---
title: "CH3 zone in Langford: Cluster Housing Residential"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: CH3
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/ch3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/ch3.json"
---

# CH3 zone in Langford: Cluster Housing Residential

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

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit one-family residential uses in a manner designed to cluster density within a smaller portion of the site and preserve open space.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, one-family; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 9 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** One residential building per lot
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, provided the sum of the setbacks from any two interior side lot lines is not less than 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.37](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=167) (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/ch3/_