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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 998

Zone CD-98: Comprehensive Development Zone CD-98

A zone for 22 townhouses. The two townhouses facing 83 Avenue have a small shop, office, restaurant or child care space on the ground floor. Homes are not allowed on that floor.

Site named in the bylaw: The two townhouses facing 83 Avenue (named in Section 998.2)

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

How many homes

  • The zone allows 22 townhouses for the whole development. This is a total for all the lands in the zone, so no count for one lot is given here. (section 998.2)
  • Townhouses (section 998.2)
  • A secondary suite (a second home inside the house) (section 102)

The rules of zone CD-98

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 998.1 1))
  • Townhouses, following Section 998.2. (section 998.1 2) and 102)
  • Commercial uses, following Section 998.3: shops and services, repair of goods, offices, restaurants with no drive-in or drive-through, and restaurants licensed as food primary under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. (section 998.1 3) a))
  • The commercial uses leave out: education, recreation, entertainment and instruction, medical and veterinary clinics, banks, highway commercial uses, medical marihuana dispensaries, amusement machines, arcades, pool halls, service stations, gas bars, vehicle servicing, repair and storage, body shops, wrecking and salvage yards, uses that are mainly making or storing goods, casinos, pawnbrokers, cheque cashing and U-Brew. (section 998.1 3) a))
  • 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 must follow Section 998.3. (section 998.1 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 998.8)
  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 3,500 m² (37,674 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 45% of the lot. (section 998.4)

Floor area and density

  • In each of the two townhouses facing 83 Avenue, the commercial or child care use must take up at least 40 m² (431 sq ft) and at most 50 m² (538 sq ft) of the ground floor, not counting the garage. (section 998.3 a))

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 3 storeys high. (section 998.6)
  • 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 998.5)
  • 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 and the development permit. (section 998.7)
  • 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)
  • 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

  • Homes are not allowed on the ground floor of the two townhouses facing 83 Avenue. (section 998.2)
  • All business must take place inside a fully enclosed building, except parking, loading, display and eating areas that serve a permitted use. (section 998.3 a))
  • Each of the two commercial spaces may care for at most 7 children, even though the bylaw's definition of group child care is for more than 8. (section 998.3 b))
  • Landscaping, screens and fences are set in the development permit. (section 998.9)
  • 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 998.10, 111.5 1), 2) a) and 6), and 102)
  • 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 998.11)
  • 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-98

What is zone CD-98 in the Township of Langley?

CD-98 is the Comprehensive Development Zone CD-98 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 998). A zone for 22 townhouses. The two townhouses facing 83 Avenue have a small shop, office, restaurant or child care space on the ground floor. Homes are not allowed on that floor.

How many homes can I build in zone CD-98?

The zone allows 22 townhouses for the whole development. 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-98?

Buildings and structures may be at most 3 storeys high. 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-98?

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-98?

The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots and 1 strata properties in zone CD-98, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone CD-98

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