{"title":"CH3 zone in Langford: Cluster Housing Residential","code":"CH3","slug":"ch3","name":"Cluster Housing Residential","group":"Residential","section":"6.37","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit one-family residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a smaller portion of the site and preserve open space.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit one-family residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a smaller portion of the site and preserve open space.","quotes":["The intent of the CH3 Zone is to permit one-family residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a","smaller portion of the development site and preserve open space."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, one-family","Community garden"],"quotes":["Dwelling, one-family;","Community garden;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling, subject to Section 3.08;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Section 26, Goldstream District, Plan 17841 (with listed exceptions): up to 17 lots of at least 1,500 m² may be subdivided if 5.7 ha of the land shown as Amenity on Schedule G is transferred to the City for park purposes"],"quotes":["(16,145.9 ft2), may be subdivided from Lot 1, Section 26, Goldstream District, Plan 17841, Except","Schedule “G” is transferred to the City of Langford for Park purposes.","Despite Article 6.37.03(1), up to 17 lots, none having a lot area of less than 1,500 m2"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"9 ha","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 9 ha (22.2 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One residential building per lot","quotes":["There may not be more than one residential building on a lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of 9 m (29.5 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line or rear lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line or rear lot line; or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m, provided the sum of the setbacks from any two interior side lot lines is not less than 4.5 m","quotes":["Within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of any interior side lot line provided, however, that the sum of the","setbacks from any two interior side lot lines is not less than 4.5 m (14.8 ft); or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any exterior side lot line."]}},"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=167","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/ch3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/ch3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/ch3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}