Willowbrook, Township of Langley

20392 65 Ave: zoning and what you can build

20392 65 Ave is a 4,433 m² (47,719 sq ft), 1.1 acres lot in Willowbrook, Township of Langley. It is zoned M-11 (Business and office park). The zoning allows up to 1 homes on the lot. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones, section 711, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

Up to 1 home

Up to 1 home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. It must be inside a building with a main permitted use, it cannot be the only use on the site, and it may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area or 33% of the building's total area, whichever is less.

Zone

M-11

Business/Office Park Zone M-11

Lot size

4,433 m² (47,719 sq ft), 1.1 acres

Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.

Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones, section 711.2.

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: Willowbrook
Neighbourhood: Willowbrook
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 4,433 m² (47,719 sq ft), 1.1 acres
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 1.095 acres
Parcel ID (PID): 024-885-738
Legal description: LT 3, DL 311, NWD, PL LMP47900
Plan number: LMP47900
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 M-11

What zone M-11 allows

A business and office park zone for offices, laboratories, larger commercial uses, child care, medical clinics, restaurants and light industry that is mostly office space. All work and storage must be inside. One small home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed inside a business building.

A caretaker's home (section 711.2)

What the zone allows

Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot, with no outdoor storage. (section 711.1 1))
A home that serves a permitted use, following Section 711.2. (section 711.1 2))
Places where people gather for religious, cultural or educational purposes (assembly uses). The bylaw's definition allows one house unit with an assembly use and no other housing. (section 711.1 3) and 102)
Business and professional offices, and research and development laboratories. (section 711.1 4))
Commercial recreation, instruction and entertainment. Arcades, pool halls and casinos are left out. (section 711.1 5))
Commercial uses, when each commercial use in a building has more than 2,000 m² (21,528 sq ft) of floor area. (section 711.1 6))
Commercial use on one named lot: Lot A (BR230384) Except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP11215, District Lot 311 Group 2 NWD Plan LMP47900, as shown in Section 711.11. (section 711.1 7))
Computer and computer accessory stores. (section 711.1 8))
Furniture stores, appliance stores and home electronics stores. (section 711.1 9))
Group child care: licensed care for more than 8 children under 12, such as a nursery school or preschool (group children's day care). (section 711.1 10) and 102)
Home improvement stores: paint and wallpaper, carpet and flooring, drapery, blinds, hardware, cabinet and lighting stores (home improvement centres). Outdoor building material storage yards are left out. (section 711.1 11) and 102)
Institutional uses. (section 711.1 12))
Light manufacturing, assembly, repair, finishing and packaging of products, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for business and professional offices. Vehicle repair, vehicle servicing, body shops and outdoor storage are left out. (section 711.1 13))
Medical clinics. (section 711.1 14))
Printing, publishing and related copying services. (section 711.1 15))
Restaurants, including drive-thru, take-out and banquet halls. (section 711.1 16) and 102)
Retail sales that serve business and professional offices, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for offices. (section 711.1 17))
Retail sales together with light manufacturing, warehouse or wholesale uses, following Section 711.4. (section 711.1 18))
Veterinary clinics. (section 711.1 19))
Warehouse and wholesale distribution, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for business and professional offices. Trucking terminals and yards, vehicle towing and storage yards, and outdoor storage are left out. (section 711.1 20))

Lot size for new lots

New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1,858 m² (19,999 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 50% of the lot. When at least 75% of the required parking spaces are inside the building or underground, they may cover up to 75%. (section 711.5)

Floor area and density

The home may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area, or 33% of the total area of the building it is in, whichever is less. (section 711.2 c))
Where retail sales are combined with light manufacturing, warehouse or wholesale uses, retail must use at least 33% and at most 66% of the floor area, and face the street at the front of the building. (section 711.4 a) and b))

Height

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. Business and professional offices and research and development laboratories are left out of this limit. (section 711.7)
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

Buildings must sit at least 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the front property line. (section 711.6 a))
Buildings may stand on the back property line (a distance of 0 m (0 in)). (section 711.6 b))
No distance is required from an inside side property line next to a rural, industrial, commercial or comprehensive development zone (RU, M, C or CD). (section 711.6 c))
Buildings must sit at least 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from a side property line that faces a side street. (section 711.6 d))
Buildings must sit at least 5 m (16 ft 5 in) from any property line next to a suburban, residential, multi-family, rural, mobile home park or institutional zone (SR, R, RM, RU, MH-1 or P). (section 711.6 e))

Parking

Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 711.8)
Service, general, heavy and other industrial uses need 1 parking space for each 186 m² (2,002 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 d) i))
Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
Laboratories need 1 parking space for each 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 d) ii))
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))
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))
Recreation uses, including commercial recreation, need 1 parking space for each 45 m² (484 sq ft) of floor area plus 1 space for every 10 seats for spectators. (section 107.3 b) v))
Places of worship, culture and other assembly uses (except schools) need 1 parking space for every 10 seats plus 1 space for each 19 m² (205 sq ft) of floor area used for gatherings. (section 107.3 b) i))
Kindergartens, elementary schools and group child care need 1 parking space for each employee, plus a marked area to drop off and pick up children. Secondary schools and other higher education need 1 space for each employee and 1 space for every 5 students. (section 107.3 b) iii))
A home that is part of a commercial or industrial building needs 1.5 parking spaces, and one of them needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 a) iv) and note (1))
When a building has more than one use, the parking spaces needed for each use are added together. (section 107.4)
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))
An industrial 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. From 2,000 m² (21,528 sq ft) to 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) it needs 1 Class B and 1 Class C space. Each extra 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) over 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft), or part of it, needs 1 more Class B and 1 more Class C 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))

Other rules

All permitted uses, and all storage of materials, goods, supplies, products and equipment, must be inside a fully enclosed building. (section 711.3 a) and b))
Overhead doors for vehicles may not face a Township street and must open to the inside of the site. (section 711.3 c))
Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 711.10)
A landscaped strip at least 5 m (16 ft 5 in) deep is required along the front property line and along a side property line that faces a side street. (section 111.3 table)
Along the back property line and the inside side property lines (up to 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from the front property line), a landscaped strip at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in) deep with a landscaping screen 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high is required. The same is required around any permitted outdoor storage area. (section 111.3 table)
A landscaping screen is a solid hedge, shrubs or evergreen trees at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high when planted, kept healthy and neat. (section 111.1 2))
Every part of the lot that is not covered by a building or used for parking, loading, permitted outdoor storage or walkways must be planted as lawn or other landscaping. (section 111.2)
Parking lots need 1 tree for every 6 parking spaces, each with at least 10 cubic metres of growing soil, and a tree with a landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide at the end of each row of spaces. (section 111.4 1) and 2))
Barbed wire is allowed only on a fence or wall above a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). (section 111.7 b))

Source: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

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Questions about 20392 65 Ave

What is the zoning of 20392 65 Ave?

20392 65 Ave is zoned M-11 (Business/Office Park Zone M-11) in the Township of Langley. A business and office park zone for offices, laboratories, larger commercial uses, child care, medical clinics, restaurants and light industry that is mostly office space. All work and storage must be inside. One small home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed inside a business building.

How many homes can I build at 20392 65 Ave?

Up to 1 home. Up to 1 home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. It must be inside a building with a main permitted use, it cannot be the only use on the site, and it may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area or 33% of the building's total area, whichever is less.

How tall can a house be at 20392 65 Ave?

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. Business and professional offices and research and development laboratories are left out of this limit. 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 20392 65 Ave?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 4,433 m² (47,719 sq ft), 1.1 acres. The Township's own record lists 1.095 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 20392 65 Ave in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 20392 65 Ave outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 20392 65 Ave on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on 20392 65 Ave. A lot without both cannot use the Township's small-scale multi-unit housing rule.

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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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