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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 1003

Zone CD-103: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-103

A mixed zone for up to 120 apartments and 91 townhouses, with shops of up to 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) each on the ground floor of the mixed-use buildings facing 65 Avenue. The drawing in Section 1003.3 shows 5-storey mixed-use buildings and 2 to 3 storey townhouses.

Site named in the bylaw: Mixed-use buildings facing 65 Avenue (named in Section 1003.3)

0 lots and 1 strata properties carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • The zone allows at most 120 apartments and 91 townhouses for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here. (section 1003.2)
  • Apartments (section 1003.2)
  • Townhouses (section 1003.2)
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-103

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1003.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1003.1 2))
  • Commercial uses: shops, services and repairs, offices, medical clinics, personal services, veterinary clinics, restaurants, banks, and education, recreation, entertainment and instruction. The bylaw's definition leaves out highway commercial uses, among others. Each commercial use may have at most 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) of floor area. (section 1003.1 3) and 102)
  • Homes, following Section 1003.2: at most 120 apartments and 91 townhouses. (section 1003.1 4) and 1003.2)

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 1003.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1.68 ha (4.15 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • How much of the lot buildings may cover is set in the development permit, a permit from the Township that sets the design of the project. (section 1003.4)

Floor area and density

  • Each commercial use may have at most 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) of floor area. (section 1003.1 3))

Height

  • Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 1003.3 shows, and must follow the development permit. (section 1003.6)
  • The drawing in Section 1003.3 shows 5-storey mixed-use buildings and townhouses of 2 to 3 storeys. (section 1003.3)
  • The height of accessory buildings is set in the development permit. (section 1003.6)
  • 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 1003.5)
  • 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 1003.7)
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
  • Restaurants, including brewery or distillery lounges, need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) vi))
  • When a building has more than one use, the parking spaces needed for each use are added together. (section 107.4)
  • 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))
  • 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))

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)
  • 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)
  • A home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a))

Other rules

  • Each use must be where Drawing A1.05 Uses Plan by Formwerks Architectural (April 2014) puts it. Only commercial uses are allowed on the first storey of the mixed-use buildings facing 65 Avenue. (section 1003.3)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 1003.9)
  • Council must issue a development permit (a permit that sets the design of the project) before a building permit is issued. (section 1003.10)
  • 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-103

What is zone CD-103 in the Township of Langley?

CD-103 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-103 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 1003). A mixed zone for up to 120 apartments and 91 townhouses, with shops of up to 450 m² (4,844 sq ft) each on the ground floor of the mixed-use buildings facing 65 Avenue. The drawing in Section 1003.3 shows 5-storey mixed-use buildings and 2 to 3 storey townhouses.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-103?

The zone allows at most 120 apartments and 91 townhouses for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here.

How tall can I build in zone CD-103?

Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 1003.3 shows, and must follow the development permit. The drawing in Section 1003.3 shows 5-storey mixed-use buildings and townhouses of 2 to 3 storeys.

Are secondary suites allowed in zone CD-103?

Each townhouse home may include one secondary suite, a second home inside the unit of at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). 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.

How many lots are zoned CD-103?

The Township of Langley lot records list 0 lots and 1 strata properties in zone CD-103, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-103

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