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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 705

Zone M-5: Limited Industrial Zone M-5

A limited industrial zone for sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills, with one house or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker.

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

How many homes

  • Up to 2 homes: one house or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition a house may hold one secondary suite (a second home inside the house), and the same limit on who may live there applies to it. (section 705.4 and 102)
  • A caretaker's home (section 705.4)
  • A house (section 705.4)
  • Mobile homes (section 705.4)

The rules of zone M-5

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 705.1 1))
  • Outdoor storage that serves a permitted use, following Section 705.3. (section 705.1 2))
  • Offices that serve a permitted industrial use. (section 705.1 3))
  • Homes, following Section 705.4. (section 705.1 4))
  • Sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills. (section 705.1 5))

Lot size for new lots

  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 7.5 ha (18.53 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 705.5)

Height

  • Buildings and structures may be at most 12 m (39 ft 4 in) high. (section 705.7)
  • 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 10 m (32 ft 10 in) from the front property line and 6 m (19 ft 8 in) from the back property line. (section 705.6 a) and b))
  • Buildings must sit at least 6 m (19 ft 8 in) from each side property line. (section 705.6 c))
  • Buildings must sit at least 15 m (49 ft 3 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 705.6 d))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 705.8)
  • 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))
  • 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))

Secondary suites

  • A secondary suite is a second home inside a house. It must meet the BC Building Code and may have at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft) of floor area. (section 102)

Other rules

  • No burning of waste material or by-products is allowed. (section 705.2)
  • No loading or storage area may be in the required front yard. (section 705.3 1))
  • 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-1 to P-4. (section 705.3 2))
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 705.10)
  • 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-5

What is zone M-5 in the Township of Langley?

M-5 is the Limited Industrial Zone M-5 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 705). A limited industrial zone for sawmills, shake mills and shingle mills, with one house or mobile home for the owner, manager or caretaker.

How many homes can I build in zone M-5?

Up to 2 homes: one house or one mobile home on the lot, only for the owner, manager or caretaker of the business and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition a house may hold one secondary suite (a second home inside the house), and the same limit on who may live there applies to it.

How tall can I build in zone M-5?

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.

Are secondary suites allowed in zone M-5?

A secondary suite is a second home inside a house. It must meet the BC Building Code and may have at most 120 m² (1,292 sq ft) of floor area.

How many lots are zoned M-5?

The Township of Langley lot records list 2 lots in zone M-5, on 2 streets.

Streets with lots in zone M-5

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