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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 802

Zone P-2Q: Community Care Facility Zone P-2Q

A zone for up to 49 homes of supportive housing, as the Province of BC defines it.

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

How many homes

  • Up to 49 homes of supportive housing (housing with support services, as the Province of BC defines it). (section 802.2 16))

The rules of zone P-2Q

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot (accessory buildings and uses). (section 802.1 1))
  • Home businesses, following Section 104.3. (section 802.1 2))
  • Adult day care: licensed programs and personal care for seniors and adults with disabilities, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 3) and 102)
  • Farm uses (agricultural uses), only when the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. (section 802.1 4) and 102)
  • Community care facilities (care of people in places licensed under the provincial Community Care and Assisted Living Act) and similar uses, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 5) and 102)
  • Homes, following Section 802.3. (section 802.1 6))
  • Supportive housing, as the Province of BC defines it, following Section 802.2. (section 802.1 7))
  • Here up to 49 homes of supportive housing, as the Province of BC defines it, are allowed. (section 802.2 16))

Lot size for new lots

  • New lots must be at least 930 m² (10,010 sq ft). (section 110.7 9))

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 802.4)

Floor area and density

  • At most 49 homes of supportive housing. (section 802.2 16))

Height

  • Buildings used for homes may be at most 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) high. (section 802.6)
  • 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))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 802.7)
  • A community care facility needs 1 parking space for each employee and 1 space for every 4 people in care or living there. For every 4 of those people, one space needs a power outlet beside it that can charge an electric car at Level 2 or faster. (section 107.3 b) ii) 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 institutional building with 500 m² (5,382 sq ft) to 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) of floor area needs 1 Class B loading space. Each extra 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft) of floor area over 5,000 m² (53,820 sq ft), or part of it, needs 1 more Class B 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

  • Home businesses are allowed in a home on the lot. In the P-2Q zone, all home businesses on a lot may use at most 25 m² (269 sq ft) of floor area in total. The owner of the home business must live in that home, and a home business may not be run inside a secondary suite. (section 104.3 a), b) and f) v))
  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 802.9)
  • A landscaped strip at least 2 m (6 ft 7 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 2 m (6 ft 7 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 800 Institutional Zones. Section numbers are the bylaw's own.

Questions about zone P-2Q

What is zone P-2Q in the Township of Langley?

P-2Q is the Community Care Facility Zone P-2Q in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 802). A zone for up to 49 homes of supportive housing, as the Province of BC defines it.

How many homes can I build in zone P-2Q?

Up to 49 homes of supportive housing (housing with support services, as the Province of BC defines it).

How tall can I build in zone P-2Q?

Buildings used for homes may be at most 12.6 m (41 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 P-2Q?

The Township of Langley lot records list 1 lots in zone P-2Q, on 1 streets.

Streets with lots in zone P-2Q

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