Willoughby, Township of Langley

8352 198 St: zoning and what you can build

8352 198 St is a 12,361 m² (133,054 sq ft), 3.05 acres lot in Willoughby, Township of Langley. It is zoned CD-197(B) (Comprehensive development (CD-197(B))). This sub-zone allows at most 74 townhouses. This is a total for the whole sub-zone, so no count for one lot is given here. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1097, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

No fixed number for one lot

This sub-zone allows at most 74 townhouses. This is a total for the whole sub-zone, so no count for one lot is given here.

Zone

CD-197(B)

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-197, sub-zone CD-197(B)

Lot size

12,361 m² (133,054 sq ft), 3.05 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 1097.2.

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: Carvolth
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 12,361 m² (133,054 sq ft), 3.05 acres
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 3.064 acres
Parcel ID (PID): 032-510-144
Legal description: LT A, SEC 27, TWP 8, NWD, PL EPP141741
Plan number: EPP141741
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): Local

Zone CD-197(B)

What zone CD-197(B) allows

The townhouse sub-zone of CD-197: at most 74 townhouses, in buildings up to 3 storeys.

Townhouses (section 1097.1 4))
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 1097.1 1))
Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1097.1 2))
Townhouses: at least 3 homes side by side, joined by shared walls. In a comprehensive development that needs a development permit, a block may have 2 homes and may be combined with houses. They are allowed in this sub-zone. (section 1097.1 4) and 102)

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 1097.7)
New lots made by subdivision must be at least 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 40% of the lot. (section 1097.3)

Floor area and density

At most 74 homes. (section 1097.2)

Height

Main buildings may be at most 3 storeys high. (section 1097.5 1))
Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1097.5 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 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 1097.4)
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 1097.6)
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

The map in Section 1097.10 shows sub-zone CD-197(B) on the west side, along 198 Street, and sub-zone CD-197(A) to the east, both on 83 Avenue. (section 1097.10)
Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 1097.8)
Age-friendly amenity areas (shared indoor or outdoor space for the residents' cultural, social and recreation activities) follow Section 111.5, except that the size is set here: at least 6 m² (65 sq ft) for each apartment in CD-197(A) and 6 m² (65 sq ft) for each townhouse in CD-197(B). Each area must be at least 70 m² (753 sq ft), and at most half of the required area may be indoors. (section 1097.9, 111.5 2) a) and 6))
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.

Every lot in zone CD-197(B)

Questions about 8352 198 St

What is the zoning of 8352 198 St?

8352 198 St is zoned CD-197(B) (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-197, sub-zone CD-197(B)) in the Township of Langley. The townhouse sub-zone of CD-197: at most 74 townhouses, in buildings up to 3 storeys.

How many homes can I build at 8352 198 St?

No fixed number for one lot. This sub-zone allows at most 74 townhouses. This is a total for the whole sub-zone, so no count for one lot is given here.

Can I add a secondary suite at 8352 198 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 8352 198 St?

Main buildings may be at most 3 storeys high. Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower.

How big is the lot at 8352 198 St?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 12,361 m² (133,054 sq ft), 3.05 acres. The Township's own record lists 3.064 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 8352 198 St in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 8352 198 St outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 8352 198 St on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on 8352 198 St. A lot without both cannot use the Township's small-scale multi-unit housing rule.

Other lots on 198 St

Every lot on 198 St

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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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