Willoughby, Township of Langley

20343 70 Ave: zoning and what you can build

20343 70 Ave is a 11,591 m² (124,767 sq ft), 2.86 acres lot in Willoughby, Township of Langley. It is zoned CD-189 (Comprehensive development). The number of homes is set by floor area: the floor space ratio of the land zoned CD-189 may be at most 2.4 (all floor area divided by lot area). The bylaw gives no count for one lot. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1089, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

No fixed number for one lot

The number of homes is set by floor area: the floor space ratio of the land zoned CD-189 may be at most 2.4 (all floor area divided by lot area). The bylaw gives no count for one lot.

Zone

CD-189

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-189

Lot size

11,591 m² (124,767 sq ft), 2.86 acres

Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.

Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1089.2.

Lot outline from the public lot map data, to scale, north up.

What the public records say about this lot

Municipality: Township of Langley
Community plan area: Willoughby
Neighbourhood: Central Gordon
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 11,591 m² (124,767 sq ft), 2.86 acres
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 2.866 acres
Parcel ID (PID): 032-698-003
Legal description: LT A, SEC 14, TWP 8, NWD, PL EPP145716
Plan number: EPP145716
Sewer service (Township records): None recorded
Water service (Township records): None recorded
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-189

What zone CD-189 allows

An apartment zone at a floor space ratio of up to 2.4, with shops allowed on the ground floor of mixed-use buildings and buildings up to 6 storeys.

Apartments (section 1089.1 3))

What the zone allows

Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1089.1 1))
Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1089.1 2))
Apartments: buildings with at least 3 homes, each the permanent home of one family. Each apartment may have one lock-off unit. (section 1089.1 3) and 102)
Commercial uses: shops, services and repairs, offices, medical clinics, personal services, veterinary clinics, restaurants, banks, and education, recreation, entertainment and instruction. The bylaw's definition leaves out highway commercial uses, among others. They follow Section 1089.3. (section 1089.1 4) 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 1089.8)
New lots made by subdivision must be at least 0.1 ha (0.25 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 50% of the lot. (section 1089.4)

Floor area and density

The floor space ratio (total floor area of all buildings divided by the lot area) of the land zoned CD-189 may be at most 2.4. (section 1089.2)
When the floor space ratio is worked out, parking inside the building or underground and indoor age-friendly amenity areas do not count as floor area, and land that a community or neighbourhood plan marks as not able to be built on does not count as lot area. (section 102)
Commercial uses are allowed only on the ground floor of mixed-use buildings, up to the floor area the neighbourhood plan for the area allows. (section 1089.3)

Height

Buildings and structures may be at most 6 storeys high, plus a rooftop enclosure that gives access to a rooftop amenity area. (section 1089.6)
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 1089.5)
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 1089.7)
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))
Shops, service businesses, personal services (such as hair and nail salons) and liquor stores need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) iv))
Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
Restaurants, including brewery or distillery lounges, need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) vi))
When a building has more than one use, the parking spaces needed for each use are added together. (section 107.4)
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))
A commercial building with 500 m² (5,382 sq ft) to 1,999 m² (21,517 sq ft) of floor area needs 1 Class B loading space. Each extra 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft) of floor area over 1,999 m² (21,517 sq ft), or part of it, needs 1 more Class B space. (section 107.8 1))
Loading space sizes: Class A is at least 7 m (23 ft) long, 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide and 3 m (9 ft 10 in) high inside. Class B is 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) high. Class C is at least 23 m (75 ft 6 in) long, 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) wide and 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) high. (section 107.7 1))
Loading spaces do not count toward the parking spaces the bylaw requires. Garbage and recycling must be stored and collected on the lot, without blocking a street. (section 107.8 2) and 3))

Secondary suites

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)

Other rules

Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 1089.9)
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 1089.10, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
A development permit (a permit that sets the design of the project) must go to Council for its review before a building permit is issued. (section 1089.11)
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.

Every lot in zone CD-189

Questions about 20343 70 Ave

What is the zoning of 20343 70 Ave?

20343 70 Ave is zoned CD-189 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-189) in the Township of Langley. An apartment zone at a floor space ratio of up to 2.4, with shops allowed on the ground floor of mixed-use buildings and buildings up to 6 storeys.

How many homes can I build at 20343 70 Ave?

No fixed number for one lot. The number of homes is set by floor area: the floor space ratio of the land zoned CD-189 may be at most 2.4 (all floor area divided by lot area). The bylaw gives no count for one lot.

Can I add a secondary suite at 20343 70 Ave?

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 20343 70 Ave?

Buildings and structures may be at most 6 storeys high, plus a rooftop enclosure that gives access to a rooftop amenity area. 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.

How big is the lot at 20343 70 Ave?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 11,591 m² (124,767 sq ft), 2.86 acres. The Township's own record lists 2.866 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 20343 70 Ave in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 20343 70 Ave outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 20343 70 Ave on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on 20343 70 Ave. A lot without both cannot use the Township's small-scale multi-unit housing rule.

Other lots on 70 Ave

Every lot on 70 Ave

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Lot facts come from Township of Langley open data downloaded October 28, 2026, and the urban containment boundary from Metro Vancouver open data. Zone rules come from the zoning bylaw sections named beside each rule. Lot sizes are measured from the lot outlines in that data; a survey gives the legal figure. Bylaws change, so confirm with the Township of Langley before you buy or build. This page gives general information from public records. Only the Township of Langley can approve a plan or a permit.

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