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7809 209 St: zoning and what you can build

7809 209 St is a strata property in Willoughby, Township of Langley, with 83 units on shared land. It is zoned CD-93 (Comprehensive development). Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 993, 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 83 units, so a count of new homes does not apply to one unit.

Zone

CD-93

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-93

Lot size

Shared strata land

What the public records say about this lot

Municipality
Township of Langley
Community plan area
Willoughby
Neighbourhood
Yorkson
Strata units
83
Plan number
EPS7034
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-93

What zone CD-93 allows

A housing zone for one development of 83 apartments and 98 townhouses on two sites, laid out as the drawing in Section 993.12 shows.

  • Apartments (section 993.2)
  • Townhouses (section 993.2)
  • 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 993.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 993.1 2))
  • Homes, following Section 993.2: 83 apartments and 98 townhouses on the lands rezoned by Bylaw No. 4999. (section 993.1 3) and 993.2)

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 993.8)
  • New lots on Site A must be at least 12,000 m² (129,167 sq ft), and on Site B at least 3,800 m² (40,903 sq ft). The sites are shown in Section 993.12. (section 993.8)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 40% of Site A and 42% of Site B. (section 993.4)

Height

  • Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 993.12 shows, and must follow the development permit. (section 993.6)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 993.6)
  • 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 993.5)
  • 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 993.7)
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • A home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a))

Other rules

  • Each kind of home must be where the drawing in Section 993.12 puts it. On that drawing, Site A is the townhouse site and Site B is the apartment site. (section 993.3 and 993.12)
  • Development must closely follow Drawing DP-00A by Focus Architecture Incorporated, dated February 14, 2013. (section 993.12)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 993.9)
  • 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 993.10, 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 993.11)
  • 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.

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Questions about 7809 209 St

What is the zoning of 7809 209 St?

7809 209 St is zoned CD-93 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-93) in the Township of Langley. A housing zone for one development of 83 apartments and 98 townhouses on two sites, laid out as the drawing in Section 993.12 shows.

Can I add a secondary suite at 7809 209 St?

Each townhouse home may include one secondary suite, a second home inside the unit of at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). 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 7809 209 St?

Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 993.12 shows, and must follow the development permit. Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower.

Is 7809 209 St in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 7809 209 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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