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City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300

The City of Langley's zoning bylaw, which applies in Langley. Our summary of its 1 R1 Suburban Residential zone zone, read from the consolidation to 2026-07-07 and checked 2026-10-04. Its other zones aren't summarised here.

The zones side by side

ZoneHomes allowedSmallest lot for a subdivisionLot coverageHeight limit
R1
Suburban Residential		At most 4 homes on a lot: a house or a plex home (a duplex, triplex or fourplex), with secondary suites (one per home in a plex home), a garden suite or a carriage home, all counted toward the 4; 6 within 400 m of a frequent bus stop. Inside a Transit-Oriented Area, no plex home: one house and one secondary suite, garden suite or carriage home
Exceptions (1)
  • 6 homes, and a split into at most 2 lots of 3 homes each, on two lots the bylaw names by address

Listed in s. 2.4(n) of the bylaw.

557 m², 16 m of frontage (the frontage at least a tenth of the lot's perimeter, s. 2.3(g))36% (s. 5, R1 zone); a garden suite or carriage home at most 100 m² of ground floor, within that limit; accessory buildings at most 60 m² of floor area in all (s. 2.4(d))Main building 9.0 m (9.8 m with a sloped roof, for a three-storey building only), measured to midway between eave and ridge on a sloped roof; carriage home 6.8 m and 2 storeys; garden suite 4.6 m and 1 storey; accessory buildings 4.6 m

"Not set" means the zone itself sets no figure; general rules elsewhere in the bylaw may still apply. Each zone's page has its uses, setbacks and the general rules that apply to it.

Where the bylaw is unclear

Points we couldn't settle from the bylaw's text. Ask before you rely on them.

  • R1: Parking (s. 3.7): for R1 homes, 1.5 spaces for a home over 100 m², 1 for a smaller one, none within 400 m of a frequent bus stop. The same table also asks 2 spaces for a house, and s. 2.4(c) asks one space for a suite on top of a house's two, so the count for a house is unclear: ask the City.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the City of Langley's development services department before you buy or build.

Source: City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – City of Langley.