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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 714

Zone M-14: Brookswood Employment Zone M-14

An employment zone in Brookswood for breweries and distilleries, scientific and technical research, information technology, warehouses and public works yards. One home or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed.

0 lots carry this zone in the Township of Langley lot records.

How many homes

  • Up to 1 home: one home or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. (section 714.3)
  • A caretaker's home (section 714.3)
  • Mobile homes (section 714.3)

The rules of zone M-14

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 714.1 1))
  • Outdoor storage that serves a permitted use (accessory open storage). (section 714.1 2))
  • Breweries and distilleries licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. (section 714.1 3) and 102)
  • Scientific and technical research. (section 714.1 4))
  • Information technology. (section 714.1 5))
  • Offices that serve a permitted use. (section 714.1 6))
  • A home that serves a permitted use, following Section 714.3. (section 714.1 7))
  • Restaurants, including drive-thru, take-out and banquet halls. (section 714.1 8) and 102)
  • Retail sales that serve a permitted use. (section 714.1 9))
  • Public works yards, and maintenance and storage buildings. (section 714.1 10))
  • Warehouses, wholesale and storage buildings. Bulk energy storage and bulk storage of industrial chemicals and similar products are left out. (section 714.1 11))

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 60% of the lot. (section 714.4)

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. (section 714.6)
  • 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

  • Buildings must sit at least 10 m (32 ft 10 in) from the front property line and 5 m (16 ft 5 in) from the back property line. (section 714.5 a) and b))
  • No distance is required from an inside back or side property line next to an industrial or commercial zone (M or C). (section 714.5 c))
  • Buildings must sit at least 5 m (16 ft 5 in) from a side property line that faces a side street. (section 714.5 d))
  • Buildings must sit at least 10 m (32 ft 10 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 714.5 e))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 714.7)
  • 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))
  • Laboratories need 1 parking space for each 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 d) ii))
  • Offices and banks need 1 parking space for each 35 m² (377 sq ft) of floor area. (section 107.3 c) v))
  • 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))
  • 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))
  • A house or mobile home needs 1 parking space for each home in it, and the lot needs at least 2 spaces for it. For each main home, one of those spaces needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 a) i) 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

  • Material in a permitted outdoor storage area may be stacked at most 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high where it is within 10 m (32 ft 10 in) of a lot zoned SR, R, RM, MH-1, C or P. No storage area may be in the required front yard. (section 714.2)
  • Council must issue a Development Permit (a Township permit that sets the design of the site) before a building permit is issued. (section 714.10)
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 714.9)
  • 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-14

What is zone M-14 in the Township of Langley?

M-14 is the Brookswood Employment Zone M-14 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 714). An employment zone in Brookswood for breweries and distilleries, scientific and technical research, information technology, warehouses and public works yards. One home or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker is allowed.

How many homes can I build in zone M-14?

Up to 1 home: one home or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family.

How tall can I build in zone M-14?

Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) 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.

How many lots are zoned M-14?

The Township of Langley lot records list 0 lots in zone M-14, on 0 streets.