretaker's dwelling unit, as an accessory use. (section I2, 1. Permitted Uses)

Lot size for new lots

New lots must be at least 929 m² (10,000 sq ft). The zone sets no minimum frontage. (section I2, 2. Lot)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

The zone sets no lot coverage limit. (section I2, 5. Lot Coverage)

Floor area and density

The zone sets no floor area ratio limit. (section I2, 3. Density)

Height

Main buildings may be up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) high. (section I2, 4. Height)
The zone sets no height limit for accessory buildings. (section I2, 4. Height)
Height in metres is measured from the top of the first storey floor to the ceiling of the top storey. (section 1.3 Height (b))
Fences may be at most 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) high. (section 2.3 b) iv))
The height limits do not apply to monuments, hydro towers, flag poles or telecommunication aerials. (section 2.3 b) ii))

Distance from the property lines

Main buildings: at least 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) from the front lot line and from a side lot line on a street, and 0 m (0 in) from the rear and interior side lot lines. (section I2, 6. Setbacks)
Basements must be at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) from the front lot line and from a side lot line along a street. Swimming pools may not sit in the front setback. (section 2.4 f) iv))
No building or structure may be built within 30 m (98 ft) of the natural boundary (the usual high water mark) of a Class A watercourse, 15 m (49 ft 3 in) of a Class B watercourse, or 5 m (16 ft 5 in) of a Class C watercourse. The Schedule B map in the bylaw gives each watercourse its class. A different distance may apply where a Qualified Environmental Professional sets one and the Province accepts it. (section 2.3 f) i) and ii))
These watercourse distances do not apply where the lot's subdivision was approved with a stream-side study and the building follows the covenant on title, or where a development permit for protecting nature sets where the building goes. (section 2.3 f) iii))
If the lot fronts a provincial highway and the Ministry of Transportation and Transit asks for a larger front setback than this bylaw, the Ministry's setback applies. (section 2.3 d))

Parking

Industrial uses need 1.0 space per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of gross floor area. (section 3.7)
A caretaker's home needs 1 parking space. (section 3.7)
Parking for uses other than homes may be on another lot within 160 m (525 ft), if that lot is zoned for it or held for it by a covenant on title. (section 3.2 a.)
Commercial, industrial and institutional uses need at least 2 Level 2 electric car chargers, and 20% of the other spaces need power outlets for future chargers. Hotels and motels need a Level 2 charger at every space. (section 3.4 g.)
Bicycle parking: 0.1 secure spaces per 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of gross floor area for staff, plus 6 visitor spaces per lot. (section 3.8 b) 2.)
Each commercial or industrial building needs 1 loading space. A building with both apartments and commercial space needs at least one loading space for each use. (section 3.9 b))

Other rules

Any use that makes noise, vibration, smoke, dust, smells, heat, glare or electrical interference must be kept inside a building, and the nuisance must not be noticeable or measurable 76 m (249 ft) from the building. (section I2, 9. Other Regulations)
A caretaker's dwelling unit is a home for a caretaker or security guard who looks after the business premises. It must be inside the main building and may have at most 93 m² (1,001 sq ft) of floor area. (section 1.3 Caretaker dwelling unit and 2.4 g))
A child care centre may have at most 350 m² (3,767 sq ft) of indoor area, with at least 8 m² (86 sq ft) of indoor space and 6 m² (65 sq ft) of outdoor space per child. In the Industrial land use of the Official Community Plan, a child care centre must be at least 225 m (738 ft) from any other child care centre in that land use. (section 2.4 j) and 2.3 h) vi) b))
Landscaping follows Section 4: trees, shrubs or a fence at least 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high along any lot line next to a lot zoned for different uses; a planted or paved strip at least 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide along the front lot line and any side lot line on a street; a screen at least 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high for parking within 6 m (19 ft 8 in) of a street; screens for loading areas, open storage and garbage containers; and a planted strip at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in) wide along a provincial highway. (section 4.1)
Where garbage rooms are underground, garbage containers must sit fully on the lot, on a concrete pad with a floor drain to the sanitary sewer and a frost-free hose tap. (section 2.4 h))
On land listed in the City's Floodplain Elevation Bylaw, the living space of any building must meet the floor heights and distances that bylaw sets. (section 2.3 e))
On a corner lot, a swimming pool may not sit inside the triangle formed by the two street lot lines and a line joining the points 9 m (29 ft 6 in) from where those lot lines meet. (section 2.3 c))
On a corner lot, the triangle formed by the two street lot lines and a line joining the points 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from the corner must stay clear: no building, structure or planting, and no fence or retaining wall over 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) high. Out to the points 6 m (19 ft 8 in) from the corner, nothing built or planted may be more than 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above the ground. (section 2.4 e))

Source: City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

Questions about zone I2

What is zone I2 in the City of Langley?

I2 is the I2 Service Industrial in the City of Langley zoning bylaw (section I2). A zone for service industrial uses, in the Industrial and Mixed Employment areas of the Official Community Plan.

How many homes can I build in zone I2?

The only home this zone allows is a caretaker's dwelling unit (a home for a caretaker or security guard, inside the main building, at most 93 m² (1,001 sq ft)). The zone does not say how many.

How tall can I build in zone I2?

Main buildings may be up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) high. The zone sets no height limit for accessory buildings.

How many lots are zoned I2?

The City of Langley lot records list 27 lots and 5 strata properties in zone I2, on 9 streets.

Streets with lots in zone I2

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