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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 975

Zone CD-75: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-75

An apartment and townhouse zone near 82 Avenue and 208 Street, split into 8 areas with their own home limits and lot coverage. Areas 1 to 7 may have buildings up to 6 storeys, and Area 8 up to 3 storeys.

Site named in the bylaw: Near 82 Avenue and 208 Street, between 80 Avenue and 83 Avenue (area map in Section 975.12)

7 lots and 7 strata properties carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • Each area on the map in Section 975.12 may have only 1 home until the development follows the Township's amenity and parkland policies. Highest number of homes for each area once the development follows the Yorkson Greenway Amenity Zoning Policy and the 5% Neighbourhood Parkland Acquisition Policy: Area 1: 171, Area 2: 171, Area 3: 171, Area 4: 175, Area 5: 200, Area 6: 188, Area 7: 58, Area 8: 126. The bylaw gives no count for one lot. (section 975.2 and 975.3)
  • Apartments (section 975.1 3))
  • Townhouses (section 975.1 4))
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-75

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 975.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 975.1 2))
  • Apartments: buildings with at least 3 homes, each the permanent home of one family. Each apartment may have one lock-off unit. (section 975.1 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 975.1 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 975.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 0.5 ha (1.24 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Lot coverage for each area may be at most: Area 2 45%, Area 4 50%, and 40% in Areas 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The development permit also sets coverage. (section 975.4)

Floor area and density

  • Each area may have at most 1 home, except as Section 975.3 2) allows. (section 975.3 1))
  • Highest number of homes for each area once the development follows the Yorkson Greenway Amenity Zoning Policy and the 5% Neighbourhood Parkland Acquisition Policy: Area 1: 171, Area 2: 171, Area 3: 171, Area 4: 175, Area 5: 200, Area 6: 188, Area 7: 58, Area 8: 126. (section 975.3 2))

Height

  • Buildings in Areas 1 to 7 may be at most 6 storeys, and in Area 8 at most 3 storeys. Height also follows the development permit. (section 975.6)
  • 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

  • Main buildings must sit at least 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) from a property line and follow the development permit. Townhouses are sited as the development permit sets out. (section 975.5)
  • Canopies over walkways and entrances, exit stairs, underground parking garages and their exit stairs are left out of the 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) rule. Cantilevered balconies may come up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) closer, and up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) closer at 82 Avenue and 208 Street. (section 975.5)
  • Where a building is next to a greenlink right-of-way, the distance is measured from the edge of the right-of-way. (section 975.5)
  • 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 follow Section 107 and the development permit. (section 975.7)
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • 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

  • All development must follow the Yorkson Greenway Amenity Zoning Policy and the Township's 5% Neighbourhood Parkland Acquisition Policy. (section 975.2)
  • 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. (section 975.11, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 975.9)
  • 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 975.10)
  • 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-75

What is zone CD-75 in the Township of Langley?

CD-75 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-75 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 975). An apartment and townhouse zone near 82 Avenue and 208 Street, split into 8 areas with their own home limits and lot coverage. Areas 1 to 7 may have buildings up to 6 storeys, and Area 8 up to 3 storeys.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-75?

Each area on the map in Section 975.12 may have only 1 home until the development follows the Township's amenity and parkland policies. Highest number of homes for each area once the development follows the Yorkson Greenway Amenity Zoning Policy and the 5% Neighbourhood Parkland Acquisition Policy: Area 1: 171, Area 2: 171, Area 3: 171, Area 4: 175, Area 5: 200, Area 6: 188, Area 7: 58, Area 8: 126. The bylaw gives no count for one lot.

How tall can I build in zone CD-75?

Buildings in Areas 1 to 7 may be at most 6 storeys, and in Area 8 at most 3 storeys. Height also follows the development permit. 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-75?

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-75?

The Township of Langley lot records list 7 lots and 7 strata properties in zone CD-75, on 2 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-75

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