Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 614
Zone C-14: Limited Commercial Zone C-14
A limited commercial zone for offices and professional buildings. One named lot may also have group child care. It allows no homes.
2 lots carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.
The rules of zone C-14
What the zone allows
- Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 614.1 1))
- Offices and professional buildings. (section 614.1 2))
- Group child care (licensed care for more than 8 children under 12), on one named lot only: Lot A Section 36 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan NWP88261. (section 614.1 3) and 102)
Lot size for new lots
- New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1,858 m² (19,999 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 614.3)
Height
- Buildings and structures may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. (section 614.5)
- 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 may stand on the front property line and the side property lines (a distance of 0 m (0 in)). (section 614.4 a) and c))
- Buildings must sit at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) from the back property line. (section 614.4 b))
- Buildings must sit at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from any property line next to a suburban, residential, multi-family, mobile home park or institutional zone (SR, R, RM, MH-1 or P). (section 614.4 d))
Parking
- Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 614.6)
- Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) 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))
- 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))
- A commercial 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. Each extra 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft) of floor area over 1,999 m² (21,517 sq ft), or part of it, needs 1 more Class B 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 business must take place inside a fully enclosed building. Parking and loading areas that serve a permitted use may be outside. (section 614.2)
- Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 614.8)
- A landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 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 2 m (6 ft 7 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 600 Commercial Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.
Questions about zone C-14
What is zone C-14 in the Township of Langley?
C-14 is the Limited Commercial Zone C-14 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 614). A limited commercial zone for offices and professional buildings. One named lot may also have group child care. It allows no homes.
How tall can I build in zone C-14?
Buildings and structures may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 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 many lots are zoned C-14?
The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots in zone C-14, on 2 streets.
Streets with lots in zone C-14
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