Township of Langley

8910 256 St: zoning and what you can build

8910 256 St is a 32,410 m² (348,858 sq ft), 8.01 acres lot in Township of Langley. It is zoned M-5 (Limited industrial). The zoning allows up to 2 homes on the lot. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones, section 705, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

Up to 2 homes

Up to 2 homes: one house or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition a house may hold one secondary suite (a second home inside the house), and the same limit on who may live there applies to it.

Zone

M-5

Limited Industrial Zone M-5

Lot size

32,410 m² (348,858 sq ft), 8.01 acres

Measured from the lot outline in the public map data.

Home count: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones, section 705.4 and 102.

Lot outline from the public lot map data, to scale, north up.

What the public records say about this lot

Municipality: Township of Langley
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 32,410 m² (348,858 sq ft), 8.01 acres
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 8.17 acres
Parcel ID (PID): 007-729-219
Legal description: LT 3, DL 325, NWD, PL NWP38520
Plan number: NWP38520
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 M-5

What zone M-5 allows

A limited industrial zone for sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills, with one house or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker.

A caretaker's home (section 705.4)
A house (section 705.4)
Mobile homes (section 705.4)

What the zone allows

Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 705.1 1))
Outdoor storage that serves a permitted use, following Section 705.3. (section 705.1 2))
Offices that serve a permitted industrial use. (section 705.1 3))
Homes, following Section 705.4. (section 705.1 4))
Sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills. (section 705.1 5))

Lot size for new lots

New lots made by subdivision must be at least 7.5 ha (18.53 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 705.5)

Height

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. (section 705.7)
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

Buildings must sit at least 10 m (32 ft 10 in) from the front property line and 6 m (19 ft 8 in) from the back property line. (section 705.6 a) and b))
Buildings must sit at least 6 m (19 ft 8 in) from each side property line. (section 705.6 c))
Buildings must sit at least 15 m (49 ft 3 in) from any property line next to a suburban, residential, multi-family, rural, mobile home park or institutional zone (SR, R, RM, RU, MH-1 or P). (section 705.6 d))

Parking

Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 705.8)
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))
Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
A house or mobile home needs 1 parking space for each home in it, and the lot needs at least 2 spaces for it. For each main home, one of those 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))
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))
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))

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)

Other rules

No burning of waste material or by-products is allowed. (section 705.2)
No loading or storage area may be in the required front yard. (section 705.3 1))
Material in a permitted outdoor storage area may be stacked at most 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high where it is within 10 m (32 ft 10 in) of a lot zoned SR, R, RM, MH-1, C, or P-1 to P-4. (section 705.3 2))
Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 705.10)
A landscaped strip at least 5 m (16 ft 5 in) deep is required along the front property line and along a side property line that faces a side street. (section 111.3 table)
Along the back property line and the inside side property lines (up to 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from the front property line), a landscaped strip at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in) deep with a landscaping screen 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high is required. The same is required around any permitted outdoor storage area. (section 111.3 table)
A landscaping screen is a solid hedge, shrubs or evergreen trees at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high when planted, kept healthy and neat. (section 111.1 2))
Every part of the lot that is not covered by a building or used for parking, loading, permitted outdoor storage or walkways must be planted as lawn or other landscaping. (section 111.2)
Parking lots need 1 tree for every 6 parking spaces, each with at least 10 cubic metres of growing soil, and a tree with a landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide at the end of each row of spaces. (section 111.4 1) and 2))
Barbed wire is allowed only on a fence or wall above a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). (section 111.7 b))

Source: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

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Questions about 8910 256 St

What is the zoning of 8910 256 St?

8910 256 St is zoned M-5 (Limited Industrial Zone M-5) in the Township of Langley. A limited industrial zone for sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills, with one house or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker.

How many homes can I build at 8910 256 St?

Up to 2 homes. Up to 2 homes: one house or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition a house may hold one secondary suite (a second home inside the house), and the same limit on who may live there applies to it.

Can I add a secondary suite at 8910 256 St?

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.

How tall can a house be at 8910 256 St?

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. 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 8910 256 St?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 32,410 m² (348,858 sq ft), 8.01 acres. The Township's own record lists 8.17 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is 8910 256 St in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place 8910 256 St outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is 8910 256 St on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on 8910 256 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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