---
title: "CH1 zone in Langford: Cluster Housing Residential"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: CH1
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/ch1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/ch1.json"
---

# CH1 zone in Langford: Cluster Housing Residential

Permit townhouse residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a smaller portion of the site and preserve open space.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit townhouse residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a smaller portion of the site and preserve open space.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home office
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m² (lots created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m (minimum lot depth 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** Not more than 76 dwelling units in the CH1 Zone
- **Maximum height:** Residential building: 12 m or three storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m
- **Front setback:** 5 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the front lot line: 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m on a corner lot
- **Other rules:** A townhouse building may not be wider than 50 m or six dwelling units, whichever is greater

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.34](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=158) (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/ch1/_