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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 711

Zone M-11: Business/Office Park Zone M-11

A business and office park zone for offices, laboratories, larger commercial uses, child care, medical clinics, restaurants and light industry that is mostly office space. All work and storage must be inside. One small home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed inside a business building.

19 lots and 3 strata properties carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • Up to 1 home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. It must be inside a building with a main permitted use, it cannot be the only use on the site, and it may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area or 33% of the building's total area, whichever is less. (section 711.2)
  • A caretaker's home (section 711.2)

The rules of zone M-11

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot, with no outdoor storage. (section 711.1 1))
  • A home that serves a permitted use, following Section 711.2. (section 711.1 2))
  • Places where people gather for religious, cultural or educational purposes (assembly uses). The bylaw's definition allows one house unit with an assembly use and no other housing. (section 711.1 3) and 102)
  • Business and professional offices, and research and development laboratories. (section 711.1 4))
  • Commercial recreation, instruction and entertainment. Arcades, pool halls and casinos are left out. (section 711.1 5))
  • Commercial uses, when each commercial use in a building has more than 2,000 m² (21,528 sq ft) of floor area. (section 711.1 6))
  • Commercial use on one named lot: Lot A (BR230384) Except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP11215, District Lot 311 Group 2 NWD Plan LMP47900, as shown in Section 711.11. (section 711.1 7))
  • Computer and computer accessory stores. (section 711.1 8))
  • Furniture stores, appliance stores and home electronics stores. (section 711.1 9))
  • Group child care: licensed care for more than 8 children under 12, such as a nursery school or preschool (group children's day care). (section 711.1 10) and 102)
  • Home improvement stores: paint and wallpaper, carpet and flooring, drapery, blinds, hardware, cabinet and lighting stores (home improvement centres). Outdoor building material storage yards are left out. (section 711.1 11) and 102)
  • Institutional uses. (section 711.1 12))
  • Light manufacturing, assembly, repair, finishing and packaging of products, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for business and professional offices. Vehicle repair, vehicle servicing, body shops and outdoor storage are left out. (section 711.1 13))
  • Medical clinics. (section 711.1 14))
  • Printing, publishing and related copying services. (section 711.1 15))
  • Restaurants, including drive-thru, take-out and banquet halls. (section 711.1 16) and 102)
  • Retail sales that serve business and professional offices, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for offices. (section 711.1 17))
  • Retail sales together with light manufacturing, warehouse or wholesale uses, following Section 711.4. (section 711.1 18))
  • Veterinary clinics. (section 711.1 19))
  • Warehouse and wholesale distribution, where more than 50% of the floor area is used for business and professional offices. Trucking terminals and yards, vehicle towing and storage yards, and outdoor storage are left out. (section 711.1 20))

Lot size for new lots

  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1,858 m² (19,999 sq ft). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 50% of the lot. When at least 75% of the required parking spaces are inside the building or underground, they may cover up to 75%. (section 711.5)

Floor area and density

  • The home may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area, or 33% of the total area of the building it is in, whichever is less. (section 711.2 c))
  • Where retail sales are combined with light manufacturing, warehouse or wholesale uses, retail must use at least 33% and at most 66% of the floor area, and face the street at the front of the building. (section 711.4 a) and b))

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. Business and professional offices and research and development laboratories are left out of this limit. (section 711.7)
  • 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

  • Buildings must sit at least 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the front property line. (section 711.6 a))
  • Buildings may stand on the back property line (a distance of 0 m (0 in)). (section 711.6 b))
  • No distance is required from an inside side property line next to a rural, industrial, commercial or comprehensive development zone (RU, M, C or CD). (section 711.6 c))
  • Buildings must sit at least 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from a side property line that faces a side street. (section 711.6 d))
  • Buildings must sit at least 5 m (16 ft 5 in) from any property line next to a suburban, residential, multi-family, rural, mobile home park or institutional zone (SR, R, RM, RU, MH-1 or P). (section 711.6 e))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 711.8)
  • Service, general, heavy and other industrial uses need 1 parking space for each 186 m² (2,002 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 d) i))
  • Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
  • Laboratories need 1 parking space for each 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 d) ii))
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • Recreation uses, including commercial recreation, need 1 parking space for each 45 m² (484 sq ft) of floor area plus 1 space for every 10 seats for spectators. (section 107.3 b) v))
  • Places of worship, culture and other assembly uses (except schools) need 1 parking space for every 10 seats plus 1 space for each 19 m² (205 sq ft) of floor area used for gatherings. (section 107.3 b) i))
  • 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))
  • A home that is part of a commercial or industrial building needs 1.5 parking spaces, and one of them needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 a) iv) and note (1))
  • When a building has more than one use, the parking spaces needed for each use are added together. (section 107.4)
  • 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))
  • An industrial 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. From 2,000 m² (21,528 sq ft) to 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) it needs 1 Class B and 1 Class C space. Each extra 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) over 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft), or part of it, needs 1 more Class B and 1 more Class C 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))

Other rules

  • All permitted uses, and all storage of materials, goods, supplies, products and equipment, must be inside a fully enclosed building. (section 711.3 a) and b))
  • Overhead doors for vehicles may not face a Township street and must open to the inside of the site. (section 711.3 c))
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 711.10)
  • A landscaped strip at least 5 m (16 ft 5 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 3 m (9 ft 10 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))
  • Every part of the lot that is not covered by a building or used for parking, loading, permitted outdoor storage or walkways must be planted as lawn or other landscaping. (section 111.2)
  • 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))
  • Barbed wire is allowed only on a fence or wall above a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). (section 111.7 b))

Source: Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, Section 700 Industrial Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

Questions about zone M-11

What is zone M-11 in the Township of Langley?

M-11 is the Business/Office Park Zone M-11 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 711). A business and office park zone for offices, laboratories, larger commercial uses, child care, medical clinics, restaurants and light industry that is mostly office space. All work and storage must be inside. One small home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed inside a business building.

How many homes can I build in zone M-11?

Up to 1 home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. It must be inside a building with a main permitted use, it cannot be the only use on the site, and it may have at most 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) of floor area or 33% of the building's total area, whichever is less.

How tall can I build in zone M-11?

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. Business and professional offices and research and development laboratories are left out of this limit. 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.

How many lots are zoned M-11?

The Township of Langley lot records list 19 lots and 3 strata properties in zone M-11, on 7 streets.

Streets with lots in zone M-11

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