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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 907

Zone CD-7: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-7

A zone for one development of up to 84 homes as townhouses and small-scale multi-unit housing, at most 2 storeys high. A house in the zone may be replaced with small-scale multi-unit housing.

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

How many homes

  • Up to 3 homes on one lot, because the lot is 280 m² (3,014 sq ft) or smaller and meets the Township's conditions for small-scale multi-unit housing (up to 4 homes on one lot, joined or separate). (section 907.1 3), 907.3 2) and 102)
  • Up to 4 homes on one lot, because the lot is larger than 280 m² (3,014 sq ft) and meets the Township's conditions for small-scale multi-unit housing (up to 4 homes on one lot, joined or separate). (section 907.1 3), 907.3 2) and 102)
  • Otherwise: Where the lot does not meet those conditions, the bylaw limits the whole CD-7 zone to 84 homes and gives no count for one lot. The 84-home total may be passed only where a house is replaced with small-scale multi-unit housing, at most one such development on one lot. (section 907.3)
  • Small-scale multi-unit housing (3 or 4 homes on one lot) (section 907.1 3))
  • Townhouses (section 907.1 4))
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-7

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 907.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 907.1 2))
  • Small-scale multi-unit housing: up to 4 homes on one lot, joined or separate, on a lot that meets the conditions in Section 102. (section 907.1 3) and 102)
  • 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 907.1 4) 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 907.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1 ha (2.47 acres), except that bare land strata lots (strata lots that are pieces of land with their own boundaries) may be made as the development permit sets out. (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 40% of the lot. (section 907.4)

Floor area and density

  • At most 84 homes in the zone. This may be passed where a house is replaced with small-scale multi-unit housing, with at most one such development on one lot. (section 907.3 1) and 2))

Height

  • Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 2 storeys for residential buildings. (section 907.6)
  • 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 907.5)
  • 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 907.7)
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • Each home needs 1 parking space on the lot, and every lot needs at least 2 spaces. This rate covers houses, duplexes, mobile homes and small-scale multi-unit housing. (section 107.3 a) i))
  • On a corner lot with small-scale multi-unit housing of at least 3 homes, up to 2 more driveways may come in from the side property line, if that side street is a local street or lane and all driveways on the lot add up to no more than 12 m (39 ft 4 in) wide. (section 107.6 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

  • Amenity areas (landscaped open space the residents can use) must be provided as the development permit sets out. (section 907.2 and 102)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 907.9)
  • Every application for this zone must come with an application for a development permit, a permit from the Township that sets the design of the project. (section 907.10)
  • 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-7

What is zone CD-7 in the Township of Langley?

CD-7 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-7 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 907). A zone for one development of up to 84 homes as townhouses and small-scale multi-unit housing, at most 2 storeys high. A house in the zone may be replaced with small-scale multi-unit housing.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-7?

Up to 3 homes on one lot, because the lot is 280 m² (3,014 sq ft) or smaller and meets the Township's conditions for small-scale multi-unit housing (up to 4 homes on one lot, joined or separate). Up to 4 homes on one lot, because the lot is larger than 280 m² (3,014 sq ft) and meets the Township's conditions for small-scale multi-unit housing (up to 4 homes on one lot, joined or separate). Otherwise: Where the lot does not meet those conditions, the bylaw limits the whole CD-7 zone to 84 homes and gives no count for one lot. The 84-home total may be passed only where a house is replaced with small-scale multi-unit housing, at most one such development on one lot.

How tall can I build in zone CD-7?

Building height is set in the development permit, and may be at most 2 storeys for residential buildings. 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-7?

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-7?

The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots and 2 strata properties in zone CD-7, on 3 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-7

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