Willoughby, Township of Langley

Lot PID 031-693-881: zoning and what you can build

Lot PID 031-693-881 is a 70 m² (752 sq ft) lot in Willoughby, Township of Langley. It is zoned CD-159 (Comprehensive development). The zone allows 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses (233 homes) for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here. Sources: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 900 Comprehensive Development Zones, section 1059, and Township of Langley lot records downloaded October 28, 2026.

Homes allowed

No fixed number for one lot

The zone allows 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses (233 homes) for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here.

Zone

CD-159

Comprehensive Development Zone CD-159

Lot size

70 m² (752 sq ft)

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 1059.2.

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: Central Gordon
Lot size (measured from the lot outline): 70 m² (752 sq ft)
Lot size the Township records (not verified): 753 square feet
Parcel ID (PID): 031-693-881
Legal description: LT 5, SEC 14, TWP 8, NWD, PL EPP111879
Plan number: EPP111879
Sewer service (Township records): None recorded
Water service (Township records): None recorded
Agricultural Land Reserve: Outside the reserve
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-159

What zone CD-159 allows

A townhouse zone for one development of 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses, with buildings up to 3 storeys.

Townhouses (section 1059.2)
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 1059.1 1))
Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1059.1 2))
Homes, following Section 1059.2: 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses, only where the drawing in Section 1059.12 shows them. (section 1059.1 3) and 1059.2)
Live-work townhouses: townhouses that keep at least 15 m² (161 sq ft) of the ground floor, not counting the garage or carport, for a commercial use. Medical clinics, veterinary clinics, recreation and entertainment uses are not allowed in that space. (section 1059.2 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 1059.7)
New lots made by subdivision must be at least 4 ha (9.88 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 1059.4)

Height

Main buildings may be at most 3 storeys high, and accessory buildings at most 1 storey. (section 1059.6)
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 1059.5)
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 1059.9)
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

Each use must be where the drawing in Section 1059.12 puts it. That drawing marks the live-work townhouses along 204 Street. (section 1059.3 and 1059.12)
Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw and the development permit. (section 1059.8)
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 1059.10, 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 1059.11)
Development must closely follow Drawing A1.01 by Ciccozzi Architecture, dated February 18, 2021, shown in Section 1059.12. (section 1059.12)
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-159

Questions about Lot PID 031-693-881

What is the zoning of Lot PID 031-693-881?

Lot PID 031-693-881 is zoned CD-159 (Comprehensive Development Zone CD-159) in the Township of Langley. A townhouse zone for one development of 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses, with buildings up to 3 storeys.

How many homes can I build at Lot PID 031-693-881?

No fixed number for one lot. The zone allows 223 townhouses and 10 live-work townhouses (233 homes) for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here.

Can I add a secondary suite at Lot PID 031-693-881?

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 Lot PID 031-693-881?

Main buildings may be at most 3 storeys high, and accessory buildings at most 1 storey. 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 Lot PID 031-693-881?

The lot outline in the Township of Langley map data measures 70 m² (752 sq ft). The Township's own record lists 753 square feet, a figure it marks as not verified. A survey gives the legal figure.

Is Lot PID 031-693-881 in the Agricultural Land Reserve?

No. Township of Langley records place Lot PID 031-693-881 outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Is Lot PID 031-693-881 on Township sewer and water?

Township records show no sewer service and no water service on Lot PID 031-693-881. 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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