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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 1020

Zone CD-120: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-120

A heritage housing zone for at most 48 townhouses and 6 homes inside the Murrayville Elementary School building. Main buildings may be up to 2 storeys, and the design follows a heritage alteration permit.

Site named in the bylaw: The Murrayville Elementary School site (named in Section 1020.2)

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

How many homes

  • The zone allows at most 48 townhouses and 6 homes in the old Murrayville Elementary School for the whole development, with overall density set by the Murrayville Community Plan. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here. (section 1020.2)
  • Townhouses (section 1020.2)
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-120

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1020.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1020.1 2))
  • Homes, following Section 1020.2: at most 48 townhouses and 6 homes in the Murrayville Elementary School (as defined in Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw No. 5352), on the lands rezoned by Bylaw No. 5353. (section 1020.1 3) and 1020.2)

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 1020.7)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1.9 ha (4.7 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 40% of the lot. (section 1020.3)

Height

  • Main buildings may be at most 2 storeys high and must follow the heritage alteration permit, a permit from Council that sets how the heritage site may be changed. (section 1020.5)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1020.5)
  • 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 heritage alteration permit, a permit from Council that sets how the heritage site may be changed. (section 1020.4)
  • 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 1020.6)
  • 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))
  • 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))

Other rules

  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the heritage alteration permit. (section 1020.8)
  • 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 heritage alteration permit also sets them. (section 1020.9, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
  • Council must issue a heritage alteration permit (a permit that sets how the heritage site may be changed) before a building permit is issued. (section 1020.10)
  • 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-120

What is zone CD-120 in the Township of Langley?

CD-120 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-120 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 1020). A heritage housing zone for at most 48 townhouses and 6 homes inside the Murrayville Elementary School building. Main buildings may be up to 2 storeys, and the design follows a heritage alteration permit.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-120?

The zone allows at most 48 townhouses and 6 homes in the old Murrayville Elementary School for the whole development, with overall density set by the Murrayville Community 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-120?

Main buildings may be at most 2 storeys high and must follow the heritage alteration permit, a permit from Council that sets how the heritage site may be changed. Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower.

Are secondary suites allowed in zone CD-120?

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-120?

The Township of Langley lot records list 0 lots and 1 strata properties in zone CD-120, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-120

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