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7640 197 St: zoning and what you can build

7640 197 St is a strata property in Willoughby, Township of Langley, with 84 units on shared land. It is zoned CD-168 (Comprehensive development). Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1068, 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 84 units, so a count of new homes does not apply to one unit.

Zone

CD-168

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-168

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
84
Plan number
EPS7565
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-168

What zone CD-168 allows

A townhouse zone for one development of at most 84 homes, mostly 2 storeys, with the 3-storey buildings marked on the plan in Section 1068.5.

  • Townhouses (section 1068.2)
  • 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 1068.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1068.1 2))
  • Homes, following Section 1068.2: townhouses. (section 1068.1 3) and 1068.2)

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 1068.6)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 6,000 m² (64,583 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 50% of the lot. (section 1068.3)

Height

  • Townhouses may be at most 2 storeys high, except the buildings the plan in Section 1068.5 marks as 3-storey buildings, which may be at most 3 storeys. (section 1068.5)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1068.5)
  • 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 1068.4)
  • 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 1068.8)
  • 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))
  • 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)
  • A home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a))

Other rules

  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw and the development permit. (section 1068.7)
  • 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 1068.9, 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 1068.10)
  • 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 7640 197 St

What is the zoning of 7640 197 St?

7640 197 St is zoned CD-168 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-168) in the Township of Langley. A townhouse zone for one development of at most 84 homes, mostly 2 storeys, with the 3-storey buildings marked on the plan in Section 1068.5.

Can I add a secondary suite at 7640 197 St?

Each townhouse home may include one secondary suite, a second home inside the unit of at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). A home business may not be run inside a secondary suite.

How tall can a house be at 7640 197 St?

Townhouses may be at most 2 storeys high, except the buildings the plan in Section 1068.5 marks as 3-storey buildings, which may be 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 7640 197 St in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 7640 197 St outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

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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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