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20134 81A Ave: zoning and what you can build

20134 81A Ave is a strata property in Willoughby, Township of Langley, with 19 units on shared land. It is zoned CD-144 (Comprehensive development). Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1044, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

This is a strata property: the land is shared by the owners of its 19 units, so a count of new homes does not apply to one unit.

Zone

CD-144

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-144

Lot size

Shared strata land

What the public records say about this lot

Municipality
Township of Langley
Community plan area
Willoughby
Neighbourhood
Latimer
Strata units
19
Plan number
EPS9278
Agricultural Land Reserve
Outside the reserve
Heritage
No heritage status recorded
Development permit area
Yes, the Township flags this lot
Urban containment boundary (Metro Vancouver)
Inside

Zone CD-144

What zone CD-144 allows

A housing zone for one development of apartments, townhouses and live-work townhouses on four lots (A to D), with 119 to 197 homes in all. Apartments may be up to 6 storeys and townhouses up to 3 storeys.

  • Apartments (section 1044.2)
  • Townhouses (section 1044.2)
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1044.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1044.1 2))
  • Homes, following Section 1044.2: apartments, townhouses and live-work townhouses, only where the plan in Section 1044.12 shows them. (section 1044.1 3) and 1044.2)
  • Live-work townhouses: townhouses that keep at least 15 m² (161 sq ft) of the ground floor, not counting the garage or carport, for a commercial use. Medical clinics, veterinary clinics, recreation and entertainment uses are not allowed in that space. (section 1044.2 and 102)

Lot size for new lots

  • New lots made by subdivision must follow Section 110 of this bylaw and the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw 2019 No. 5382. (section 1044.7)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 42% of Lot A, 43% of Lot B, 41% of Lot C and 52% of Lot D. The lots are shown in Section 1044.12. (section 1044.4)

Height

  • Apartment buildings may be at most 6 storeys high, and townhouses at most 3 storeys. (section 1044.6)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1044.6)
  • Inside the Fort Langley area shown on the map in Section 104.5 3), buildings may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high and at most 2 storeys, with no room above the second storey. (section 104.5 2))

Distance from the property lines

  • The distances buildings must keep from property lines are set in the development permit, a permit from the Township that sets the design of the project. (section 1044.5)
  • A heat pump or air conditioner may not be placed on a wall facing a side property line, or inside the required side distance, unless that side faces a side street or lane. It must be at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) from every property line. (section 104.4 12))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 1044.9)
  • Townhouses need 2 parking spaces for each main home, 1 space for each secondary suite, and 1 visitor space for every 5 homes. One space for each main home needs an electric car charging outlet. (section 107.3 a) ii) and note (1))
  • Where spaces are in tandem (one car parked behind another), the rate is 2.3 spaces per home, and at most 40% of the homes in a townhouse development may have tandem spaces. (section 107.3 a) ii))
  • Apartments need 1 parking space for each studio and 1.5 spaces for each home with one or more bedrooms, plus 0.5 spaces for each lock-off unit. Another 10% of the required apartment spaces must be for visitors. One space for each main home needs an electric car charging outlet. (section 107.3 a) iii) and note (1))
  • For parking, a studio is an apartment of at most 45 m² (484 sq ft) with no walls between the living, dining and kitchen areas and the sleeping area. (section 107.3 a) iii))
  • Parking for one-bedroom apartments may be cut by 15% when the lot is within 400 m (1,312 ft) of one of these corners: 86 Avenue and 202 Street (Carvolth Exchange), or 200 Street at 84, 80, 76, 72 or 64 Avenue. Visitor and accessible spaces are not cut. (section 107.1 4))
  • An apartment building with 50 to 199 homes needs 1 Class A loading space (at least 7 m (23 ft) long, 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide and 3 m (9 ft 10 in) of clear height). With 200 to 299 homes it also needs 1 Class B space (at least 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) long, 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) wide and 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) of clear height). (section 107.7 1) and 107.8 1))
  • In a residential comprehensive development zone, up to 20% of the required visitor spaces may be small car spaces, if each one is set at a right angle to the aisle, is at least 2.44 m (8 ft) by 4.88 m (16 ft), and has a sign saying it is for small cars only. (section 107.5 7))
  • Lots in the Willowbrook Transit-Oriented Area need no parking spaces for homes, except spaces for people with disabilities. Any spaces built there for homes must have electric car charging outlets. (section 107.1 3))
  • When the parking count comes out with a part of 0.5 or more, it is rounded up to the next whole space. (section 107.2 4))

Secondary suites

  • Each townhouse home may include one secondary suite, a second home inside the unit of at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). (section 102)
  • Each apartment may have one lock-off unit: a small home of at most 45 m² (484 sq ft) attached to the larger apartment through a connecting door or hallway. It may not be sold or stratified apart from the main apartment. (section 102)
  • A lock-off unit must be able to be locked off from the main apartment, have a living space at least 4 m (13 ft 1 in) wide and 4 m (13 ft 1 in) long, a sink, a stove or other cooking heat source, a fridge, and at least 3.7 m² (40 sq ft) of closet space. (section 104.20)
  • A home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a))

Other rules

  • Each use must be where the plan in Section 1044.12 puts it. On that plan, Lot D holds the apartment building, Lots A, B and C hold townhouses, and the live-work townhouses are on Lot A and Lot C. (section 1044.3 and 1044.12)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw and the development permit. (section 1044.8)
  • A development with more than 4 townhouse, apartment or seniors' housing homes needs age-friendly amenity areas (shared indoor or outdoor space for the residents' cultural, social and recreation activities): at least 6 m² (65 sq ft) for each of the first 186 homes and 4 m² (43 sq ft) for each home after that. Each area must be at least 70 m² (753 sq ft), and at most half of the required area may be indoors. The development permit also sets them. (section 1044.10, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
  • Council must issue a development permit (a permit that sets the design of the project) before a building permit is issued. (section 1044.11)
  • In a residential comprehensive development zone, all home businesses on a lot may use at most 25 m² (269 sq ft) of floor space in total. Everyone who runs the home business must live in that home, and the business may only be an office run mainly by phone, computer or other communication equipment. (section 104.3 f) v), g) iv) and l))

Source: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

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Questions about 20134 81A Ave

What is the zoning of 20134 81A Ave?

20134 81A Ave is zoned CD-144 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-144) in the Township of Langley. A housing zone for one development of apartments, townhouses and live-work townhouses on four lots (A to D), with 119 to 197 homes in all. Apartments may be up to 6 storeys and townhouses up to 3 storeys.

Can I add a secondary suite at 20134 81A Ave?

Each townhouse home may include one secondary suite, a second home inside the unit of at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). Each apartment may have one lock-off unit: a small home of at most 45 m² (484 sq ft) attached to the larger apartment through a connecting door or hallway. It may not be sold or stratified apart from the main apartment. A lock-off unit must be able to be locked off from the main apartment, have a living space at least 4 m (13 ft 1 in) wide and 4 m (13 ft 1 in) long, a sink, a stove or other cooking heat source, a fridge, and at least 3.7 m² (40 sq ft) of closet space.

How tall can a house be at 20134 81A Ave?

Apartment buildings may be at most 6 storeys high, and townhouses at most 3 storeys. Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower.

Is 20134 81A Ave in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 20134 81A Ave outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

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