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City of Langley zoning bylaw, section I3

Zone I3: I3 Special Industrial

A zone for existing mixed-use buildings with light industry below and homes above, on three sites in the Industrial area of the Official Community Plan.

Site named in the bylaw: 19705 56 Avenue, 19897 56 Avenue and 5678 199 Street

1 lots and 2 strata properties carry this zone in the City of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • The zone sets the number of homes by address: up to 8 homes at 19705 56 Avenue, 12 at 19897 56 Avenue and 12 at 5678 199 Street. The homes must be on the second floor, above the other uses. (section I3, 3. Density and 9. c.)
  • Apartments (section I3, 1. Permitted Uses and 9. c.)

The rules of zone I3

What the zone allows

  • Artist studios, car service (no autobody shops), brewers and vintners, building supply stores, child care, coffee shops, equipment sales, service and rental, freight depots, indoor recreation, industrial business services, light industry, offices, personal services and recycling depots. (section I3, 1. Permitted Uses)
  • Multiple unit residential (homes), only on the second floor of the main building and above any other use. (section I3, 1. Permitted Uses and 9. c.)
  • The zone allows no accessory uses. (section I3, 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 I3, 2. Lot)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • The main building may cover at most 50% of the lot. (section I3, 5. Lot Coverage)

Floor area and density

  • The zone sets no floor area ratio limit. (section I3, 3. Density)

Height

  • Main buildings may be up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) or 2 storeys, whichever is less. (section I3, 4. Height)
  • Accessory buildings and structures may be up to 7 m (23 ft) high. (section I3, 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 and accessory 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 I3, 6. Setbacks)
  • The interior side distance is 3 m (9 ft 10 in) where the lot is next to a lot zoned to allow homes. (section I3, 6. Setbacks, note *)
  • 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

  • Light industry and car service: 1.75 spaces per 93 m² (1,001 sq ft) of gross floor area. (section I3, 7. Off-Street Parking)
  • Homes: 1.5 spaces per home. These spaces do not need to be enclosed. (section I3, 7. Off-Street Parking)
  • Parking for homes must be on the same lot as the homes. (section 3.2 b.)
  • 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

  • Uses that may be offensive because of size, smells, fumes, noise, cinders, vibration, heat, glare or electrical interference are not allowed, and neither are Group F, Division 1 uses under the 1992 BC Building Code. (section I3, 9. a.)
  • Goods and materials may be stored on the lot only inside a building. (section I3, 9. b.)
  • Transit-Oriented Areas are the areas shaded on the TOA map in Section 2.5: rings of 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1,312 ft) and 800 m (2,625 ft) around the Willowbrook and Langley City Centre SkyTrain stations, and rings of 200 m (656 ft) and 400 m (1,312 ft) around the Langley Centre bus exchange. If any part of a lot is inside one, the whole lot counts as inside. A lot in more than one ring takes the ring with the higher height and density. (section 2.5 i) and TOA Table)
  • Inside a Transit-Oriented Area, a lot zoned for homes may be developed to the heights and densities in the TOA Table once the owner applies for, and the City adopts, a change to this bylaw. The zone's other rules still apply. The table's minimum allowable height and density are: within 200 m (656 ft) of a SkyTrain station, 20 storeys and 5 FAR; within 400 m (1,312 ft), 12 storeys and 4 FAR; within 800 m (2,625 ft), 8 storeys and 3 FAR; within 200 m (656 ft) of the bus exchange, 12 storeys and 4 FAR; within 400 m (1,312 ft) of it, 8 storeys and 3 FAR. The heights are subject to the Airport Zoning Regulation. (section 2.5 ii) and TOA Table)
  • 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 I3

What is zone I3 in the City of Langley?

I3 is the I3 Special Industrial in the City of Langley zoning bylaw (section I3). A zone for existing mixed-use buildings with light industry below and homes above, on three sites in the Industrial area of the Official Community Plan.

How many homes can I build in zone I3?

The zone sets the number of homes by address: up to 8 homes at 19705 56 Avenue, 12 at 19897 56 Avenue and 12 at 5678 199 Street. The homes must be on the second floor, above the other uses.

How tall can I build in zone I3?

Main buildings may be up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) or 2 storeys, whichever is less. Accessory buildings and structures may be up to 7 m (23 ft) high.

How many lots are zoned I3?

The City of Langley lot records list 1 lots and 2 strata properties in zone I3, on 3 streets.

Streets with lots in zone I3

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