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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 1081

Zone CD-181: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-181

A zone of apartment buildings and mixed-use buildings with shops, offices, a liquor store and child care on the ground floor, at a floor space ratio of up to 1.75 and up to 6 storeys.

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

How many homes

  • The number of homes is set by floor area: the floor space ratio of the land zoned CD-181 may be at most 1.75 (all floor area divided by lot area). The bylaw gives no count for one lot. (section 1081.4)
  • Apartments (section 1081.2)

The rules of zone CD-181

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 1081.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 1081.1 2))
  • Group child care: licensed care for more than 8 children under 12, such as a nursery school or preschool (group children's day care). It follows Section 1081.3. (section 1081.1 3) and 102)
  • Homes, following Section 1081.2: apartments in the residential buildings and above the ground floor of the mixed-use buildings. (section 1081.1 4) and 1081.2)
  • 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 1081.3. (section 1081.1 5) and 102)
  • Offices, following Section 1081.3. (section 1081.1 6))
  • A liquor store licensed under the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Act and its regulations (licensee retail store). It follows Section 1081.3. (section 1081.1 7) 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 1081.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1.4 ha (3.46 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 1081.5)

Floor area and density

  • The floor space ratio (total floor area of all buildings divided by the lot area) of the land zoned CD-181 may be at most 1.75. (section 1081.4)
  • When the floor space ratio is worked out, parking inside the building or underground and indoor age-friendly amenity areas do not count as floor area, and land that a community or neighbourhood plan marks as not able to be built on does not count as lot area. (section 102)

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 6 storeys high. (section 1081.7)
  • Accessory buildings may be at most 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) high and 1 storey, whichever is lower. (section 1081.7)
  • 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 1081.6)
  • 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 1081.10)
  • 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 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

  • Commercial uses, group child care, offices and liquor stores are allowed on the ground floor of the mixed-use buildings shown in Section 1081.13. The site plan there shows two residential buildings and two mixed-use buildings. (section 1081.3 and 1081.13)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw and the development permit. (section 1081.9)
  • 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 1081.11, 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 1081.12)
  • Development must closely follow the site plan in Section 1081.13. (section 1081.13)
  • 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-181

What is zone CD-181 in the Township of Langley?

CD-181 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-181 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 1081). A zone of apartment buildings and mixed-use buildings with shops, offices, a liquor store and child care on the ground floor, at a floor space ratio of up to 1.75 and up to 6 storeys.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-181?

The number of homes is set by floor area: the floor space ratio of the land zoned CD-181 may be at most 1.75 (all floor area divided by lot area). The bylaw gives no count for one lot.

How tall can I build in zone CD-181?

Buildings and structures may be at most 6 storeys high. 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-181?

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. 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.

How many lots are zoned CD-181?

The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots in zone CD-181, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-181

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