Willoughby, Township of Langley

8143 198A St: zoning and what you can build

8143 198A St is a 9,617 m² (103,515 sq ft), 2.38 acres lot in Willoughby, Township of Langley. It is zoned CD-157 (Comprehensive development). The zoning allows up to 1 homes on the lot. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1057, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

Up to 1 home

Up to 1 home on a lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. The home must be inside a building with a main business use, and it may not be the only use on the site.

Zone

CD-157

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-157

Lot size

9,617 m² (103,515 sq ft), 2.38 acres

Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.

Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1057.2.

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: Willoughby
Neighbourhood: Latimer
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 9,617 m² (103,515 sq ft), 2.38 acres
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 2.375 acres
Parcel ID (PID): 032-415-851
Legal description: LT 1, SEC 27, TWP 8, NWD, PL EPP141769
Plan number: EPP141769
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
Road type of the address street (Township): Collector Major

Zone CD-157

What zone CD-157 allows

A business park zone for offices, research and high tech uses, business services, conference centres, schools, fitness centres, child care, and light industry or warehouses that are mostly office space. One home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed on each lot.

A caretaker's home (section 1057.2)

What the zone allows

Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1057.1 1))
Homes that serve the business, following Section 1057.2. (section 1057.1 2))
Business, professional and government offices, and research and development laboratories, including high tech uses, following Section 1057.3. (section 1057.1 3))
Business services (mail order, mailbox, photocopying, staffing support), each at most 450 m² (4,844 sq ft). (section 1057.1 4))
Computer and computer accessory sales, service, rental and repair, each at most 450 m² (4,844 sq ft). (section 1057.1 5))
Conference centres and facilities. (section 1057.1 6))
Schools that teach a post-secondary or technical program. (section 1057.1 7))
Banks and other financial institutions. (section 1057.1 8))
Fitness centres. (section 1057.1 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 1057.1 10) and 102)
Light manufacture, assembly, finishing and packaging of products, where more than 50% of the floor area is offices, research labs or high tech uses. Trucking terminals, vehicle servicing, repair, towing and storage, and outdoor storage are left out. (section 1057.1 11))
Restaurants, following Section 1057.4. (section 1057.1 12))
Warehouses and wholesale distribution, where more than 50% of the floor area is offices, research labs or high tech uses. Trucking terminals, vehicle servicing, repair, towing and storage, and outdoor storage are left out. (section 1057.1 13))

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 1057.9)
New lots made by subdivision must be at least 9,000 m² (96,875 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings may cover at most 50% of the lot. (section 1057.5)

Floor area and density

The caretaker's home may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area, or 33% of the building it is in, whichever is less. (section 1057.2 c))

Height

Buildings may be at most 22 m (72 ft 2 in) or 4 storeys high, whichever is less. (section 1057.6)
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 1057.7)

Parking

Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 1057.8)
Where a building needs more than 50 parking spaces, at least 50% of its required spaces must be underground or fully inside the building. (section 1057.8)
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))
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))
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))
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))
In a commercial or industrial comprehensive development zone, up to 20% of the required parking 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 6))
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 uses must take place inside a fully enclosed building, except parking of cars that are not commercial vehicles, loading, display, eating areas, seasonal uses and outdoor play areas for child care that serve a permitted use. (section 1057.3)
A restaurant is allowed only inside a building that holds one of the uses in items 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 or 13 of Section 1057.1, with at most 1 restaurant in each building. Drive-through restaurants are not allowed. (section 1057.4)
Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 1057.10)

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 8143 198A St

What is the zoning of 8143 198A St?

8143 198A St is zoned CD-157 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-157) in the Township of Langley. A business park zone for offices, research and high tech uses, business services, conference centres, schools, fitness centres, child care, and light industry or warehouses that are mostly office space. One home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed on each lot.

How many homes can I build at 8143 198A St?

Up to 1 home. Up to 1 home on a lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. The home must be inside a building with a main business use, and it may not be the only use on the site.

How tall can a house be at 8143 198A St?

Buildings may be at most 22 m (72 ft 2 in) or 4 storeys high, whichever is less. 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 8143 198A St?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 9,617 m² (103,515 sq ft), 2.38 acres. The Township's own record lists 2.375 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 8143 198A St in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 8143 198A St outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 8143 198A St on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on 8143 198A St. 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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