---
title: "C1 zone in Langford: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: C1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Langford: Neighbourhood Commercial

Small-scale commercial and service uses serving the local neighbourhood.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale commercial and service uses serving the local neighbourhood.
- **Main uses:** Bakery (up to 200 m² gross floor area); Business support service; Community garden; Group daycare; Medical clinics and accessory related commercial uses; Office; Personal service establishment; Preschool; Restaurant; Retail store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; One dwelling unit with a principal use (rear of commercial use if on the same storey, separate entrance); Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Car wash and gasoline service station: Lot 1, Section 1, Range 3 West, Highland District, Plan 6726; Dance studio: Lot 29, Section 1, Range 2 West, Highland District, Plan 13385; Fitness Centre, Library, Liquor Store, Veterinary Practice (and group daycare): Lot A, Section 79, Metchosin District, Plan EPP115091 (991 and 995 Latoria Rd); Veterinary practice: Lot 2, Section 112, Esquimalt District, Strata Plan VIS4692 and Lot 1, Section 112, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP70623
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%; 75% in the shaded area of Schedule AE
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.5; 1.0 in the shaded area of Schedule AE
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 2 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m where the interior side lot line abuts a Residential or Multiple Family Residential Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Goods produced on the premises must be sold at retail on the same premises; No more than one dwelling unit per lot; Landscape screening strip at least 2 m wide required along sides of the lot that abut a highway

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.40](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=177) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Langford: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c1/_