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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 604

Zone C-4: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone C-4

A small neighbourhood zone for a convenience store of up to 450 m² (4,844 sq ft), with one home for the owner, manager or caretaker inside the store building.

1 lots carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • Up to 1 home on the lot. It must be inside the building that holds the convenience store, and only the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family may live there. (section 604.3)
  • A caretaker's home (section 604.3)

The rules of zone C-4

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 604.1 1))
  • Convenience stores (groceries and household items for people in the neighbourhood) of up to 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) of floor area. (section 604.1 2) and 102)
  • Homes, following Section 604.3. (section 604.1 3))
  • Sale of seasonal farm products. (section 604.1 4))

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 604.4)

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 9 m (29 ft 6 in) high. (section 604.6)
  • 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 must sit at least 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the front property line and 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the back property line. (section 604.5 a) and b))
  • Buildings must sit at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from each side property line, and 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from a side property line that faces a side street. (section 604.5 c) and d))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 604.7)
  • 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))
  • 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, loading, display and seasonal uses that serve a permitted use may be outside. (section 604.2)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 604.9)
  • 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-4

What is zone C-4 in the Township of Langley?

C-4 is the Neighbourhood Commercial Zone C-4 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 604). A small neighbourhood zone for a convenience store of up to 450 m² (4,844 sq ft), with one home for the owner, manager or caretaker inside the store building.

How many homes can I build in zone C-4?

Up to 1 home on the lot. It must be inside the building that holds the convenience store, and only the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family may live there.

How tall can I build in zone C-4?

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-4?

The Township of Langley lot records list 1 lots in zone C-4, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone C-4

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