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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 901

Zone CD-1: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-1

A zone for one apartment and townhouse development on two named lots in Section 15, Township 8, with up to 61 townhouses and 161 apartments, up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) and 4 storeys high.

Site named in the bylaw: Lot 1 (except part Road on Plans 83510 and 83534), Plan 6073, and the south 334 feet of Lot 3 (except part Road on Plan 83639), Plan 7633, Section 15, Township 8, NWD

0 lots and 2 strata properties carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • The bylaw sets the number of homes for the whole CD-1 site and gives no count for one lot: at most 1 home for each 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) of lot area (74 homes per hectare), with at most 61 family townhouses on the south 334 feet of Lot 3, Plan 7633, and at most 161 apartments on Lot 1, Plan 6073. (section 901.3)
  • Apartments (section 901.1 3))
  • Townhouses (section 901.1 4))
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-1

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 901.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 901.1 2))
  • Apartments: buildings with at least 3 homes, each the permanent home of one family. Each apartment may have one lock-off unit. (section 901.1 3) and 102)
  • Townhouses: at least 3 homes side by side, joined by shared walls. In a comprehensive development that needs a development permit, a block may have 2 homes and may be combined with houses. (section 901.1 4) 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 901.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 3,716 m² (39,999 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 901.4)

Floor area and density

  • At most 1 home for each 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) of lot area (74 homes per hectare) on the whole CD-1 site, and no more than 61 family townhouses (strata) and 161 apartments on the two named lots. (section 901.3)

Height

  • Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 15 m (49 ft 3 in) and 4 storeys for residential buildings. (section 901.6)
  • 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 901.5)
  • 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 901.7)
  • 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))
  • Apartments need 1 parking space for each studio and 1.5 spaces for each home with one or more bedrooms, plus 0.5 spaces for each lock-off unit. Another 10% of the required apartment spaces must be for visitors. One space for each main home needs an electric car charging outlet. (section 107.3 a) iii) and note (1))
  • For parking, a studio is an apartment of at most 45 m² (484 sq ft) with no walls between the living, dining and kitchen areas and the sleeping area. (section 107.3 a) iii))
  • Parking for one-bedroom apartments may be cut by 15% when the lot is within 400 m (1,312 ft) of one of these corners: 86 Avenue and 202 Street (Carvolth Exchange), or 200 Street at 84, 80, 76, 72 or 64 Avenue. Visitor and accessible spaces are not cut. (section 107.1 4))
  • An apartment building with 50 to 199 homes needs 1 Class A loading space (at least 7 m (23 ft) long, 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide and 3 m (9 ft 10 in) of clear height). With 200 to 299 homes it also needs 1 Class B space (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) of clear height). (section 107.7 1) and 107.8 1))
  • 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))
  • Each apartment may have one lock-off unit: a small home of at most 45 m² (484 sq ft) attached to the larger apartment through a connecting door or hallway. It may not be sold or stratified apart from the main apartment. (section 102)
  • A lock-off unit must be able to be locked off from the main apartment, have a living space at least 4 m (13 ft 1 in) wide and 4 m (13 ft 1 in) long, a sink, a stove or other cooking heat source, a fridge, and at least 3.7 m² (40 sq ft) of closet space. (section 104.20)

Other rules

  • Amenity areas (landscaped open space the residents can use) must be provided as the development permit sets out. (section 901.2 and 102)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 901.9)
  • In comprehensive development zones, the landscaping that Section 111 requires is set in a development permit. (section 111.3 a))
  • Every application for this zone must come with an application for a development permit, a permit from the Township that sets the design of the project. (section 901.10)
  • 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.

Questions about zone CD-1

What is zone CD-1 in the Township of Langley?

CD-1 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-1 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 901). A zone for one apartment and townhouse development on two named lots in Section 15, Township 8, with up to 61 townhouses and 161 apartments, up to 15 m (49 ft 3 in) and 4 storeys high.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-1?

The bylaw sets the number of homes for the whole CD-1 site and gives no count for one lot: at most 1 home for each 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) of lot area (74 homes per hectare), with at most 61 family townhouses on the south 334 feet of Lot 3, Plan 7633, and at most 161 apartments on Lot 1, Plan 6073.

How tall can I build in zone CD-1?

Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 15 m (49 ft 3 in) and 4 storeys for residential buildings. 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.

Are secondary suites allowed in zone CD-1?

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 many lots are zoned CD-1?

The Township of Langley lot records list 0 lots and 2 strata properties in zone CD-1, on 2 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-1

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