{"title":"C8 zone in Langford: Community Town Centre Pedestrian","code":"C8","slug":"c8","name":"Community Town Centre Pedestrian","group":"Commercial","section":"6.44","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"All types of retail and general business oriented to pedestrian needs.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"All types of retail and general business oriented to pedestrian needs.","quotes":["The intent of the C8 Zone is to provide for all types of retail and general business oriented to pedestrian needs."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Catering","Charitable facility","Community garden","Cultural facility","Equipment and appliance repair, minor","Film production studio","Financial institution","Fitness centre","Group daycare","Hotel","Library","Licensed premises","Liquor store","Medical Clinics and accessory related commercial uses","Office","Personal service establishment","Preschool","Restaurant","School (up to 200 m² gross floor area, not with residential use)","Retail store","Shopping centre","Training and education facility","Veterinary practice"],"quotes":["(2) Apartment;","(14) Hotel;","(17) Liquor store;","(20) Office;","(25) Retail store;","(26) Shopping centre;","(30) Veterinary practice.","(24) School, not exceeding 200 m2 (2,152.8 ft2) of gross floor area, and not in conjunction with any"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone","Outdoor seating areas and outdoor display of goods for retail sale"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","(13) Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","(28) Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone;","Outdoor seating areas and the outdoor display of goods for retail sale are permitted as accessory"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Assisted living: Lot 3, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 1776; Lot A, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 12888; Lot 7, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 1776","Motorcycle sale, rental, repair and service: Lot 11, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 7165"],"quotes":["(3) Assisted living, on the properties legally described as Lot 3, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan","(19) Motorcycle sale, rental, repair and service, on land legally described as Lot 11, Section 5,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m²; lots abutting Goldstream Avenue between Jacklin and Millstream Streets must be at least 4,000 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 695 m2 (7,480.9 ft2) may be created by subdivision, except that","4,000 m2 (1 ac) in lot area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.2 m (min. lot depth 34 m)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 15.2 m (49.9 ft) may be created by subdivision.","No lot having a lot depth less than 34 m (111.6 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90% maximum; 40% minimum","quotes":["may not exceed 90%.","may not be less than 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 2.5","quotes":["The floor area ratio may not exceed 2.5."]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of six storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["in no case may they exceed a height of 4 m (13.1 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any front lot line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (3 m allowed at 2760 Peatt Road and the listed Millstream Road, Winster Road, Wagar Avenue and Hoffman Avenue properties, as long as the building is within 7.5 m)","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line","(24.6 ft), but not within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any rear lot line of the property legally described as Lot 12,","Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 7165 (2760 Peatt Road)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m where the interior side lot line abuts an area designated Residential or Multiple Residential in the Official Community Plan (6 m to 1 m allowed on the listed Millstream Road properties)","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any interior side lot line where the interior side lot line abuts an","(19.7 ft), but not within 1 m (3.3 ft) of any interior side lot line of the property legally described"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2 m (2 m to 0.3 m allowed on the listed Millstream Road properties)","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any exterior side lot line","(6.6 ft), but not within 0.3 m (1 ft) of any exterior side lot line of the property legally described as"]},"other":{"value":["Unenclosed storage is not permitted","Residential uses only on the ground level of a building not within 30 m of a public road and with direct public access to that road","Parking and loading must be at the rear of the principal building or underground","Accessory uses must be at the rear and cover no more than 10% of the lot area"],"quotes":["(1) Unenclosed storage is not permitted.","(3) Residential uses are only permitted on the ground level of a building that is not within 30 m","all parking and loading facilities must be","cover a total of more than 10% of the lot"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)","url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; copies of the original bylaw and amendments are at Langford City Hall. Parking (Part 4) and the Schedules are also published as separate PDFs on the bylaws page; the main PDF includes Part 4 and Schedule text. The zoning map (Schedule B) is not in the PDF."},"source_url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=196","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/c8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}