Question 1

What is the zoning of Lot PID 000-583-804?

Accepted Answer

Lot PID 000-583-804 is zoned P-1 (Civic Institutional Zone P-1) in the Township of Langley. A zone for churches and other places of worship, culture and learning, schools, child care, hospitals and clinics, government buildings, parks, cemeteries and seniors' housing. One house or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed on each lot.

Question 2

How many homes can I build at Lot PID 000-583-804?

Accepted Answer

No fixed number for one lot. One house or one mobile home on the lot for the owner, manager or caretaker and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition a house may hold one secondary suite (a second home inside the house). Seniors' housing is also allowed: rental homes for older people of up to 70 m² (753 sq ft) each. The zone sets no number for seniors' housing homes.

Question 3

Can I add a secondary suite at Lot PID 000-583-804?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

How tall can a house be at Lot PID 000-583-804?

Accepted Answer

Buildings and structures may be at most 15 m (49 ft 3 in) high, and at most 4 storeys for seniors' housing. Public recreation facilities and public schools have no height limit under this bylaw.

Question 5

How big is the lot at Lot PID 000-583-804?

Accepted Answer

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 229,058 m² (2,465,554 sq ft), 56.6 acres. The Township's own record lists 56.59 acres, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Question 6

Is Lot PID 000-583-804 in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Township of Langley records place Lot PID 000-583-804 in the Agricultural Land Reserve, so the Agricultural Land Commission's rules apply as well as the zoning.

Question 7

Is Lot PID 000-583-804 on Township sewer and water?

Accepted Answer

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on Lot PID 000-583-804. A lot without both cannot use the Township's small-scale multi-unit housing rule.

Lot PID 000-583-804: zoning and what you can build