P-1: Civic Institutional

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house or mobile home per lot for the owner, manager or caretaker of the use and their family (s. 801.2); seniors' housing (rental homes of at most 70 m² for elderly people, with shared dining and services, never strata-titled; s. 102)

Main uses

Government buildings and facilities, public parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities, hospitals and medical clinics, assembly uses (religious, cultural, educational), cemeteries, public transportation depots, adult and child day care, seniors' housing, farming on land in the ALR; a caretaker's home and accessory uses (s. 801.1)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

1,858 m² (s. 110.1)

Lot coverage

50% (s. 801.3)

Height limit

15 m; seniors' housing 4 storeys (s. 801.5)

Setbacks

Front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, sides 4.5 m, street side 7.5 m (s. 801.4)

Most land in this zone is held by public bodies for civic uses (schools, parks, halls, hospitals), so a lot here is rarely for sale (our reading); ask the Township what a lot here may be used for before you buy.

Home occupations: only an office run by people who live in the home (s. 104.3).

Short-term rental isn't a listed use in this zone.

Parking by use (s. 107); landscaping and fencing (s. 111).

Uses the zone doesn't list aren't allowed, even where a general clause might seem to cover them (s. 101.4).

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 Township of Langley's community development division before you buy or build.

Source: Section 801 of Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-04); Section 100 (definitions and general rules), Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw No. 2500; zone map: Open Government Licence – Township of Langley.