Aldergrove, Township of Langley

26976 28A Ave: zoning and what you can build

26976 28A Ave is a 800 m² (8,610 sq ft) lot in Aldergrove, Township of Langley. It is zoned P-2N (Community care). Homes are allowed only when they serve the permitted community care facility. The bylaw sets no number of homes for this zone. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 800 Institutional Zones, section 802, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

No fixed number for one lot

Homes are allowed only when they serve the permitted community care facility. The bylaw sets no number of homes for this zone.

Zone

P-2N

Community Care Facility Zone P-2N

Lot size

800 m² (8,610 sq ft)

Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.

Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 800 Institutional Zones, section 802.1 6) and 802.3 1).

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: Aldergrove
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 800 m² (8,610 sq ft)
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 8496 square feet
Parcel ID (PID): 001-744-127
Legal description: LT 134, SEC 19, TWP 13, NWD, PL NWP39079
Plan number: NWP39079
Sewer service (Township records): Yes
Water service (Township records): Yes
Agricultural Land Reserve: Outside the reserve
Heritage: No heritage status recorded
Development permit area: No
Urban containment boundary (Metro Vancouver): Inside
Road type of the address street (Township): Local

Zone P-2N

What zone P-2N allows

A community care zone for group child care for up to 25 children.

What the zone allows

Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 802.1 1))
Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 802.1 2))
Adult day care: licensed programs and personal care for seniors and adults with disabilities, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 3) and 102)
Farm uses (agricultural uses), only when the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. (section 802.1 4) and 102)
Community care facilities (care of people in places licensed under the provincial Community Care and Assisted Living Act) and similar uses, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 5) and 102)
Homes, following Section 802.3. (section 802.1 6))
Supportive housing, as the Province of BC defines it, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 7))
Here the community care facility is limited to group child care (licensed care for more than 8 children under 12) for up to 25 children. (section 802.2 14) and 102)

Lot size for new lots

New lots must be at least 789 m² (8,493 sq ft). (section 110.7 7))

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 802.4)

Floor area and density

The child care may serve at most 25 children. (section 802.2 14))

Height

Buildings used for homes may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. (section 802.6)
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))

Parking

Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 802.7)
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 community care facility needs 1 parking space for each employee and 1 space for every 4 people in care or living there. For every 4 of those people, one space needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 b) ii) 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 institutional building with 500 m² (5,382 sq ft) to 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) of floor area needs 1 Class B loading space. Each extra 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) of floor area over 5,000 m² (53,820 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))

Other rules

Home businesses are allowed in a home on the lot. In the P-2N zone, all home businesses on a lot may use at most 25 m² (269 sq ft) of floor area in total. The owner of the home business must live in that home, and a home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a), b) and f) v))
Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 802.9)
A landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 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 2 m (6 ft 7 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 800 Institutional Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

Every lot in zone P-2N

Questions about 26976 28A Ave

What is the zoning of 26976 28A Ave?

26976 28A Ave is zoned P-2N (Community Care Facility Zone P-2N) in the Township of Langley. A community care zone for group child care for up to 25 children.

How many homes can I build at 26976 28A Ave?

No fixed number for one lot. Homes are allowed only when they serve the permitted community care facility. The bylaw sets no number of homes for this zone.

How tall can a house be at 26976 28A Ave?

Buildings used for homes may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. 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 26976 28A Ave?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 800 m² (8,610 sq ft). The Township's own record lists 8496 square feet, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 26976 28A Ave in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 26976 28A Ave outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 26976 28A Ave on Township sewer and water?

Yes. Township records show sewer and water service on 26976 28A Ave.

Other lots on 28A Ave

Every lot on 28A 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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