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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 930

Zone CD-30: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-30

A townhouse zone, up to 3 storeys high, or 2 storeys where buildings are next to an RM-2 site.

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

How many homes

  • This zone allows townhouses, and its text sets no number of homes and no density limit. (section 930)
  • Townhouses (section 930.1 3))
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-30

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 930.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 930.1 2))
  • 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 930.1 3) 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 930.6)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1 ha (2.47 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 930.2)

Height

  • Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 3 storeys. Buildings next to an RM-2 site may be at most 2 storeys. (section 930.4)
  • 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 930.3)
  • 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 930.5)
  • 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 must follow the commercial rules of Section 111 and the development permit. (section 930.7)
  • Under those commercial rules, a landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) deep is required along the front property line and along a side property line that faces a side street. (section 111.3 table)
  • Along the back property line and the inside side property lines (up to 3 m (9 ft 10 in) from the front property line), a landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) deep with a landscaping screen 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high is required. The same is required around any permitted outdoor storage area. (section 111.3 table)
  • A landscaping screen is a solid hedge, shrubs or evergreen trees at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high when planted, kept healthy and neat. (section 111.1 2))
  • Parking lots need 1 tree for every 6 parking spaces, each with at least 10 cubic metres of growing soil, and a tree with a landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide at the end of each row of spaces. (section 111.4 1) and 2))
  • A development permit (a permit that sets the design of the project) must go to Council for its review before a building permit is issued. (section 930.8)
  • 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-30

What is zone CD-30 in the Township of Langley?

CD-30 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-30 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 930). A townhouse zone, up to 3 storeys high, or 2 storeys where buildings are next to an RM-2 site.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-30?

This zone allows townhouses, and its text sets no number of homes and no density limit.

How tall can I build in zone CD-30?

Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 3 storeys. Buildings next to an RM-2 site may be at most 2 storeys. 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-30?

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-30?

The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots and 1 strata properties in zone CD-30, on 2 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-30

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