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Township of Langley zoning bylaw, section 804

Zone P-4: Airport Zone P-4

A zone for airports, airfields, landing strips and seaplane bases, with airport-related businesses, public works yards and up to 2 houses or mobile homes for the owner, manager or caretaker.

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

How many homes

  • Up to 4 homes: up to 2 houses or mobile homes, only for the owner, manager or caretaker and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition each 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 804.2 and 102)
  • A caretaker's home (section 804.2)
  • A house (section 804.2)
  • Mobile homes (section 804.2)

The rules of zone P-4

What the zone allows

  • Buildings and uses that serve a main use on the same lot, including commercial and industrial uses related to the airport. (section 804.1 1))
  • Farm uses (agricultural uses), only when the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve. (section 804.1 2) and 102)
  • Airports, airfields and landing strips. (section 804.1 3))
  • Public works yards, and maintenance and storage buildings. (section 804.1 4))
  • Storage yards for recreational vehicles and boats that serve a permitted use, on at most 5% of the site area. (section 804.1 5))
  • Homes, following Section 804.2. (section 804.1 6))
  • Seaplane bases. (section 804.1 7))

Lot size for new lots

  • New lots made by subdivision must be at least 1.7 ha (4.2 acres). (section 110.1)

How much of the lot buildings may cover

  • Buildings and structures may cover at most 35% of the lot. (section 804.3)

Height

  • The federal Langley Airport Zoning Regulations also limit building heights, and they apply over every other rule in this bylaw. (section 104.6)
  • 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 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the front property line and 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from the back property line. (section 804.4 a) and b))
  • Buildings must sit at least 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) from each side property line, and 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) from a side property line that faces a side street. (section 804.4 c) and d))

Parking

  • Parking and loading spaces must follow Section 107 of the bylaw. (section 804.5)
  • 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 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))

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

  • Landscaping, screens and fences must follow Section 111 of the bylaw. (section 804.7)
  • 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-4

What is zone P-4 in the Township of Langley?

P-4 is the Airport Zone P-4 in the Township of Langley zoning bylaw (section 804). A zone for airports, airfields, landing strips and seaplane bases, with airport-related businesses, public works yards and up to 2 houses or mobile homes for the owner, manager or caretaker.

How many homes can I build in zone P-4?

Up to 4 homes: up to 2 houses or mobile homes, only for the owner, manager or caretaker and their immediate family. Under the bylaw's definition each 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 P-4?

The federal Langley Airport Zoning Regulations also limit building heights, and they apply over every other rule in this bylaw. 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 P-4?

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 P-4?

The Township of Langley lot records list 13 lots in zone P-4, on 3 streets.

Streets with lots in zone P-4

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