Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 615
Zone C-15: Limited Commercial Zone C-15
A limited commercial zone for one small shop or service of up to 91 m² (980 sq ft), with one home of up to 154 m² (1,658 sq ft) for the owner, manager or caretaker.
1 lots carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.
How many homes
- Up to 1 home, with at most 154 m² (1,658 sq ft) of floor area, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. (section 615.3)
- A caretaker's home (section 615.3)
The rules of zone C-15
What the zone allows
- Retail sales of goods and services, with at most 91 m² (980 sq ft) of floor area. (section 615.1 1))
- A home that serves the commercial use, following Section 615.3. (section 615.1 2))
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 615.4)
Floor area and density
- The shop or service may have at most 91 m² (980 sq ft) of floor area. (section 615.1 1))
- The home may have at most 154 m² (1,658 sq ft) of floor area. (section 615.3)
Height
- Buildings and structures may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. (section 615.6)
- 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
- Buildings may stand on the front property line and the side property lines (a distance of 0 m (0 in)). (section 615.5 a) and c))
- Buildings must sit at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) from the back property line. (section 615.5 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 615.5 d))
Parking
- Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 615.7)
- Shops, service businesses, personal services (such as hair and nail salons) and liquor stores need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) iv))
- A home that is part of a commercial or industrial building needs 1.5 parking spaces, and one of them needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 a) iv) and note (1))
- 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))
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 615.2)
- Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 615.9)
- 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-15
What is zone C-15 in the Township of Langley?
C-15 is the Limited Commercial Zone C-15 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 615). A limited commercial zone for one small shop or service of up to 91 m² (980 sq ft), with one home of up to 154 m² (1,658 sq ft) for the owner, manager or caretaker.
How many homes can I build in zone C-15?
Up to 1 home, with at most 154 m² (1,658 sq ft) of floor area, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family.
How tall can I build in zone C-15?
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-15?
The Township of Langley lot records list 1 lots in zone C-15, on 1 streets.
Streets with lots in zone C-15
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