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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 1010

Zone CD-110: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-110

A mixed zone for at least 53 apartments above ground-floor shops and at most 84 townhouses, on two lots. The drawing in Section 1010.13 shows the mixed-use building at 6 storeys.

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

How many homes

  • The zone calls for at least 53 apartments and at most 84 townhouses for the whole development, with overall density set by the Northeast Gordon Estates Neighbourhood Plan. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here. (section 1010.3)
  • Apartments (section 1010.3)
  • Townhouses (section 1010.3)
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-110

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1010.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1010.1 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. They follow Section 1010.2. (section 1010.1 3) and 102)
  • Group child care: licensed care for more than 8 children under 12, such as a nursery school or preschool (group children's day care). (section 1010.1 4) and 102)
  • Homes, following Section 1010.3. (section 1010.1 5))
  • A liquor store licensed under the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Act and its regulations (licensee retail store). Only on Strata Lots 5, 6 and 7 Section 13 Township 8 New Westminster District Strata Plan EPS5486. (section 1010.1 6))

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 1010.9)
  • New lots must be at least 1.4 ha (3.46 acres) on Lot 1 and 0.45 ha (1.11 acres) on Lot 2. The lots are shown in Section 1010.13. (section 1010.9)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 41% of Lot 1 and 29% of Lot 2. (section 1010.5)

Floor area and density

  • Each commercial unit may be at most 464.5 m² (5,000 sq ft). (section 1010.2 1))

Height

  • Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 1010.13 shows, and must follow the development permit. (section 1010.7)
  • The drawing in Section 1010.13 marks Lot 2 for ground-floor commercial space with 53 apartments above, at a height of 6 storeys, and Lot 1 for 84 townhouses. (section 1010.13)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1010.7)
  • 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 1010.6)
  • 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 1010.8)
  • 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))
  • 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)
  • 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

  • Drive-throughs are not allowed. Commercial units may only be on the ground floor. (section 1010.2 2) and 3))
  • Each use must be where the drawing in Section 1010.13 puts it, and the apartments may only be above the first floor of the mixed-use building. (section 1010.4)
  • Development must closely follow the Legal Base Plan by Barnett Dembek Architects Incorporated, dated May 2, 2016. (section 1010.13)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 1010.10)
  • A development with more than 4 townhouse, apartment or seniors' housing homes needs age-friendly amenity areas (shared indoor or outdoor space for the residents' cultural, social and recreation activities): at least 6 m² (65 sq ft) for each of the first 186 homes and 4 m² (43 sq ft) for each home after that. Each area must be at least 70 m² (753 sq ft), and at most half of the required area may be indoors. The development permit also sets them. (section 1010.11, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
  • Council must issue a development permit (a permit that sets the design of the project) before a building permit is issued. (section 1010.12)
  • 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-110

What is zone CD-110 in the Township of Langley?

CD-110 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-110 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 1010). A mixed zone for at least 53 apartments above ground-floor shops and at most 84 townhouses, on two lots. The drawing in Section 1010.13 shows the mixed-use building at 6 storeys.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-110?

The zone calls for at least 53 apartments and at most 84 townhouses for the whole development, with overall density set by the Northeast Gordon Estates Neighbourhood Plan. 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-110?

Main buildings may be no higher than the drawing in Section 1010.13 shows, and must follow the development permit. The drawing in Section 1010.13 marks Lot 2 for ground-floor commercial space with 53 apartments above, at a height of 6 storeys, and Lot 1 for 84 townhouses.

Are secondary suites allowed in zone CD-110?

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-110?

The Township of Langley lot records list 3 lots and 2 strata properties in zone CD-110, on 2 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-110

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