Salmon River Uplands, Township of Langley
5316 246A St: zoning and what you can build
5316 246A St is a 4,649 m² (50,039 sq ft), 1.15 acres lot in Salmon River Uplands, Township of Langley. It is zoned SR-1 (Suburban residential). The zoning allows up to 2 homes on the lot. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 300 Suburban Residential Zones, section 301, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.
Homes allowed
Up to 2 homes
Up to 2 homes: one house with one secondary suite (a second home inside the house), or one house with no suite plus one accessory dwelling unit (a home inside a separate building on the lot).
Zone
SR-1
Suburban Residential Zone SR-1
Lot size
4,649 m² (50,039 sq ft), 1.15 acres
Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.
Why the count is not higher
- The lot is outside Metro Vancouver's urban containment boundary (the line between urban land and rural land).
- The lot is 4,648.8 m² (50,039 sq ft), and the rule covers only lots smaller than 4,050 m² (43,594 sq ft).
- Township records show no municipal sewer or water service on the lot.
- The lot is 4,648.8 m² (50,039 sq ft), which is larger than 280 m² (3,014 sq ft).
Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 300 Suburban Residential Zones, section 301.2 and 102.
What the public records say about this lot
- Municipality
- Township of Langley
- Community plan area
- Salmon River Uplands
- Lot size (measured from the lot outline)
- 4,649 m² (50,039 sq ft), 1.15 acres
- Lot size the Township records (not verified)
- 1.14 acres
- Parcel ID (PID)
- 001-749-013
- Legal description
- LT 45, SEC 3, TWP 11, NWD, PL NWP40989
- Plan number
- NWP40989
- 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
- No
- Urban containment boundary (Metro Vancouver)
- Outside
Zone SR-1
What zone SR-1 allows
A suburban zone for large lots. It allows one house with a suite or a separate accessory dwelling unit, small-scale multi-unit housing where the lot qualifies, farm uses and commercial greenhouses.
- A house (section 301.2)
- A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)
- An accessory dwelling unit (a home in a separate building on the lot) (section 301.2)
- Small-scale multi-unit housing (3 or 4 homes on one lot) (section 301.2)
- Mobile homes (section 301.3)
What the zone allows
- Accessory buildings and uses. (section 301.1 1))
- Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 301.1 2))
- Parking of commercial vehicles, following Section 108. (section 301.1 3))
- Farm uses. (section 301.1 4))
- Commercial greenhouses, following Section 301.9. (section 301.1 5))
- A mobile home as a temporary extra home, following Section 301.3. (section 301.1 6))
- Homes, following Section 301.2. (section 301.1 7))
- Golf course use on part of Parcel "B" (Reference Plan 6282) of District Lot 312 Group 2 NWD, as shown in Section 301.11. (section 301.1 8))
Lot size for new lots
- New lots made by subdivision must be at least 3,716 m² (39,999 sq ft), with at least 40 m (131 ft) of frontage (width along the street) and at least 55 m (180 ft) of depth. (section 110.1)
How much of the lot buildings may cover
- Buildings and structures may cover at most 33% of the lot. (section 301.4 1))
- Accessory buildings not used for farming may have at most 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) of ground floor area in total. Accessory dwelling units do not count toward this limit. (section 301.4 2))
Height
- Buildings and structures may be up to 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. (section 301.6 1))
- Accessory buildings not used for farming may be up to 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) high. (section 301.6 2))
- 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 house and other main buildings must sit at least 9.75 m (32 ft) from the front property line, 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the rear property line and 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from each side property line. On a side that faces a side street, the distance is at least 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in). (section 301.5 1))
- An accessory building of 6 m² (65 sq ft) or more must sit at least 9.75 m (32 ft) from the front property line, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) from the rear and side property lines, and 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) from a side street. If it is 80 m² (861 sq ft) or larger, the rear and side distances grow to 3 m (9 ft 10 in). On a through lot with streets at both ends, the rear distance is the same as the front distance for the house. (section 301.5 2))
- An accessory building under 6 m² (65 sq ft) must sit at least 9.75 m (32 ft) from the front property line, 0.6 m (2 ft) from the rear and side property lines, and 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) from a side street. Where the lot faces streets at both ends, the rear distance is the same as the front distance for the house. (section 301.5 3))
- A building for animals or poultry must sit at least 15 m (49 ft 3 in) from every property line. (section 301.5 4))
- A commercial greenhouse must sit at least 30 m (98 ft) from every property line. (section 301.5 5))
Parking
- Each home needs 1 parking space on the lot, and every lot needs at least 2 spaces. This rate covers houses, duplexes, mobile homes and small-scale multi-unit housing. (section 107.3 a) i))
- For each main home, one of the required spaces needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 a) i) and note (1))
- 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))
- On a corner lot with small-scale multi-unit housing of at least 3 homes, up to 2 more driveways may come in from the side property line, if that side street is a local street or lane and all driveways on the lot add up to no more than 12 m (39 ft 4 in) wide. (section 107.6 4))
Secondary suites
- A secondary suite is a second home inside a house. It must meet the BC Building Code and may have at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft) of floor area. (section 102)
- A house may have one secondary suite. A separate accessory dwelling unit is allowed only when the house has no suite. (section 301.2 2))
- On land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, a secondary suite must also follow the rules of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission. (section 102)
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